DR. KEN BRYAN A. FERNANDEZ
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
EMAIL
kafernandez@up.edu.ph
OFFICE
8981-8500 loc 3130
SITES
Specialization and Research Interests
- Air quality
- Thermal Comfort
- Building Science
- Personalized Environmental Control and Ventilation Systems
- HVAC-R
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
Academic Degrees
- Doctor of Philosophy in Architectural Environmental Engineering
Kyushu University, 2024 - Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
University of the Philippines Diliman, 2020 - Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
University of the Philippines Diliman, 2014
Selected Publications
- Fernandez, K. B., Itokazu, R., & Ito, K. (2025). Occupant-centric multicriteria optimization of hybrid personalized HVAC system: Impact of supply inlet layout and return air ratio. Energy and Buildings, 333, 115484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.115494↗︎
- Fernandez, K. B., Yoo, S.-J., Kuga, K., & Ito, K. (2024). Toward occupant-centric system: Multicriteria optimization of hybrid displacement–personalized ventilation system using computational fluid dynamics with computer-simulated person. Building and Environment, 262, 111837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111837↗︎
- Itokazu, R., Fernandez, K. B., Kuga, K., Ikegaya, N., & Ito, K. (2024). Net escape velocity, transfer probability, and travel time distributions within a cross-ventilated room model sheltered by urban-like block array. Building and Environment, 259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111668↗︎
- Fernandez, K. B., Silva, J., & Quiros, E. (2023). Air change rates and aerosol dispersion in a room with ceiling and stand fans using computational fluid dynamics. Philippine Engineering Journal, 44(1), 25–44.
- Fernandez, K. B., Abuan, B., & Berana, M. (2023). Performance comparison and characterization of multi-pressure vapor compression systems at optimized conditions for simultaneous cooling and heating application. Applied Thermal Engineering, 225, 120196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.120196↗︎
- Fernandez, K. B., Ikegaya, N., Ito, K., & Chen, Q. (2022). Age of air, purging flow rate, and net escape velocity in a cross-ventilation model sheltered by urban-like blocks using LES. Building and Environment, 226, 109759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109759↗︎
- Fernandez, K. B., Dalisay, J. D., & Berana, M. (2021). Air change and aerosol evacuation rates in a two-occupancy room with stand fan for forced ventilation. Philippine Engineering Journal, 42(1), 83–105.
Conference Proceedings
- Fernandez, K. B., Kuga, K., & Ito, K. (2024, December 8–10). Determination of optimum settings for a hybrid ventilation system using TOPSIS score considering IEQ and energy requirements. Proceedings of the 5th Asia Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (ASim 2024), Osaka, Japan.
- Alba, M. A., Jamilano, R., Estaquio, R. P., Arocena, V., Fernandez, K. B., & Lustro, J. R. (2024, December 1–5). CFD analysis of the effects of opening of doors on the carbon dioxide concentration in public utility buses. Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2024), Canberra, Australia.
- Fernandez, K. B., Yoo, S.-J., & Ito, K. (2024, July 7–11). Optimization of coupled displacement–personalized ventilation using CRITIC-TOPSIS method based on Taguchi design. Proceedings of the 18th Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality & Climate (Indoor Air 2024), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
- Itokazu, R., Fernandez, K. B., & Ito, K. (2024, April 22–25). Point-to-point scalar transfer efficiencies within a cross-ventilated room model sheltered by urban-like block arrays. Proceedings of the 17th ROOMVENT Conference (ROOMVENT 2024), Stockholm, Sweden.
- Zhu, J., Fernandez, K. B., Kuga, K., Wargocki, P., & Ito, K. (2023, July 17–19). Effects of air temperature and thermal comfort on human carbon dioxide emission rate in the case of a step change in the physical activity levels. Proceedings of Healthy Buildings 2023 – Asia and Pacific Rim, Tianjin, China.
- Fernandez, K. B., Ikegaya, N., & Ito, K. (2023, May 20–23). Transfer and escape characteristics of outdoor pollutants into an indoor space sheltered by urban-like block arrays using large-eddy simulations. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings (IAQVEC 2023), Tokyo, Japan. E3S Web of Conferences, 396, 02004. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202339602004↗︎
- Itokazu, R., Fernandez, K. B., & Ito, K. (2023, May 20–23). Air change and transfer efficiencies within a cross-ventilated room model sheltered by urban-like block arrays using RANS simulations. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings (IAQVEC 2023), Tokyo, Japan. E3S Web of Conferences, 396, 02015. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202339602015↗︎
- Fernandez, K. B., Ikegaya, N., & Ito, K. (2022, October 16–19). Large-eddy simulation of flow and concentration distributions in an indoor space surrounded by urban-like block arrays. Proceedings of the 13th Asian Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference (ACFD 2022), Jeju, Korea.