“Linking PM2.5 Exposure, Energy, and Household Decisions”
Ritwik Agarwal is a sustainable energy and indoor air quality researcher and product manager with 4+ years of experience. He has worked prior as a product manager in the gaming and ethical AI industries and has experience in user behavioral research and solution designs. He is currently a research fellow at the Indorama Ventures Center for Clean Energy, prototyping exposure-aware operation logic that integrates outdoor PM2.5 signals with occupant behavior. His work has been presented at Healthy Buildings (ISIAQ) and published in ACM BuildSys and IBPSA Building Simulation proceedings, with a focus on scalable, equity-aware IAQ interventions.
