Dr Rongrong Yu is an Enterprise Fellow (Architecture) at University of South Australia. Her research interests cover broad areas of architectural computing, computational analysis and design cognition. She is passionate about demystifying and scientifically quantifying design and design processes, to lead to greater understanding and architectural solutions. Her research includes using computational methods to analyse and understand buildings/urban spaces, exploring designers’ cognitive behaviour in digital design environments based on protocol and biometrical analysis, and creating parametric design systems that reflect specific spatial characteristics. Dr Yu’s research has been published in high impact journals and major international... Read more
About me
Dr Rongrong Yu is an Enterprise Fellow (Architecture) at University of South Australia. Her research interests cover broad areas of architectural computing, computational analysis and design cognition. She is passionate about demystifying and scientifically quantifying design and design processes, to lead to greater understanding and architectural solutions. Her research includes using computational methods to analyse and understand buildings/urban spaces, exploring designers’ cognitive behaviour in digital design environments based on protocol and biometrical analysis, and creating parametric design systems that reflect specific spatial characteristics. Dr Yu’s research has been published in high impact journals and major international conferences, within architecture and design computing fields. She’s also a reviewer and editorial board member, for several international journals and conferences.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The University of Newcastle Australia
Master of Architecture Harbin Institute of Technology
Graduate Certificate in University Learning and Teaching Griffith University
Bachelor of Architecture Harbin Institute of Technology
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute Scholarship, Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute, 22/06/2023 - 31/05/2026
Development of an end-user co-design toolkit for sustainable residential retrofits using environmental sensors and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies Project, Various, 01/07/2024 - 31/07/2025
Development of a new consumer-driven building inspection tool using AI and AR technologies, Qubisoft Pty Ltd, 05/09/2024 - 30/03/2025
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
1
|
| 2018 |
Open access
13
10
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| 2018 |
Open access
8
8
|
| 2015 |
Open access
35
23
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
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| 2021 |
1
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
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| 2024 |
1
|
| 2023 |
|
| 2018 |
14
|
| 2017 |
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
Open access
2
|
| 2025 |
1
1
|
| 2025 |
|
| 2025 |
Open access
|
| 2025 |
Open access
2
|
| 2024 |
Open access
3
3
1
|
| 2024 |
1
|
| 2024 |
Open access
4
3
|
| 2024 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2024 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2023 |
Open access
4
4
2
|
| 2023 |
5
3
|
| 2023 |
Open access
20
19
1
|
| 2023 |
Open access
11
10
|
| 2023 |
Open access
10
10
|
| 2023 |
Open access
12
10
|
| 2023 |
Open access
16
|
| 2022 |
Open access
3
1
|
| 2022 |
Open access
41
33
3
|
| 2022 |
Open access
5
4
|
| 2022 |
21
|
| 2022 |
Open access
13
8
1
|
| 2022 |
Open access
27
|
| 2022 |
Open access
23
14
|
| 2021 |
Open access
6
6
|
| 2021 |
Open access
32
27
3
|
| 2021 |
Open access
100
73
2
|
| 2021 |
Open access
16
21
10
|
| 2021 |
Open access
|
| 2021 |
Open access
4
|
| 2020 |
Open access
63
58
|
| 2020 |
Open access
20
19
6
|
| 2019 |
Open access
16
15
|
| 2019 |
Open access
61
53
4
|
| 2018 |
Open access
11
10
|
| 2018 |
Open access
13
10
|
| 2018 |
Open access
8
8
|
| 2016 |
Open access
16
7
|
| 2016 |
Open access
17
|
| 2015 |
22
|
| 2015 |
Open access
35
23
|
| 2015 |
Open access
15
12
|
| 2013 |
10
|
| 2013 |
Open access
18
|
| 2012 |
Open access
2
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
|
| 2023 |
3
|
| 2021 |
|
| 2020 |
Open access
|
| 2020 |
Open access
|
| 2018 |
Open access
|
| 2018 |
Open access
|
| 2018 |
Open access
|
| 2017 |
Open access
1
|
| 2017 |
3
|
| 2017 |
Open access
|
| 2017 |
8
|
| 2016 |
Open access
2
|
| 2016 |
Open access
2
|
| 2016 |
5
3
|
| 2015 |
Open access
|
| 2015 |
3
1
|
| 2015 |
Open access
|
| 2015 |
Open access
|
| 2014 |
1
|
| 2014 |
2
|
| 2014 |
Open access
|
| 2013 |
4
|
| 2013 |
Open access
2
1
|
| 2012 |
|
| 2012 |
Open access
|
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments | AUSTRALIA |
| California State Polytechnic University | UNITED STATES |
| China University of Mining and Technology | CHINA |
| Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Dalian University of Technology | CHINA |
| Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | AUSTRALIA |
| Devlink Group | AUSTRALIA |
| George Mason University | UNITED STATES |
| Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
| Habitat Studio Architects | AUSTRALIA |
| Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
| National Institute of Technology | INDIA |
| National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh | INDIA |
| Northeast Forestry University, China | CHINA |
| prefabAUS | AUSTRALIA |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| Southwest University of Science and Technology, China | CHINA |
| The Technical University of Madrid | SPAIN |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Cape Town | SOUTH AFRICA |
| University of Manchester | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Maryland | UNITED STATES |
| University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | UNITED STATES |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | UNITED STATES |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Southern Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| Virginia Polytechnic and State University | UNITED STATES |
| Western Michigan University | UNITED STATES |
| Wuhan University | CHINA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Architectural Research and Development |
2022 |
Editorial Board MemberInsight - Engineering and Technology |
2022 |
FellowHigher Education Academy (HEA) |
2022 |
ReviewerJournal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering |
2022 |
ReviewerRenewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews |
2022 |
ReviewerDigital Creativity |
2022 |
ReviewerSustainability |
2022 |
ReviewerJournal of Artificial Intelligence Review |
2022 |
ReviewerFrontiers of Architectural Research |
2022 |
ReviewerArchitectural Science Review |
2022 |
Topic Board EditorSustainability |
2022 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Design thinking in immersive environments: exploring the impacts of VR on parametric design process | Current |
| The influence of virtual realism on cognitive and neurocognitive aspects of design thinking | Current |
| Utilizing Digital Twin Technology to Optimize Urban Green Space Systems | Current |
| Exploring risks, drivers, and constraints of modular construction in Australasia: leveraging immersive VR technology for safety and efficiency | Completed |
| Spatial and spatio-functional patterns: a syntactical study of four typical historic Chinese towns | Completed |
