Overview
Background
Dr Li is a Research Fellow at Australian Centre of Water and Environmental Biotechnology (ACWEB). He received a bachelor's degree in Automation from Harbin Institute of Technology, China, and his PhD from the University of Queensland in 2021. His research is the multidisciplinary study of urban water management and automation control, including model predictive control, real-time optimisation, IoT sensor network, high-performance computing for sewer networks, water distribution systems, and wastewater treatment plants.
Dr Li's research grounds in the exploration of natural sciences and he is dedicated to translating knowledge into practical engineering applications. His vision for digital water management not only integrates cutting-edge data technology into the water industry but also advances computing science through its "wisdom in water" approach. He has published refereed journal papers on vastly different fields of Environmental Engineering and Computer Engineering. He is currently the Associate Editor of Water Research X. He is the lecturer of [WATR7104] - Sewer Networks - Design, Operation and Maintenance and [WATR7107] - Wastewater Modelling and Control.
His multidisciplinary research projects are established in close collaboration with industry partnerships. Dr Li is a recipient of the Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship. His study about the real-time control of chemical dosing in sewer networks is a winner of IWA Global Project Innovation Award in 2024. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the International Water Association (IWA).
Dr Li is available to supervise Master and PhD projects. Welcome to reach out if you are interested in exploring the world and developing practical technologies.
Availability
- Dr Jiuling Li is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Automation and Control Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
- Masters (Research) of Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Urban Water System - Real-time Control
This study aims to develop novel real-time optimisation algorithms, supported by efficient data-driven predictive models (as opposed to computationally demanding mechanistic models), to achieve network-wide RTC. This online optimisation-based approach will deliver performance unachievable by the conventional rule-based controllers.
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Urban Water System - Digital Twins
This emerging term refers to virtual replicas of real infrastructure assets. We aim to develop novel approaches to incorporate digital twins in data analytics, in support of smart monitoring, sewer functional analysis, real-time control and long-term decision making
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Urban Water System - Smart Monitoring
This study aims to systematically assess, in real sewer environments, the reliability and longevity of these sensors for long-term applications; develop novel machine-learning methods to verify sensor data quality, identify faults in data/sensors, and reconstruct the missing/incorrect data, with support of digital twins, thus providing data cleaning; develop ‘soft’ sensors to estimate critical variables that cannot be cost-effectively measured.
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Urban Water System - Real-time Functional Analysis
This project aims to develop novel, digital-twin-supported data analytics to determine the functional states of the sewer network. The sensor data are expected to reflect both the inherent, normal behaviour of the system as well as the behaviour induced by ‘abnormal’ functional states.
Works
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2021
Conference Publication
Event-triggered online control of chemical dosing for sulfide mitigation in sewer networks
Li, Jiuling, Sharma, Keshab and Yuan, Zhiguo (2021). Event-triggered online control of chemical dosing for sulfide mitigation in sewer networks. 15th International Conference on Urban Drainage, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 25-28 October 2021.
2021
Journal Article
Effects of reflux ratio on the anaerobic sludge and microbial social behaviors in an expanded granular sludge bed reactor: from the perspective of acyl-homoserine lactones-mediated quorum sensing
Yan, Han, Li, Jianzheng, Meng, Jia, Li, Jiuling, Kumar Jha, Avinash, Zhang, Yafei, Fan, Yiyang and Wang, Xin (2021). Effects of reflux ratio on the anaerobic sludge and microbial social behaviors in an expanded granular sludge bed reactor: from the perspective of acyl-homoserine lactones-mediated quorum sensing. Bioresource Technology, 337 125360, 125360. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125360
2021
Journal Article
Interactions of heavy metal elements across sediment-water interface in Lake Jiaogang
Kong, Ming, Zhu, Yanzhong, Han, Tianlun, Zhang, Shuai, Li, Jiuling, Xu, Xueting, Chao, Jianying, Zhang, Yimin and Gao, Yuexiang (2021). Interactions of heavy metal elements across sediment-water interface in Lake Jiaogang. Environmental Pollution, 286 117578, 117578. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117578
2021
Journal Article
Nitrogen removal and bacterial mechanism in a hybrid anoxic/oxic baffled reactor affected by shortening HRT in treating manure-free piggery wastewater
Li, Jianzheng, Deng, Kaiwen, Li, Jiuling, Liu, Min and Meng, Jia (2021). Nitrogen removal and bacterial mechanism in a hybrid anoxic/oxic baffled reactor affected by shortening HRT in treating manure-free piggery wastewater. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 163 105284, 105284. doi: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2021.105284
2021
Conference Publication
Real-time optimisation of sulfide control by dosing ferrous salt in sewer networks
Li, Jiuling, Sharma, Keshab and Yuan, Zhiguo (2021). Real-time optimisation of sulfide control by dosing ferrous salt in sewer networks. 7th IWA Water Resource Recovery Modelling Seminar (WRRmod2021), Arosa, Switzerland, 21-25 August 2021.
