Ph.D., Associate professor, "Double Hundred Talents Plan" of Sichuan University. She received her B.Mgt. in Engineering Management from Shandong University in 2013, M.Sc. in Construction Management from City University of Hong Kong in 2014, and Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering from Southeast University in 2019, and was a joint Ph.D. candidate at the College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida, USA. After graduation, she successively served as Research Associate, Postdoctoral Fellow, and Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Building and Real Estate at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and as Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, UK. Her main research interests include urban building resilience, building safety and health, emergency evacuation, and age-friendly built environment. To date, she has published 38 research outputs, including 12 papers in TOP journals, with a total citation over 700. She has led 4 research projects with total funding exceeding RMB 2.4 million, and has participated as a core member in 10 other research projects. She also serves as a member of the Architectural Society of China, a Youth Editorial Board Member of Urban Lifeline, a Guest Editor for SCI/SSCI journals, and a reviewer for TOP journals such as Habitat International, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Automation in Construction, and Advanced Engineering Informatics.
Email
f.zhang@scu.edu.cn
Representative research results
Journal paper：
[1] Tianlong Shan, Fan Zhang*, Albert P. C. Chan, Shiyao Zhu, Kaijian Li. Large Language Models-empowered automatic knowledge graph development based on multi-modal data for building health resilience [J]. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2025, 68A:103655. (SCI, Q1)
[2] Tianlong Shan, Fan Zhang*, Albert P. C. Chan, Shiyao Zhu, Kaijian Li, Yifan Wu. Exploring influencing factors of health resilience for urban buildings by integrated CHATGPT-empowered BERTopic model: a case study of Hong Kong [J]. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2025, 112: 107852. (SSCI, Q1)
[3] Linyan Chen, Amos Darko, Fan Zhang, Albert P. C. Chan, Qiang Yang*. Using Large Language Models to Improve Challenges Assessment in Existing Office Building Energy Retrofits [J]. Building and Environment, 2025, 276:112891. (SCI, Q1)
[4] Fan Zhang*, Albert P. C. Chan, Linyan Chen, Dezhi Li, Peng Cui. Metrics and approaches for building health resilience in the pandemic prevention and control: a case study of Hong Kong public housing [J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2024, 103: 104343. (SCI, Q1)
[5] Fan Zhang*, Albert P. C. Chan, Dezhi Li. Developing smart building solutions to reduce indoor risks of the elderly: A systematic-bibliometric analysis [J]. Safety Science, 2023, 168: 106310. (SCI, Q1)
[6] Fan Zhang*, Albert P. C. Chan, Dezhi Li. Evaluating building egress safety for the elderly under different urgent-level circumstances in high-density cities: based on ABEM-enabled simulation [J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2023, 87:103587. (SCI, Q1)
[7] Fan Zhang, Albert P.C. Chan, Amos Darko, Zhengyi Chen*, Dezhi Li. Integrated applications of building information modeling and artificial intelligence techniques in the AEC/FM industry [J]. Automation in Construction, 2022, 139:104289. (SCI, Q1)
[8] Fan Zhang*, Albert P. C. Chan, Amos Darko, Dezhi Li. BIM-enabled multi-level assessment of age-friendliness of urban housing based on multiscale spatial framework: enlightenments of housing support for “aging-in-place” [J]. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021, 72:103039. (SCI, Q1)
[9] Fan Zhang*, Albert P. C. Chan, Amos Darko, Dezhi Li. Predicting the elderly’s quality of life based on dynamic neighborhood environment under diverse scenarios: an integrated approach of ANN, scenario analysis and Monte Carlo method [J]. Habitat International, 2021, 113:102373. (SSCI, Q1)
[10] Fan Zhang*, Dezhi Li, Albert P. C. Chan. Diverse contributions of multiple mediators to the impact of perceived neighborhood environment on the overall quality of life of community-dwelling seniors: a cross-sectional study in Nanjing, China [J]. Habitat International, 2020, 104:102253. (SSCI, Q1)
[11] Fan Zhang, Dezhi Li*, Sherry Ahrentzen, Jiankun Zhang. Spatial disparities of accessibility to community-based service resources for Chinese older adults based on travel behavior: A city-wide study of Nanjing [J]. Habitat International, 2019, 88:101984. (SSCI, Q1)
Book chapter：
Fan Zhang, Linyan Chen, Lichininikesha Weerasinghe, Kasun Thanaweera Achchige Don, Albert P.C. Chan*, Stakeholder management in construction in developing countries [B], Research Companion to Construction in Developing Countries (Editor Prof. George Ofori), 2026, Edward Elgar Publishing. (in process of proof)
Research project
[1] Research Incentive Funding, Developing and promoting intelligent building retrofit schemes for older persons: from the perspective of “double ageing” dilemma, HKD 1,000,000, 2023/09-2025/06, completed, Principal Investigator.
[2] Start-up fund for RAP under the strategic hiring scheme, Developing and promoting building health resilience in high-density cities: Rethinking the development of healthy building in the post-pandemic era, HKD 600,000, 2023/08-2025/06, completed, Principal Investigator.
[3] Centrally Funded Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme, Evaluating and Promoting Healthy Residential Buildings for Aged Residents through Smart Approaches in High-Density Cities, HKD 820,000, 2022/04-2023/05, completed, Principal Investigator.
[4] Foundation of Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation and Innovative Talents from School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Facilities for the Elderly in Large-scale Communities of Public Housing, RMB 70,000, 2015/09-2019/09, completed, Principal Investigator.
[5] Hong Kong Development Bureau Contract Research, Review and Maintenance of Project Surveillance System Additional Services No.1 - Review of Contingency Provision and RCF to enhance PSS Performance, HKD 1,508,650, 2023/07-now, in process, key participant.
[6] Hong Kong Development Bureau Contract Research, Upgrading of Project Surveillance System, HKD 1,945,060, 2023/07-now, in process, key participant。
[7] Project of National Social Science Foundation of China, Assessing and Improving Citizens’ Perception of the Construction of Smart City, 2019/09-2023/12, completed, key participant.
[8] MOE (Ministry of Education in China) Project of Humanities and Social Sciences, Residential Engagement of Sponge-style Old Community Renewal, 2017/07-2020/05, completed, key participant.
[9] Key Project of National Social Science Foundation of China, Development of Community and Home Care System of Large-scale Communities of Public Housing, 2015/03-2018/12, completed, key participant.
[10] Key Project of Philosophy and Social Science Research in Colleges and Universities of Jiangsu Education Department (China), Model of Social Organization Participation in Home-based Elderly Care Services, 2015/03-2018/12, completed, key participant.
Teaching and supervision
She has served as the module leader for multiple undergraduate and postgraduate modules at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Oxford Brookes University, as well as a visiting lecturer at Southeast University, and has supervised several research assistants, Ph.D. students, and postdoctoral researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She maintains close connections with worldwide universities including the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, City University of Hong Kong, the University of Hong Kong, University of New South Wales, University of Florida, University of Washington, the University of British Columbia, University College London, and Oxford Brookes University, and can provide students with high-quality opportunities for academic collaboration and exchange.
