Lizhen Huang

Professor Lizhen Huang is a distinguished academic at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), where she serves as a Professor and Group leader of Civil Engineering and Geomatics within the Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. She also holds the position of Innovation Leader at the department and is a member of the IV faculty's innovation committee, promoting "research-innovation-education integration".

Her research spans multiple critical domains:

• Sustainable Built environment (buildings and infrastructure)
• Sustainability assessment (LCA, LCC, SD)
• Digital twin (BIM-IoT-AI)
• Circular built environment and DPP
• Energy demand analysis

Professor Huang leads strategic research on the "digital twin for sustainable built environment" with over €5 million secured for projects targeting carbon-neutral futures. Her work integrates digital technologies with sustainability principles across EU and national initiatives, demonstrating consistent innovation in circular economy applications for the built environment.

Her scholarly contributions include over 40 high-impact journal publications, with one paper achieving over 820 citations since 2018. Her research trajectory shows increasing focus on integrating BIM, IoT, and AI for sustainable construction solutions.

Professor Huang has mentored 10+ PhD students, 5+ post-doctoral researchers, and 2+ faculty members while actively participating in scientific evaluations from PhD defenses to faculty recruitments. Her extensive collaboration network spans European innovation platforms including ECTP-DBE and AIOTI.

She currently leads multiple significant projects including Horizon Europe initiatives (SPADE and PRecyling), RCN projects (TRE STEG, CircWOOD, SirkTre), and NTNU sustainability initiatives focused on circular cities and decarbonization pathways.