World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
53
Citations
9351
World Ranking
3455
National Ranking
145

Overview

Ursula Eicker is affiliated with Concordia University in Canada. Their research spans primarily across the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to Building and Construction, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Transportation, and Control and Systems Engineering.

The scientist's work emphasizes key topics such as Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Smart Grid Energy Management, Urban Heat Island Mitigation, Integrated Energy Systems Optimization, Wind and Air Flow Studies, Microgrid Control and Optimization, and Transportation Planning and Optimization.

Recent notable publications include:

  • On Short-Term Load Forecasting Using Machine Learning Techniques and a Novel Parallel Deep LSTM-CNN Approach (2021) - IEEE Access
  • Influence of electricity prices on energy flexibility of integrated hybrid heat pump and thermal storage systems in a residential building (2020) - Energy and Buildings
  • Plant selection for green roofs and their impact on carbon sequestration and the building carbon footprint (2021) - Environmental Challenges
  • IEA EBC Annex83 Positive Energy Districts (2021) - Buildings
  • Review on the integration of high-temperature heat pumps in district heating and cooling networks (2021) - Energy

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Sadam Hussain
  • Ramanunni Parakkal Menon
  • Claude Ziad El-Bayeh
  • Sanam Dabirian
  • Kathryn Kaspar

Eicker has published extensively in several venues with a high volume of papers in Energy and Buildings, Energies, SSRN Electronic Journal, Applied Energy, and Building and Environment.

The scientist's book publications span major academic publishers such as Springer International Publishing, Springer Nature, Frontiers Media, and Cambridge University Press. Titles include:

  • Data and AI Driving Smart Cities (2023, Springer International Publishing)
  • Urban Heat Island (UHI) Mitigation (2020, Springer Nature)
  • Positive Energy Districts: Transforming Urban Areas Into High Efficiency Districts With Local Renewable Generation and Storage (2022, Frontiers Media)
  • Planning, Urban Design, and Architecture for Climate Action (2025, Cambridge University Press)

Best Publications

  • Solar technologies for buildings

    Ursula Eicker

  • Controlled natural ventilation for energy efficient buildings

    Tobias Schulze;Ursula Eicker

  • Photovoltaic–thermal collectors for night radiative cooling of buildings

    Ursula Eicker;Antoine Dalibard

  • Design and performance of solar powered absorption cooling systems in office buildings

    Ursula Eicker;Dirk Pietruschka

  • On Short-Term Load Forecasting Using Machine Learning Techniques and a Novel Parallel Deep LSTM-CNN Approach

    Behnam Farsi;Manar Amayri;Nizar Bouguila;Ursula Eicker

  • Thermal modelling of a building with an integrated ventilated PV façade

    Li Mei;David Infield;Ursula Eicker;Volker Fux

  • Large scale integration of photovoltaics in cities

    Aneta Strzalka;Nazmul Alam;Eric Duminil;Volker Coors

  • Assessment of the photovoltaic potential at urban level based on 3D city models: A case study and new methodological approach

    Laura Romero Rodríguez;Eric Duminil;José Sánchez Ramos;Ursula Eicker

  • Combining GIS-based statistical and engineering urban heat consumption models: Towards a new framework for multi-scale policy support

    Romain Nouvel;Alessio Mastrucci;Ulrich Leopold;Olivier Baume

  • Impact of load structure variation and solar thermal energy integration on an existing district heating network

    Ilyes Ben Hassine;Ursula Eicker

  • Thermal performance estimation for ventilated PV facades

    David Infield;Li Mei;Ursula Eicker

  • SimStadt, a new workflow-driven urban energy simulation platform for CityGML city models

    Romain Nouvel;Kai-Holger Brassel;Marcel Bruse;Eric Duminil

  • Simulation and experimental investigation into diffusion absorption cooling machines for air-conditioning applications

    U. Jakob;U. Eicker;D. Schneider;A.H. Taki

  • Low Energy Cooling for Sustainable Buildings

    Ursula Eicker

  • Economic evaluation of solar thermal and photovoltaic cooling systems through simulation in different climatic conditions: An analysis in three different cities in Europe

    Ursula Eicker;Antonio Colmenar-Santos;Lya Teran;Mariela Cotrado

  • CITYGML-BASED 3D CITY MODEL FOR ENERGY DIAGNOSTICS AND URBAN ENERGY POLICY SUPPORT

    Romain Nouvel;Claudia Schulte;Ursula Eicker;Dirk Pietruschka

  • 3D City modeling for urban scale heating energy demand forecasting

    Aneta Strzalka;Jürgen Bogdahn;Volker Coors;Ursula Eicker

  • The influence of data quality on urban heating demand modeling using 3D city models

    Romain Nouvel;Maryam Zirak;Volker Coors;Ursula Eicker

  • Current status of bioenergy technologies in Germany

    Rafal Strzalka;Dietrich Schneider;Ursula Eicker

  • Sustainability analysis of zero energy consumption data centers with free cooling, waste heat reuse and renewable energy systems: A feasibility study

    Unknown

  • Operational experiences with solar air collector driven desiccant cooling systems

    Ursula Eicker;Dietrich Schneider;Jürgen Schumacher;Tianshu Ge;Tianshu Ge

Frequent Co-Authors

David Infield
David Infield University of Strathclyde
Yanjun Dai
Yanjun Dai Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tianshu Ge
Tianshu Ge Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Darren Robinson
Darren Robinson University of Sheffield
Andreas K. Athienitis
Andreas K. Athienitis Concordia University
Ruzhu Wang
Ruzhu Wang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jinyue Yan
Jinyue Yan Mälardalen University
Ambrish Chandra
Ambrish Chandra École de Technologie Supérieure
Maria Vicidomini
Maria Vicidomini University of Naples Federico II
Robert A. Taylor
Robert A. Taylor University of New South Wales

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Ursula Eicker

Trending Scientists