Professor Shi-Jie Cao
Academic and research departments
Global Centre for Clean Air Research, School of Sustainability, Civil and Environmental Engineering.About
Biography
Dr. Shi-Jie 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 muti-disciplinary direction of Sustainable Built Environment System in China (National Natural Science Foundation of China, NSFC) and 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 125 international papers (e.g., Nature Cities, H index:43; H10 index:101); the BEST PAPER AWARD of Energy and Buildings in 2021; awarded as World’s Top 2% Scientists in from 2020 and 2024 in the area of built environment design. As the Chief Scientist, he leads the National Key Research and Development Program on ‘Key Technologies for Urban Renewal’. He has been so far secured with more than 50M RMB grants for scientific research. 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), UCL(Human Mobility and health), Tampere (TFK for ARCH4FUTURE) etc. Dr. Cao is the leading editor of the ‘Handbook of Ventilation Design in Built Environment’ (IET Publisher) and has served as a scientific committee member and invited speaker at over 100 national and international conferences. Additionally, he served as a reviewer for more than 100 international journals and assessor/panel member for various international funding agencies, such as NSFC, RGC (Hongkong), UKRI, EPSRC etc.
Areas of specialism
My qualifications
Affiliations and memberships
ResearchResearch interests
Air Quality and Health; Fast Prediction & Intelligence Control for Built Environment; Built/Urban Environment Design; Sustainable Cities and Ecosystem
Research collaborations
- 2021-now, “TOWARDS CARBON NEUTRAL SOCIETIES: DEVELOPING AND TESTING A DIGITAL CLIMATE CHANGE CURRICULUM IN ARCHITECTURE EDUCATION (ARCH4FUTURE )”, Dr. Sofie Pelsmakers, Sustainable Architecture and Housing Design, Tampere University, Finland
- 2020-now, “Urban Sustainability and Low Carbon Emissions”, Dr. Diego Rybski, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
- 2019-now, GCRF Project “Clean Air Engineering for Cities & Homes”, Prof. Prashant Kumar, University of Surrey
- 2017-2018, “Hybrid renewable energy systems integrated for sustainable building communities” , Prof. Risto Soukka, Lappeenranta University in Finland
- 2016-2018 “Fast prediction of indoor pollutant dispersion”, Collaborative project with Wind Engineering Research Center, Prof. Zhang Weirong, Tokyo Polytechnic University
- 2014-2016 “Health for Sustainable Urban Development” Prof. John Spengler , Environmental Health and Exposure Disparities, Harvard University
- 2015-2016 “Exposure of CO2 Emissions for Human Health”, The Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore (BEARS) center)
Indicators of esteem
Guest Editor of Sustainable cities and societies, Elsevier
Topic 1: Sustainable City Design; Topic 2: COVID-19 alike desease control；Topic 3: Air Pollution Control
Guest Editor of Energy and Buildings, Elsevier
Topic: Sustainable on Underground Spaces
Guest Editor of Indoor and Environment, SAGE
Topic 1: New Building Ventilation Technologies；Topic 2: Standards and Regulations for the Control of Indoor Air Quality and Building Ventilation
Guest Editor of Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
Topic : Sustainable Building and Urban Development Adaptations to Climate Change
Guest Editor of Sustainability, MDPI
Guest Editor of Buildings, MDPI
Topic : Creation of a Low-Carbon Healthy Building Environment with Intelligent Technologies
Peer-reviewed International Scientific Journals
Building and Environment, Energy and Buildings, Indoor Air, Building Simulation, Applied Energy, Sustainable cities and Societies, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Indoor and Built Environment, The Lancet Global Health, Environment International, Computers and Fluids, Science of Total Environment, Journal of Building Engineering, Environmental Pollution, Atmospheric Environment, International Journal of Refrigeration, Journal of Cleaner Production, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Science and Technology for the Built Environment, Aerosol Science & Technology; Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Journal of Environmental Management, Aerospace Science and Technology, IEEE, Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, World Journal of Engineering, Journal of Rural Studies, Heat Transfer; Environmental Science Monitoring and Assessment; Environmental Science and Pollution Research; Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments etc.
