Liang GAO – Faculty of Science and Technology

Liang GAO高亮
Assistant Professor

Academic Qualification

2013/08-2016/11 Ph.D. in Civil Engineering in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2009/09-2011/06 M.Eng. in Tsinghua University
2005/08-2009/07 B.Eng. in Tsinghua University

Professional Experience

2019/10-present Assistant Professor, University of Macau, Macau, China
2018/03-2019/09 Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Oklahoma-National weather center, USA
2016/10-2018/02 Postdoctoral research fellow, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
2013/08-2016/08 Teaching assistant (part time), the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
2011/07-2013/07 Assistant engineer, Zhejiang Institute of Hydraulic and Estuary, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
2009/09-2011/06 Teaching assistant (part time), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Research

Research Interests

Cross-scale Modelling of Storm-Related or Tropical Cyclone-Induced Hazards;
Hydrodynamic modelling of flooding hazard risks by combining drainage networks in urban settings;
Integrated modelling of multi-hazard processes, including floods, landslides, debris flows, and dam breaches;
Disaster under a changing climate and the resilience of hazard-affected communities;
Evaluating the Adaptive Measures for Building up an Ecological Estuary and Smart City.

Research Projects

2025-2026 Macao compound flood disaster loss evaluation system, 750,000 RMB, Taiping Reinsurance Co., Ltd., PI
2024-2027 Assessing the catastrophic flooding risks induced by typhoon torrential rains based on numerical and artificial intelligence forecasting methods, 1,374,000 MOP, Macau – Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT), PI
2022-2025 Decision support system and virtual reality technologies for analyzing and mitigating flood hazards, 1,371,000 MOP, Macau – Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT), PI
2022-2024 Building up an early-warning platform for urban floods based on the IoT monitoring system and numerical modelling, 1,000,000 RMB, Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission, PI
2023-2025 Modelling the dynamic processes of debris flows and the uncertainties in an urban environment, 300,000 RMB, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), PI
2020-2023 Numerical modelling of typhoon-induced storm surges and floods in Macau, 1,539,000 MOP, Macau – Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT), PI
2022-2023 Remote Sensing Information Processing and Its Application in the Urban Environment, 30,000 USD, Alliance of International Science Organizations(ANSO), PI
2023-2024 The Propagation and Interaction of Tide, River Discharge, and Storm Surge in the Makou-Dahengqin Tidal Reach of Pearl River Estuary, 300,000 HKD, Center for Ocean Research in Hong Kong and Macau (CORE), PI
2022-2023 Modelling the impacts of climate change and human activities on storm surges and floods in Macao, 400,000 HKD, Center for Ocean Research in Hong Kong and Macau (CORE), PI
2020-2021 Flood Coping Capabilities under Storms in Metropolitan Area, 400,000 HKD, Center for Ocean Research in Hong Kong and Macau (CORE), PI
2022-2023 Multi-scale Modelling of Rain-induced hazards in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, 520,000 MOP, University of Macau, PI
2023-2024 Modelling the compound floods upon combined rainfall and storm surge events in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area under a changing climate, 432,000 MOP, University of Macau, PI
2024-2026 Predicting the storm surges and floods in Pearl River Estuary using a new model coupling the physics-guided models and machine learning methods, 320,000 MOP, University of Macau, PI
2020-2022 Characterizing the spatial variations and correlations of rainstorms in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area 150,000 MOP, University of Macau, PI
2020-2023 Smart freshwater monitoring: mobile detection with autonomous surface vessel and urban water simulation, 130,000 MOP, Macau – Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT), Co-I

Professional Services

Editorial Board member: Georisk (SCI, JCR:Q1); Underground Space (SCI, JCR:Q1); International Journal of Sediment Research (SCI, JCR:Q2); Geodata and AI (EI); Journal of Intelligent Construction (EI); Geohazard Mechanics (EI); Atmospheric and Climate Sciences; Bulletin of Geological Science and Technology; Frontiers of Chinese Water Sciences
Reviewers: Remote Sensing of Environment, Journal of Hydrology, Water Resources Research, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Journal of cleaner production, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, Natural hazards review, Journal of Mountain Science, Gondwana Research, and so on.

