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Qiu, Y. (author)Innovation is critical in driving economic growth. It fosters new products and services to move the economy forward. On the other hand, innovation requires new technologies to thrive. One such technology that has revolutionised various industries is big data. By harnessing big data, businesses can unlock valuable insights to enhance decision...doctoral thesis 2024
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Yin, Xinjian (author), Gong, Wenzhong (author), Zeng, Yujing (author), Qiu, Hulin (author), Liu, Lan (author), Hollmann, F. (author), Chen, Bishuang (author)The biocatalytic oxidative deamination of β-amino alcohols holds significant practical potential in kinetic resolution and/or deracemization process to access (R)-β-amino alcohols. This study exemplifies a notable instance of acquisition and utilization of this valuable oxidative deamination activity. Initially, the mutation N261M (M0) was...journal article 2024
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Sharifi Noorian, S. (author), Qiu, S. (author), Sayin, Burcu (author), Balayn, A.M.A. (author), Gadiraju, Ujwal (author), Yang, J. (author), Bozzon, A. (author)High-quality data plays a vital role in developing reliable image classification models. Despite that, what makes an image difficult to classify remains an unstudied topic. This paper provides a first-of-its-kind, model-agnostic characterization of image atypicality based on human understanding. We consider the setting of image classification...conference paper 2023
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Guo, Z. (author), Qiu, Jingping (author), Jiang, Haiqiang (author), Zhu, Qiang (author), Wang Kwek, Jin (author), Ke, Lin (author), Qu, Zhengyao (author)The fresh superfine-tailings cemented paste backfill (SCPB) exhibits strong thixotropy, but quantification of the resulting transient flow (non-steady state) and time-dependent yield stress is lacking. In this study, a simple qualitative model was developed to describe the transient flow and time-dependent yield stress of SCPB. The effect of...journal article 2023
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Hao, Xuan (author), Qiu, Yubao (author), Jia, Guoqiang (author), Menenti, M. (author), Ma, Jiangming (author), Jiang, Zhengxin (author)Land use–land cover (LULC) is an important feature for ecological environment research, land resource management and evaluation. Although global high-resolution LULC data sets are booming, their regional performances were still evaluated in limited regions. To demonstrate the local applicability of global LULC data products, six emerging LULC...journal article 2023
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Li, Hongyan (author), Li, Z. (author), Qiu, Liangsheng (author), Dong, Sufen (author), Ouyang, Jian (author), Dong, Xufeng (author), Han, Baoguo (author)This study aims to understand the effects and mechanisms of length, diameter, and functional group of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on rheological behaviors of cementitious composites. The experimental results show that the addition of CNTs decreases the flow index and increases the critical shear rate of cementitious composites. CNTs with a sub...journal article 2023
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Zhou, Pengyuan (author), Lee, Lik Hang (author), Liu, Zhi (author), Qiu, Hang (author), Braud, Tristan (author), Ding, Aaron Yi (author), Tarkoma, Sasu (author), Hui, Pan (author)The metaverse aims to blur the boundary between the physical world and digital content. To achieve this goal, the metaverse relies heavily on extended reality (XR), the Internet of Things, and communication technologies. Concurrently, connected vehicles and intelligent transportation systems (ITSs) are envisioned as the future paradigm of...review 2023
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Wang, Y. (author), Farah, H. (author), Yu, Rongjie (author), Qiu, Shuhan (author), van Arem, B. (author)Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are being introduced to the traffic system with the promise of improving current traffic status. However, the empirical data also indicate contrary effects with estimated higher crash rate and change of crash patterns. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the driving behavior of AVs and human-driven vehicles ...journal article 2023
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Estanqueiro, Ana (author), Strbac, Goran (author), Chrysanthopoulos, Nikolaos (author), Santos, Gabriel (author), Johanndeiter, Silke (author), Algarvio, Hugo (author), Syse, Helleik (author), Sperber, Evelyn (author), Wang, Ni (author), Sanchez Jimenez, I.J. (author), Qiu, Dawei (author), Vale, Zita (author), Nienhaus, Kristina (author), Kochems, Johannes (author), Schimeczek, Christoph (author), Sijm, Jos (author), De Vries, Laurens (author), Lopes, Fernando (author), Couto, António (author)Developing innovative electricity market designs to facilitate a sustainable transition to (near) 100% renewable power systems while meeting societal needs is a crucial and actual topic of research. This article presents preliminary key findings from the H2020 European project TradeRES, addressing this critical topic. The project uses agent...journal article 2023
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Qiu, Xiujiao (author), Chang, Z. (author), Chen, J. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Ye, G. (author), Schutter, Geert De (author)In our former paper, based on a published 3D reactive transport model at microscale with the capability of simulating the chemical reactions involved in ASR, the location of expansive ASR gel related to the reactivity of aggregate, temperature, aggregate porosity and silica content in aggregate, is clarified. Based on the simulation results,...journal article 2023
