Nan “Nancy” Ma, PhD, Assoc. AIA, is an Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and the founding director of the Laboratory for Healthy, Environmental, and Resilient Buildings (HERB-Lab). Her teaching and research focus on fostering a convergence of disciplines (e.g., data science, health science, social science) to achieve two critical goals: creating a smart, healthy, human-centered built infrastructure, and improving environmental resilience to extreme climate events. Dr. Ma’s work leverages information technologies, AI, sensors, networks, and advanced computational tools to address pressing challenges in social and environmental sustainability. She has coauthored more than 30 peer-reviewed scientific papers, including one recognized with a Best Paper Award by Building and Environment. She serves on the Early Career Editorial Board of Indoor Environments, the technical program committee of the ACM, the research committee of IBPSA-USA, and as program subcommittee chair of ASHRAE Technical Committee 7.10. In addition, she has helped organize three international conferences as a member of both the scientific and organizing committees. Dr. Ma holds a PhD in Architecture (Building Technology) from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Architecture, and a Bachelor of Environments from the University of Melbourne, Australia.