I am a PhD student with BSc Hons degree in 'Civil Engineering' and Masters degree in 'Energy, Wastewater and Environmental Management'. My PhD project is on 'Improving the Resilience of Wastewater Treatment Plant' which is supervised by Prof Edoardo Patelli

Uncertain events such as storms, temperature, shock load etc. have the potentiality to severely affect the treatment process of wastewater. For example, heavy rainfall events cause overflow in the treatment plant and drought causes highly concentrated pollutants in the wastewater.  As a result, the effluent contaminated with pollutants is discharged into the river which affects the environment, aquatic life and creates public health problems. Not to mention the water company who is responsible for the treatment plant also faces a big financial penalty from the environmental agencies. With the effects of climate change these events are becoming more extreme and frequent.

The aim of my research is to improve the resilience of the wastewater treatment plant by developing a digital twin which is a mathematical and computational model to virtually replicate the real-world physical component, system and process that will help to take robust and risk-informed decision.