Education Background

Rosina received a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tribhuvan University, Nepal in 2021. She was involved in projects related to fluid machinery, renewable energy, and energy efficiency during and after her undergraduate. Before joining Penn State, she worked as a solar engineer for a year on projects serving rural communities of Nepal, where she led the planning, designing, and installation of off-grid and on-grid PV systems.

Research Interests

• Building Energy Modeling
• Smart and Sustainable Communities
• Renewable Energy Integration
• Building Automation and Controls

Research Projects

•  05/2023 – Present: NSF – U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership: Intelligent Data Harvesting for Multi-Sclae Building Stock Classification and Energy Performance Prediction (with Ulster University and University College Dublin)
• 05/2023 – Present: DOE: The Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative Integrated Field Laboratory (with John Hopkins University)

Conference Papers

• R. Adhikari, Y. Yang, W. Zuo “Developing a Representative Energy Model for  Row Houses in Baltimore City” 1st International Conference of Net Zero Carbon Built Environment (ZCBE) 2024. July 3-5, University of Nottingham, UK.
• S. Anbarasu, T. Ambadkar, R. Adhikari, K. Hinkelman, W. Zuo, Z. He, A. Moftakhari 2024. “Optimizing Operational Costs in Combined Heat and Power Integrated District Heating Systems: A Reinforcement Learning Approach.” SimBuild 2024. May 21-23, Denver, CO.

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