Restoring Urban Waterways in the Global South: Strategies, Progress and Co-Benefits
Current Pollution Reports
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
Assistant Professor, College of Engineering and Computer Science, VinUniversity
Co-PI
Long Nghiem, PhD
Director, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanoi University of Civil Engineering
Team Member
Tran Thi Viet Nga, PhD
Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanoi University of Civil Engineering
Phan Thi Thuc Anh, PhD
Associate Vice Provost, VinUniversity
Executive Director, Smart Green Transformation Center (GREEN-X), VinUniversity
Ho Tuan Long, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher, Ghent University
Yuhoon Hwang, PhD
Professor, Seoul National University of Science and Technology
Philippe Heynderickx, PhD
Associate Professor, Ghent University
Huynh Thanh Trung, PhD
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, Smart Green Transformation Center (GREEN-X), VinUniversity
On-going project
Design and implementation of a wastewater treatment system using biotechnology combined with membrane filtration on a 1-kilometer stretch of the Kim Nguu River – practical pilot model.
Like many modern cities, Hanoi’s rivers face severe pollution from unregulated domestic wastewater. This project pilots AI-integrated modular membrane bioreactors…
Smart Waste Management
This project develops a next-generation sewer-mining system to safely treat domestic wastewater at the source. It converts agricultural residues—such as…
Publication
Enhanced lethal effect of UV irradiation on Microcystis aeruginosa assisted by a UV tolerant quorum quenching bacterium: An environmental friendly bloom control strategy
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
Bridging Innovation and Operational Reality in Industrial Wastewater Reverse Osmosis for Water Reuse
Current Pollution Reports
Growth response of Scenedesmus and Chlorella to elevated sulfate concentrations
Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology
Membrane autopsy for fouling mitigation in reverse osmosis process of wastewater secondary effluent in a sewer mining plant
Environmental Technology & Innovation