Conference Chair

Prof. Baojie He

Chongqing University, China

Biography:

Dr. Baojie He, Ph.D., is a professor at the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing University. He holds the prestigious Bayu Scholar title and is recognized as a doctoral scholar. Dr. He serves as the head of the Center for Climate Resilience and Low-Carbon Cities and conducts research at Hiroshima University's Institute for Sustainability and Peace Education in Japan. Furthermore, he has been acknowledged as a globally highly cited scientist for two consecutive years in 2022 and 2023 (Coretronic). Dr. Baojie He specializes in urban heat mitigation adaptation under global/local climate change, zero-energy buildings, and passive house design. His expertise is reflected in his extensive publication record of over 140 peer-reviewed papers in SCI and SSCI journals with an impressive H-factor of 44. Recognized for his contributions to academia, Dr. He frequently receives invitations to serve as a feature editor, chief guest editor, associate editor, editorial board member, conference chairperson, session chairperson, scientific committee member, or guest reviewer for internationally renowned journals. In recognition of his outstanding achievements within sustainability research field: Dr.Baojie received the Sustainable Young Scientist Award in 2022; Green Talent Award in 2021 (Germany); National Outstanding International Student Scholarship in 2019 (China). Additionally，he was consecutively shortlisted among the top 2% scientists worldwide from 2020 to 2023.

Prof. Yu Liu

Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

Biography:

Prof. Liu Yu, PhD from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, is currently serving as the Head of the Architecture Department at Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU). She holds a doctoral supervisor position in Design and serves as a master supervisor in Architecture. Prof. Liu Yu is also the Founder/Director of both the Sustainable Building and Environmental Research Institute (SBERI) and the International Joint Research Center on Sustainable Building and Environment (IJRCSE), which acts as an international scientific and technological cooperation base in Xi'an City. Additionally, she has been appointed as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in Australia, as well as a Senior Visiting Scholar at Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). Throughout her career, Prof. Liu Yu has held various leadership positions including Head of the Department of Architecture, Director of the Institute of Architectural Design, and Deputy Dean of Northwestern Polytechnical University's School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering and Architecture. Her research interests primarily focus on green architecture, ecological architecture, and sustainable architecture.