Publications

Published/Accepted journal papers

Wu, J., Gao, L.* Meng, Q.* (2025) Urban Adaptation Strategies Alleviate the Exposure of Future Population to Extreme Heat in China, Earth’s Future (in press)
Zhao, Q., Meng, Q.*, Gao, L.*, Zhu, M., (2025) FU3D: the first global projections of future urban three-dimensional (3D) expansion for the 21st century under shared socioeconomic pathways, Scientific Data (in press)
Du, H., Fei, K. Gao, L.* (2025) Assessing compound flood hazards in the Pearl river Delta: A Scenario-Based Integration of trivariate fluvial conditions and extreme storm events, Journal of Hydrology, 657, 133104, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133104
Fei K.; Du H.; Lei C.-C.; Gao, L.* (2025) Assessing the impact of migration activities on flood exposure and evaluating sustainable development areas based on hydrodynamic simulations and gridded migration data, 660, 133425, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133425
Lei C.-C.; Gao, L.*; Huang S.; Zhang P. (2025) Combined impacts of heavy rainfall, high tides, and sea level rise on multi-source pollution in coastal urban watersheds: a whole-of-system assessment, 516, 145787, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145787
Xiong W.; Jiang S.H.*; Wan J.-H.; Zhou C.-B.; Gao L. (2025) Probabilistic investigation of the whole process of backward erosion piping for a two-layered levee in spatially variable soils, Computers and Geotechnics, 184, DOI: 107244, 10.1016/j.compgeo.2025.107244
Li, J.P., Jiang, S.H.*, Wan, J.H., Liu, L.L., Ma, G., Rezania, M., Gao L. (2025). Hazard Zoning of
Individual Landslide-debris Avalanches Considering Complex 3D Spatial Variability by Random
Material Point Method. Canadian Geotechnical Journal.
Zhu, X., Huang, S., Singh,V.P., Huang, Q., Zhang, H., Leng, G., Gao, L., Li, P., Guo, W., Peng, J. (2025) Terrestrial ecosystem resilience to drought stress and driving mechanisms thereof in the Yellow River Basin, China, Journal of Hydrology 649, 132480, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.132480
Guo, W., Huang, S.*, Liu, L., Hu, F., Gao, L., Li, J., Huang, Q., Huang, G., …, Peng, J. (2025). Widespread consistent but rapid response of terrestrial ecosystem photosynthesis and respiratory to drought. Journal of Hydrology, 657, 133107.
Ren T, Gong W, Agliardi F, Gao L, Xiang X (2025) A style‑Pix2Pix GAN framework for data augmentation in landslide semantic segmentation Landslides, DOI 10.1007/s10346-025-02621-9
Ren, T., Gong, W.*, Chen, J., Gao, L., Wu, J., Xiang, X. (2025). Coseismic Landslide Mapping Based on Trans-UNet and Transfer Learning. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 18, 13074-13086.
Gulbostan, T., Sui, W.*, Aibibai, M., Yang, W., Chen, G., Gao, L. (2025) Suitability evaluation for deep geological storage of mine water in the Ordos Basin, 鄂尔多斯盆地矿井水深部地质存储适宜性评价, Meitiandizhi Yu Kantan Coal Geology and Exploration
Zhao, Q., Tan, X., Meng, Q.*, Gao, L.*, Zhang, L., Lei, X., Shi, W., Zhu, M. (2024). Satellite and AI monitoring humanitarian crises in the Gaza Strip during the early stage of Israeli–Palestinian conflict. International Journal of Digital Earth 17 (1), 2430678, DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2024.2430678
Zhao, Q., Gao, L.*, Meng, Q.*, Zhu, M. (2024) Climate warming will exacerbate unequal exposure to compound flood-heatwave extremes, Earth’s future, 12 (12), e2024EF005179, DOI: 10.1029/2024EF005179
Du, H., Fei, K., Gao, L.* (2024) Nonlinear Tide-River-Surge Interactions and Their Impacts on Compound Flooding During Typhoon Hato in the Pearl River Delta, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129 (11), e2023JC020673, DOI: 10.1029/2023JC020673
Zhu, M., Gao, L.*, Zhao, Q. (2024) Future increase in post‐drought precipitation with a stronger response to warming, Geophysical Research Letters 51 (18), e2024GL110294, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL110294
