Prof. AbuBakr Bahaj, University of Southampton - Principal Investigator, Framework

'Bakr Bahaj is Head of the Sustainable Energy Research Group at the University of Southampton. His research interests include Smart Facades in the Built Environment, Renewable Energy, Photovoltaic Systems and Applications, Marine Current Turbines, Biomagnetic Separation and Bioleaching. More info

Prof. Nick Tyler, University College London - Principal Investigator, SUSTAIN Network

Nick Tyler is Chadwick Professor of Civil Engineering, and Head of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at University College London. He leads the Accessibility Research Group within the Centre for Transport Studies, with a team of researchers investigating many aspects of accessibility and public transport. More info

Prof. Alan Penn, University College London - Principal Investigator, CHaMSpaM Network

Alan Penn is Professor of Architectural and Urban Computing at The Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, University College London, and Director of the VR Centre for the Built Environment. His research focuses on understanding the way that the design of the built environment affects the patterns of social and economic behaviour of organisations and communities. More info

Dr. Ruth Conroy-Dalton, University College London - Co-Investigator, CHaMSpaM Network

Ruth Conroy-Dalton is a Lecturer in Architectural Morphology and Theory at the Barlett School of Graduate Studies. Her research interests include spatial navigation and cognition, visibility field analyses/measures and virtual environments / virtual social spaces. She was guest editor for a special edition of the journal Environment and Behavior on the topic of Spatial Cognition, and is a Chartered Architect with many years' practice experience. More info

Dr. Andrew Davies, Imperial College London - Principal Investigator, ECOCIT Network

Andrew Davies is Co-Director of the EPSRC Built Environment Innovation Centre (BEIC) at the Tanaka Business School, Imperial College London. His research focuses on how innovation is managed in project-based organisations.As well as managing internal BEIC research projects, he is a co-investigator on the EPSRC Urban Water platform grant and the BP Urban Energy Systems Centre. More info

Dr. Lars Frederiksen, Imperial College London - Co-Investigator, ECOCIT Network

Lars Frederiksen is part of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group at the Tanaka Business School, Imperial College London. His research focuses on two domains. The first is the challenges of open innovation strategies in regulated industries; the second is the design process, innovation and learning in mega-projects, including new ecoregion developments. More info

Prof. Jeremy Watson, ARUP

Jeremy Watson is Arup’s Global Research Director, responsible for Arup’s Research Strategy and the Research Consulting Business.His specialities include Strategic Technology Development and Transfer, Innovation Processes and NPD Management. Current research interests include Renewable Energy, Control for Energy Efficiency and Ambient Assistive Technologies. More info

Dr. Claire Tansley, EPSRC

Dr Claire Tansley is the Senior Sector Manager for the EPSRC Construction, Environment and Water sector team. This team seeks to develop stronger links between EPSRC, academia, industry and other research users in the Construction, Environment and Water sectors. More info

Prof. Zheng Shiling, University of Tongji

Zheng Shiling is the Director of the Institute of Architecture and Urban Space at Tongji University, having previously held the positions of Dean ofthe College of Architecture and Urban Planning, and Vice President of Tongji University. He is Chief Curator for the Theme Deduction of EXPO 2010, Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination (since 2005). His research focuses on the architectural history of Shanghai, and theory and history of architecture and urban development. More info

Prof. Zhang Yalei, University of Tongji

Prof. ZHANG Yalei is a professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, and Vice Dean of the Research Institute of Tongji University. He is a member of the expert group in Science and Technology “11th Five-Year Plan” development planning of “Urbanization and Urban development”, coordinator of Chongming Technology and Promotion Center of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Science and Technology. Prof. Zhang has published over 60 research and teaching papers in China and abroad. More info

Mr. Fu Guoqing, Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality

Mr. Fu Guoqing is a Director at STCSM. More info