Nanyang Technology University

Academic Profile
Asst Prof Qin Xiaosheng

Assistant Professor 
Division of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering 
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering 
College of Engineering 



Email: XSQIN@ntu.edu.sg
Phone: (+65)67905288 
Office: N1-01c-82 
Education
  • PhD (Env Sys Eng) University of Regina 2008
  • MEng (Env Eng) Hunan University 2001
  • BEng (Env Eng) Hunan University 1998
Biography
Professional Experience:
- August 2009 to present - Assistant Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Jan 2008 to June 2009 - Environmental Scientist, Center for Studies in Energy and Environment (CSEE), University of Regina, Canada
- June 2001 to May 2002 - Research Assistant, Institute of Environmental Protection of Hunan University, P. R. China

Professional Services:
- Editor, Journal of Geographic Information System (JGIS), 2010 -
- Guest Editors: Energy Sources, 2008; Petroleum Science and Technology, 2008; Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 2008
- Memberships: International Society for Environmental Information Sciences (ISEIS); Canadian Society of Civil Engineering (CSCE); American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); Petroleum Society – Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum (PS-CIM); Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA)

Awards:
- Best Practice-Oriented Paper Award (ASCE ), Environmental Multi-Media Council, World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 06/2004
- Chinese Outstanding Abroad Student Award, China Scholarship Council, 06/2007

Personal Homepage:
http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/xsqin
Research Interests
Research interests:
- Water resources and flood risk management
- Surface water quality modeling and control
- Climate change impact assessment and adaptation planning
- Groundwater modeling, risk assessment and site remediation
- Air quality control and solid waste management
Research Grant
  • Academic Research Fund Tier 1 (2012-) [by Ministry of Education (MOE)]
  • NTU Internal Funding - Energy Research Institute@NTU (2011-)
  • National Parks - NTU (2011-) [by National Parks Board]
  • Start Up Grant (2009-) [by MOE]
Current Projects
  • An Integrated Model Cascade with Uncertainty Estimation for Flood Inundation Modelling
  • Combined Statistical Downscaling and Disaggregatioin of Regional Climate Data Considering Temporal and Spatial Variability
  • Effects of Rainfall on Tree Stability
  • Establishment of Green Roof Test Bed
  • Integrated Simulation and Optimisation Approaches for Supporting Environment and Water Resources Management (DHI-NTU)
  • Integrated simulation and optimization approaches for supporting environmental and water resources management
  • Reducing Urban Heat Within JTC Estates by Installing Subsurface Water Cooling Systems
  • Treatment of Uncertainty in Agricultural Odour Management in Canada
Selected Publications
  • Xu, Y.; Qin, X.S. (2010). Agricultural effluent control under uncertainty: an inexact double-sided fuzzy chance-constrained model. Advances in Water Resources, 33(9), 997-1014.
  • Xu, Y.; Huang, G.H.; Qin, X.S. (2010). An inexact fuzzy-chance-constrained air quality management model. Journal of the Air & Waste Management, 60(7), 805-819.
  • Xu, Y.; Huang, G.H.; Qin, X.S.; Cao, M.F.; Sun, Y. (2010). An Interval-Parameter Robust Optimization Model for Supporting Municipal Solid Waste Management under Uncertainty. Waste Management, 30(2), 316-327.
  • Yang, A.L.; Huang, G.H.; Qin, X.S. (2010). An integrated simulation-assessment approach for evaluating health risks of groundwater contamination under multiple uncertainties. Water Resources Management, 24(13), 3349-3369.
  • Su, J.; Huang, G.H.; Xi, B.D.; Li, Y.P.; Qin, X.S.; Huo, S.L.; Jiang, Y.H. (2009). A hybrid inexact optimization approach for solid waste management in the City of Foshan, China. Journal of Environmental Management, 91(2), 389-402.
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