Dr. Dong Liang, Associate Professor, PhD Supervisor, Department of Public and International Affairs & School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong. His research expertise includes Industrial Ecology, Circular Economy, Corporate ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance), Sustainable Industrial and Urban Planning, and Sustainable Technology Assessment. Google Scholar Citations: 9600+, H-index: 61. He has led or participated in research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Sino-Dutch Smart City Initiative under China’s Ministry of Science and Technology, and Japan’s Cabinet Office programs such as “Environmental Future Cities” and “SDG Cities.” He serves as a consulting expert for organizations including the U.S. Energy Foundation, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP), the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation (KICOX), and the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) in fields such as regional eco-industrial development, low-carbon cities, and smart cities. He holds editorial roles as Associate Editor or Editorial Board Member for several international journals, including: Resources, Conservation & Recycling Advances (Elsevier), Urban Transformations (Springer Nature), and Circular Economy and Sustainability (Springer Nature). He is also committee member in the committee on "Sustainable Urban Systems" (2021-2023) and "Industrial Symbiosis" (2023-present) of the International Society for Industrial Ecology; Industrial Ecology Committee of the Ecological Society of China; the Circular Economy Committee of the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences; and the vice chairman of the Urban Human Settlement Environment Committee of Chinese Society for Urban Studies (CSUS). He has been selected as one of Stanford University's top 2% most cited researchers for 6 years (2020-2025).