PAIR cordially invites you to join our seminar on 22 May 2024 (Wednesday) at 9:00am–10:30am (Hong Kong time) on PolyU campus. The seminar titled “Urban Environmental Systems Engineering for Sustainable Development: Digital Modelling and Intelligent Control” will be delivered by Prof. CAO Shi-Jie, Chief Professor of Southeast University, China and Director for Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Urban Heat and Pollution Control, China.
Global economic and social sectors have entered into a new era characterised by the pursuit of high-quality, eco-friendly and low-carbon development. Despite this positive trend, persistent challenges continue to hinder the effective management of urban environmental pollution. Amidst various environmental stressors such as global climate change, energy crisis, resource depletion and ecological degradation, urban areas are experiencing a notable surge in both the quantity and diversity of pollutants, exacerbated by their invisible nature. Addressing these intricate environmental issues requires the development of multidisciplinary and systematic approaches to modelling and intelligently controlling urban pollution.
The seminar will describe advance theories in environmental digital modelling and their practical applications, covering scientific monitoring, fast prediction, collaborative evaluation, intelligent planning, pollution abatement and control strategies. The advancements in urban environmental modelling and intelligent control have the potential to provide a scientific foundation for sustainable urban development, thus contributing to global efforts to create a greener and more resilient urban landscapes.
Prof. Cao is a Full Professor and the Director of Center for Sustainable Built Environment (CSBE) at School of Architecture, Southeast University; the Founding Director for Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Urban Heat and Pollution Control; a Visiting Professor of Institute of Sustainability, Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey, UK; a Visiting Professor of Osaka Prefecture University, Japan. He firstly initiates the multi-disciplinary direction of Sustainable Built Environment System in China (National Natural Science Foundation of China, NSFC) and was awarded the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in the area. He serves as Deputy Editor for Indoor and Built Environment, Associate Editor of Sustainable Cities and Society (Special Issue), Journal of Cleaner Production, Editorial Board members for 10 international journals. He is now the President of International Society of Built Environment (ISBE), Committee Members of Chinese Society for Urban Agglomeration, Environmental Science, Carbon Neutrality, etc.
He has published more than 100 SCI papers (H index: 35; H10 index: 74); 10 papers have been awarded as ESI articles; the Best Paper Award of Energy and Buildings in 2021; awarded as World’s Top 2% Scientists in from 2020 and 2023 in the area of built environment design. Due to his leadership and contribution of industry application for sustainable built environment design and control, he won the First Prize of China Award for Science and Technology in Construction in 2021 (Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development in China). He has been always interested and active in international academic collaborations, such as Harvard (Health Initiatives), Concordia (Sustainable Cities), Surrey (GCRF for CArE-Cities and Homes), Tampere (TFK for ARCH4FUTURE) etc. He edited “Handbook of Ventilation Design in Built Environment” invited by IET publisher in UK. He has been served as committee member and given speech for national and international conferences more than 50 times. He serves as reviewers for more than 100 international journals and assessor/panel members for International Funding Agencies, such as NSFC, RGC (Hongkong), UKRI, EPSRC, Polish National Science Center (NSC) etc.
Don’t miss the chance to learn from Prof. Cao!
Fine out more and register at: https://polyu.hk/SrmYU
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