Workshop co-financed by Omelet Project PID2023-152461OB-I00 funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/and FEDER, European Union.

Vista de la torre de la Seu Vella de Lleida, captada a través d’un arc de pedra. Davant de la torre hi ha una escalinata ampla que puja per un pendent amb gespa, sota un cel blau amb núvols.

BEE-AI is a workshop on artificial intelligence applied to urban climate adaptation and the decarbonisation of buildings. It will be held on November 26, 2026 in Lleida, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the BEE Group, the Innovation in Buildings, Energy and Environment Unit of CIMNE. The workshop will bring together researchers, engineers and professionals working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, urban energy systems and climate science. A space will be offered to present and discuss advanced methodologies that combine physical models with data analysis techniques, such as machine learning, neural networks and statistical inference. The applications will deal with areas of adaptation to the urban climate, the decarbonisation of buildings, solar energy and distributed energy resources, with the aim of promoting the exchange of ideas on current challenges and future lines of research.

Thematic axes and calendar

Thematic axes

1. AI applied to climate change adaptation in districts and cities

  • AI in downscaling climate models on an urban scale
  • Resilience and decarbonisation potential of urban districts
  • Solar Potential Analysis in an Urban Context

2. AI applied to the decarbonization of buildings

  • AI in the modelling of the energy performance of buildings (forecasting, benchmarking, etc.)
  • Sequential decision analytics applied to decentralized energy resources (buildings, batteries, etc.)
  • AI applied to energy communities and district power grids

Submissions reception

You have until October 7 to send your application, fill out the following form with your name, surname, email, title and an abstract of between 400 and 500 words.

Announcement of accepted submissions

From 8 to 21 October , the jury will choose the abstracts that will be presented on 26 November. On October 22 , the selected abstracts will be published.

Agenda

Time10:30 – 11:00
Joan Oró Auditorium
Reception
Time11:00 – 13:30
Joan Oró Auditorium
Workshop Part 1
Time13:30 – 15:00
CeDiCo Room
Lunch
Time15:00 – 17:00
Joan Oró Auditorium
Workshop Part 2

International Jury

Your abstract will be evaluated by an international jury made up of:

Peder Bacher

Peder Bacher

Associate professor at Technical University of Denmark

Peder Bacher

Sonja Klingert

Senior Researcher at University of Stuttgart

Peder Bacher

Jaume Salom

Head of Thermal Energy and Building Performance Group – IREC

Peder Bacher

Ursula Eicker

Canada Excellence Research Chair at Concordia University

Roberto Garay

Roberto Garay

Senior Researcher. Energy in the Built Environment & Building Physics

Gerard Laguna

Benedetto Grillone

Senior Data Scientist at Ento.ai

Gerard Mor

Gerard Mor

Assistant Research Professor at CIMNE – BEE Group

Jordi Cipriano

Jordi Cipriano

Director of the BEEGroup Innovation Unit