Associate Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Associate Director of GREAT Smart Cities Institute
Walter Zhe WANG
王者
王者
PhD in Building Science
Tsinghua University, 2017
Research Interest
- Built environment
- Smart control technology
- Green building and sustainable development
- Intelligent building technologies
- Smart city
Teaching Assignment
| CIVL4310 | Energy System Modeling for Buildings and Cities |
| IBTM5150 | Advanced HVAC Systems |
| CIVL4910 | Civil and Environmental Engineering Final Year Project |
| CIVL2160 | Modeling Systems with Uncertainties |
| CIVL4310 | Energy System Modeling for Buildings and Cities |
| IBTM5150 | Advanced HVAC Systems |
| No Teaching Assignments |
| No Teaching Assignments |
| No Teaching Assignments |
Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision
From January 2022 to December 2025 (As of 28 November 2025)
Current RPGs
Doctor of Philosophy
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CHENG, Ip
Civil Engineering -
HU, Yike
Civil Engineering -
HU, Ziqi
Civil Engineering -
HUANG, Qiqi
Civil Engineering -
LI, Siqi
Civil Engineering -
LIU, Jiatao
Civil Engineering -
LIU, Yunqin
Civil Engineering -
WANG, Xinyu
Civil Engineering -
ZHAO, Lige
Civil Engineering -
LI, Lunlong
Civil Engineering -
LU, Kunhan
Civil Engineering -
LI, Mingchen
Civil Engineering -
MOHEBI, Parastoo
Civil Engineering -
ZHANG, Shihong
Civil Engineering
Master of Philosophy
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JIANG, Huayu
Civil Engineering -
JIANG, Mengqi
Civil Engineering -
JIN, Zhineng
Civil Engineering -
LI, Yanjie
Civil Engineering -
LIN, Jinxi
Civil Engineering -
NI, Shuangshuang
Civil Engineering -
TANG, Hadrian Wai To
Civil Engineering -
LI, Shuhao
Civil Engineering
Graduated RPGs
Doctor of Philosophy
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DUAN, Zeyu
Civil Engineering( Completed in 2025 ) -
WU, Si
Civil Engineering( Completed in 2025 ) -
WU, Zhaoji (co-supervision)
Civil Engineering( Completed in 2025 ) -
ZHENG, Wanfu
Civil Engineering( Completed in 2025 ) -
DENG, Lin (co-supervision)
Civil Engineering( Completed in 2024 )
Master of Philosophy
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LIN, Zinan
Civil Engineering( Completed in 2025 ) -
LI, Haozhen
Individualized Interdisciplinary Program( Completed in 2024 )
Projects
From January 2023 to December 2025
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Hong Kong Space Robotics and Energy Centre (HKSREC)
香港太空機械人與能源中心 Participating
Innovation and Technology Fund
Project Team (HKUST)- GAO Yang (Lead)
- DUAN Molong
- SHI Ling
- SUN Qingping
- WANG Walter Zhe
2025 - -
Enhancing Operational Efficiency and Reliability of Data Center
增強數據中心運行效率與可靠性 Leading
CCF-Tencent
Project Team (HKUST)- WANG Walter Zhe (Lead)
2025 - -
Semantic AI Empowered Fault Detection and Control Optimization for HVAC System of Large-scale Commercial Buildings
語義人工智慧模型驅動的大型商業建築空調系統故障診斷與控制優化 Leading
Hensen System Engineering Limited, Innovation and Technology Fund
Project Team (HKUST)- WANG Walter Zhe (Lead)
2025 - -
Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Emission Point Sources From China Space Station
從中國空間站監測溫室氣體排放點源 Participating
Innovation and Technology Fund, Starwiz Technology Co. Ltd, Stellerus Technology Limited
Project Team (HKUST)- SU Hui (Lead)
- GU Dasa
- MA Xiaojuan
- NING Zhi
- SHI Xiaoming
- WANG Walter Zhe
- ZHAI Chengxing
- ZHANG Jize
- ZHANG Li Min
- ZHU Pengyu
2025 - -
Construction skill transfer learning for smooth worker-robot collaboration in dynamic and uncertain workplaces
動態與不確定施工環境中的人-機合作技能遷移 Participating
RGC - Collaborative Research Fund
Project Team (HKUST)- YU Yantao (Lead)
- MA Xiaojuan
- WANG Walter Zhe
- ZHANG Jize
2024 - -
Built thermal environment
建筑熱環境 Leading
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Project Team (HKUST)- WANG Walter Zhe (Lead)
2024 - -
Dynamic thermal comfort informed cabin environment management and optimization for electric vehicles
基于動態熱舒適的電動汽車座艙熱環境管理與多目標優化研究 Leading
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Project Team (HKUST)- WANG Walter Zhe (Lead)
2024 - -
Towards a human-centric smart cabin: System design integrating thermal comfort and air quality
以⼈為中⼼的電動汽⻋智能座艙環境管理 Leading
Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province
Project Team (HKUST)- WANG Walter Zhe (Lead)
2024 - -
Key technology development and application to enhance load flexibility of multi-energy system for hot and humid area topic 3: Coordinated integrated of "building-electric vehicle-grid" for load flexibility
高熱高濕地區多能柔性系統源網荷儲用關鍵技術研究與應用 課題3: “建筑群-電動汽車-電網”互動的柔性潛力挖掘及調控技術研究 Participating
Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Co., Ltd.
Project Team (HKUST)- WANG Walter Zhe
2023 - -
Model Predictive Control in Hong Kong’s Residential Buildings for Energy Efficiency and Load Flexibility
模型預測控制優化香港住宅的能源效率與負荷柔性 Leading
RGC - Early Career Scheme
Project Team (HKUST)- WANG Walter Zhe (Lead)
2023 - -
Toward 2060 Carbon Neutrality: Life-cycle Planning and Design of Photovoltaic Integrated Green Roof (PVIGR) Systems for Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area
邁向2060 碳中和：大灣區光伏綠屋頂的全生命週期規劃與設計方案 Leading
RGC - Collaborative Research Fund
Project Team (HKUST)- WANG Walter Zhe (Lead)
2023 - -
Developing Hong Kong as a Global Green Finance Centre
發展香港成為全球的綠色金融中心 Participating
RGC - Theme-based Research Scheme
Project Team (HKUST)- ZHANG Chu (Lead)
- CHAN Keith
- CHEN Zhanhui
- CHENG Jack Chin Pang
- CHOI Darwin
- DELINA Laurence Laurencio
- FUNG Jimmy Chi Hung
- HUANG Allen Hao
- HUI Kai Lung
- IM Eun Soon
- LAU Alexis Kai Hon
- LI Yingying
- LOH Kung Wai Christine
- MOREAU Quentin
- MUKHERJEE Abhiroop
- PANAYOTOV George Kamenov
- PARK Albert Francis
- SHI Xiaoming
- STEUER Benjamin
- TAM Kar Yan
- WANG Walter Zhe
- ZHAO Xiaofan
2022 - -
Autonomous Cruise UVC Disinfection and Microclimate Air-conditioning Robot;topic#3:Thermal Management for the UVC LED Disinfection Robotics
移動式室內紫外消毒和微氣候調節智能機器人;項目#3:紫外LED消毒殺菌機器人熱管理 Leading
Nanhai People's Government of Foshan
Project Team (HKUST)- WANG Walter Zhe (Lead)
- CHENG Jack Chin Pang
2022 - 2024 -
Autonomous Cruise UVC Disinfection and Microclimate Air-conditioning Robot;topic#1:BIM assisted localization and disinfection optimized path planning system design
移動式室內紫外消毒和微氣候調節智能機器人;項目#1:建筑模型輔助定位系統與優化殺菌效率軌跡設計 Participating
Nanhai People's Government of Foshan
Project Team (HKUST)- CHENG Jack Chin Pang (Lead)
- WANG Walter Zhe
- YU Yantao
2022 - 2024