Xu, L., Gao, L.* (2024) A hybrid surrogate model for real-time coastal urban flood prediction: An application to Macao, Journal of Hydrology, 642 (2024) 131863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131863
Ren, T., Gong, W.*, Gao, L.*, Zhao, F. (2024) Understanding land subsidence in the Pearl River Delta region of China based on InSAR observations, Engineering Geology 339, 107646.
Li, S., Peng M.*, Gao, L.*, Xia, C., Zhu, Y. (2024) A 3D SPH framework for simulating landslide dam breaches by coupling erosion and side slope failure, Computers and Geotechnics, 175, 106699.
Wang, H., Gao, L.*, Zhu, L., Zhang, L., Wu, J. (2024) Changes in the Typhoon Intensity under a Warming Climate: A Numerical Study of Typhoon Mangkhut, Journal of Climate, 3703-3722. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0567.1
Peng, M., Li, S., Gao, L.*, Zhu, Y., Zhang, J. (2024) A novel local-drag-force-based approach for simulating wave attenuation by mangrove forests using a 3D-SPH method, Ocean Engineering, 306, 118001
Wu, J., Gao, L.*, Meng, Q.*, Wang, H. (2024) Effect of land cover pattern on rainfall during a landfalling typhoon: A simulation of Typhoon Hato, Atmospheric Research, 303, 107329
Wu, J., Meng, Q.*, Gao, L.*, Zhang, L., Zhao, M., Su, C. (2024) A deep learning framework for 3D vegetation extraction in complex urban environments, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 129, 103798
Du, H., Fei, K., Wu, J., Gao, L.* (2024) An integrative modelling framework for predicting the compound flood hazards induced by tropical cyclones in an estuarine area, Environmental Modelling and Software, 105996.
Zhou, Y., Gao, L.* (2024) Spatiotemporal variations of tropical and non-tropical cyclone-induced rainfall over southeast China and the teleconnections to climatic indices, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 619-636.
Deng, J., Zhang, R., Chen, S.*, Li, Z., Gao, L., Li, Y., Wei C. (2024) Spatiotemporal evolution and influencing factors of flood resilience in Beibu Gulf Urban Agglomeration, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 104905.
Peng, M., Zhang, J., Zhu, Y.*, Gao, L., Li, S., Pan, X. (2024) Experimental study on wave attenuation and stability of ecological dike system composed of submerged breakwater, mangrove, and dike under storm surge, Applied Ocean Research 151, 104144.
Zhao, J., Tan, J., Chen, S.*, Huang, Q., Gao, L., Li, Y., Wei, C. (2024) Intelligent Reconstruction of Radar Composite Reflectivity Based on Satellite Observations and Deep Learning, Remote Sensing 16 (2), 275.
Qin, J., Gao, L., Lin, K., Shen, P.*, (2024) A novel and efficient method for real-time simulating spatial and temporal evolution of coastal urban pluvial flood without drainage network, Environmental Modelling & Software 172, 105888.
Liu, F. Lao, K.W.*, Gao, L., Lei, C.C., Hu, X., Li, Y. (2024) Predicting Power Outage at Low-Lying Area Substations During Storm Surge Disasters Using Multi-Grained Cascaded Forest, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 61(2), 2803-2812
Huang, L., Xu, X., Fang, H., He, G.*, Gao, Q., Wang, K., & Gao, L. (2024). Improved data assimilation for algal bloom dynamics simulation in the Three Gorges Reservoir using particle filter. Science of The Total Environment, 926, 172009.
Dong, H. Huang, S.*, Wang, H., Shi H., Singh V.P., She, D., Huang, Q., Leng, G., Gao, L., Wei, X., Peng, J. (2024) Effects of interaction of multiple large-scale atmospheric circulations on precipitation dynamics in China, Science of The Total Environment, 923, 171528.
Cai, C., Chen, L., Zhang, Z., Li, X., Gao, L.* (2024). Influence of cavity-forming
processes on the uplift resistance of bulb piles. Journal of Intelligent Construction, 3(2), 1-10.
Yuan, Z., Gao, L., Zhang, W., *Li, J. (2024). Waterlogging prevention and control methods in Kowloon Peninsula under superimposed effect of storm surge and extreme rainstorm, 风暴潮与极端暴雨叠加作用下九龙半岛内涝防控方法. Water Resources Protection, 40(4), 56-64.
Shen, P., Wei, S., Shi, H., Gao, L., Zhou, W.H.* (2023) Coastal Flood Risk and Smart Resilience Evaluation under a Changing Climate, Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research 2, 0029.
Gao, L, Du, H.*, Huang, H.*, Zhang, L., Zhang, P. (2023) Modelling the compound floods upon combined rainfall and storm surge events in a low-lying coastal city, Journal of Hydrology, 627, 130476, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.130476
Zhu, H., Chen S., Gao, L.* & Li, Z. (2023) Are there any Differences in the Raindrop Size Distributions between Summer Typhoons and Autumn Typhoons? International Journal of Remote Sensing, 44:20, 6468-6500, DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2023.2270110
Zhao, Q., Gao, L.*, Meng, Q.*, Zhu, M., Xiong, M. (2023) Nonlinear causal relationships between urbanization and extreme climate events in China, Journal of Cleaner Production, 434, 139889. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139889
Zhang, R., Chen, S.*, Gao, L., Hu, J. (2023) Spatiotemporal evolution and impact mechanism of ecological vulnerability in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area, Ecological Indicators, 157, 111214.
Ren, T., Gao, L.*, Gong, W. * (2023) An ensemble of dynamic rainfall index and machine learning method for spatiotemporal landslide susceptibility modeling, Landslides, 21(2), 257-273. DOI 10.1007/s10346-023-02152-1
Gao, L., Mei J., Li, J.*, Zhang, W., Lai, C. (2023) Effect of intense rainfall and high riverine water level on compound flood hazards in a river-valley city: A case study of Yingde, China, Journal of Hydrology, 625, 130044, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.130044
Zhou, Y., Du, H., Gao, L.* (2023) Spatial correlations of regional tropical cyclone- and non-tropical cyclone-induced severe rainstorms during 2000-2019, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 24(10),1863–1881. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-22-0145.1
Fei, K., Du, H., Gao, L.* (2023) The contribution of typhoon local and remote forcings to storm surge along the Makou-Dahengqin tidal reach of Pearl River Estuary, Science of the Total Environment, 899, 165592.
Chen, L., Wang, Z., Li, X., Gao, L.* (2023) Enhancing the accuracy of the scale of fluctuation estimating for tunnel surrounding rock mass properties, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 170, 105513.
Fei, K., Du H., Gao, L.* (2023) Accurate water level predictions in a tidal reach: Integration of Physics-based and Machine learning approaches, Journal of Hydrology, 622, 129705.
Gao, L., Zhang, L.M.*, Hong Y., Chen H.X.*, Feng, S.J., (2023) Flood hazards in urban environment, Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazard, 17(2), 241-261.Spotlight Research Paper, https://doi.org/10.1080/17499518.2023.2201266
Long, Z., Gao, L.* (2023) Estimating the combined risks of sea level rise and storm surges using a numerical model: Application to Macao, Journal of Cleaner Production, 407, 137155.
Du, H., Yu, P., Zhu, L., Fei, K., Gao, L.* (2023) Assessing the performances of parametric wind models in predicting storm surges in the Pearl River Estuary, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 232, 105265.
Yang, D., Yuen, K.V., Gu, X., Sun, C., Gao, L.* (2023) Influences of environmental factors on the dissipation of green tides in the Yellow Sea, China, Marine Pollution Bulletin 189, 114737.
Li, Z., Chio S.N., Gao, L.*, Zhang, P.* (2023) Assessing the algal population dynamics using multiple machine learning approaches: Application to Macao reservoirs, Journal of Environmental Management 334, 117505.
Qin, N., Lu, Q, Fu, G., Wang, J., Fei, K., Gao, L.* (2023) Assessing the drought impact on sugarcane yield based on crop water requirements and standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index, Agricultural Water Management 275, 108037.
