ZHANG Boen

ZHANG Boen

Postdoctoral fellow of hydrometeorology

University of Oxford

Biography

Hi, I am currently a postdoctoral research associate in the hydro-climate extremes research group led by Dr. Louise Slater at the University of Oxford. I obtained my PhD in hydrology and climate sciences at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in 2022. Before joining Louise's group, I was a postdoctoral researcher in the hydroclimate research lab of HK PolyU for one year.

My research interests include extreme weather and climate events, machine learning-based flood prediction, climate change, multivariate statistics (copula and pair-copula construction), and hydrologic simulation. I use machine learning and climate models to improve global flood predictions. By using multivariate probabilistic approaches, I evaluate the characteristics, hazards, and risks of hydroclimate extremes in response to climate change. I also employ climate simulations and hydrologic models to project future changes in concurrent or consecutive water-related hazards in a warming climate.

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Interests
  • Hydrologic extremes
  • Climate change impact
  • Flood prediction
  • Multivariate statistics
  • Compound event
Education
  • PhD in hydrology and climate sciences, 2022

    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  • MSc in land resources management, 2018

    Wuhan University

  • BSc in land resources management, 2015

    Wuhan University

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