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Smart Waste Management for Urban Circular Economy (SmartWaste)

Smart Waste Management for Urban Circular Economy (SmartWaste)

 

This project develops a decentralized, compact, AI-integrated membrane bioreactor (MBR) system for urban wastewater treatment, combining real-time sensor monitoring with machine-learning–based adaptive control. Designed to operate under highly variable urban conditions, the system optimizes pollutant removal, energy efficiency, and membrane performance, while generating scalable solutions for real-world deployment and citywide replication.

PI

 

Ly Quang Viet, PhD

Senior Researcher, Smart Green Transformation Center (GREEN-X), VinUniversity

Co-Pis

 

Long Nghiem, PhD

Director, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanoi University of Civil Engineering

Truyen Tran, PhD

Professor, Deakin University

Tran Thi Viet Nga

Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanoi University of Civil Engineering

Huynh Thanh Trung

Assistant Professor, College of Engineering and Computer Science, VinUniversity

Team Members

 

Tran Thi Viet Nga

Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanoi University of Civil Engineering

Phan Thi Thuc Anh, PhD

Associate Vice Provost, VinUniversity

Associate Professor, College of Business and Management, VinUniversity

Ho Tuan Long, PhD

Postgraduate Fellow, Ghent University

Yuhoon Hwang

Professor, Seoul National University of Science and Technology

Philippe Heynderickx, PhD

Associate Professor, Ghent University

Huynh Thanh Trung

Assistant Professor, College of Engineering and Computer Science, VinUniversity

Nguyen Hong Hanh, PhD

University of Duisburg Essen

Nguyen Duc Viet, PhD

Lecturer, Hanoi University of Science and Technology

Dang Viet Quang, PhD

Lecturer, Phenikaa University

Research Assistant

 

Nguyen Ngoc Tram

Research Assistant, VinUniversity

On-going projects

 

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Publication

 

Lisa Aditya, Long Nghiem, Quang Viet Ly, Md Johir, Unnikrishnan Kuzhiumparambil and Peter J. Ralph
Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology
Claudio Kohn, Hung Cong Duong, Viet Quang Ly, Long Duc Nghiem
Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Duong T. Nguyen, Md Abu Hasan Johir, Arridina S. Silitongaa, Amar K. Salih, Long D. Nghiem
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Linh Lam, Salvy P. Russom, Truyen Tran, Svetha Venkatesh, Sherif Abdulkader Tawfik
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Thi Ngoc Bao Dung, Thi Thanh Huyen Nguyen, Quang Viet Ly, Hui Lin Ong, and Hai Bang Truong
RSC Advances
Claudio Kohn, Amar Salih, Cuong Ton-That, Hung Cong Duong, Quang Viet Ly, Long Duc Nghiem
Environmental Technology & Innovation