Fulong Yao

(he/him)

BEng,MSc,PhD

Biography

Fulong Yao received his BEng degree from Ludong University, China, in 2018 and his MSc degree from Shanghai University, China, in 2021. He obtained his PhD in Computer Science from Newcastle University, UK, in 2025. He was an academic visitor at the University of Essex from September to December 2019 and a PhD researcher at the University of East Anglia from October 2021 to September 2022. He is currently a Research Associate at Cardiff University, UK, and a research member of The Cleets Global Centre. His research interests include data-driven AI and machine learning algorithms, with applications in multi-energy microgrid and clean transportation. He has contributed to several large-scale UKRI and US NSF projects, including the REMeDY project (approximately £2.34M in total) and the CLEETS project (approximately £6M + $5M in total), developing data-centric modelling, predictive, and optimisation capabilities for operational intelligence across sectors.