Marco Pritoni
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Marco Pritoni
Mechanical Research Scientist/Engineer
530-220-4394
Bio
Marco Pritoni is a Research Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where he conducts research in the area of advanced controls, data-driven modeling and data analytics applied to buildings. He leads a team of researchers working on optimization of building operation and building-to-grid interaction. Marco has a multidisciplinary background spanning mechanical engineering, building science, data science and human behavior. He holds a PhD and MS in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering from UC Davis and MS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy.
Education
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Ph.D, University of California, Davis, 2016
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, M.Sc, University of California, Davis, 2013
Industrial and Management Engineering, M.Sc. (Laurea Magistrale), University of Bologna (Italy), 2003
Publications
2024
2023
Open Building Operating System: an Open-Source Grid Responsive Control Platform for Buildings
06/2023
2022
Accelerating Decarbonization with the California Load Flexibility Research and Deployment Hub
9/2022
Heat Pumps with Phase Change Thermal Storage: Flexible, Efficient, and Electrification Friendly
08/2022
2021
An overview of data tools for representing and managing building information and performance data
09/2021
2020
COHORT: Coordination of Heterogeneous Thermostatically Controlled Loads for Demand Flexibility
11/2020
Beyond Curtailment and Efficiency: Identifying Household Energy- and Water-Saving Measure Classes
08/2020
Harvesting the low-hanging fruit of high energy savings -- Virtual Occupancy using Wi-Fi Data
08/2020