معرفی
Qiuhua Liang is a FREng Professor of Water Engineering at Loughborough University and UNESCO Chair in Informatics and Multi-hazard Risk Reduction. She co-directs the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training Water-WISER and leads research in computational hydraulics, disaster risk reduction, and flood management. Her work focuses on high-performance numerical models for hydro systems affected by natural hazards like floods and landslides.
Her research integrates AI, agent-based modeling, and crowd-sourced data to enhance real-time flood forecasting and resilience strategies. Notable projects include the PYRAMID platform for hyper-resolution flood risk assessment and the GCRF Living Deltas Hub addressing deltaic sustainability.
Research Interests:
- Hydrodynamic modeling of fluvial, pluvial, and coastal floods
- Natural hazard dynamics (debris flows, tsunamis, glacial lake outbursts)
- AI-driven hydroinformatics and smart monitoring systems
- Climate change adaptation and nature-based solutions
Key Projects (selective):
- EPSRC Water-WISER CDT (2019–2027)
- NERC-funded PYRAMID platform (2020–2023)
- Living Deltas Hub (UKRI GCRF, 2019–2024)
- CHANS frameworks for urban flood mitigation
Awards:
- Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng)
Grants & Collaborations:
- £9M+ research funding from NERC, EPSRC, and UKRI
- International partnerships in Bhutan, Vietnam, and China
- Industry engagement through smart infrastructure solutions
Her research also explores multi-hazard interdependencies, SDG interlinkages, and innovative drainage systems using GPU-accelerated models.