Research interests
Air Quality and Health; Fast Prediction & Intelligence Control for Built Environment; Built/Urban Environment Design; Sustainable Cities and Ecosystem
Research collaborations
- 2021-now, “TOWARDS CARBON NEUTRAL SOCIETIES: DEVELOPING AND TESTING A DIGITAL CLIMATE CHANGE CURRICULUM IN ARCHITECTURE EDUCATION (ARCH4FUTURE )”, Dr. Sofie Pelsmakers, Sustainable Architecture and Housing Design, Tampere University, Finland
- 2020-now, “Urban Sustainability and Low Carbon Emissions”, Dr. Diego Rybski, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
- 2019-now, GCRF Project “Clean Air Engineering for Cities & Homes”, Prof. Prashant Kumar, University of Surrey
- 2017-2018, “Hybrid renewable energy systems integrated for sustainable building communities” , Prof. Risto Soukka, Lappeenranta University in Finland
- 2016-2018 “Fast prediction of indoor pollutant dispersion”, Collaborative project with Wind Engineering Research Center, Prof. Zhang Weirong, Tokyo Polytechnic University
- 2014-2016 “Health for Sustainable Urban Development” Prof. John Spengler , Environmental Health and Exposure Disparities, Harvard University
- 2015-2016 “Exposure of CO2 Emissions for Human Health”, The Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore (BEARS) center)
Indicators of esteem
Guest Editor of Sustainable cities and societies, Elsevier
Topic 1: Sustainable City Design; Topic 2: COVID-19 alike desease control；Topic 3: Air Pollution Control
Guest Editor of Energy and Buildings, Elsevier
Topic: Sustainable on Underground Spaces
Guest Editor of Indoor and Environment, SAGE
Topic 1: New Building Ventilation Technologies；Topic 2: Standards and Regulations for the Control of Indoor Air Quality and Building Ventilation
Guest Editor of Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
Topic : Sustainable Building and Urban Development Adaptations to Climate Change
Guest Editor of Sustainability, MDPI
Guest Editor of Buildings, MDPI
Topic : Creation of a Low-Carbon Healthy Building Environment with Intelligent Technologies
Peer-reviewed International Scientific Journals
Building and Environment, Energy and Buildings, Indoor Air, Building Simulation, Applied Energy, Sustainable cities and Societies, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Indoor and Built Environment, The Lancet Global Health, Environment International, Computers and Fluids, Science of Total Environment, Journal of Building Engineering, Environmental Pollution, Atmospheric Environment, International Journal of Refrigeration, Journal of Cleaner Production, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Science and Technology for the Built Environment, Aerosol Science & Technology; Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Journal of Environmental Management, Aerospace Science and Technology, IEEE, Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, World Journal of Engineering, Journal of Rural Studies, Heat Transfer; Environmental Science Monitoring and Assessment; Environmental Science and Pollution Research; Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments etc.
Sustainable development goals
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Publications
Additional publications
Books
Book Editor:
Cao, S.-J., Feng, Z. (2021). Handbook of Ventilation Technology for the Built Environment, IET publisher. Final Editorial Process.
Peer-reviewed International Journal Publications
AI based Fast Prediction
- Hao-Cheng Zhu, Chen Ren, Junqi Wang, Zhuangbo Feng, Fariborz Haghighat, Shi-Jie Cao*. Fast prediction of spatial temperature distributions in urban areas with WRF and temporal fusion transformers. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024, 103: 105249. DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2024.105249
- Junwei Ding, Chen Ren, Junqi Wang, Zhuangbo Feng, Shi-Jie Cao*. Spatial and temporal urban air pollution patterns based on limited data of monitoring stations. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024, 434: 140359. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140359
- Shi-Jie Cao*, Junwei Ding, Chen Ren. Sensor deployment strategy using cluster analysis of Fuzzy C-Means Algorithm: Towards online control of indoor environment’s safety and health. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020, 59: 102190. DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102190
- Chen Ren, Shi-Jie Cao*. Implementation and visualization of artificial intelligent ventilation control system using fast prediction models and limited monitoring data. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020, 52, 101860. DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2019.101860 (ESI highly citied paper & Most-downloaded article)
- Hao-Cheng Zhu, Chang Xi, Chen Ren, Junqi Wang, Shi-Jie Cao*. High-resolution urban temperature simulation method considering various spatiotemporal boundary impacts. Physics of Fluids, 2024, 36: 075103. DOI: 10.1063/5.0215759
- Jie Ren, Shi-Jie Cao*. Incorporating online monitoring data into fast prediction models towards the development of artificial intelligent ventilation systems. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019, 47: 101498. DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2019.101498 (ESI highly citied paper)
