2023 — present
Tsinghua University
Ph.D. candidate, Management Science and Engineering
Institute of Energy, Environment, and Economy
Curriculum vitae
Qi Ding
Education, research projects, professional experience, publications, methods, and recognition.
- Current position
- Ph.D. candidate, Tsinghua University
- Field
- Management Science and Engineering
- Research focus
- End-use transitions, spatial infrastructure, and power-system integration
Academic background
Education
2018 — 2023
Tongji University
B.Eng., Vehicle Engineering
Shanghai, China
Recognition
Selected honors
2023
Shanghai Outstanding Graduate
2022
National Scholarship
2021
National Scholarship
Applied and collaborative research
Selected research projects
Institutional projects connecting energy-system modeling with policy, technology, and infrastructure decisions.
Nov 2024 — present
National Key R&D Program of China
Technology for CO₂-EOR and Long-term Sequestration
Core member
Conducting techno-economic assessment of carbon capture, transport, utilization, and storage pathways, including sequestration benefits and cost curves for national technology-roadmap research.
Methods: Techno-economic analysis · CCUS cost modeling · energy-system assessment
Sep 2024 — present
European Commission, DG CLIMA
COMMITTED Project
Research contributor
Contributing to multi-model comparison of climate-policy portfolios and national and global low-carbon transition pathways, with a focus on interpreting China-focused scenarios within international model evidence.
Methods: Integrated assessment · scenario comparison · climate-policy analysis
Sep 2023 — present
Energy Foundation China
China Energy System Model Comparison
Research member
Comparing decarbonization pathways, model assumptions, and result differences across energy-system models, with attention to power transition, electrification, storage, and regional coordination.
Methods: Energy-system modeling · model comparison · scenario analysis
Sep 2023 — Jun 2024
The World Bank Group
Green China — Towards Cleaner and More Sustainable Growth
Researcher
Used China TIMES 2.0 to analyse low-carbon pathways for the power sector and key industries, supporting scenario design, model calibration, results interpretation, and policy-oriented research on green growth.
Methods: China TIMES 2.0 · integrated assessment · policy analysis
Jul 2023 — Dec 2023
CNPC Economics & Technology Research Institute
Transportation Energy Refueling Facility Upgrade
Research member
Studied pathways for upgrading conventional fuel stations into multi-energy hubs, covering charging, battery swapping, hydrogen refueling, and business models for integrated transport-energy services.
Methods: Infrastructure assessment · business-model analysis · transport energy
Oct 2022 — Jul 2023
China Automotive Technology and Research Center
Carbon Neutrality Technology Roadmap for Commercial Vehicles 1.0
Core member — clean-energy-supply workstream
Assessed the application potential, infrastructure needs, and techno-economic boundaries of electrification, hydrogen, and biofuels for commercial vehicles, contributing to a national think-tank roadmap.
Methods: Total-cost-of-ownership analysis · technology assessment · transport decarbonization
Industry and public-sector practice
Selected professional experience
Experience connecting technical analysis with product delivery, industry strategy, and public-sector planning.
Jul 2025 — Aug 2025
Mianyang Municipal SASAC
Summer Research Intern
Contributed to preliminary research for the municipal state-owned-enterprise development plan and to analysis of industrial investment and coordination mechanisms.
Sep 2022 — Apr 2023
IM Motors
Innovation Strategy Intern
Researched electric-vehicle value chains, technology pathways, and company strategies; synthesized evidence for internal discussions on supply chains and technology investment.
Sep 2022 — Dec 2022
NIO
Project Management Intern — software delivery
Supported production-vehicle software releases by tracking issues, coordinating development and testing interfaces, and contributing to version-review workflows.