On 6th December 2025, the Fifth National Academic Symposium on Mobile Safety and Control was held at Westlake University. Dr. GE Mingming, an assistant professor of Environmental Science Programme (ENVS) at Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU), led XIE Jiayao, a sophomore from ENVS, and ZHANG Yize, a postgraduate student in Sustainable Energy Technology and Management (SETM), to attend the conference, exchange and learn with experts and scholars from home and abroad.
From left to right: ZHANG Yize, GE Mingming, XIE Jiayao
This conference focused on hot topics such as flow-induced vibration, flow safety, and low-altitude economy. Five top experts in the field delivered high-level reports, all closely related to national major demands and the cutting-edge of science and technology. The research "A PINN-based surrogate model of the KDV equation considering the free surface effect of internal waves" conducted by XIE Jiayao and ZHANG Yize was successfully selected for the "AI for Flow" session and was presented by XIE Jiayao.
This study employs the PINN method to construct a surrogate model of the KDV equation, which efficiently simulates the internal wave dynamics process, providing a new tool for understanding environmental issues such as ocean energy transport, material mixing, and ecological responses. Its ability to integrate physical laws with observational data is expected to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of ocean environment predictions, support marine environmental protection, resource management, and climate change research, and open up a new path for precise and efficient simulation of ocean wave phenomena. Additionally, it can improve the reliability of underwater communication, thereby ensuring the safety of marine engineering. Its application prospects are highly anticipated.
After the conference, they three entered the laboratory of Prof. FAN Dixia from the Engineering Faculty of Westlake University. This place was like a futuristic "creation space" that connected the ocean and technology. Various advanced equipment, especially the underwater robot experimental setup, left XIE Jiayao and ZHANG Yizhe amazed.
As a sophomore, XIE Jiayao participated in such a national academic conference for the first time. Whether it was the intellectual exchanges with experts and scholars at the conference, or the sophisticated experimental equipment in the laboratory of Westlake University, he felt extremely honored. Listening to top-notch reports and presenting his research results made him deeply appreciate the depth and charm of scientific research, and also gave him a deeper reflection and clearer planning for his future research direction.
Written by: ZHANG Yize, XIE Jiayao
Photo by: GE Mingming etc.
Translated by: Youdao Translator, HE Shimei
Edited by: HE Shimei
Reviewed by: Siu-tai TSIM
