2017，Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, USA，Ph.D

2013，Heating, Gas Supply, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Engineering, Tianjin University，M.S

2010，Building Environment and Equipment Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology，B.S

2021-Pres.，Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, School of Design, SJTU

2018-2020，Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, School of Design, SJTU

2019，Sailing Program, Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality

2018，Chen Guang Scholar, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission

2013，Ross Fellowship, Purdue University

Building and Environment, Early Career Editorial Board Member

Building Simulation, Youth Editor

Sustainability, Editorial Board Member

The 11th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, Section Chair

Healthy Buildings 2023 Asia and Pacific Rim, Organizing Committee Member

Lai D, Liu J, Wu Z, Pei J, Qi Y, Zhang H, Yoshino H. “Thermal comfort diversity in Chinese urban residential buildings across various climates”, Energy and Buildings, 2021 (213), 110632.

Lai D, Lian Z, Liu W, Guo C, Liu W, Liu K, Chen Q. “A comprehensive review of thermal comfort studies in urban open spaces”, Science of the Total Environment, 2020 (742), 140092.

Lai D*, Chen B, Liu K. “Quantification of the Influence of Thermal Comfort and Life Patterns on Outdoor Space Activities”, Building Simulation, 2020 (13), 113-125.

Liu W, Zhang T. Lai D*. Inverse design of a thermally comfortable indoor environment with a coupled CFD and multi-segment human thermoregulation model. Building and Environment, 2023 (227),109769.

Wen S, Hu X, Hua G, Xue P, Lai D*. Comparing the performance of four shading strategies based on a multi-objective genetic algorithm: A case study in a university library. Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 (63), 105532.

Wang W, Wang F, Lai D*, Chen, Q. Evaluation of SARS-COV-2 transmission and infection in airliner cabins. Indoor Air, 2022 (32), e12979.

Chen C, Lai D*, Chen Q, 2022. Empirical and numerical study of pollutant leakage caused by human arm movement through machine enclosure. Journal of Cleaner Production, 379, 134726.

Qi Y, Liu J, Lai D*, Zhang H, Cao X, Wei S, Yoshino H. Large-Scale and Long-Term Monitoring of the Thermal Environments and Adaptive Behaviors in Chinese Urban Residential Buildings, Building and Environment, 2020, 106524.

Zhou X, Lai D*, Chen Q.Evaluation of Thermal Sensation Models for Predicting Thermal Comfort in Dynamic Outdoor and Indoor Environments. Energy and Buildings, 2021 (238), 10847.

Liu K, Nie T, Liu W, Liu Y, Lai D*. A machine learning approach to predict outdoor thermal comfort using local skin temperatures, Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020 (59), 102216.

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