Zhiwen (Vincent) Luo

Zhiwen (Vincent) Luo is Chair in Architectural and Urban Science, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. He has been trained in both Architectural Engineering (BSc) and Urban Climate (PhD). His research focuses on designing smart, resilient, and healthy built environments at both building and urban scales with minimal energy expenditure, in response to climate change and public health emergencies such as COVID-19. His research has been funded by NERC, EPSRC, BBSRC, Innovate UK, Met Office, ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning, and Transport), Climate Kic, Global Innovation funding with the total funding exceeding £5m (as PI and Co-I). He is the Board member and Award Committee Chair for International Association of Urban Climate (IAUC) and Chair for Science and Technological Committee: Environmental and Climate Impact for International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ). He is Subject Editor for Journal of Building Simulation. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed journal papers covering various research themes, e.g., built environment, environmental science, infection disease and meteorology.