PAIR Seminar: Prof. CAO Shi-Jie of Southeast University delivers a seminar on 'Urban environment systems engineering for sustainable development'
PAIR Seminar Series
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Date
22 May 2024
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Organiser
PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
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Time
09:00 - 10:30
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Venue
AG204, Podium Level, Chung Sze Yuen Building, PolyU
Speaker
Prof CAO Shi-Jie
Summary
Prof. CAO Shi-Jie, Chief Professor of Southeast University (SEU) and Director for Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Urban Heat and Pollution Control, China, delivered the PAIR Seminar titled “Urban Environmental Systems Engineering for Sustainable Development: Digital Modelling and Intelligent Control” on 22 May 2024. The seminar attracted about 40 participants in person and captured an online viewing audience of over 10,500 who watched the live broadcast on multiple social media platforms, including Bilibili, WeChat and Weibo.
The seminar commenced with a welcome speech and speaker introduction by Prof. CHEN Qingyan, Director of the PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR). In his presentation, Prof. Cao stated that urban environment engineering seeks to apply system engineering to solve complex urban problems. He highlighted that interdisciplinary research that combines scientific and mathematical approaches is crucial for understanding the mechanisms and laws concerning the complex interactions between humans and the ecological environment. Prof. Cao emphasised that the modelling of urban pollution involves a mix of techniques, including remote sensing, big data, computational simulation, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, digital twins, etc. He gave various project examples to explain how different techniques can be used for scientific monitoring, fast prediction, assessment and regulation of urban pollution. To conclude, Prof. Cao pointed out that advancements in urban environment modelling and intelligent control can build the scientific foundation for sustainable urban development.
Following the presentation, Prof. Chen moderated a lively question-and-answer session. The audience engaged in a fruitful discussion with the professors.
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Prof. CAO Shi-Jie of Southeast University delivers PAIR Seminar on “Urban Environmental Systems Engineering for Sustainable Development: Digital Modelling and Intelligent Control”
Prof. CAO Shi-Jie
Chief Professor of Southeast University
Director for Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center of Urban Heat and Pollution Control
Prof. CAO Shi-Jie 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.