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Sitzenfrei, Robert (author), Qiu, Mengning (author), Ostfeld, Avi (author), Savic, Dragan (author), Kapelan, Z. (author)Water distribution networks (WDNs) are a vital component of urban water infrastructure. They transport water from production sites (sources) to spatially distributed consumers (sinks). Multiobjective optimization procedures are often used to minimize construction costs and at the same time maximize the resilience of such systems, which is...conference paper 2023
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Zhao, Yingliang (author), Sun, Yong (author), Guo, Z. (author), Sun, Xiaogang (author), Qiu, Jingping (author)The aim of this study was to improve the immobilization capacity of a binder prepared from As-containing biohydrometallurgy waste (BAW) on arsenic (As) by modifying it with ferric/ferrous salts. The study investigated the chemical fractions of As and its leaching characteristics. Results indicated that the addition of ferric/ferrous salts...journal article 2023
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Zhao, Yingliang (author), Sun, Yong (author), Guo, Z. (author), Sun, Xiaogang (author), Qiu, Jingping (author)The aim of this study was to improve the immobilization capacity of a binder prepared from As-containing biohydrometallurgy waste (BAW) on arsenic (As) by modifying it with halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) and biochar (BC). The study investigated the influence of HNTs and BC on the chemical fractions and leaching characteristics of As, as well as...journal article 2023
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Zhao, Yingliang (author), Sun, Yong (author), Guo, Z. (author), Qiu, Jingping (author), Sun, Xiaogang (author)Hazardous wastes are commonly immobilized using cementitious materials. Ettringite (Ca<sub>6</sub>Al<sub>2</sub>(OH)<sub>12</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>∙26H<sub>2</sub>O) is one of the main components of hydrated cement and is known to stabilize anionic species. Thus, it is a promising material for the stabilization of arsenate (As(V))...journal article 2023
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Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Qiu, Yangzi (author), Jafarinejad, Shahryar (author)Energy, water, and the environment have remarkably complex interrelationships, with these linkages being both direct and indirect. The innovative development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies brings significant opportunities for investigating renewable energy (RE), water, and the environment and presents a multitude of challenges....book chapter 2023
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Zhang, Haopeng (author), Ren, S. (author), Qiu, Yanjun (author)The ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) polymers are always doped into waxy bitumen to inhibit network of wax crystals in bitumen. However, the compatibility improvement behaviors between wax-based warm mix (WWM) additives and bitumen by EVA are not clear, and the sustainable components of EVA for corresponding WWM additives to achieve better...journal article 2023
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Fan, Zhi Yuan (author), Qiu, Liu (author), Groeblacher, S. (author), Li, Jie (author)Microwave-optics entanglement is a vital component for building hybrid quantum networks. Here, a new mechanism for preparing stationary entanglement between microwave and optical cavity fields in a cavity optomagnomechanical system is proposed. It consists of a magnon mode in a ferrimagnetic crystal that couples directly to a microwave cavity...journal article 2023
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Guo, Z. (author), Qiu, Jingping (author), Kirichek, Alex (author), Zhou, Hao (author), Liu, C. (author), Yang, Lei (author)The increasing amount of solid waste, e.g., waste tyres from car industry and tailings from mine operations, causes substantial environmental and societal issues. The recycled tyre polymer fibre (RTPF) reinforced cemented tailings backfill (CTB) is a kind of composite that can treat waste tyres and tailings simultaneously and realize green...journal article 2023
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Xie, Mingjing (author), Qiu, Yangzi (author), Liang, Yishuang (author), Zhou, Yuekuan (author), Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Zhang, Guoqiang (author)The application of building information modeling (BIM) technology has effectively supported the high-quality development of building sustainability and informatization in China. However, few studies comprehensively analyzed the enacted policies, prevalent applications, and existing barriers of the latest application and development of BIM...review 2022
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Samiotis, I.P. (author), Qiu, S. (author), Lofi, C. (author), Yang, J. (author), Gadiraju, Ujwal (author), Bozzon, A. (author)Music content annotation campaigns are common on paid crowdsourcing platforms. Crowd workers are expected to annotate complex music artifacts, a task often demanding specialized skills and expertise, thus selecting the right participants is crucial for campaign success. However, there is a general lack of deeper understanding of the distribution...journal article 2022