Principal Investigator
Ruoyu You (尤若于)

Associate Professor
Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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.



