Building Automation Equipment Report – 2024 Analysis

Jia Ying Lee

Senior Analyst

Jia Ying is a Senior Analyst in the Smart Buildings & Energy Infrastructure team at Omdia, based in Penang, Malaysia. He specializes in providing in-depth market intelligence and strategic insights in markets such as building automation equipment, building management systems platforms, EV charging infrastructure, and HVAC & heat pump equipment.

Before joining Omdia’s Smart Building & Energy Infrastructure team in 2025, Jia Ying was a Research Associate in the Research & Analytics (R&A) team, supporting research for both Omdia and Wards Intelligence. His areas of coverage included LED video displays, semiconductor supply & demand, smart buildings, and the automotive sector.

Prior to research, Jia Ying spent four years as a proprietary day trader at Affin Hwang Investment Bank, trading on the Bursa Malaysia stock exchange. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Malaysia, Sarawak.

Ivy Sun

Research Manager, Smart Infrastructure

Ivy Sun focuses on global smart infrastructure research, including building and physical security domain, covering markets such as hardware, software, connectivity, and services. She is also a recognized international speaker who has made several speeches to provide industry-leading insights for global conferences and client events.
Ivy has accumulated years of researching and consulting experience in TMT domain, including physical security and public safety, AI analytics, display technology, cloud and IoT etc. For the consulting side, she has participated in different types of projects, such as independent market research, strategy design, commercial due diligence, and competitive analysis.
Prior to joining Omdia, she was an analyst at Corning and a marketing and research manager at Ping An Securities. Ivy holds a master’s degree from Peking University (China) and is based in Shenzhen, China.

Thomas Lynch

Senior Director, Smart Infrastructure

Thomas leads the smart infrastructure team, making the group a recognized leader in smart infrastructure research and market intelligence. He and his team examine the global markets and trends in energy; EV; electricity; video surveillance and physical security; safe cities; public safety; and future communications technologies, including LTE and command and control.

Thomas is a renowned international expert in the smart infrastructure, critical communications, and security industries. He is regularly invited to speak at global conferences and client events to provide industry-leading insights accumulated from more than 20 years of experience and study on the evolving industries above. Thomas received his MBA in international business, with distinction, from the University of Leicester in England. He is also a Chartered Marketer and Chartered Manager, both titles awarded in recognition of professional competency at its highest level, and has over 25 years of smart infrastructure, military, engineering communications, and security experience.