Xinyan Huang

Dr. Xinyan Huang serves as Associate Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University's Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, where he also holds positions as Deputy Director of the Research Centre for Smart Urban Resilience and Firefighting and Program Leader of MEng in Building Services Engineering. His pioneering work spans combustion science, fire safety engineering, and artificial intelligence applications in firefighting, with notable contributions including collaboration with NASA on spacecraft fire safety. His research portfolio includes over 200 journal publications across fire dynamics, smart firefighting, thermal safety of energy storage materials, and wildland fire behaviors. As Associate Editor of Fire Technology and International Journal of Wildland Fire, editorial member of multiple journals, and board member of international fire safety associations, he shapes the field's academic discourse while serving as a committee member for Hong Kong's Fire Safety Code and Fire Expert for the High Court. His excellence has been recognized through numerous awards including the NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund, Bernard Lewis Fellowship, IAFSS Early Career Award, and HKIE Fire Engineering Grand Award, while leading a research team of over 20 PhD students and postdoctoral fellows in advancing fire safety science and technology.