School of Social & Political Sciences

Dr Mingyu Zhu

  • Research Associate (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, including the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, the 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

Urban Digital Twin

Urban management, Urban design, VR/AR/XR

Socio-spatial Resilience

Participatory planning, Building energy simulation, Parametric design, Retrofitting 

Critical Infrastructure

Maritime port, Climate adaptation

 

 

 

Research groups

Publications

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Number of items: 13.

2026

Jin, Jiayi, Laing, Richard and Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 (2026) Co-mapping future scenarios and uncertainties amid climate crisis: A collective study of coastal towns and the Port of Tyne. Journal of Urban Management, 15(1), pp. 324-342. (doi: 10.1016/j.jum.2025.07.002)

2025

Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 and Jin, Jiayi (2025) Data‐driven urban digital twins and critical infrastructure under climate change: a review of frameworks and applications. Urban Planning, 10, 10109. (doi: 10.17645/up.10109)

Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945, Calderon, Carlos, Ford, Alistair, Robson, Craig and Jin, Jiayi (2025) Digital Twin for resilience and sustainability assessment of port facility. Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, (doi: 10.1080/23789689.2025.2526928) (Early Online Publication)

Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 and Zhao, Qunshan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5549-9457 (2025) The Impact of Housing Conditions and Socioeconomic Status on Domestic Indoor Overheating Over Summer: A Study in Southwark, London, UK. 12th International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC12), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 7-11 July 2025. (doi: 10.5194/icuc12-292)

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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Number of items: 13.

Articles

Jin, Jiayi, Laing, Richard and Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 (2026) Co-mapping future scenarios and uncertainties amid climate crisis: A collective study of coastal towns and the Port of Tyne. Journal of Urban Management, 15(1), pp. 324-342. (doi: 10.1016/j.jum.2025.07.002)

Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 and Jin, Jiayi (2025) Data‐driven urban digital twins and critical infrastructure under climate change: a review of frameworks and applications. Urban Planning, 10, 10109. (doi: 10.17645/up.10109)

Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945, Calderon, Carlos, Ford, Alistair, Robson, Craig and Jin, Jiayi (2025) Digital Twin for resilience and sustainability assessment of port facility. Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, (doi: 10.1080/23789689.2025.2526928) (Early Online Publication)

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 or Workshop Item

Zhu, Mingyu ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6945 and Zhao, Qunshan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5549-9457 (2025) The Impact of Housing Conditions and Socioeconomic Status on Domestic Indoor Overheating Over Summer: A Study in Southwark, London, UK. 12th International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC12), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 7-11 July 2025. (doi: 10.5194/icuc12-292)

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)

This list was generated on Sun Jul 12 21:08:52 2026 BST.

Prior publications

Article

Mingyu Zhu, Qunshan Zhao, Jiayi Jin (2026) Hidden Vulnerability and Heat-Triggered Decompensation: Rethinking Urban Overheating Beyond Clinical Risk Crossref. (doi: 10.31235/osf.io/yjebp_v1)

Komali Kantamaneni et al. (2025) Shoreline change assessment in rapidly urbanizing coastal megacities using geospatial techniques AIMS Geosciences Mingyu Zhu. ISSN 2471-2132 (doi: 10.3934/geosci.2025031)

Grants

  • 2025-2026. Co-I. Digital Twin for Clyde Port: Building Collaborative Foundations for Sustainable Transitions. ESRC IAA.  

Additional information

For more information. Visit personal website. https://mingyuzhu.net/