Alan Kabanshi is an engineer, researcher and associate professor of energy systems at the University of Gävle, Sweden.

His PhD studies centered on building energy efficiency with a specialization in Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems under the supervision of Prof. Patrik Sörqvist,[3] Associate Professors Hans Wigö and Robert Ljung.

After completing his PhD, he took up a postdoctoral position under the mentorship of Prof. Mats Sandberg at the University of Gävle,[6] focusing on fluid mechanics of free jets and their implications for contaminant transport and distribution.

[14][15][16] In 2020, Kabanshi received the prestigious Royal Skyttean Society prize (Swedish: Kungliga Skytteanska Samfundet) for young merited researcher, University of Gävle.

[28][29] He has been invited to present at NORDBYGG,[30][31] the Nordic region's largest meeting and conference for the building and construction industry [32] and has appeared in an educational video on the importance of ventilation[33] with the Swedish YouTuber Manfred Erlandsson.