Dr Daoping Wang
Principal Investigator
King's College London
Leads Domino Risk Lab's research on cascading and systemic risks, climate and disaster impacts, and AI-enabled risk assessment.
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People
Our interdisciplinary team brings together expertise in risk science, AI, social science, climate change, infrastructure, and decision-making.
Principal Investigator
Core Members
Pengfei Yuan
Postgraduate Researcher & PhD Candidate
King's College London / Shandong University
Studies AI-enabled modelling of climate disruptions in critical infrastructure and cascading risks in global supply and value chains.
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Jia Zheng
PhD Researcher
King's College London
Examines how climate-driven hydropower fluctuations cascade through supply chains and affect energy policy and business continuity.
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Jiaming Yu
PhD Student
King's College London
Models cascading socioeconomic risks from floods, heatwaves, and other extreme events to inform climate adaptation policy.
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Lijuan Zhou
PhD Student
Center for Economic Research, Shandong University
Studies the economics of disaster-related cascading risks within population, resource, and environmental economics.
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Liqi Hu
Research Student
Center for Economic Research, Shandong University
Works on disaster economics and quantitative assessment of heterogeneous sector responses to large economic and policy shocks.
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Congcong Du
PhD Candidate
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Investigates climate risks in aviation, aviation-system resilience, and pathways for reducing aviation emissions.
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Wen He
PhD Candidate
King's College London
Studies how climate risks cascade across urban systems and how cities can strengthen resilience.
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Yaotian Sun
Research Student
Center for Economic Research, Shandong University
Works on population, resource, and environmental economics, with an interest in sustainability-system assessment and network DEA.
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Can Wang
PhD Candidate
Beijing Institute of Technology
Studies cascading risks in low-carbon energy transitions across energy systems, economic structures, productivity, and labour markets.
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Advisory Board
Professor Aijun Li
Professor
Center for Economic Research, Shandong University
Advises on large-scale modelling for energy economics, climate policy, disaster resilience, and open quantitative methods.
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Dr Jinlei Zhang
Associate Professor
School of Systems Science, Beijing Jiaotong University
Advises on intelligent transportation systems, spatiotemporal data mining, deep learning, and transport prediction.
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Dr Jin Rui
Postdoctoral Research Associate
King's College London
Advises on geospatial AI, urban risk prediction, behavioural simulation, and data-informed urban governance.
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Dr Yuan Liu
Associate Research Fellow
National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration
Advises on meteorological disaster risk, climate-impact assessment, disaster losses, and cross-sector cascading effects.
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Dr Zhao Zeng
Associate Research Fellow
College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University
Advises on cascading disaster risk, disaster-footprint analysis, supply-chain losses, and post-disaster recovery policy.
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