Shao Yong is a tenured professor at College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, and a member of the French Academy of Architecture. She is Director of the Heritage Conservation and Cultural Revitalization Institute at Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning and Design Institute Co., Ltd. She also serves as Vice President of ICOMOS CIAV, Deputy Secretary-General of the Historical and Cultural City Planning Committee (Chinese Society of Urban Planning), and an editorial board member of Architectural Heritage and Built Heritage.
Professor Shao has long been engaged in research, teaching, and practice across fields such as urban and rural history, world heritage management, historic city conservation, urban regeneration, and rural revitalization. She has led over 200 heritage projects and authored books including Equilibre et harmonie：protection et mise en valeur du patrimoine architectural, urban et paysager en France, and World Heritage in China — Historical Cities, along with more than 70 papers. She has received three UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards and over 30 national, provincial, and ministerial honors. In 2021, she was named a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France.