Mao Ding, a lecturer in the Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Hefei University of Technology. Her primary research interests include heating systems, resilience analysis and optimization of integrated energy systems, and building energy-saving technologies. Her research achievements cover vulnerability assessment and resilience optimization of complex energy networks, as well as thermal performance enhancement of building envelopes. Currently, she is focused on exploring the application of intelligent algorithms for resilience management in heating systems and dynamic thermal response optimization in buildings.