Educational background

●Ph. D.   2002   Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics
                  University of Science and Technology of China
●B. Sc.   1999   Computer Science and Technology (the second degree)
                 University of Science and Technology of China
●B. Eng.  1998   Engineering Thermophysics
                 University of Science and Technology of China

Experience

●2011/12-          Professor in Tsinghua University
●2005/12-2011/12    Associate Prof. in Tsinghua University
●2005/11-2005/12    Associate Prof. in University of Science and Technology of China
●2003/11-2005/11    JSPS Post-doctoral Fellow in Waseda University, Japan
●2002/07-2003/11    Lecturer in University of Science and Technology of China

Teaching work

Undergraduate courses: (1) Fundamentals of Transport Phenomena in Safety Science, (2) Scientific Issues in Disaster Evacuation
Graduate courses: (1) Introduction to Emergency Management, (2) Personnel Evacuation and Protection Technology

Areas of Research Interests

[1]Human Injury Mechanisms and Personal Protective Equipment in Disaster Scenarios
[2]Risk management and emergency management
[3]Crowd Safety, Evacuation, and Flow Management
[4]Fire Dynamics

Research Status

Research Projects (Principal Investigator)
[1]Public safety and emergency management, Innovation Research Group sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2026.01-2030.12.
[2]Urban Public Safety Risk Management, The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2018.01-2022.12.
[3]Management theory and method of hazardous chemicals storage, sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2025-2028.
[4]Risk management theory and method for technological incidents induced by natural disasters, sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2021-2025.
[5]Research and application of key technologies for urban operation management service support system and platform, sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, 2024.11-2027.11.
[6]Human body injury mechanism and person protection equipment for emergency rescuers, sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, 2016.07-2019.06.
[7]Evaluation Index and Software Development for Safety City, sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, 2011.01-2013.12.
[8]Research on Risk Prevention and Control Methods for High-density Crowd Stampede Accidents based on Video Analysis, sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2015.01-2018.12.
[9]Research on the Transmission Dynamics and Containment Strategies of Influenza Pandemic based on Large-scale Population Flow Patterns, sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2011.01-2013.12.
[10]Study on Human Thermal Response Mechanism under Fire Environment, sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2011.01-2013.12.
[11]Study on Quantitative Risk Assessment Method for City Gas System based on Complex Network Theory, sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2009.01-2011.12.
[12]Backdraft occurrence and suppression mechanism in fire smoke, sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2004.01-2006.12.
[13]Personnel Positioning and Evacuation Technology based on Internal Monitoring of Super High-rise Buildings, sponsored by Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission, 2010.01-2011.12.
[14]Study on City Integrated Risk Assessment Method, sponsored by Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission, 2008.01-2009.12.

Academic Achievement

(1) Books and book chapters
[1]Weng, W.G., He, Z.C., Wang, J.J. and Shen, K.X. Multi hazard coupling risk assessment method. Science Press, Beijing, China, 2024.
[2]Chen, X.H., Weng, W.G., Ye Q., Jiang H.Q. and Lv X. Theory, methods, and applications of big data integration platforms for public management, Science Press, Beijing, China, 2025.
[3]Weng, W.G., Wang, J.Y. and Wang, C.Y. Crowd dynamics and risk assessment. Science Press, Beijing, China, 2022.
[4]Weng, W.G., Luo, N. and Han, Z.Y. The diffusion mechanism of indoor pollutants and personnel exposure assessment. Science Press, Beijing, China, 2020.
[5]Weng, W.G., Fu, M. and Yang, J. Human Thermal Damage and Safety Assessment in High Temperature Environment. Science Press, Beijing, China, 2018.
[6]Weng, W.G., Zhu, W. and Zhai, Z.G. Evaluation Index and System of Safety City. Science Press, Beijing, China, 2017.
[7]Weng, W.G., Fu, M. and Yang, J. Human Thermal Damage and Safety Assessment in High Temperature Environment. Science Press, Beijing, China, 2017.
[8]Zhu, W., Weng, W.G. and Liu, K.H. Risk Assessment of Urban Pipelines. Science Press, Beijing, China, 2016.
[9]Fan, W.C., Liu, Y. and Weng, W.G. Introduction to Public Safety Science. Science Press, Beijing, China, 2013.
(2) Patents and copyrights
Received 20 patents and 40 software copyrights.
(3) Invited Lectures
[1]Weng, W.G., Natech (Natural Hazard-triggerring Technological Accident) Risk Management Framework and Research Progress, 20th International Symposium on Emergency Management Beijing, China, 2025.11.7-9.
[2]Weng, W.G. Natech risk management framework and research progress. 7th International Symposium on Natural Hazard-Triggered Technological Accidents, Chengdu, 2023.6.30.
[3]Weng, W.G. Crisis propagation in the complex scenario of natural disasters and public health events. The 18th International Symposium on Emergency Management (ISEM 2023), Wuhan, China, Nov. 11-12, 2023.
[4]Weng, W.G. Research on the characteristics of interactions between individuals and risk evaluation method in dense crowd, 3rd Workshop on Pedestrian Traffic and Evacuation Dynamics, 23-24 September, 2022, Hefei, China.
[5]Weng, W.G. Progress in emergency rescue protection. Annual Conference of Rescue and Protection Branch of China Association for Disaster & Emergency Rescue, Tianjin, China, 2018.10.25-28.
[6]Weng, W.G. City risk management. The Fifth Forum of Young Fire Scholars of China Fire Protection Association, Beijing, China, 2018.11.20.
[7]Weng, W.G. Personal protection for emergency rescuer. 2016 International Symposium on Fire and Emergency Rescue, Shanghai, China, 2016, 11.8.
[8]Weng, W.G. Experimental and Numerical Study of Human Thermal Physiological Responses from Fire, 2016 International Seminar on Safety Science and Technology, Kunming, China, 2016, 10.17-19.
[9]Weng, W.G. An Integrated Evacuation Route Planning Method for High-rise Building Fire. One-day Workshop on Emergency Management, Loughborough, UK, 2013, 7.17.
[10]Weng, W.G. Some fire events and research in China. The 1st Global COE International Symposium for the Reduction of Fire Damage in East Asia. Seoul, Korea, March 26-27, 2009.
[11]Weng, W.G. Models of a Technical Platform for Emergency Management. 6th International Symposium on New Technologies for Urban Safety of Mega Cities in Asia, Dacca, Bengal, Dec. 8-9, 2007.
(4) Journal Papers
Published 200+ journal papers. Some listed below:

Academic part-time job

[1]  Member of the Academic Committee of Tsinghua University
[2]Associate editor: Emergency Management Science and Technology
[3]Editorial board member: Fundamental Research, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, Journal of Tsinghua University, Buildings, Chinese Journal of Management Science, Journal of Management Science and Engineering in China, China Special Equipment Safety, Journal of Special Equipment, etc.
[4]Chairman, Personal Safety Branch of China Association for Public Safety
[5]Vice chairman, Risk Management Branch of the Chinese Society of Optimization, Overall Planning and Economic Mathematics
[6]Vice chairman, Rescue and Protection Branch of China Association for Disaster & Emergency Rescue
[7]Member of Expert group in public safety in Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China

Rewards and Honors