Prof. Yan's Research Team
A talented young team of PhD students and postdocs who won first prize at the ISETS-ESCAP Youth Voice Competition.
The Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering (BEEE) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is thrilled to announce a remarkable achievement by a team of BEEE PhD students.
This talented group, consisting of three PhD candidates from BEEE and a student from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, has won first prize in the Northeast Asia division of the 2024 ISETS-ESCAP Youth Voice Competition. Their innovative research focuses on digital twin technology for sustainable transportation.
Operating under the International Centre of Urban Energy Nexus (IUEX) at PolyU, the team, named “Energy Victory,” is led by Prof. Jerry YAN, Chair Professor of Energy and Buildings in BEEE.
Supervised by Prof. YAN and Dr Ying DU, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department, the team members—Junxiang ZHANG, Shibo ZHU, Dayin CHEN, and Haolan CHEN from Shanghai Jiao Tong University—developed an innovative project titled "Drawing the Blueprint of Traffic Electrification with Digital Twin." This award-winning project aims to advance the Sustainable Development Goals within the transportation sector, showcasing the team’s commitment to driving significant change through cutting-edge digital twin technology.
The ISETS-ESCAP Youth Voice Competition is organized by the International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The competition attracted around 300 submissions from 77 teams representing 37 countries, bringing together young leaders from across the globe. The success of the PolyU team highlights the university’s commitment to fostering emerging researchers and leadership in promoting sustainable energy solutions.
This award not only acknowledges the students' hard work but also reinforces PolyU's reputation as a premier institution for innovative research and collaborative efforts in sustainability. The PolyU team will next represent the university at the Global Final Competition in Chengdu this November, taking part in the event at the United Nations ESCAP Headquarters in Bangkok.
