Boyan Xu*, Evaluating and Advancing Large Language Models for Water Knowledge Tasks in Engineering and Research. 10th IWA-ASPIRE Conference. 29 September – 3 October, 2025, Christchurch Ōtautahi, New Zealand. (Oral Presentation).

Boyan Xu*, Quorum Quenching in Membrane Bioreactors for Fouling Retardation: Complexity Provides Opportunities. IWA Membrane Technology Conference 2025. September 13-18, 2025, Daegu, South Korea. (Oral Presentation).

Boyan Xu*, Novel use of ferrous iron/peroxymonosulfate for high-performance seawater desalination pretreatment under harmful algal blooms. The 10th International Water Industry Conference. November 12-15, 2024, Daegu, Korea. (Invited Speaker).

Boyan Xu*, High-performance Seawater Desalination Pretreatment Under Harmful Algal Blooms by Using Fe2+/calcium Peroxide (CaO2). IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, 11-15 Aug. 2024, Toronto, Canada. (Poster Presentation).

Boyan Xu*, Novel use of ferrous iron/peroxymonosulfate for high-performance seawater desalination pretreatment under harmful algal blooms. 7th IWA Regional Membrane Technology Conference, 18-21 June. 2024, Palermo, Italy. (Oral Presentation).

Boyan Xu*, Sustainable seawater desalination under harmful algal blooms. UrbanWaterSECURITY Academy, June 14 to 16, 2024, Salerno, Italy. (Invited Speaker).

Boyan Xu*, Enriched Autoinducer-2 (AI-2)-Based Quorum Quenching Consortium in a Ceramic Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (AnMBR) for Biofouling Retardation. The 8th National Conference on Water Treatment and Reuse of China, 11-14 April. 2024, Chengdu, China. (Invited Keynote Speaker)

Boyan Xu*, Enriched Autoinducer-2 (AI-2)-Based Quorum Quenching Consortium in a Ceramic Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (AnMBR) for Biofouling Retardation. The 5th IWA Resource Recovery Conference, 1-3 Nov. 2023, Shenzhen, China. (Oral Presentation, Best Oral Presentation Award)

Boyan Xu*, Enriched Autoinducer-2 (AI-2)-Based Quorum Quenching Consortium in a Ceramic Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (AnMBR) for Biofouling Retardation. IWA-MTC2023, 23-27 July 2023, St. Louis, USA. (Oral Presentation)

Boyan Xu*, Quorum quenching (QQ) in anaerobic membrane bioreactor: isolation of novel QQ consortia and elucidation of comprehensive anti-fouling mechanisms, IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, 11 - 15 Sept. 2022, Copenhagen, Denmark. (Oral Presentation)

Boyan Xu*, Implications of Facultative Isolated Quorum Quenching Consortium for Biofilm Control, WEF-EESS Conference 2019 on Advancement in Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, 29-31 July 2019, Singapore. (Oral Presentation)

Boyan Xu*, Isolation of novel facultative quorum quenching consortiums: implications for membrane fouling control in anaerobic membrane bioreactors, IWA-MTC2019, 23-27 June 2019, Toulouse, France. (Oral Presentation)