Biography

Rong Deng is currently a PhD student at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received his Master’s Degree (2024) and Bachelor’s Degree (2021) from the China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT). His research focuses on fire detection, smart firefighting and operational research.

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Background of Education

• 2024 - Present, Ph.D., Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

• 2021 - 2024, M.Eng., School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology.

• 2017 - 2021, B.Eng., School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology.

 

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Research Areas

Smart Firefighting, Coal Fire, Operational Research.

 

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Prizes and Awards

• 2023 National Scholarship for Graduate Students.

• 2022 Winner of Best Postgraduate Student Award in the XVIII International Forum-Contest of Students and Young Researchers.

• 2020 First Prize in the 6th National Safety Science and Engineering University Student Practical and Innovative Work Competition.

• 2018 National Encouragement Scholarship.

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Publications

• Z. Shao, R. Deng, G. Zhang, Y. Li, X. Tang, W. Zhang (2023). 3D thermal mapping of smoldering coal gangue pile fires using airborne thermal infrared data. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering.

• Z. Shao, T. Yang, R. Deng, H. Shao (2024). Monitoring Burning Coal Gangue Dump Based on the 3D Thermal Infrared Model. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing.

• Shao, Z., Y. Liang, F. Tian, S. Song, R. Deng (2022). Constructing 3-D land surface temperature model of local coal fires using UAV thermal images. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

• Z. Shao, R. Deng, T. Zhou, F. Cao, H. Sun, L. Chen, Y. Yuan, X. Zhong (2021). 3D Localization of Coal Fires Based on Self-Potential Data: Sandbox Experiments. Pure and Applied Geophysics.

• Z. Shao, Y. Li, R. Deng, D. Wang, X. Zhong (2021). Three-dimensional-imaging thermal surfaces of coal fires based on UAV thermal infrared data. International Journal of Remote Sensing.

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Patents

• Z. Shao, R. Deng, X. Zhong, G. Zhang, H. Wang, T. Yang, G. Qu, H. Zhang. A joint imaging system and image enhancement fusion method based on UAV platform, Chinese Patent, ZL202310676370.6.

• Z. Shao, D. Wang, X. Zhong, Y. Li, R. Deng. A digital imaging method for three-dimensional temperature field of coal fire and gangue hill fire, Chinese Patent, CN202010370173.8.

• Z. Shao, Y. Li, R. Deng. Thermal infrared image detail enhancement mass processing software in coal field fire area V1.0, Chinese Software Copyright, 2021SR1395461.