Hong Kong Institution of Engineers visit DSI to learn about climate research

Engineers from The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers visited Imperial’s Data Observatory to hear about the latest research in climate resilience.

The group of engineers from HKIE visited the Data Science Institute on 2 June 2023 as part of a day trip to Imperial College London, focusing on climate change and resilience in engineering. Aside from visiting the DSI, the institution visited other departments ranging from civil, material, structural, geotechnical, coastal, chemical and mechanical, with the aim of learning more about the advanced research in climate change mitigation methods.

The visiting group included Parry Chan, the Chairman of the HKIE-PPC and 8 committee members, accompanied also by members from HKIE UK Chapter including their Honorary Treasurer Simon Leung, and Student Member Jerry Ng.

At the DSI, the delegation was taken to the Data Observatory, where Research Associate Dr César Quilodrán Casas presented his recent research in machine learning.  

“Committee members of the PPC and the UK Chapter have gained valuable insights and a deeper understanding of mitigation strategies for climate change. We are impressed by the cutting-edge research developed at Imperial.” Jerry Ng Hong Kong Institute of Engineers

In his recent paper, Dr Quilodrán Casas and Co-Author Dr Rossella Arcucci created a new method that uses advanced machine learning techniques to improve the accuracy of predictions made from computational fluid dynamics simulations – research applicable to any engineering field that uses computational fluid dynamics, from designing aircraft and card to predicting weather patterns or air pollutions levels.

By applying their new framework on two different case studies, the researchers were able to demonstrate the effectiveness of their proposed model using real-world scenarios involving air pollution flows. You can find out more about this by reading our Imperial News Story.

Alongside this, Dr Quilodrán Casas presented other work from the INHALE Project, which aims to assess the impact of air pollution on personal health in urban environments.

Commenting on the success of the visit Jerry Ng from HKIE said: “Committee members of the PPC and the UK Chapter have gained valuable insights and a deeper understanding of mitigation strategies for climate change.

“We are impressed by the cutting-edge research developed at Imperial. It was an eye-opening trip for all of us.”