HEMLAB - Key Persons


Dr Gang Wang

Job Titles:
  • Academic Staff Member
  • Associate Professor in Coastal Engineering ( Hohai University, China )
Prof Wang's research focuses on analyzing ocean wave transformation and harbour resonance and developing non-hydrostatic models for coastal and ocean disasters.

Dr Huili Chen

Job Titles:
  • Academic Staff Member
  • Lecturer in Water Engineering
Huili is interested in flood risk assessment and the application of hydrodynamic flood models and remote sensing data to support flood impact analysis at national or regional scales.

Dr Jiaheng Zhao

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate
Dr Zhao is an RA in multi-scale flood modelling and assessment. He is interested in high-performance hydrodynamic modelling and its application in predicting flood dynamics, sediment transport and the related geomorphic change.

Dr Ling Jiang

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor in Chuzhou University, China
Dr Jiang has research expertise in geographical information science. He is interested in terrain modelling and digital terrain analysis supported by high-performance computing, and application of GIS and hydrodynamic modelling technologies for urban flood simulation.

Dr Syed Kabir

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate
Dr Kabir is an RA in Risk-based flood forecasting. He is interested in AI and its application in predicting hydrological hazards. He is currently developing rapid flood modelling system using deep learning algorithms.

Dr Weihua Zhao

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor in Chengdu University of Technology, China
Dr. Zhao has strong research expertise in engineering geology, mainly engaged in research related to the evaluation of high slope stability, the formation mechanism of geological hazards and monitoring and early warning.

Dr Xiaodong Ming

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate
Dr Ming's research focuses on hydrodynamic modelling and multi-hazard risk analysis. He developed a multi-hazard risk assessment framework for compound floods and a real-time flood forecasting system based on a high-performance hydrodynamic model.

Dr Xilin Xia

Job Titles:
  • Academic Staff Member
  • Assistant Professor in Resilience Engineering ( University of Birmingham )
Dr Xia has research expertise in developing physically based models for understanding hydraulic, hydrological, and geomorphological processes in catchments.

Dr Yan Xiong

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate
  • Research Fellow in Hohai University
Dr Yan Xiong is a research fellow in Hohai University (China). Her research is focused on the development of high-resolution models to predict the dynamics of floating debris under extreme hydraulic conditions and assess building damage.

Dr Zhenlei Wei

Dr Wei is interested in understanding rainfall thresholds for runoff-generated debris flow and developing mitigation methods for debris flows and landslides. Email: cvwz@lboro.ac.uk

Miss Jinghua Jiang

Jinghua's research interests include modelling the runoff water quality in urban areas, and simulation and assessment of low impact development (LID) practices. Email: j.jiang3@lboro.ac.uk

Miss Kaicui Chen

Kaicui's research focuses on the construction of Digital Twin for urban flooding and applications of Artificial Intelligence in flood modelling. Email: k.chen@lboro.ac.uk

Miss Kristine Thorkildsen Jarsve

Kristine works on landscape evolution modelling in the Bailong River Area in Gansu, China. Her research interests include mass movements in rock, soil, and snow. Email: k.t.jarsve@lboro.ac.uk

Miss Qian Li

Miss Li's research focuses on developing a comprehensive modelling system for large-scale urban flood simulations, including flooding into underground spaces and drainage systems. Email: Q.Li@lboro.ac.uk

Miss Xiaoli Su

Miss Su's research mainly focuses on whole-system modelling of rainfall-induced hazard chains, such as flash floods, landslides and debris flows. Email: X.SU@lboro.ac.uk

Miss Xue Tong

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate
Miss Tong works on the modelling and mechanism analysis of the catchment-scale dynamic process of non-point source pollutants.

Mr Haoyang Qin

Haoyang's research concerns human behaviours during hazardous events. He develops simulation tools to predict individual and organisational behaviours using agent-based modelling (ABM) and AI technologies. Email: h.qin@lboro.ac.uk

Mr Wei Shen

Wei works on developing numerical models for simulating mass movements, such as debris flows and landslides and the relevant phenomena. His current project is about particle segregation of debris flows. Email: w.shen2@lboro.ac.uk / wei.shen2@unibo.it

Ms Yunsong Cui

Yunsong is a PhD student in Hohai University (China). She is interested in developing high-resolution 2D models to simulate flooding and hydraulic structures. Email: yunsong_cui@hhu.edu.cn