Applied Research
SCSDA connects engineering research with public-facing, non-confidential applications in smart cities, infrastructure, and digital built environments.
Smart cities, sustainable infrastructure, digital built environment
About SCSDA
SCSDA is a nonprofit applied research academy focused on smart cities, sustainable development, digital built environments, sensing technologies, and smart infrastructure.
Institutional Background
A research platform for smart cities and sustainable development.
Smart Cities and Sustainable Development Academy, or SCSDA, was established in Chongqing in 2019 as a nonprofit applied research organization. Its work connects interdisciplinary research, engineering validation, education-oriented knowledge exchange, and industry-facing collaboration.
The Academy's public research areas include digital built environments, BIM and digital twins, MEMS sensing and AIoT, smart infrastructure, intelligent monitoring systems, sustainable materials, and urban analytics.
Mission
Research, education, and responsible applied innovation.
SCSDA aims to connect scientific research with practical engineering problems in the built environment, while communicating its work through clear, public-facing, and non-confidential summaries.
Interdisciplinary Platform
The Academy brings together BIM, digital twins, sensing technologies, AIoT, urban analytics, sustainable construction, and engineering education.
Public Engagement
The Academy presents public research summaries, education engagement, and non-confidential project material for academic and industry audiences.
Interview Record
A short institutional interview with Dr Daguang Han.
This interview record presents Dr Han in the context of SCSDA's institutional development, applied research engagement, and smart-city-oriented platform building.
The video is included as a concise public media record. Longer project details are summarised on the research and project pages.
Platform Structure
Research centres and laboratories developed during 2019-2023.
The Academy's platform-construction period brought together research centres and laboratories across sensing, digital construction, smart infrastructure, sustainable materials, and intelligent equipment.
The Academy was established as a nonprofit applied research organization.
A 2019-2023 construction-period platform indicator.
Research, application, and transformation activity.
Construction-period intellectual-property outputs.