Department of Computing
Research Fellow / Postdoctoral Fellow
(Ref. 260915012)
[Appointment period: twelve months]
Duties
The appointee will assist the project leader in the research project – “EnergyKnow: Knowledge-driven smart building energy management with heterogeneous energy systems”. He/She will be required to:
(a) develop and integrate knowledge-graph and AI methods for heterogeneous building-energy data;
(b) build load/renewable-generation forecasting and PV–ESS–HVAC energy optimisation/control models;
(c) implement data pipelines, Python APIs and visualisation;
(d) deploy and evaluate the integrated platform at external trial site;
(e) prepare technical reports, demonstrations and research publications; and
(f) perform any other duties as assigned by the project leader, the Head of Unit or their delegates.
Qualifications
Applicants for the Research Fellow post should have a doctoral degree in in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Electrical/Energy Engineering, Building Services Engineering or a related discipline plus at least three years of postdoctoral research experience or equivalent qualifications and experience.
Applicants for the Postdoctoral Fellow post should have a doctoral degree in one of the afore-mentioned disciplines and must have no more than five years of post-qualification experience at the time of application.
For both posts, preference will be given to those with strong Python/programming and research skills, and experience in graphs/ontologies, machine learning, optimisation/control, time-series forecasting, BMS/HVAC, PV or ESS.
Applicants are invited to contact Prof. Zhang Chen at telephone number 2766 4901 or via email at jason-c.zhang@polyu.edu.hk for further information.
Conditions of Service
A highly competitive remuneration package will be offered.
Consideration of applications will commence on 22 September 2026 until the position is filled.
Posting date: 15 September 2026