Faculty

CONG Richao

Lecturer

  • Department of Regional Cultural Policy and Management
E-mail　n-so@suac.ac.jp
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Richao-Cong
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6315-6147
Research Keywords：
AI and ICT, LCA, Spatiotemporal analysis
叢日超先生
Degree Ph.D. (Engineering), University of Kitakyushu (2016)
M.A. (Engineering), University of Kitakyushu (2013)
B.A. (Management), University of Jinan (2008)
Selected Professional Experiences
  • Visiting Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies (2021/4-present)
  • Part-time Lecturer, University of Kitakyushu (2022/4-present)
  • Specially Appointed Associate Professor, University of Kitakyushu (2024/4-2025/3)
  • Research Associate, National Institute for Environmental Studies (2017/1-2020/12)
Research Fields Waste management, Energy system optimization and decarbonization, Informatic
Major Publications Book chapters:
  • “How Should AI Technique Support Wastewater Treatment and Sludge Management? A Case Study from Mongolia”. Springer Nature, Vol. I: EcoDesign for Circular Value Creation, 2025 View Details（URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-9068-5_30）
  • ”Green Energy Management System Built by AI technique to Support the Regional Sustainable Development in Japan”. IOS Press, Vol. 38: Green Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, 2023 View Details（URL: https://doi.org/10.3233/ATDE230266）

Peer reviewed papers:
  • “An Intelligent-based Framework for Urban Energy Transition and Sustainable Development”, Renewable Energy, 2025 View Details（URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.123323）
  • “Optimal Operation of Distributed Energy Resources in Non-residential Buildings”（Kaori LUTHFIA, Richao CONG, Atsushi FUJIYAMA, Toru MATSUMOTO, Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. G (Environmental Research), 2025 (in Japanese, in press) ）
  • ​“Balancing Development and Sustainability in China: Critical Metal Recycling Potential from China's Electric Vehicle Industry” （Yajie HU, Richao CONG, Toru MATSUMOTO, Yajuan LI, Journal of Human and Environmental Symbiosis, 41(1), pp. 24-25, 2025)
  • “Optimal Energy Storage System and CCS Accelerate Energy Decarbonization: A Case Study of Inner Mongolia, China” （Boyi LI, Richao CONG, Toru MATSUMOTO, Yajuan LI, Journal of Human and Environmental Symbiosis, 41(1), pp. 46-60, 2025）
  • “An Optimal Scheme Assists the Municipalities in Fukuoka, Japan in Achieving their Goal of 100% Renewable Energy Supply and Future Decarbonization”, Energy Nexus, 2024 View Details（URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexus.2024.100277）
  • “Optimization of Plastic Recycling System and Technology Development Could Accelerate Decarbonization: A Case Study from Japan”, Waste Management, 2024 View Details（URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2023.12.045）
  • “Study on Improving the Accuracy of Ordering Food to Reduce Food Loss”, Journal of Human and Environmental Symbiosis, 2024 (in Japanese) View Details（URL: https://doi.org/10.32313/jahes.40.1_47）
  • “Carbon Sink Quantification Aids for Achieving the Zero-Emission Goal: A Case Study in Japan”, Energy Reports, 8(9), 2022 View Details（URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.06.102）
  • “AI Techniques Aid for Optimizing the Collection System of Industrial Plastic Waste”, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 2022 View Details（URL: https://doi.org/10.11353/sesj.35.237）
  • “AI Techniques Aid for Predicting the Collection Demands of Industrial Plastic Waste from Multiple Facilities”, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 2022 View Details（URL: https://doi.org/10.11353/sesj.35.247）
  • “How and why did fossil fuel use change in Fukushima Prefecture before and after the Great East Japan Earthquake?”, Energy Reports, 2022 View Details（URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.12.046）
  • “Collection of Industrial Plastic Waste Under the Pandemic of COVID-19: A Case Study of Wholesale & Retail Trade Sector in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan”, Journal of Human and Environmental Symbiosis, 2022 View Details（URL: https://doi.org/10.32313/jahes.38.1_46）
  • “Uncertainty Analysis on Global Greenhouse Gas Inventories from Anthropogenic Sources”, International Journal of Environmental Pollution and Remediation, 2019 View Details（URL: https://doi.org/10.11159/ijepr.2019.001）
  • “Visualization on fossil-fuel carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from buildings in Tokyo metropolis”, ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2018 View Details（https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-iv-4-21-2018）
  • “Spatial simulation and LCA evaluation on the plastic waste recycling system in Tianjin”, Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 2017 View Details（URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-016-0538-4）
  • “Optimization of Domestic Plastic Waste Collection and Transportation System in Mega-city of China: Case Study of Tianjin”, Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. G (Environmental Research), 2016 (in Japanese) View Details（URL: https://doi.org/10.2208/jscejer.72.i_65）

