Boyan Xu*, Evaluating and Advancing Large Language Models for Water Knowledge Tasks in Engineering and Research. 25 Feb. 2026, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (JECE) Early Career Editorial Board webinar series. Elsevier. DOI: doi.org/10.52843/cassyni.04m8s7  

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)