Prof. Cheol Soo Park
Seoul National University, South Korea

Professor Cheol Soo Park is a leading figure in the field of architectural engineering at Seoul National University. With a Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology, his academic journey includes significant contributions through research, education, and numerous honors. Professor Park's career spans impactful positions and accolades, including serving as the 15th president of the Korean Society for Environmentally Friendly Building Facilities and being recognized as an IBPSA Fellow. His dedication to advancing architectural engineering is evident through his extensive publication record and the mentoring of students who have achieved prestigious awards under his guidance.

 

Prof. Yinping Zhang
Tsinghua University, China

Yinping Zhang, Ph.D., is a Professor at the Institute of Building Environment and Equipment Engineering, Tsinghua University, as well as the Director of the Beijing Key Laboratory for Indoor Air Quality Evaluation and Control and the Building Environment Testing Center at Tsinghua University. Dr. Zhang serves as the Chairman of the Chinese Society for Indoor Environment and Health, Executive Director of the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences, and Vice Chairman of the Standardization Technical Committee on Building Environment and Energy Conservation under the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. He is also the Chairman of the Technical Committee of the China Healthy Building Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance, Vice Chairman of the Zero Energy Building Academic Committee of the Architectural Society of China, and a member of the Chinese Committees on Heat and Mass Transfer, HVAC, and Building Physics. Internationally, he is a Fellow of the International Academy of Indoor Air Sciences and serves as Associate Editor of Energy and Buildings, as well as an editorial board member for Indoor Air, Building and Environment, PLoS ONE, and key domestic journals such as Chinese Science Bulletin, HVAC, and Journal of Solar Energy. For his contributions, Dr. Zhang has received the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and has been awarded two first-class and two third-class provincial and ministerial prizes.

 

Prof. Cheng Sun
Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Professor Sun Cheng, a national high-level talent and doctoral supervisor, currently serves as the Dean of the School of Architecture at Harbin Institute of Technology. He is a recipient of the "New Century Outstanding Talent Support Program" by the Ministry of Education, the "China Young Architect Award," and the Outstanding Young Scientist Fund of Heilongjiang Province. He holds positions as the Director of the National Virtual Simulation Experimental Teaching Center for Architecture, the Reserve Leader of the Heilongjiang Provincial Leading Talent Team, the Head of the Heilongjiang Provincial Architectural Education Research Team, the Head of the Young Scientist Studio at Harbin Institute of Technology, and the Director of the Postdoctoral Research Station in Architecture. His main research directions include: creation and theory of public architecture, cold-region architecture and human settlement environment, urban disaster prevention and building safety, and digital architectural design.

 

Prof. Guohui Feng
Shenyang Jianzhu University, China

Dr. Guohui Feng, a second-level professor and Doctoral Supervisor, currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Shenyang Jianzhu University. Professor Feng is a doctoral supervisor at Shenyang Jianzhu University and a part-time doctoral supervisor at Chongqing University. He is a specially appointed professor in Liaoning Province and a recipient of the State Council's Special Government Allowance. He has been selected for the National Talent Program in the New Century, as a senior visiting professor at Syracuse University in the United States. Professor Feng is also the Director of the Key Laboratory of Building Energy Efficiency and Indoor Environmental Control, and the Engineering Technology Research Center in Liaoning Province. He serves as the Director of the Liaoning Provincial Building Carbon Neutrality Engineering Research Center, the leader of Liaoning Province’s Higher Education Science and Technology Innovation Team, a member of the Teaching Advisory Committee for Civil Engineering Programs in Higher Education under the Ministry of Education, and the Vice Chairman of the Teaching Advisory Committee for Building Environment and Energy Application Engineering Programs. He is an expert involved in the preparation of the Ministry of Science and Technology’s 2020-2035 Medium- and Long-term Development Plan and a member of the Architectural Discipline Review Group for the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
Additionally, Professor Feng is a reviewer for the National Science and Technology Awards and holds leadership roles in various organizations, including Vice Chairman of the Zero Energy Building Branch of the China Architecture Society, Vice Chairman of the Expert Committee of the China Healthy Building Alliance, and a council member of the HVAC Committee of the China Architecture Society.

 

Prof. Qinglin Meng
South China University of Technology, China

Meng Qinglin is a second-level professor at the School of Architecture, South China University of Technology, Director of the Building Energy Conservation Research Center, and Deputy Director of the State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science. He is a Fellow of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA Fellow), an expert receiving the Special Allowance from the State Council, a standing council member of the Architectural Society of China, and the Chairman of its Building Physics Branch. He has been recognized as an Outstanding Talent under the "Guangdong Special Support Program" and serves as the Honorary President of the Guangdong Building Energy Conservation Association. Over the past 20 years, he has led his team in establishing a theoretical system for subtropical building energy conservation. He has presided over the formulation of seven national, industry, and local standards, as well as the compilation of 24 standard design atlases and specialized engineering technical guidelines. His work has systematically addressed major technical needs in China since the beginning of this century, including design methods, construction techniques, testing equipment, and engineering standards for subtropical building energy conservation. He has led green and energy-saving technology consulting for more than 30 large-scale projects, including the University of Macau Hengqin Campus, the Taiwanese Businessmen's School in Dongguan, the Hong Kong 75,600 Exhibition Center, and the Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City. In 2017, he was nominated by academicians as an effective candidate for the additional election of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

 

Prof. Yuguo Li
The University of Hong Kong, China

Yuguo Li graduated with a bachelor's degree in Power Mechanical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1986 and obtained a master's degree in Thermodynamics from Tsinghua University in 1988. He was then sent to Sweden by Tsinghua University for further study, where he received a master's degree in 1990 and a Ph.D. in 1992 from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. He is currently a Chair Professor of Building Environmental Engineering at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hong Kong, an Honorary Professor at the School of Public Health, and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. He has previously served as the Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and as the Chair of the Senior Member Organization of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ). He is a Fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ), the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) in the UK. Professor Li is currently the Vice Chair of the Indoor Air Quality and Health Branch of China’s Indoor Environmental and Health Association and a council member of the Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences, the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineering, and the Chinese Society of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. He is also a member of the WHO COVID-19 Environmental and Engineering Control Expert Advisory Panel (ECAP). His research interests focus on indoor air quality, urban ventilation, urban heat phenomena, infectious disease engineering control, and natural ventilation. He was the lead author of the ventilation section of the 2007 WHO guidelines for the control of infectious diseases and the 2009 WHO guidelines for natural ventilation in infectious disease wards.