Education

Education is a core mission of our Laboratory. We actively contribute to academic teaching and student supervision at ETH Zurich, EPFL, and other institutions. Our goal is to train the next generation of engineers and researchers to tackle complex challenges in sustainable and data-driven urban energy systems.

Through university courses and project-based learning, we connect cutting-edge research with practice — often using real-world data, living labs, and our own open-source tools.

📘 Lectures

We teach courses at ETH Zurich, EPFL, and partner institutions on topics including energy systems modeling, building performance simulation, and sustainability transitions.
→ Explore our lectures

👨‍🎓👩‍🎓 Doctoral research at UESL

PhD researchers are integral members of our lab, advancing topics such as urban energy system optimization, building control, sustainable construction, and energy policy. Their work bridges methodological innovation with real-world applications.
→ Explore our PhD projects & completed theses

🧪 Student projects & theses

We supervise semester projects, Bachelor’s and Master’s theses that are tightly integrated into our ongoing research. Students work with real datasets and tools in projects that span from system modeling to applied experimentation.
→ See available topics & past projects