YAO Chaowen
Architect, Urban Planner, Landscape Architect
CV
Education
School of Arts, Design and Architecture @ Aalto University
09.2022 – Present
PhD Candidate
Carbon Capture Computation and Virtual Reality Representation of Point Cloud-Based Urban Trees in the Context of Climate Neutrality and Urban Digital Twin
Urban Studies and Planning @ Aalto University
09.2018 – 12.2020
Msc in Architecture
32°C Hellsinki — Outdoor Thermal Comfort Studies and Urban Mitigating Strategies Based on Helsinki Context
Urban-rural Planning @ Wuhan University
09.2013 – 06.2018
Bsc in Engineering
Research on Ventilation and Haze Planning Method Based on Urban Form — Wuhan City as the example
Research field
Urban Environment
Climate Resilience
Urban Digital Twin
Point Cloud
Publication
Yao, C., Fricker, P. (2021). How to Cool Down Dense Urban Environments? A Discussion on Site-Specific Urban Mitigating Strategies. Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture, 6, 101-111. https://doi:10.14627/537705007.
Yao, C., Fabritius, H., Fricker, P., Dembski, F. Multi-Algorithm-Based Urban Tree Information Extraction and Its Applications in Urban Planning.Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning. Under the 2nd Reviewing at 07.2023.
Fabritius, H., Tuulik, T., Kupper, K., Nummi, P., Prilenska, V., Yao, C. (2023). Varying data on urban greenery complicates the development of a green information model for urban digital twins. Conference of Computational Urban Planning and Urban Management.
Yao, C., Fricker, P. Building Green Decarbonization for Urban Digital Twin – Estimating Carbon Sequestration of Urban Trees by Allometric Equations using Blend Types of Point Cloud. Conference of SIGraDi. Manuscript accepted on 11.2023.
Work & Research
Academy of Architecture & Urban Studies, Tallinn University of Technology
09.2021 – 04.2023
Work: Researcher
Green Digital Twin Project
Aalto-Tongji Joint Workshop – Urban Design Speculation for Taizhou
06.2023
Workshop: Teacher
Organized by School of Arts,Design and Architecture, Aalto University; College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University; Sino-Finnish Centre, Tongji University
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
11.2023 – 12.2023
Exchange: Exchange Researcher
AWARD
06.2021 – Scientific Merit Award on the Journal of Digital Landscape.
11.2017 – Excellent Project of National Training Program of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Undergraduates.
09.2017 – Outstanding Award of National Urban and Rural Planning Major Social Practice Report Competition.
Software skill
Coding:
Python
GIS:
ArcGIS
QGIS
SagaGIS
Point Cloud:
Cloud Compare
Riscan Pro
Agisoft
Drone2Map
Simulation:
ENVI-met
GAMA
Game:
Unreal Engine
Modeling:
Auto-CAD
Archicad
Revit
SketchUp
Rhino
Blender
Render:
V-ray
Lumion
Other:
Adobe Suite
Office Suite
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