Principal Investigator
Ruoyu You (尤若于)

Associate Professor
Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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B.Eng., Building Science, Tsinghua University
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
Contact Information:
Room ZS872, Z Block, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
Phone: (852) 3400-8284
Fax: (852) 2765-7198
Email: ruoyu.you@polyu.edu.hk
Research Interest
Recent Publications
Wang, H., Ma, W., Niu, J., You, R.* 2025. A geometry-conditioned transformer solver for predicting three-dimensional wind distribution in urban microclimate design. Urban Climate, 64: 102634.
Hou, Y., Xie, J., Jin, L., You, R.*, Li, X. 2025. Identifying emission sources of airborne antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater treatment plants using CFD simulation. ACS ES&T Air, 2 (11): 2692-2703.
Wang, J., and You, R.* 2025. Analytical prediction of urban wind profiles in densely built-up areas using a combined method of WRF and a porosity model. Urban Climate, 63: 102578.
Zhou, Y., Wang, J., Hou, Y., Ma, W., Chen, C., You, R.* 2025. Improved source definition methods based on numerical simulation for predicting vehicle exhaust transport in street canyons. Building and Environment, 271: 112571.
Wang, H., Ma, W., Niu, J., You, R.* 2025. Evaluating a deep learning-based surrogate model for predicting wind distribution in urban microclimate design. Building and Environment, 269: 112426.
Zhao. R., Zhong. S., You R.* 2024. Application of convolutional neural network for efficient turbulence modeling in urban wind field simulation. Physics of Fluids, 36: 105169.
Zhou, Y., Hou, Y., Chen, C., You, R.* 2024. Optimal operations of gaspers for minimizing the exposure risks of airborne disease transmission in an economy-class aircraft cabin. Indoor Environments, 1(3): 100041.
Hou, Y., and You, R.* 2023. Investigating the impact of gaspers on airborne disease transmission in an economy-class aircraft cabin with personalized displacement ventilation. Building and Environment, 245: 110963.
Wang, J., Wang L., You, R.* 2023. Evaluating a combined WRF and CityFFD method for calculating urban wind distributions. Building and Environment, 234: 110205.
Zhou, Y., An, Y., Huang, W., Chen, C., You, R.* 2022. A combined deep learning and physical modelling method for estimating air pollutants' source location and emission profile in street canyons. Building and Environment, 219: 109246.
Openings
We are always looking for motivated Ph.D. students with background in mechanical/power/thermal/environmental engineering. If you are interested, please email me (ruoyu.you@polyu.edu.hk) with CV and transcript. Summer internships and remote internships are available for undergraduate students.



