• 2012-2016    Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hong Kong
• 2007-2010    M.Sc., Chinese Academy of Sciences
• 2003-2007    B.Sc., Wuhan University

• Mar 2022 -                 Associate Professor (tenure-track), Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
• Oct 2017 - Feb 2022  Research Fellow, University College London, UK
• Dec 2016 - Oct 2017 Research Associate, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Jul 2010 – May 2012 Research Assistant, Institute of Urban Environment, CAS, China

• Multi-scale Modeling of Physical Environment
• Urban Resilience against Climate Extremes
• Dynamic Management of Energy Budgets
• Passive Responses in Low-Carbon Buildings

1. Cao, Z., Chen, L., Luo, Z., Zeng, F., Yang, X., & Wang, K.* (2026). A hybrid model for predicting the operation status and power of residential air conditioning based on coupled indoor-outdoor hygrothermal variations. Energy and Buildings, 118269.
2. Chu, R., Wang, X., Peng, L., Hang, J., Aktas, Y. D., & Wang, K.* (2025). Assessing the Probability Density Function of Urban Wind-induced Risk under Typhoon Conditions, Building and Environment, 113255.
3. Zhou, H., Chen, G., Mei, S., Hang, J., Aktas, Y. D., Yang, X., & Wang, K.* (2025). Quantifying the impact of urban geometry on the urban albedo: A simplified 3D radiation model approach. Building and Environment, 113134.
4. Wang, K.*, Aktas, Y. D., Malki-Epshtein, L., Wu, D., & Abdullah, M. F. A. B. (2022). Mapping the city scale anthropogenic heat emissions from buildings in Kuala Lumpur through a top-down and a bottom-up approach. Sustainable Cities and Society, 103443.
5. Ren C., Wang K.*, Shi, Y., Kwok, Y.T., Morakinyo, T.E., Lee, T.C., Li, Y. (2021) Investigating the urban heat and cool islands during heatwaves in high density cities: A case study of Hong Kong from 2000-2018, International Journal of Climatology. doi: 10.1002/joc.7222

Full list can be found at Kai Wang (0000-0001-6829-0268) (orcid.org)

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Prediction of building cooling energy demand during extreme heat events: a hybrid model approach. In International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Technology 2025, 17-20 August 2025, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Towards better management and mitigation of urban heat risks. In Climate Change and Cities: Advancing Science and Engaging with the IPCC, 06 Sep 2024, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Impact of urban morphology on the daily cycle of urban temperature. In 9^th National Conference on Urban Meteorology, 12-13 May 2023. Hebei, China
• Microclimate effect due to urban 3D morphology and greenspace. In 3^rd International Conference for Global Chinese Academia on Energy and Built Environment, 29-31 July 2023, Shanghai, China

Journal reviewer, for Urban Climate; Science of Total Environment; Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems; Sustainable Cities and Society; Building and Environment etc.