About
Dr Yunqing Xuan, FRMetS, FIMA is an Associate Professor in Civil Engineering at Swansea University and Co-Lead of two major climate-action research themes: Modelling, Data and AI (Zienkiewicz Institute) and Extreme Weather, Sea Level, Coast and Cryosphere (CARI).
A civil engineer and hydro-meteorologist, his research combines artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), numerical weather prediction (NWP), and weather radar to improve the prediction of extreme weather, flooding, and other hydro-meteorological hazards. He collaborates closely with the UK Met Office and ECMWF on high-resolution NWP, climate-risk modelling, and AI-enabled forecasting systems.
Dr Xuan contributes actively to the professional community as a former Vice Chair of the Welsh Local Centre of the Royal Meteorological Society and through previous editorial and committee roles with the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.
PhD Opportunities
Dr Xuan welcomes prospective PhD students in areas including:
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning for environmental and water applications
- Climate change impacts on extreme hydrological events
- Hydrological modelling, flood risk management and adaptation
- Weather radar, NWP, and hydro-meteorological forecasting
- GIS and remote sensing for water and climate applications
Chinese applicants: Please consider the China Scholarship Council (CSC) scheme for funding opportunities.