Academic related positions

• IUCN-WCPA Specialist Group on World Heritage & WH nomination: Specialist member and Reviewer
• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA): Expert Member (2023 - to-date)
• ICOMOS International Wood Committee: Expert Member (2023 – to-date) 
• CIPA Heritage Documentation (CIPA-HD): Regular Member (2023 – to-date)
• International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS): State Voting Member for Singapore (2017 – to-date)
• National Architecture Institute of China: Board Member (2023.01 – 2028.01)
• National Architecture Institute of China: Expert Member (2022.04 – 2027.04)
• China Architectural Society: Full Member (2021.03.15 – 2026.03.15)

Reviewer for International & Domestic Journals:

Journal of Wood Science (SCIE), International Journal of Architectural Heritage (SCIE), Indoor and Built Environment (SCIE), Structures (SCIE), Advances in Structural Engineering (SCIE), Advances in Civil Engineering (SCIE), Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering (SCIE), Earthquake and Structures, An International Journal (SCIE), Engineering Structures (SCIE), Built Heritage (CSCD), etc.

Reviewer / Judge for Heritage Nominations & Related Competitions etc

• 2024.10: Competition Judge - QS Reimagine Education Awards 2024, Quacquarelli Symonds & American University of the Middle East, London, UK
• 2024.08: Reviewer - IUCN World Heritage Nominations, IUCN Centre for Conservation Action, Gland, Switzerland.

Awards/Grants etc.

• 2025: Supervised Doctoral Student awarded "Best Student Paper Award" for "The 3rd International Conference on Green Building (ICoGB 2025)", Xi'an, China
• 2025: Supervised XJTU-POLIMI Undergraduate team awarded "Second Prize" for "The 18th Shaanxi Physical Space Construction Competition - Urban Micro Renovation + Sustainability", Xi'an, China
• 2024: Recipient for National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) "Research Fund for International Excellent Young Scientists", China
• 2024: Supervised Doctoral Student awarded "Outstanding Paper Award" for "The 1st International Conference of Resilience Conservation and Sustainable Development of Historic and Cultural Urban Landscape, Zhengzhou, China
• 2024: Recipient for "Outstanding Supervisor Award" for "The 4th University Student Historic Building Investigation and Research Competition", China
• 2024: Supervised Undergraduate team awarded "Merit Award" for "The 4th University Student Historic Building Investigation and Research Competition", China
• 2023: Recipient for "Outstanding Supervisor Award" for "The 3rd University Student Historic Building Investigation and Research Competition", China
• 2023: Supervised Undergraduate team awarded "Merit Award" for "The 3rd University Student Historic Building Investigation and Research Competition", China
• 2022: Recipient for Ministry of Science and Technology Expert Grant Support, China
• 2019: Recipient for Shaanxi Province Foreign Talent Support Plan, China
• 2019: Recipient for Xi'an Jiaotong University Young Talent Support Plan, China
• 2017: Recipient for "Excellent Paper Award for Young Scholars" at EAAC2017, China
• 2013-2014: Recipient for ‘NCKU Department of Architecture Graduate Student Scholarship’, Taiwan, China
• 2012: Recipient for ‘Tan Ean Kiam Postgraduate Scholarship in Humanities’, Singapore
• 2012-2013: Recipient for ‘NCKU Transnational Study and Research Scholarship Grant’, Taiwan, China
• 2012: Recipient for ‘RISH-Kyoto University Short Term Study Grant’, Japan
• 2011: Recipient for ‘NCKU Department of Architecture PhD Student Scholarship’, Taiwan, China
• 2009-2012: Recipient for ‘NCKU Distinguished International Student Scholarship’, Taiwan, China

Keynote / Invited Speaker 

• 2025.04.26: “The Potential of Developing Nature-based Green Conservation Approach for Built Heritage in Northern China”, The 3rd International Conference on Green Building: Sustainable Community Environment; Xi'an, China.【Keynote lecture】
• 2025.07.05: “Exploring the Construction Wisdom of the Millennium Roof – A Preliminary Force Analysis of the Full-Scale Dougong-Column joint system of the Foguang Temple”, The 88th Commemorating Anniversary of the Discovery of Foguang Temple Seminar on Tang Dynasty Wooden Architecture Research; Wutai, China.【Invited lecture】
• 2025.04.18: “Transnational Practice and Innovative Impartment in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage”, The Second Traditional Architecture Youth Forum, China Engineering and Consulting Association - Traditional Architecture Sector; Guilin, China.【Invited lecture】
• 2024.12.05: “The Potential of Soft Capping for the Conservation of Grotto Sites in Southwest China”, 2024 International Symposium on Dazu Studies; Chongqing, China.【Invited lecture】
• 2024.11.29: “Preliminary Study on the Microclimate Monitoring and Conservation of Ancient Buildings in China  and Italy”, The Fourth Technical Symposium on Environmental Monitoring and Regulation for Heritage Conservation; Beijing, China.【Invited lecture】
• 2024.11.20: “The Ancient Chinese Concept on Construction and traditional timber Structures”, POLIMI Master of Science (Architecture) program - "History of Building Construction" course; Milan, Italy.【Invited lecture】
• 2024.08.18: “Introductory lecture on Qinling Mountains and its cultural and natural heritage”, Qinling Summer Nature Education Camp Series; Foping, Shaanxi, China. 【Public Outreach Education - Elementary and High School students】
• 2024.08.09: “Modern Planning in Singapore”, Xi'an Jiao Tong International Summer Session (XJTISS) Series - Sustainable Urban Development Technology and Strategy; Xi'an, China.【Invited lecture】
• 2024.08.07: “Urban Planning in Ancient China”, XJTISS Series - Sustainable Urban Development Technology and Strategy; Xi'an, China.【Invited lecture】
• 2023.12.13: “Double Degree Mutliple Opportunities - A Smart Investment to Boost Your International Career”, AUIC School Archilectures TED@polimi Seminar Series; POLIMI, Milan, Italy. 【Invited talk】
• 2023.08.25: “Qinling Mountains and its cultural natural heritage”, Qinling Summer Nature Education Camp Series; Foping, Shaanxi, China. 【Public Outreach Education - Adults】
• 2022.09.23: “A preliminary study on the structural form and force characteristics of the Tang Dynasty Tai-Liang timber frame system”, 2022 Forum on Architecture and Cultural Heritage for Chinese Scholars and Memorial Forum for Professor Hsu Min-Fu of the Taiwan Architectural History Society; Lianjiang, Taiwan, China. 【Academic lecture】
• 2022.08.17: “The damage mechanisms and conservation strategies of southern Han Chinese traditional timber buildings”, The Third Technical Symposium on Environmental Monitoring and Regulation for Heritage Conservation; Taiyuan, China. 【Academic lecture】
• 2016.10.17: “Structural behaviour of Taiwan traditional Dieh-Dou timber frame”, Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, China. 【Academic lecture】

Discussant/Moderator

• 2025.06.13: “Sub-Forum 3(1) and 3(2) – Sustainable Conservation and Regeneration of Vernacular Architecture and Rural Heritage”; The 1st International Conference on the Sustainable Conservation and Regeneration of Historic Built Environment in Urban and Rural Areas Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. 【Discussant/Moderator】
• 2023.05.18: “International Symposium on Rural Revitalization and Cultural Heritage Conservation and Adaptive Reuse”; Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. 【Discussant/Moderator】