2021
Journal Article
Deciphering edaphic bacterial community and function potential in a Chinese delta under exogenous nutrient input and salinity stress
Chi, Zifang, Ju, Shijie, Li, Huai, Li, Jiuling, Wu, Haitao and Yan, Baixing (2021). Deciphering edaphic bacterial community and function potential in a Chinese delta under exogenous nutrient input and salinity stress. Catena, 201 105212, 105212. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2021.105212
2021
Journal Article
Performance of anaerobic sludge and the microbial social behaviors induced by quorum sensing in a UASB after a shock loading
Li, Jianzheng, Yan, Han, Chen, Qiyi, Meng, Jia, Li, Jiuling, Zhang, Yafei and Jha, Avinash Kumar (2021). Performance of anaerobic sludge and the microbial social behaviors induced by quorum sensing in a UASB after a shock loading. Bioresource Technology, 330 124972, 124972. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.124972
2021
Other Outputs
Network-wide sewer odour and corrosion management by model predictive control
Li, Jiuling (2021). Network-wide sewer odour and corrosion management by model predictive control. PhD Thesis, Advanced Water Management Centre, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/10be25e
2020
Journal Article
Understanding of signaling molecule controlled anammox through regulating C/N ratio
Li, Jiuling, Li, Jianzheng, Meng, Jia and Sun, Kai (2020). Understanding of signaling molecule controlled anammox through regulating C/N ratio. Bioresource Technology, 315 123863, 123863. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123863
2020
Journal Article
Elucidating the archaeal community and functional potential in two typical coastal wetlands with different stress patterns
Chi, Zifang, Hou, Lining, Li, Huai, Li, Jiuling, Wu, Haitao and Yan, Baixing (2020). Elucidating the archaeal community and functional potential in two typical coastal wetlands with different stress patterns. Journal of Cleaner Production, 285 124894, 124894. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124894
2020
Journal Article
Do food and stress biomarkers work for wastewater-based epidemiology? A critical evaluation
Choi, P.M., Bowes, D.A., O'Brien, J.W., Li, J., Halden, R.U., Jiang, G., Thomas, K.V. and Mueller, J.F. (2020). Do food and stress biomarkers work for wastewater-based epidemiology? A critical evaluation. Science of The Total Environment, 736 139654, 139654. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139654
2020
Journal Article
Real-time predictive control for chemical distribution in sewer networks using improved elephant herding optimization
Li, Jiuling, Li, Wei, Chang, Xiaomin, Sharma, Keshab and Yuan, Zhiguo (2020). Real-time predictive control for chemical distribution in sewer networks using improved elephant herding optimization. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 18 (1), 1-11. doi: 10.1109/tii.2020.3028429
2020
Journal Article
The effects of influent and operational conditions on nitrogen removal in an upflow microaerobic sludge blanket system: a model-based evaluation
Meng, Jia, Li, Jiuling, Li, Jianzheng, Nan, Jun and Zheng, Min (2020). The effects of influent and operational conditions on nitrogen removal in an upflow microaerobic sludge blanket system: a model-based evaluation. Bioresource Technology, 295 122225, 122225. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122225
2019
Journal Article
Full-scale investigation of in-situ iron and alkalinity generation for efficient sulfide control
Pikaar, Ilje, Flugen, Markus, Lin, Hui-Wen, Salehin, Sirajus, Li, Jiuling, Donose, Bogdan C., Dennis, Paul G., Bethke, Lisa, Johnson, Ian, Rabaey, Korneel and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Full-scale investigation of in-situ iron and alkalinity generation for efficient sulfide control. Water Research, 167 115032, 115032. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115032
2019
Journal Article
Bacterial community structure and function in soils from tidal freshwater wetlands in a Chinese delta: Potential impacts of salinity and nutrient
