Rick Kramer is Assistant Professor at the Unit Building Physics and Services, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. His research focuses on smart control of the indoor environment in time and space and the detection of errors in Heating Ventilation and Air-Conditioning systems, aiming to optimize energy efficiency and the primary control objectives such as human wellbeing in offices, collection preservation in museums, or processess in cleanrooms. His strategy is to combine data-driven techniques with expert knowledge, to develop smart algorithms that contribute to effective and efficient building automation. Rick collaborates with large companies and SMEs in various R&D projects, aiming to accelerate the market uptake of innovatian in order to contribute to the societal challenges.

Rick Kramer received his MSc (with honors) in Building Services from Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands in 2012. In 2017, he received his PhD (with honors) from the same university with a dissertation on 'Energy efficient indoor climate control strategies for museums respecting collection preservation and thermal comfort of visitors'. Rick received the TVVL's BJ Max prize for his publications on the museum environment (2019), and his disertation was selected as the best PhD dissertation of the department of the Built Environment 2017. He is a reviewer for 20+ academic journals and has been a member of several scientific committees of international conferences.