Jan Hensen is full professor in computational building performance simulation in the Department of Architecture, Building and Planning, Eindhoven University of Technology. His research and teaching focus on computational modeling and simulation for performance based design and operation of buildings while considering energy, indoor environment, building physics, building services and building integrated (renewable) energy systems. He is the immediate past-president of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA), Fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and has received several scientific and practice awards. He has authored or co-authored over 200 papers and more than 100 reports. He is on the editorial boards of Building and Environment, Energy and Buildings, International Journal of Low-carbon Technologies and is the founding co-editor of the Journal of Building Performance Simulation.