Conference proceedings:
  • “Incorporation of Optimal Energy Storage System and CCUS Project into Power Market Trading”（Boyi LI, Richao CONG, Toru MATSUMOTO, 9th International Conference on Green Energy and Applications (ICGEA), Singapore, 1-8, IEEE Xplore, 2025）
  • “Driving Towards Sustainability: V2G Technology and Future Prospects“ （Yajie HU, Richao CONG, Toru MATSUMOTO, 9th International Conference on Green Energy and Applications (ICGEA), Singapore, 1-8, IEEE Xplore, 2025）
  • “A Smart Energy System Designed for Decarbonization-oriented Energy Transition from a Solar-rich Region of Japan”, Proceeding of 19th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES2024)
  • “Evidence for the Development of Energy Resilience in Fukushima Prefecture After the Great East Japan Earthquake”, International Archives of the Photogrammetry. Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2020 View Details（URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIV-3-W1-2020-37-2020）
  • “Spatiotemporal analysis on CO2 emissions from households in Japan”, International Archives of the Photogrammetry. Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2019 View Details（URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W16-75-2019）
  • “Overview of model systems for global carbon dioxide and methane flux estimates using GOSAT and GOSAT-2 observations”（Makoto Saito, Yosuke Niwa, Tazu Saeki, Richao Cong, Tatsuya Miyauchi, Journal of The Remote Sensing Society of Japan, 39(1), pp. 50-56, 2019)
  • “Exploration on quantifying carbon dioxide (CO2) emission from road traffic in megacity”, International Archives of the Photogrammetry. Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2018 View Details（URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-4-115-2018）

Developed works (data product):
  • “Fossil-fuel CO2 emission estimates at 1x1 km in Tokyo” , Center for Global Environmental Research, NIES (2021/01）View Details（URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.17595/20210129.001）

Awards:
  • “ILCAJ Young Researcher's Award”, Designing and evaluations of decarbonization-oriented systems by integrating the life cycle assessment and optimization theory, The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan (2025/03)
  • “SES Young Environmental Scientist Award”, Research on urban decarbonization, waste recycling, and energy supply systems optimization based on numerical modeling and spatial analysis, Society of Environmental Science, Japan (2023/09)
  • “Best Poster Honorary Mention Certificate”, Exploration on Quantifying Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emission from Road Traffic in Megacity, International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (2018/10)
Academic Organizations Society of Environmental Science, Japan, Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management
The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan, Japan Association for Human and Environmental Symbiosis

Message

My major is Environmental Informatic Engineering and my current research interests are AI technique utilization, System optimization, GHG emissions accounting and mapping, Life cycle assessment, Dynimics analysis, and Spatiotemporal analysis. Since 2016, I have published more than 20 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. I welcome global collaborations on research projects and education program development.
Even if my native language is Chinese, I could also give lectures in Japanese and English. I have high intension in bringing up global tatents. As a researcher experienced from a foreign student, I know how to follow them in both their daily life and studies. Up to now, I have made presentations more than 50 times. Meanwhile, I hold the network with many researchers from global institutions and universities. For Japanese students who want to go aboard in the future, please consider joining our lab (SOU-Lab) for more details.
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