Dr. Lingye Yao is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Prior to joining CUHK, she worked as a visiting scholar at the Urban Climate Research Center, School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning, Arizona State University in 2022–2023. She obtained her PhD in Landscape Architecture from the State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building and Urban Science, School of Architecture, South China University of Technology. She serves as an Academic Editor for PLOS One and a peer reviewer for ten leading journals, including Sustainable Cities and Society, Building and Environment, Urban Climate, Science of the Total Environment, Energy and Buildings, Ecological Indicators, Journal of Building Engineering, Land Use Policy, Environmental Research, and Energy Reports. She is a member of the International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC) and the China Association of Remote Sensing Application. Dr. Yao’s research focuses on Urban (Micro)climate, Climate- responsive Design, Urban Green & Blue Infrastructures, Thermal Comfort, Building Energy Performance, and Public Health.