Zeynep Duygu Tekler

Zeynep Duygu Tekler

Assistant Professor @NTU Singapore

Experience

Academic Positions
Nanyang Technological University
Assistant Professor
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering — Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2025–Present
Loughborough University
Lecturer (Assistant Professor in AI for the Built Environment)
School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering — Loughborough University, United Kingdom
2025–2026
Teaching
Wellbeing and Indoor Environment Control and Commissioning for Low Energy Buildings
University of Oxford
Senior Research Associate & Principal Investigator
Department of Engineering Science & ZERO Institute — University of Oxford, United Kingdom
2023–2026
Also: Junior Research Fellow — Kellogg College, University of Oxford
Teaching
Deep Learning (MEng) Zero-Carbon Energy Buildings ✦ Machine Learning (Doctoral Training – AIMS) Mathematics Tutorials Electrical Machines Lab
National University of Singapore
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Built Environment — National University of Singapore, Singapore
2021–2023
University of California Berkeley
Visiting Research Fellow
Building Efficiency and Sustainability in the Tropics (SinBerBEST) — University of California, Berkeley, Singapore
2020–2021
A*STAR
Visiting Research Fellow
Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology — Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
2018–2019
Supervision & Mentoring
PhD Students
  • Davoud Khatermohammadi — Loughborough University (2026–Present)
Masters Supervision & Kellogg College Advisees (2023–2026)
Masters
  • Chanel Tohme — Energy Systems, University of Oxford
  • Jihye Park — Ewha Womans University
Kellogg College Master Advisees
  • Daniel Olaniran — Software and Systems Security, University of Oxford
  • Andrew Rongyao Lu — Business Administration, University of Oxford
  • Nathan Foreman — Computer Science, University of Oxford
  • Shinnosuke Tominaga — Public Policy, University of Oxford
  • Benjamin Gonzalez Millan — Business Administration, University of Oxford
  • Yangtao Ge — Software and Systems Security, University of Oxford
  • Vincent Heitzer — Software Engineering, University of Oxford
Undergraduate Supervision (2021–2026)
  • Fred Johnson – Loughborough University
  • Luis Chrimes – Loughborough University
  • Sahil Mall – Loughborough University
  • Lucas Ng – SUTD
  • Elizabeth Mirabel Tukiman – SUTD
  • Zaidy Tang – SUTD
Thesis Examination
  • Internal Examiner, PhD — Building Energy, Loughborough (2025–2026)
  • Internal Examiner, MSc — Energy Systems, Oxford (2025)
Professional Service
Credentials & Membership
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Advance HE, UK
  • Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
  • Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – Power & Energy Society (IEEE PES)
  • Member, International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ)
  • Member, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
Committees & Reviewer
  • Organising & Technical Program Committee – ACM BuildSys (2023, 2026, 2027)
  • Reviewer – Building and Environment, Energy and Buildings, Applied Energy, IEEE Sensors, and others (134 verified reviews, Publons)
Outreach & Mentoring
  • Women in Engineering Network (WIE) Mentor – University of Oxford
  • Outreach Tutor – Oxford UNIQ Programme
  • Women in Building Services Engineering Mentor – CIBSE