Marco Pritoni

Marco Pritoni is a Career Research Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where he conducts research in the area of advanced controls, interoperability and human factors applied to buildings. His research aims at decarbonizing buildings, which are one of the largest producers of greenhouse gas emissions in the developed world. He leads a team of researchers working on optimization of building operation and building-to-grid interaction. Marco has published more than sixty peer-reviewed papers and he has gained national and international reputation in these areas. Marco has a strong track record of collaboration with other research groups, industry and other project partners, that he leverages when designing new research and applying for new funding. Since his appointment as a scientist, he contributed to writing 15 winning grant proposals, six of which as PI or co-PI. Marco has a multidisciplinary background spanning mechanical engineering, building science, data science and human behavior. He holds a PhD and MS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from UC Davis and MS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy.