Deng, Xi (鄧曦)

BEng CQU; MSc PoliMi; PhD Cardiff

dengxi@hku.hk

Dr Xi Deng is a Research Fellow in the Department of Urban Planning and Design at the University of Hong Kong. Before joining HKU, he had taught design studios for BA and MA students as a Faculty Lecturer (now Assistant Professor) at Harbin Institute of Technology, where he also worked as the Assistant Chair of the Department of Architecture. During his doctoral and postdoctoral research at Cardiff University, he was supervised by Professor Philip John Jones OBE, a British expert in architectural science with a global honourable reputation. Dr Deng holds an MSc degree in Building Engineering/Architecture from Politecnico di Milano and a BEng degree in Civil Engineering from Chongqing University. Dr Deng is an architect and engineer with rich experience in interdisciplinary research and engineering practice in the construction industry. He is a member of the China Architectural Society (SN: e420038684m) and a qualified engineer by the China National First Class Registered Structural Engineer (SN: 12031513) (the Top Level, 1st Half).

Dr Deng is currently working on an RGC Theme-Based Research Scheme Project- ‘Healthy and Resilient City with Pervasive LoCHs’, based in the Sustainable High Density Cities Lab and supervised by Professor Jianxiang Huang. Dr Deng’s research interests and expertise are diverse and impactful. His focus areas include Environmental Design, Urban Regeneration, and Smart Buildings, addressing issues in Climate Resilience at multiple scales, Public Health in the built environments, Integration of Art and Technology in designs, and engagement & collaboration in urban communities. His contributions to these fields have been recognized internationally, as evidenced by invitations from Editors to review for prestigious international journals such as Building and Environment, Sustainable Cities and Society, Indoor Air, and Intelligent Buildings International.

Google Scholar

https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=RRjwFCAAAAAJ&hl=en

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7320-8125

Selected Publications

  • Xi Deng, Zhihao Bao, Shuning Chen, Eric Schuldenfrei*, Jianxiang Huang, and Phil Jones. (2024). “Opening windows as a supplementary ventilation strategy for large classrooms in a pandemic situation: Field measurements and simulation”. Building and Environment 258 (2024): 111589.
  • Xi Deng*; Zhang Shunqian; Jones Phillip. (2019) Analysing the relationship between urban form and urban heat island effect at city-block scale. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 329 (1), 012045.
  • Xiaojian Duan, Chao Shen*, Guozheng Chen, Xi Deng*, Phil Jones. (2024). “Investigation of Indoor Airborne Bacteria in the Severe Cold Region in China: Genera, Levels, and the Influencing Factors of Concentration”. Indoor Air, 2024, 8813703, 12 pages.
  • Shuning Chen, Xiaoqiao Li, Fangyu Cheng, Xi Deng*. (2024). “Graded Approaches to Technology Implementation in Art and Design: Mastering, Exploring, and Ignoring Technologies”. International Conference of Art, Design & Technology (ICADT) 2024.
  • Fangyu Cheng, Jianghao Yu, Xi Deng*. (2024). The Inspiration of Urban Renewal in the Spatial Governance of Historical Urban Areas: A case study of the southern Italian city of Naples. TRANS/FORM/AÇÃO. [Accepted]

Grants

2022-2023

  • National Top Foreign Expert Funding, Ministry of Science and Technology of China (AUIQ8220009222), ‘Key technologies of green renewal design and low-carbon transformation in urban community in Cold Regions’, Funding amount CNY¥ 400,000, PI.
  • Key R&D Plan Funding (sub-theme), Heilongjiang Provincial Science and Technology Department, China, (GZ20210211), ‘Research on the methods of multi-objective oriented spatial form generation of city blocks in cold regions’, Funding amount CNY¥ 300,000, PI.

2021-2023

  • Postdoctoral Research Funding, Heilongjiang Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security, China, (LBH-Z21149), ‘Research on the Space Form Generating in Cold Regions Guided by Low Carbon Design’, Funding amount CNY¥ 50,000, PI.

2020-2023:

  • Seed Funding, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, Funding amount CNY¥ 100,000, PI.
  • Open Funding at the National Ministry of Education’s Key Laboratory of Mountain Urban and Rural Construction and New Technology (LNTCCMA-2020010), ‘Research on Sustainable Design of High-Density Mountainous Urban Blocks Based on Urban Microclimate and Building Energy Consumption’, Funding amount CNY¥ 50,000, PI.

Teaching

  • Teacher, MUDP1020 Urban Design Technologies & Innovations, The Master of Urban Design, HKU, 2024Fall.
  • Teacher, Circular Design and Materials, The Master of Architecture, Shenzhen International Design College, Harbin Institute of Technology, 2023Spring.
  • Teacher, Urban Design and High-rise Building Design (’eVolo’ Skyscraper Competition), The Master of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, 2020Fall & 2021Fall.
  • Teacher, Architectural Design- Final Design Project for Degree Thesis/Dissertation, The Bachelor of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, 2021Spring & 2022Spring.
  • Teacher, Architectural Design V- Urban Design & High-rise Building Design, The Bachelor of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, 2020Fall, 2021Fall, and 2022Fall.
  • Teacher, Architectural Design II- Office Building & Refurbishment Design, The Bachelor of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, 2022Spring.
  • Teacher, C9 International Summer School Studio, 2021Summer & 2022Summer.
  • Teacher, College Students’ Innovation & Entrepreneurship Challenge, The Bachelor of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, 2021Fall.

Many of his previous students have been successfully admitted by world-leading Universities in Doctoral /Master’s programmes, including University College London, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Tsinghua University, the University of Hong Kong, etc.

Design Competitions (As Supervisor/Teacher):

  • 2022 First Prize, New Rural House Design Competition (sponsored by Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, China).
  • 2022 Third Prize, New Rural House Design Competition (sponsored by Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, China).
  • 2022 National Third Prize, National College Digital Art & Design Awards.
  • 2022 Provincial First Prize, National College Digital Art & Design Awards.
  • 2021 Gold Award, Urban Complex and City of Design the Craft of Value.
  • 2021 Excellent Tutor, Urban Complex and City of Design the Craft of Value.

Scholarships & Awards (Selected)

  • 2022 Outstanding Individual of Union of Faculty and Staff, Harbin Institute of Technology.
  • 2022 Outstanding Individual in Undergraduate Enrollment of Harbin Institute of Technology.
  • 01-2016.01 International Scholarships of Cardiff University (Full Scholarship).
  • 09-2012.09 Full Scholarships of Politecnico di Milano.
  • 2009 ‘The Top Ten Youths Award’ of Chongqing University(2009重慶大學十佳青年學生標兵).
  • 2010 ‘Outstanding Graduate Leaders’ of Chongqing University(2010重慶大學優秀畢業生幹部).

People

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