Li, X., Li, X.*, Wu, Y, Gao, L. (2023) A novel unsaturated drainage layer in capillary barrier cover for slope protection, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment 82 (4), 108.
Zhao, Y., Tang, Q.*, Wu, T., Gao, L., Hu, G., Li, X., Zheng, D., Wang, X. (2023). Effects of soil parameterization on permafrost modeling in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: A calibration-constrained analysis. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 103833.
Zhang, L.*, Wu, F., Wei, X., Yang, H.Q., Fu, S., Huang, J., Gao, L. (2023) Polynomial chaos surrogate and bayesian learning for coupled hydro-mechanical behavior of soil slope, Rock Mechanics Bulletin 2 (1), 100023.
Chen, H.X., Xue, Q.P., Ma, Z. P., Gao, L., Feng, S.J.* (2023) Experimental study on barrier performance and durability under dry-wet cycles of fly ash based geopolymer cutoff wall backfill, Construction and Building Materials 368, 130415.
Wang, C., Li, S.*, Wu, M.*, Wang, X., Wang, S., Guo, Z., Huang, S., Yang, H., Gao, L. (2023). High efficiency and low greenhouse gas emissions intensity of maize in drip irrigation under mulch system. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT, 346, 108344.
Chen, H.X., Feng, S.J.*, Zhu, Z.W., Gao, L., Chen, Z.L., Wang S.R., (2023) One-dimensional self-weight consolidation of layered soil under variable load and semi- permeable boundary condition, Computers and Geotechnics 159, 105431
Zheng, S. F., Liu, Y., Zhang, N., Li, X., Gao, L. (2022). Experimental Studies on Shape and Size Effects on Particle Breakage of Railway Ballast. Transportation Geotechnics, 100883.
Zhou, Y., Li, X., Tang, Q., Kuok, S. C., Fei, K., Gao, L.* (2022). An Assimilating Model Using Broad Learning System for Incorporating Multi‐Source Precipitation Data With Environmental Factors Over Southeast China. Earth and Space Science, 9(4).
Fei, K., Chen, M., Zhou, Y., Du, H., Deng, S., Gao, L.* (2022). Streamflow and surface soil moisture simulation capacity of high-resolution Satellite-derived precipitation estimate datasets: A case study in Xijiang river basin, China. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 42, 101163.
Yang, H.Q., Zhang, L., Gao, L.*, Phoon, K. K., Wei, X. (2022). On the importance of landslide management: Insights from a 32-year database of landslide consequences and rainfall in Hong Kong. Engineering Geology, 299, 106578.
陈宏信., 潘鸿诚., 尹泽豪., 闵欣愉., 石福江., *高亮. (2022). 复合污染作用下膨润土的防渗性能. 环境卫生工程.
Liu, B., Tang, Q.*, Zhao, G., Gao, L., Shen, C., Pan, B. (2022). Physics-Guided Long Short-Term Memory Network for Streamflow and Flood Simulations in the Lancang–Mekong River Basin. Water, 14(9), 1429.
Hao, N., Li, X., Li, Y., Jia, J.*, Gao, L. (2022). A novel reliability-based method of calibrating safety factor: Application to the cemented sand and gravel dams. Engineering Geology, 106719.
Tang, J., Chen, S., Li, Z., Gao, L. (2022). Mapping the Distribution of Summer Precipitation Types over China Based on Radar Observations. Remote Sensing, 14(14), 3437.
Ren, T., Gong, W., Gao, L., Zhao, F., Cheng, Z. (2022). An Interpretation Approach of Ascending–Descending SAR Data for Landslide Identification. Remote Sensing, 14(5), 1299.
Zhu, H., Chen, S., Li, Z., Gao, L., Li, X. (2022). Comparison of Satellite Precipitation Products: IMERG and GSMaP with Rain Gauge Observations in Northern China. Remote Sensing, 14(19), 4748.
Zhou, Y., Qin, N., Tang, Q., Shi, H., Gao, L.* (2021). Assimilation of Multi-Source Precipitation Data over Southeast China Using a Nonparametric Framework. Remote Sensing, 13(6), 1057.
Gao, L.*, Zhang, L. M., Chen, H. X., Fei, K., Hong, Y. (2021). Topography and geology effects on travel distances of natural terrain landslides: Evidence from a large multi-temporal landslide inventory in Hong Kong. Engineering Geology, 292, 106266.
