Dr. Ying Zheng earned, from Queen’s University Belfast, a PhD in Environmental Planning in 2023. She is now a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the School of Natural and Built Environment at Queen’s University Belfast. Her work in urban microclimate, nature-based solutions, urban heat island mitigation, climate adaptation, environmental simulation, and climate-responsive urban design has resulted in 4 first-author publications, academic presentations, teaching activities, peer-review service for SCI-indexed journals, and research contributions to funded projects. These include the AHRC Green Transition Ecosystem “Future Island-Island” project, the EU Horizon 2020 UPSURGE project, where she contributed to the Maribor case study on children’s outdoor thermal comfort, ESRC IAA Rapid Impact-funded Barcelona fieldwork, and the Agility Plus-funded project “Designing Nature-Based Solutions for the Built Environment in the Future Climate: A Case Study in Barcelona.” Her awards and honours include second place in the ENVI-met UNI LAB Award 2022. Her research interests include urban microclimate, urban heat island mitigation, climate change adaptation, nature-based solutions, urban green infrastructure, environmental simulation, climate-responsive urban design, public engagement, and AI-assisted visual storytelling for climate literacy.