2026
Science Outreach Lecturer
Xiamen Shuangshi High School
Science Outreach
AI for Science — Researcher
Yahui Huang
[Ph.D. Candidate] / [IUE, CAS]
Just a researcher navigating the complexities of environmental engineering, always striving to explore and reflect. Working at the nexus of AI and wastewater valorization, I'm continuously learning, driven by a desire to do research that sparks new ideas and inspires others.
Never be cruel, never be cowardly. Laugh hard. Run fast. Be kind. 12th Doctor
1About
I am just an ordinary person doing what might seem like ordinary research, often wandering and wondering along the way. But as Feynman once wrote to a former student, no problem is too small or too trivial if we can really do something about it. I am drawn to problems not because they are grand, but because there is something meaningful I can understand, contribute to, or help solve. I hope to stay passionate and curious, doing work that opens up further questions while continuing to ponder the bigger questions in my field.
Research Interests
1. Environmental Modeling: Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) and Neural Differential Equations (NDEs) for complex processes;
2. Intelligent Control: Model Predictive Control (MPC) for intelligent decision-making in system operation;
3. Trustworthy AI: Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) and interpretability for environmental engineering;
4. Wastewater Valorization: Recovery of valuable resources from wastewater and complex liquid streams.
Education
- [2020 — present] Master to Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, UCAS
- [2015 — 2019] Bachelor’s in Environmental Engineering, USTB
Experience
2024
Visiting Ph.D. Student
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Academic Visit2021-2025
Laboratory Manager
WTNR Research Team, IUE
Laboratory Management2018
Participant
APEC YES Challenge
Competition2017 — 2018
CTO
iBeiKe
Leadership
Selected recognition
Awards & Honors
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DAAD Scholarship2024
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National Scholarship of China2022
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Innovative Individual awarded by USTB2017
2Publications
A novel model (SED-GNDE) integrating graph neural differential equations with selective electrodialysis process for nutrient prediction from synthetic wastewater
Water Research, 2026
Morphological crystal adsorbing tetracyclines and its interaction with magnesium ion in the process of struvite crystallization by using synthetic wastewater
Water Research, 2022
Performing comprehensive nutrient recovery through the integration of selective electrodialysis with reverse osmosis by using synthetic swine wastewater
Desalination, 2026
Differential fouling behaviors of standard and monovalent-selective membranes by digestate-derived dissolved organic matter in selectrodialysis
Water Research, 2026