Qin, N. X., Wang, J. N.*, Hong, Y., Lu, Q. Q., Huang, J. L., Liu, M. H., Gao, L.* (2021). The drought variability based on continuous days without available precipitation in Guizhou Province, southwest China. Water, 13(5), 660.
Qin, N. X., Wang, J. N., Gao, L.*, Hong, Y., Huang, J. L., & Lu, Q. Q. (2020). Observed trends of different rainfall intensities and the associated spatiotemporal variations during 1958–2016 in Guangxi, China. International Journal of Climatology, 41, E2880-E2895.
Gao, L., Zhang L.M.*, Li X.Y., Zhou S.Y. (2019) Evaluating Metropolitan Flood Coping Capabilities under Heavy Storms. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. 24(6), 05019011.
Zhou, S.Y., Gao, L., Zhang, L.M.*, (2019) Predicting Debris-Flow Clusters under Extreme Rainstorms: A Case Study on Hong Kong Island. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment., 33: 2537-2553, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-019-01504-3.
Zhong, M., Wang, J., Gao, L.*, Lin, K., Hong, Y. (2019) Fuzzy risk assessment of flash floods using a cloud-based information diffusion approach. Water Resources Management 33(7), 2537–2553.
Feng, S. J., Gao, H. Y., Gao, L., Zhang, L. M., Chen, H. X.* (2019). Numerical modeling of interactions between a flow slide and buildings considering the destruction process. Landslides, 16(10), 1903-1919.
Li, R., Gao, L., Pan, C., Pang, Y.*, (2019) Detecting the mechanisms of longitudinal salinity transport in Qiantang Estuary. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences,2019: 123-140.
Gao, L., Zhang, L.M.*, Cheung R.W.M. (2018) Relationships between natural terrain landslide magnitudes and triggering rainfall based on a large landslide inventory in Hong Kong. Landslides, 15(4), 727–740.
Ma M., He, B.*, Wan, J., Jia, P., Guo, X., Gao, L., Maguire, L.W., Hong, Y., (2018) Characterizing the Flash Flooding Risks from 2011 to 2016 over China. Water 2018, 10, 704; doi:10.3390/w10060704.
Feng, J.W., Zhang, L.L., Gao, L., Feng, S.J. (2018) Stability of railway embankment under extreme storms. Environmental Geotechnics, https://doi.org/10.1680/jenge.17.00043.
Gao, L., Zhang, L.M.*, Lu, M.Q. (2017) Characterizing the spatial variations and correlations of large rainstorms for landslide study. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 21: 4573-4589, doi: https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-4573-2017.
Li, X.Y., Zhang, L.M.*, Gao, L., Zhu, H. (2017). Simplified slope reliability analysis considering spatial soil variability. Engineering Geology, 216: 90-97, doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2016.11.013.
Shen, P., Zhang, L.M.*, Chen, H.X., Gao, L. (2017). Role of vegetation restoration in mitigating hillslope erosion and debris flows. Engineering Geology, 116, 122-133, doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2016.11.019.
Gao, L., Zhang, L.M.*, Chen, H.X. (2017). Two-dimensional simulation of debris flow impact pressures on buildings. Engineering Geology, 226, 236-244. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2017.06.012.
Chen, H. X., Zhang, L. M., Gao, L., Yuan, Q., Lu, T., Xiang, B., Zhuang, W. L. (2017). Simulation of interactions among multiple debris flows. Landslides, 14(2), 595-615.
Gao, L., Zhang, L.M.*, Chen, H.X., and Shen, P. (2016). Simulating debris flow mobility in urban settings. Engineering Geology, 214: 67-78, doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2016.10.001.
Gao, L., Zhang, L.M.*, Chen, H.X. (2016). Likely scenarios of natural terrain shallow slope failures on Hong Kong Island under extreme storms. Natural Hazards Review, ASCE, B4015001, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000207.
Chen, H. X., Zhang, L.M.*, Gao, L., Zhu, H., and Zhang, S. (2015). Presenting regional shallow landslide movement on three-dimensional digital terrain. Engineering Geology, 195: 122-134.

