Research Overview
Our laboratory develops water environment management and conservation technologies to support the sustainable provision of ecosystem services, based on an integrated approach to water environment design that combines biological functions, water treatment, and AI.
Our research spans diverse water systems, ranging from lakes and rivers to coastal areas, atolls, and urban water infrastructure. In lakes, we develop nature-based solutions (NbS) utilizing the biological functions of brackish bivalves (Corbicula japonica) to achieve both water use and aquatic production.
In rivers, we support water resource management through machine learning–based prediction models for saltwater intrusion.
In coastal areas and atolls, we assess the impacts of urbanization and climate change on island formation and maintenance processes, with a focus on coastal ecosystems such as benthic foraminifera. Based on these assessments, we develop strategies for climate adaptation.
Furthermore, toward decarbonized water treatment, we develop AI- and mathematical model–driven digital twins for wastewater treatment, including Hybrid ODE–based approaches.
Research Theme
1. Nature-Based Water Environmental Management Using Brackish Bivalves
2. Hybrid ODE-based Digital Twins for Wastewater Treatment
3. Saltwater Intrusion Prediction and Water Resource Management
4. Climate Change Adaptation in Urbanized Pacific Atolls
