Hashem Akbari

Hashem Akbari is a Professor Emeritus and leader of the Heat Island Group at
Concordia University (Montreal, Canada). He also an honorary professor at Jiaotong
University in Xian.

He has pioneered the research in analyzing urban heat islands and
development of countermeasures to cool summer heat islands and design of energy
efficient communities. His research focuses on analyses of energy, air quality, health
impact, and environmental aspects of heat islands mitigation measures (cool roofs, cool
pavements, urban vegetation); development of cool materials; development of
implementation codes and standards; and in collaboration with policy makers and
stakeholders, coordination of national and international programs for implementing
mitigation measures.

He is the founding organizer and member of Board of Directors of
Global Cool Cities Alliance, Cool Roof Rating Council. He organizes the International
Conference on Countermeasures to Urban Heat Islands (IC2UHI) series held every 2-3
years.