Conference Papers

Gao L.*, Ai, T., Zhang, L. Assessing Urban Flooding Risks by Integrating the Numerical Model with the Digital Twin Technology, ISGSR2025.
Li, S., Peng, M., Gao, L., Zhu, Y. (2025). 3D Numerical Simulation of Dam Breaches Using a Meshless Method. Mechanisms and Machine Science, 175 MMS, 343-356
Gao L.*, Zhang L.. (2023). Numerical Simulation of Post-Fire Debris Flow Hazards Using a Triggering-propagation Model. GEORISK2023.
Liu, Y., Hui, H., Zhang, H.*, Gao, L. (2022). Risk Assessment of Offshore Wind Farm Outages Under Typhoon Conditions. 2022 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM).
Gao, L.*, Zhang, L. (2022). The Landslide Screening Criteria in Hong Kong Considering Rainfall Intensity and Topography. ISGSR2022.
Gao, L.*, Zhang, L., Fei, K. (2021). Preliminary Study on Multi-hazards Modelling in an Urban Environment under Extreme Storms. Geotechnical Special Publication, 2021-November(GSP 329), Geo-Extreme 2021, 51-57.
Zhou, S.Y.*, Zhang, L.M., Gao, L. (2018) Scenarios of Large-Scale Landslides and Debris Flows under Extreme Rainstorms, Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management.
Gao, L.*, Zhang, L.M. (2017) Can Empirical Rainfall-Landslide Correlations Be Extended to Future Extreme Storms? 6th International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk, Denver, ASCE, GSP284.
Zhang, L.M.*, Gao L., Zhou S.Y., Cheung R.W.M., Lacasse, S. (2017) Stress testing framework for managing landslide risks under extreme storms. Workshop on World Landslide Forum, 17-32
Gao, L.*, Zhang, L.M. (2016) Numerical simulation of multi-hazards over Hong Kong Island under extreme storms, ISSRI, Taipei, FB2.
Zhang, L.M.*, Gao, L., Lacasse, S. (2016) A preliminary stress testing framework for coping with landslide risks under extreme storms, ISSRI, Taipei, FB2.
Zhang, L.M.*, Chen, H.X., Gao, L. (2016) Prompt assessment of multi-hazard landslide risks, Keynote Lecture paper presented on 6th Asian-Pacific Symposium on Structural Reliability and its Applications (APSSRA6), Shanghai.
Gao, L., Zhang, L.M. (2015). Spatial characteristics of severe storms in Hong Kong. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., 19: 6981-7021, doi:10.5194/hessd-19-1-2015 178.
Gao, L.*, Zhang, L.M. (2015) Preliminary Assessment of Debris Flow Hazard in a Catchment under Extreme Condition. 5th International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk, Rotterdam, 540-544.
Gao, L.*, Zhang, L.M. (2014) Flood Hazard over Hong Kong Island under an Extreme Storm. 27th KKHTCNN Symposium on Civil Engineering, Shanghai.
Gao, L.* (2009) About education for qualified hydraulic engineer, Tsinghua Journal of Education (in Chinese) (CSSCI source journal, Chinese core journal). 143-146.

Research Group

PhD students:

Dian YANG (co-supervisors: Prof. Ka-Veng YUEN and Prof. Xingfa GU), 2020-present, assessing the aquatic environment factors by adopting remote sensing and on-site surveillance

Lishu XU, 2022-present, TC-induced flooding hazards under a warming climate

Qikang ZHAO (co-supervisor: Prof. Qingyan MENG), 2022-present, urban heat under a changing climate

Kai ZHU, 2023-present, cross-scale simulation of multi-phase flows

Chi Cheng LEI, 2023-present, developing numerical models for compound urban floods

Junhua YU (co-supervisor: Prof. Qingyan MENG), 2024-present, Global trends of urban heat

Xinghao JIAO, 2024-present, multi-hazards simulation by integrating remote sensing and numerical models

Yuqi SHI, 2024-present, Predicting tropical cyclone hazards using machine learning methods

Junyu MO, 2025-present, Modelling the adaptation strategies for alleviating the flooding risks

Mater student: Jinrou LI, Shengyi, MA, Yue, SUN

Postdocs or Research Assistants: Lei ZHU, Mingming ZHU, Tangyao AI, Tianhe REN, Qinqin LU, Huiqin ZHU, Jing TANG, Jiangpeng MEI, Zhichong WANG, Shuang LI, Jianfeng XUE

Graduated PhD students:

No.	Student name	Study period	Employment after graduation
1	Yuanyuan Zhou	2019–2022	Assistant professor (with tenure) at Chengdu University of Information Technology
2	Kai Fei	2020–2024	Assistant professor (with tenure) at China University of Geosciences, Beijing
3	Haoxuan Du	2020–2024	Postdoc research fellow at the University of Macau
4	Hong Wang	2021–2025	Research scientist (tenure-track), Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute
5	Jiahao Wu	2021-2025	Assistant research fellow (tenure-track), Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Graduated master students:

No.	Student name	Study period	Employment after graduation
1	Hui Huang	2018–2021	Staff at the Integrated Service Centre for Social Affairs for Nansha District, Guangzhou
2	Jiaxuan Huang	2018–2021	Engineer at the Guiyang Investigation and Design Institute of Power Construction Corporation of China
3	Lok Kei Hoi	2020-2023	Engineer at the Solid Engineering in Macao
4	Zhiyong Long	2021–2023	PhD candidate at Hong Kong Polytechnic University
5	Yongyao Ma	2022–2025	Engineer at Macao Water Supply Company Limited
6	Tangyao Ai (Co-supervised with Prof. Hongcai Zhang)	2022–2025	PhD candidate at Tianjin University
7	Qianyi Liu	2023–2025	PhD candidate at Stony Brook University

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