- Shi-Jie Cao*, Chen Ren. Ventilation control strategy using low-dimensional linear ventilation models and artificial neural network. Building and Environment, 2018, 144: 316-333. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.08.032 (ESI highly citied paper)
- Jie Ren, Shi-Jie Cao*. Development of self-adaptive low-dimension ventilation models using OpenFOAM: towards the application of CFD incorporated into AI. Building and Environment, 2020, 171: 106671. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106671
- Junwei Ding, Shi-Jie Cao*. Identification of zonal pollutant diffusion characteristics using dynamic mode decomposition: towards the deployment of sensors. Building and Environment, 2021, 206: 108379. Doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108379
- Chen Ren, Shi-Jie Cao*. Construction of linear temperature model using non-dimensional heat exchange ratio: Towards fast prediction of indoor temperature and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems control. Energy and Buildings, 2021, 251: 111351. DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111351
Air Quality and Health
- Chen Ren, Chang Xi, Junqi Wang, Zhuangbo Feng, Fuzhan Nasiri, Shi-Jie Cao*, Fariborz Haghighat*. Mitigating COVID-19 infection disease transmission in indoor environment using physical barriers. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021, 74: 103175. DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2021.103175 (ESI highly cited paper & hot paper)
- Aijia Wang, Chen Ren, Junqi Wang, Zhuangbo Feng, Prashant Kumar, Fariborz Haghighat, Shi-Jie Cao*. Health assessment and mitigating solutions to heat-pollution induced by urban traffic. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, 434: 140097. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140097
- Shi-Jie Cao*, Xiangri Kong, Linyan Li, Weirong Zhang, Zi-Ping Ye, Yelin Deng. An investigation of the PM2.5 and NO2 concentrations and their human health impacts in the metro subway system of Suzhou, China. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2017, 19: 666-675. DOI: 10.1039/c6em00655h
- Yelin Deng, Shi-Jie Cao*, Ailu Chen, Yansong Guo. The impact of manufacturing parameters on submicron particle emissions from a desktop 3D printer in the perspective of emission reduction. Building and Environment, 2016, 104: 311-319. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.05.021
- Chen Ren, Shi-Jie Cao*, Fariborz Haghighat. A practical approach for preventing dispersion of infection disease in naturally ventilated room. Journal of Building Engineering, 2022, 48: 103921. DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.103921
- Zhuangbo Feng, Shi-Jie Cao*, Fariborz Haghighat. Removal of SARS-CoV-2 using UV+Filter in built environment. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021, 74: 103226. DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2021.103226
- Chen Ren, Haofu Chen, Junqi Wang, Zhuangbo Feng, Shi-Jie Cao*. Ventilation impacts on infection risk mitigation, improvement of environmental quality and energy efficiency for subway carriages. Building and Environment, 2022, 222: 109358. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109358
- Mingrui Meng, Shi-Jie Cao*, Prashant Kumar, Xuan Tang, Zhuangbo Feng. Spatial distribution characteristics of PM2.5 concentration around residential buildings in urban traffic-intensive areas: From the perspectives of health and safety. Safety Science, 2021, 141: 105318. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2021.105318
- Chen Ren, Fariborz Haghighat, Zhuangbo Feng, Prashant Kumar, Shi-Jie Cao*. Impact of ionizers on prevention of airborne infection in classroom. Building Simulation, 2023, 16: 749-764. DOI: 10.1007/s12273-022-0959-z
- Prashant Kumar*, Sarkawt Hama, Rana Alaa Abbass, Thiago Nogueira, Veronika S. Brand, K.V. Abhijith, Maria de Fatima Andrade, Araya Asfaw, Kosar Hama Aziz, Shi-Jie Cao, Ahmed El-Gendy, Mukesh Khare, Adamson S. Muula, S.M. Shiva Nagendra, Aiwerasia Vera Ngowi, Khalid Omer, Yris Olaya, Abdus Salam. Potential health risks due to in-car aerosol exposure across ten global cities. Environment International, 2021, 155: 106688. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107155
Built Environment Design and Control
- Junqi Wang, Jingjing Huang, Zhuangbo Feng, Shi-Jie Cao*, Fariborz Haghighat. Occupant-density-detection based energy efficient ventilation system: Prevention of infection transmission. Energy and Buildings, 2021, 240: 110883. DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.110883 (ESI highly citied paper & Most-downloaded article & Best paper award)
- Junqi Wang, Hanhui Yu, Zhuangbo Feng, Shi-Jie, Cao*. Computer vision to advance the sensing and control of built environment towards an occupant-centric sustainable development: a critical review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023, 192: 114165. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2023.114165
