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
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
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| 2018 |
Open access
3
3
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| 2018 |
Open access
4
3
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| 2015 |
Open access
28
18
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
1
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
4
|
| 2017 |
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
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| 2023 |
1
|
| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2023 |
Open access
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| 2022 |
Open access
1
|
| 2022 |
Open access
14
1
|
| 2022 |
Open access
2
2
|
| 2022 |
7
|
| 2022 |
Open access
2
1
1
|
| 2022 |
Open access
7
|
| 2022 |
Open access
7
5
|
| 2021 |
Open access
5
4
|
| 2021 |
16
16
|
| 2021 |
Open access
41
30
2
|
| 2021 |
Open access
11
12
1
|
| 2021 |
Open access
|
| 2021 |
Open access
2
|
| 2020 |
Open access
38
31
|
| 2020 |
Open access
7
7
6
|
| 2019 |
Open access
9
9
|
| 2019 |
Open access
34
29
1
|
| 2018 |
Open access
6
4
|
| 2018 |
Open access
3
3
|
| 2018 |
Open access
4
3
|
| 2016 |
Open access
6
7
|
| 2016 |
Open access
14
|
| 2015 |
17
|
| 2015 |
Open access
28
18
|
| 2015 |
Open access
13
10
|
| 2013 |
9
|
| 2013 |
Open access
12
|
| 2012 |
Open access
2
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
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| 2020 |
Open access
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| 2020 |
Open access
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| 2018 |
Open access
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| 2018 |
Open access
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| 2018 |
Open access
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| 2017 |
Open access
1
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| 2017 |
3
|
| 2017 |
Open access
|
| 2017 |
7
|
| 2016 |
Open access
1
|
| 2016 |
Open access
2
|
| 2016 |
5
3
|
| 2015 |
Open access
|
| 2015 |
2
|
| 2015 |
Open access
|
| 2015 |
Open access
|
| 2014 |
Open access
1
|
| 2014 |
2
|
| 2014 |
Open access
|
| 2013 |
3
1
|
| 2013 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2012 |
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| 2012 |
Open access
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External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| California State Polytechnic University | UNITED STATES |
| China University of Mining and Technology | CHINA |
| Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Dalian University of Technology, China | CHINA |
| Devlink Group | AUSTRALIA |
| George Mason University | UNITED STATES |
| Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
| Habitat Studio Architects | AUSTRALIA |
| National Institute of Technology | INDIA |
| National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh | INDIA |
| Northeast Forestry University, China | CHINA |
| Southwest University of Science and Technology, China | CHINA |
| 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 |
| 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 |
ReviewerDigital Creativity |
2022 |
ReviewerFrontiers of Architectural Research |
2022 |
ReviewerArchitectural Science Review |
2022 |
ReviewerRenewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews |
2022 |
ReviewerJournal of Artificial Intelligence Review |
2022 |
ReviewerSustainability |
2022 |
Topic Board EditorSustainability |
2022 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| 111860 - Extending Aesthetic Research into the Digital Reconstruction of Traditional Chinese Architecture | Current |
| Exploring designers¿ cognitive behaviour in immersive virtual environments based on biometric evidence | Current |
| Integrating immersive VR technology towards safer and smarter construction: revealing risks, drivers, and constraints of modular construction in Australasia | Current |
| Parametric VR: Applying and Exploring Virtual Reality Systems to Better Support Parametric Design | Current |
| Spatial and spatio-functional patterns: a syntactical study of four typical historic Chinese towns | Completed |
