Zhao Tianyi is the Deputy Dean and an Associate Professor of the School of Civil Engineering at Dalian University of Technology. He is the Group Lead of the On-line Automation Solutions Institute for Sustainability in Energy and Buildings (OASIS-EB). This group focuses on investigating intelligent regulation and control methods for building energy systems, incorporating advanced technologies such as the Internet of Things, big data, and artificial intelligence. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles in journals.