Research direction: Sustainable Built Environment; Ecological Urban Environment; Intelligent Built Environment Monitoring and Control

Dr. Shi-Jie Cao is the Chair Professor and Director of 'Center for Sustainable Built Environment, (CSBE)' at the School of Architecture, Southeast University. He is also a Distinguished Professor of Jiangsu Province, China, and the Founding Director of the Engineering Research Center of Urban Heat and Pollution Control. He serves as a Visiting Professor at the Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey. Dr. Cao has been researching on the multi-disciplinary field of Sustainable Built Environment, and has been awarded with the National Science Fund ((NSFC)) for Distinguished Young Scholars. He holds several editorial roles, including Deputy Editor of Indoor and Built Environment, Associate Editor of Sustainable Cities and Society (Special Issue), and Journal of Cleaner Production, and serves on the Editorial Boards of over 10 international journals. Dr. Cao is currently the President of the International Society of Built Environment (ISBE), and a Committee Member of several prestigious organizations, including the Chinese Society for Urban Agglomeration, Environmental Science, and Carbon Neutrality.

Dr. Cao has published more than 100 international journal papers (e.g., Nature Cities). He received the Best Paper Award from Energy and Buildings in 2021 and has been listed as one of the World’s Top 2% Scientists in the field of built environment in 2020 and 2024. 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. His contributions to industry applications earned him the First Prize of The China Award for Science and Technology in Construction in 2021. He has actively engaged in international academic collaborations, with institutions such as Harvard University (Health Initiatives), UCL(Human Mobility and health), Concordia University (Sustainable Cities), University of Surrey (CArE-Cities and Homes), and Tampere University ( ARCH4FUTURE&GR