Li, Huai, Chi, Zifang, Li, Jiuling, Wu, Haitao and Yan, Baixing (2019). Bacterial community structure and function in soils from tidal freshwater wetlands in a Chinese delta: Potential impacts of salinity and nutrient. Science of the Total Environment, 696 134029, 134029. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134029
2019
Journal Article
Regulation of endogenous acyl homoserine lactones by microbial density to enhance syntrophism of acetogens and methanogens in anaerobic digestion
Li, Jiuling, Liu, Fengqin, Li, Jianzheng and Zhang, Yupeng (2019). Regulation of endogenous acyl homoserine lactones by microbial density to enhance syntrophism of acetogens and methanogens in anaerobic digestion. Chemical Engineering Journal, 378 122233, 122233. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2019.122233
2019
Journal Article
Practicing anammox in a novel hybrid anaerobic-aerobic baffled reactor for treating high-strength ammonium piggery wastewater with low COD/TN ratio
Deng, Kaiwen, Tang, Lianggang, Li, Jiuling, Meng, Jia and Li, Jianzheng (2019). Practicing anammox in a novel hybrid anaerobic-aerobic baffled reactor for treating high-strength ammonium piggery wastewater with low COD/TN ratio. Bioresource Technology, 294 122193, 122193. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122193
2019
Conference Publication
Real-time prediction of rain-impacted sewage flow for on-line control of chemical dosing in sewers
Li, Jiuling, Sharma, Keshab, Liu, Yiqi, Jiang, Guangming and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Real-time prediction of rain-impacted sewage flow for on-line control of chemical dosing in sewers. 10th IWA Symposium on Modelling and Integrated Assessment (Watermatex 2019), Copenhagen, Denmark, 1-4 September 2019.
2019
Journal Article
Nutrient removal from high ammonium swine wastewater in upflow microaerobic biofilm reactor suffered high hydraulic load
Meng, Jia, Li, Jiuling, He, Jiamin, Li, Jianzheng, Deng, Kaiwen and Nan, Jun (2019). Nutrient removal from high ammonium swine wastewater in upflow microaerobic biofilm reactor suffered high hydraulic load. Journal of Environmental Management, 233, 69-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.027
2019
Journal Article
Effect of temperature on nitrogen removal and biological mechanism in an up-flow microaerobic sludge reactor treating wastewater rich in ammonium and lack in carbon source
Meng, Jia, Li, Jiuling, Li, Jianzheng, Nan, Jun, Deng, Kaiwen and Antwi, Philip (2019). Effect of temperature on nitrogen removal and biological mechanism in an up-flow microaerobic sludge reactor treating wastewater rich in ammonium and lack in carbon source. Chemosphere, 216, 186-194. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.132
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Reducing sewer corrosion through humidity control
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Damien Batstone, Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
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Doctor Philosophy
Data quality assurance in digitalisation of urban water management
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Helen Huang, Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan, Dr Ruihong Qiu
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Doctor Philosophy
Assessing and modelling spatiotemporal trends in drug consumptions in the community by wastewater-based epidemiology
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller, Dr Jiaying Li, Associate Professor Phong Thai
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding of Ventilation-Based Drying for Sewer Corrosion Control
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan, Dr Zhetai Hu
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Doctor Philosophy
Airflow and temperature modelling for sewers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
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Doctor Philosophy
Monitoring and Modelling sewer groundwater interactions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Damien Batstone, Dr Chenming Zhang
Media
Enquiries
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- Automation
- Modelling
- Sewer
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