Water and
the Human Environment
I am a Professor at the Centre for Water Systems (CWS), University of Exeter with over 20 years of experience in Water and the Human Environment studies. My research interests include water resources, hydrology and hydraulic modelling, urban drainage, flood forecasting and early warning, innovation technology applications, water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus, climate change impact to critical infrastructure, prediction of water-borne disease, hazard impact assessment, mitigation and resilience strategies. I have participated in more than 40 international projects, and published over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and 100 peer-reviewed conferences papers.
I am a Professor at the Centre for Water Systems (CWS), University of Exeter with over 20 years of experience in Water and the Human Environment studies. My research interests include water resources, hydrology and hydraulic modelling, urban drainage, flood forecasting and early warning, innovation technology applications, water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus, climate change impact to critical infrastructure, prediction of water-borne disease, hazard impact assessment, mitigation and resilience strategies. I have participated in more than 40 international projects, and published over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and 100 peer-reviewed conferences papers.
I am currently leading multiple ongoing research projects with a total grant value exceeding £3m, funded by EU H2020 and Horizon Europe. Through those projects, I am collaborating with international leading academics and industries to develop novel approaches for tackling water management challenges that our human society is facing.
I am currently leading multiple ongoing research projects with a total grant value exceeding £3m, funded by EU H2020 and Horizon Europe. Through those projects, I am collaborating with international leading academics and industries to develop novel approaches for tackling water management challenges that our human society is facing.
I am co-leading the Policy Action Group in the European Commission’s ICT4Water cluster to review existing challenges and to identify the advantages and opportunities of integrated ICT applications within water sector. The outcomes will contribute to shaping policy recommendations at super-national, national, and local levels to facilitate the uptake of digital solutions.
I am co-leading the Policy Action Group in the European Commission’s ICT4Water cluster to review existing challenges and to identify the advantages and opportunities of integrated ICT applications within water sector. The outcomes will contribute to shaping policy recommendations at super-national, national, and local levels to facilitate the uptake of digital solutions.
I was a Turing Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute to advance data science and artificial intelligence applications in water research field, a UK Senior Expert in the NERC Digital Environment Expert Network, a part of the NERC/UKRI Constructing a Digital Environment (CDE) Programme, to develop the thinking and practice around a ‘digitally enabled environment’, providing benefits for policy makers, businesses, communities and individuals.
I was a Turing Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute to advance data science and artificial intelligence applications in water research field, a UK Senior Expert in the NERC Digital Environment Expert Network, a part of the NERC/UKRI Constructing a Digital Environment (CDE) Programme, to develop the thinking and practice around a ‘digitally enabled environment’, providing benefits for policy makers, businesses, communities and individuals.
Contact & Profiles
Contact & Profiles
Professional activities
Professional activities
Journal Editorship
Journal Editorship
Academic bodies
Academic bodies
- 2020-2022, Inha International Advisory Committee (IIAC) for Inha Post-Graduate Program in Smart City Engineering, Inha University, Korea
Honours & Awards
Honours & Awards
Royal Academy of Engineering, 2020
Royal Academy of Engineering, 2020
European Commission, 2020
European Commission, 2020
ECMWF, 2017
ECMWF, 2017
ECMWF, 2016
ECMWF, 2016
Outstanding Reviewer
Outstanding Reviewer
Journal of Hydroinformatics, 2012
Journal of Hydroinformatics, 2012
The ERES (European Real Estate Society)/JPR (Journal of Property Research) Award
The ERES (European Real Estate Society)/JPR (Journal of Property Research) Award
The Best Paper in Real Estate Economics, 2011
The Best Paper in Real Estate Economics, 2011
National Science Council, Taiwan
National Science Council, Taiwan
Graduate Students & Post-Doctoral Researchers Study Abroad Program, 2005
Graduate Students & Post-Doctoral Researchers Study Abroad Program, 2005
University of Exeter
University of Exeter
- Above and Beyond Silver Award, 2017
- Merit Award of year 2012/13/14
- Contribution point of year 2011/12
- Merit Award of year 2010/11
Invited talks
Invited talks
- 2019 ICT for Water webinars, FIWARE Foundation
- 2019 Innovate in smart city sewer for disaster reduction, Taipei, Taiwan
- 2019 The International Symposium on New Paradigm for Damage Estimation on Natural Disasters, Seoul, South Korea
- 2019 China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, Beijing, China
- 2019 Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design, Beijing, China
- 2019 Royal Academy of Engineering, Rebuilding a Resilient Kerala after the Floods UK-India workshop, Kerala, India
- 2019, 2012 Tsinghua University, China
- 2018 Water Control Room Forum, Exeter, UK
- 2017 APCC-ASEAN Disaster Management Regional Symposium, Jakarta, Indonesia
- 2017 Keynote speaker, FloodExpo 2017, UK
- 2017 University College of London, UK
- 2017, 2013, 2011 Taiwan Typhoon and Flood Research Institute, Taiwan
- 2016 CIWEM Southwest Branch Meeting, Exeter, UK
- 2016 RMS, London, UK
- 2016 Liberal Democrats Spring Conference, York, UK
- 2014 2014 MIKE by DHI UK Symposium, UK
- 2014 CIWEM Rivers and Coastal Group Study Weekend, UK
- 2014 RainGain International Workshop on Urban Pluvial Flood Modelling, UK
- 2013 Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany