Organized by HKIE-CAD
Supported by HKIE-BSD & SSC, InstMC HK, UniSA Alumni HK - Doctoral Society & GBA Development Centre
Programme Highlight
Lately, the Hong Kong Government has set an aggressive, but much needed, target to become carbon neutral by 2050.
The adoption of a circular economy over a traditional linear economy is one of the key r outes to achieve a low carbon
future that can mitigate Hong Kong’s waste management crisis as well. Despite the inherent benefits of the circular
economy, its adoption is low due to the lack of data and tools for improving resource efficie ncy and waste
man agement. Dr. Shauhrat Chopra , the speaker will highlight the utilit y of tools such as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
for data driven decision making. The talk will also showcase the opportunity for the development of novel
Information and Com munication Techno logies (ICT) tools. In particular, blockchain enabled data driven t ools may
have the capability to improve trust and transparency in supply chain networks, platforms for shared and performance
economy, stakeholder participation, and govern ance and manageme nt of organizations. The talk will emphasize the
significance of da ta driven tools and systems analytics to avoid unintended negative consequences of engineering
decisions on the environment.
Language
The webinar will be carried out in English
Speaker
Dr. Shauhrat S. CHOPRA, Assistant Professor of School of Energy and Environment, City University HK
Dr. Chopra obtained his Integrated Master of Science in Systems Biology from the University of Hyderabad, India in
2011. He rec eived his PhD in Civil and E nvironmental Engineering from the Swanson School of Engineering at the
University of Pittsburgh, USA, in 201 5. His doctoral dissertation was focused on resilience of complex systems
including economic systems, industrial symbios is, and critical infrastruc t ure systems at urban and national levels.
Before joining the School of Energy and Environment, Dr Chopra wor ke d as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute
for Environmental Science and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicag o, on the U.S. EPA funded L Cn ano project
focused on sustainable design of future transformative nano enabled products. His data driven r es earch is focused on
designing indicators for sustainability and resilience of the built environment in support of envi ronmental
decision making.
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