- Chen Ren, Hao-Cheng Zhu, Junqi Wang, Zhuangbo Feng, Gang Chen, Fariborz Haghighat, Shi-Jie Cao*. Intelligent operation, maintenance, and control system for public building: Towards infection risk mitigation and energy efficiency. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023, 93: 104533. DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2023.104533
- Haorui Wang, Junqi Wang, Zhuangbo Feng, Fariborz Haghighat, Shi-Jie Cao*. Intelligent anti-infection ventilation strategy based on computer audition: Towards healthy built environment and low carbon emission. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023, 99: 104888. DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2023.104888
- Chen Ren, Shi-Jie Cao*. Development and application of linear ventilation and temperature models for indoor environment prediction and HVAC systems control. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019, 51: 101673. DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2019.101673 (ESI highly citied paper)
- Hao-Cheng Zhu, Chuck Wah Yu, Shi-Jie Cao*. Ventilation online monitoring and control system from the perspectives of technology application. Indoor and Built Environment, 2020, 29: 587-602. DOI: 10.1177/1420326X19878586 (ESI highly citied paper)
- Hao-Cheng Zhu, Chen Ren, Shi-Jie Cao*. Dynamic sensing and control system using artificial intelligent techniques for non-uniform indoor environment. Building and Environment, 2022, 226: 109702. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109702
- Junwei Ding, Chuck Wah Yu, Shi-Jie Cao*. HVAC systems for environmental control to minimize the COVID-19 infection. Indoor and Built Environment, 2020, 29: 1195-1201. DOI: 10.1177/1420326X20951968
- Tingsen Chen, Shi-Jie Cao*, Junqi Wang, Abdul G. Nizamani, Zhuangbo Feng, Prashant Kumar. Influences of the optimized air curtain at subway entrance to reduce the ingress of outdoor airborne particles. Energy and Buildings, 2021, 244: 111028. DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111028
- Zhuangbo Feng, Xilian Luo, Junqi Wang, Shi-Jie Cao*. Energy-efficient preservation environment control for enclosed exhibition hall of earthen relics. Energy and Buildings, 2022, 256: 111713. DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111028
Sustainable Cities and Ecosystem
- Miao Yang, Chen Ren, Haorui Wang, Junqi Wang, Zhuangbo Feng, Prashant Kumar, Fariborz Haghighat, Shi-Jie Cao*. Mitigating urban heat island through neighboring rural land cover. Nature Cities, 2024, 1: 522–532. DOI: 10.1038/s44284-024-00091-z (Cover paper & reported as Research Briefing, DOI: 10.1038/s44284-024-00092-y)
- Chang Xi, Chen Ren, Ruijun Zhang, Junqi Wang, Zhuangbo Feng, Fariborz Haghighat, Shi-Jie Cao*. Nature-based solution for urban traffic heat mitigation facing carbon neutrality: sustainable design of roadside green belts. Applied Energy, 2023, 343: 121197. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121197
- Chang Xi, Junwei Ding, Chen Ren, Junqi Wang, Zhuangbo Feng, Shi-Jie Cao*. Green glass space based design for the driven of sustainable cities: A case study. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022, 80: 103809. DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2022.103809
- Shi-Jie Cao*, Cunkuan Zhang, Junqi Wang, Zhuangbo Feng, Gang Chen, Fariborz Haghighat. Low-carbon design towards sustainable city development: integrating glass space with natural greenery. Science China Technological Sciences, 2024, 67: 2659–2674. DOI: 10.1007/s11431-023-2570-x
- Chang Xi, Han Li, Junqi Wang, Zhuangbo Feng, Prashant Kumar, Shi-Jie Cao*. How can greenery space mitigate urban heat island? An analysis of cooling effect, carbon sequestration, and nurturing cost at the street scale. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, 419: 138230. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138230
- Li Han, Ruijun Zhang, Junqi Wang, Shi-Jie Cao*. Spatial synergistic effect of urban green space ecosystem on air pollution and heat island effect. Urban Climate, 2024, 55: 101940. DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2024.101940
- Yaru Meng, Junqi Wang, Chang Xi, Han Li, Zhuangbo Feng, Shi-Jie Cao*. Investigation of heat stress on urban roadways for commuting children and mitigation strategies from the perspective of urban design. Urban Climate, 2023, 49: 101564. DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101564
- Chang Xi, Junwei Ding, Junqi Wang, Zhuangbo Feng, Shi-Jie Cao*. Nature-based solution of greenery configuration design by comprehensive benefit evaluation of microclimate environment and carbon sequestration. Energy and Buildings, 2022, 270: 112264. DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112264
- Miao Yang, Chang Xi, Junqi Wang, Zhuangbo Feng, Shi-jie Cao*. An interactive design framework for large-scale public buildings based on comfort and carbon abatement. Energy and Buildings, 2023, 279: 112679. DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112679
- Aijia Wang, Junqi Wang, Ruijun Zhang, Shi-Jie Cao*. Mitigating urban heat and air pollution considering green and transportation infrastructure. Transportation Research Part A, 2024, 184: 104079. DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2024.104079