Mr Mingyu Zhu

  • Research Assistant (Urban Studies & Social Policy)

email: Mingyu.Zhu@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns: He/him/his

Urban Big Data Centre 6-203, 7 Lilybank Gardens, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8RZ

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945

Biography

My research explores how social, civic, and environmental infrastructure adapts to the challenges of increasing urbanisation and societal transitions. With a background in architecture, my work spans civil and geospatial engineering, urban and architectural design, and human-computer interaction.

I employ innovative approaches, including urban big data analysis, participatory social surveys, and multimethod simulation methods. My primary interest lies in cross-disciplinary collaborations that bridge engineering, social sciences, and art & design, with a focus on designing, constructing, and managing urban built environments to enhance sustainability, inclusiveness, and resilience.

I have collaborated with institutional and infrastructural bodies such as the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Port of Tyne, Understanding Society, various social justice charities, and local governments.

Before transitioning to academia, I worked in architectural and planning consultancy, delivering a diverse range of projects globally.

 

Research interests

Geospatial

Martime port logistics; Active transportation; Infrastructure resiliene; Inclusive city

Built Environment

LCA; Energy simulation; Retrofitting; Indoor Environment

HCI

VR/AR/XR

Design

Urban design; Participatory planning; Parametric design; Architectural theory

 

 

 

 

Research groups

Publications

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2025

Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945, Jin, Jiayi and Grimshaw, Lucy (2025) Urban Gendered Spaces: a Spatial Perspective to Sexual Crimes. In: 33rd Annual GIS Research UK Conference, Bristol, UK, 23–25 April 2025, (doi: 10.5281/zenodo.15309783)

Jin, Jiayi and Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 (2025) Rendering the digital future. In: Arayici, Yusuf, Thurairajah, Niraj and Kumar, Bimal (eds.) Sustainable Communities through Digital Transformation. Routledge. ISBN 9781003380559 (doi: 10.1201/9781003380559-8)

2024

Jin, Jiayi and Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 (2024) Towards adaptive and resilient strategies using digital twins: a study on the Port of Tyne, UK. In: Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Batty, Michael, Allam, Zaheer and Jones, David S. (eds.) City Information Modelling. Series: Urban Sustainability. Springer: Singapore. ISBN 9789819990146 (doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-9014-6_9)

2023

Jin, Jiayi and Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 (2023) Facing up to the UK’s food crisis—a design exploration of the self-sufficient city for resilience and food security. In: Hasan, Arif, Benimana, Christian, Ramsgaard Thomsen, Mette and Tamke, Martin (eds.) Design for Health: Proceedings of the UIA World Congress of Architects Copenhagen 2023. Series: Sustainable Development Goals Series. Springer, pp. 427-440. ISBN 9783031363160 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-36316-0_33)

Apostolopoulou, Athanasia, Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 and Jin, Jiayi (2023) Parametric assessment of building heating demand for different levels of details and user comfort levels: a case study in London, UK. Sustainability, 15(10), 8374. (doi: 10.3390/su15108374)

Jin, Jiayi, Huang, Kexin and Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 (2023) Engendering the city: a participatory approach to gender-responsive planning and urban design in Cairo. In: Asl, Moussa Pourya (ed.) Urban Poetics and Politics in Contemporary South Asia and the Middle East. Series: Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies (ARCS). IGI Global, pp. 269-290. ISBN 9781668466506 (doi: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6650-6.ch013)

Kantamaneni, K. et al. (2023) Towards a combined physical and social evaluation of climate vulnerability in coastal urban megacities. Water, 15(4), 712. (doi: 10.3390/w15040712)

2022

Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 and James, Philip (2022) Daily carbon assessment framework: towards near real-time building carbon emission benchmarking for operative and design insights. Buildings, 12(8), 1129. (doi: 10.3390/buildings12081129)

2021

Alwan, Z., Nawarathna, A., Ayman, R., Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 and ElGhazi, Y. (2021) Framework for parametric assessment of operational and embodied energy impacts utilising BIM. Journal of Building Engineering, 42, (doi: 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102768)

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Articles

Apostolopoulou, Athanasia, Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 and Jin, Jiayi (2023) Parametric assessment of building heating demand for different levels of details and user comfort levels: a case study in London, UK. Sustainability, 15(10), 8374. (doi: 10.3390/su15108374)

Kantamaneni, K. et al. (2023) Towards a combined physical and social evaluation of climate vulnerability in coastal urban megacities. Water, 15(4), 712. (doi: 10.3390/w15040712)

Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 and James, Philip (2022) Daily carbon assessment framework: towards near real-time building carbon emission benchmarking for operative and design insights. Buildings, 12(8), 1129. (doi: 10.3390/buildings12081129)

Alwan, Z., Nawarathna, A., Ayman, R., Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 and ElGhazi, Y. (2021) Framework for parametric assessment of operational and embodied energy impacts utilising BIM. Journal of Building Engineering, 42, (doi: 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102768)

Book Sections

Jin, Jiayi and Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 (2025) Rendering the digital future. In: Arayici, Yusuf, Thurairajah, Niraj and Kumar, Bimal (eds.) Sustainable Communities through Digital Transformation. Routledge. ISBN 9781003380559 (doi: 10.1201/9781003380559-8)

Jin, Jiayi and Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 (2024) Towards adaptive and resilient strategies using digital twins: a study on the Port of Tyne, UK. In: Cheshmehzangi, Ali, Batty, Michael, Allam, Zaheer and Jones, David S. (eds.) City Information Modelling. Series: Urban Sustainability. Springer: Singapore. ISBN 9789819990146 (doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-9014-6_9)

Jin, Jiayi and Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 (2023) Facing up to the UK’s food crisis—a design exploration of the self-sufficient city for resilience and food security. In: Hasan, Arif, Benimana, Christian, Ramsgaard Thomsen, Mette and Tamke, Martin (eds.) Design for Health: Proceedings of the UIA World Congress of Architects Copenhagen 2023. Series: Sustainable Development Goals Series. Springer, pp. 427-440. ISBN 9783031363160 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-36316-0_33)

Jin, Jiayi, Huang, Kexin and Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 (2023) Engendering the city: a participatory approach to gender-responsive planning and urban design in Cairo. In: Asl, Moussa Pourya (ed.) Urban Poetics and Politics in Contemporary South Asia and the Middle East. Series: Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies (ARCS). IGI Global, pp. 269-290. ISBN 9781668466506 (doi: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6650-6.ch013)

Conference Proceedings

Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945, Jin, Jiayi and Grimshaw, Lucy (2025) Urban Gendered Spaces: a Spatial Perspective to Sexual Crimes. In: 33rd Annual GIS Research UK Conference, Bristol, UK, 23–25 April 2025, (doi: 10.5281/zenodo.15309783)

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Prior publications

Conference Proceedings

Mingyu Zhu, Jiayi Jin, Lucy Grimshaw (2025) Urban Gendered Spaces: A Spatial Perspective to Sexual Crimes Mingyu Zhu. (doi: 10.5281/ZENODO.15309783)