Xiaohui Lei
Prof. Xiaohui Lei works at the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research. He is currently the leading expert in water resources allocation and scheduling in China. Over the past 10 years, he focused his work on the integrated regulation of multiple water projects. Prof. Lei solved a number of complex problems including uncertainty of hydrological forecasting, curse of dimensionality and multi-objectives of water resource scheduling, nonlinearity, and strong coupling of engineering control. Currently, he holds many university positions in China, including those at Hohai University, Taiyuan University of Technology, Chang’an University, etc. He is also the Chairman of Cascade Reservoirs and Water System Operations Working Group in the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), the Director of Water Cycle and Operation Specialized Committee in the Chinese National Committee on Large Dams (CHINCOLD), and Deputy Secretary General of Water Diversion Specialized Committee in the Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society (CHES), etc.