Profile

Shao’s main research interest is hydrological and geotechnical numerical modeling that includes the effects of soil heterogeneity and vegetation dynamics. The specific research topics include:

1. Predicting timing and magnitude of rainfall-triggered shallow landslide under the impacts of preferential flow; rainfall intensity and duration threshold for landslide-triggering; design of stabilizing piles and vegetation restoration system to prevent landslides.

2. Coupling non-isothermal soil moisture transport and land surface energy balance to simulate evaporation fluxes in vegetated area; estimating plant transpiration and biomass production under the vegetation dynamics of growth, competition, and disturbance.

3. Using data assimilation algorithms to update the state variables and estimate parameters.

Education：

Ph.D. in Hydrology and Water Resources 09/2011|01/2017

Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Mark Bakker, Dr. Thom Bogaard, Prof. Dr. Hubert Savenije

Thesis Title: Numerical modeling of the effect of preferential flow on hillslope hydrology and slope stability

M.Sc. in Hydrology and Water Resources 09/2008|07/2011

Hohai University, Nanjing, China

Supervisors: Prof. Xiaofang Rui, Prof. Dr. Jie Feng

Thesis Title: Modeling macropore flow and solute transport in soil base on Lattice Boltzmann method

B.E. in Hydraulic and Hydroelectric Engineering 09/2004|07/2008

Tianjin University, Tianjin, China

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ping Feng

Thesis Title: The mechanism of runoff generation and characteristics of Daqing River basin

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE：

Full Professor 07/2019|now

School of Hydrology and Water Resources, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

Assistant Professor 01/2018|07/2019

School of Hydrometerology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

Post-Doctoral Research 07/2016|12/2016

Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands

Supervisor: Dr. Thom Bogaard Prof. Dr. Hubert Savenije

Research Project: DOMINO project (Dikes and Debris flows monitoring by novel optical fiber sensors)

Research Internship 01/2016|06/2016

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Charles W.W. Ng

Research Project: Green slope engineering: bioengineered, live cover systems for man-made fill slopes and landfill

capillary barriers in Hong Kong. Project supported by the Research Grants Council of the government of the Hong

Kong (Grants No. HKUST6/CRF/12R)

Editor：

Frontiers in Water

Referee for Journals：

Water Resource Research; Journal of Hydrology; Hydrology and Earth System Sciences; 

Ecological Indicators; Hydrogeology Journal; Journal of Mountain Science;

Publications：

1.     Shao, W.; Li, M.; Su, Y.; Gao, H. A modified Jarvis model to improve the expressing of stomatal response in a beech forest. Hydrological Processes 2023, 37, 14955

2.     Shao, W.; Chen, S.; Su, Y.; Dong, J.; Ni, J.; Yang, Z.; Zhang, Y. Reduce uncertainty in soil hydrological modeling: A comparison of soil hydraulic parameters generated by random sampling and pedotransfer function. Journal of Hydrology 2023, 623, 129740

3.     Shao, W.; Chen, S.; Li, M.; Su, Y.; Ni, J.; Dong, J.; Zhang, Y.; Yang, Z. Reducing uncertainties in hydromechanical modeling with a recently developed Rosetta 3 podeotransfer function. Engineering Geology 2023, 324, 107250

4.     Shao, W.; Li, M.; Wu, Y.; Ma, X.; Song, Q.; Zhang, Y.; Su, Y.; Ni, J.; Dong, J. Identification of varied soil hydraulic properties in a seasonal tropical rainforest. CATENA 2022, 212, 106104

5.     Shao, W.; Yang, Z.-j.; Ni, J.-j.; Su, Y.; Nie, W.; Ma, X.J.L. Comparison of single- and dual-permeability models in simulating the unsaturated hydro-mechanical behavior in a rainfall-triggered landslide. Landslides 2018, 15, 2449-2464, s10346-018-1059-0

6.     Shao, W.; Coenders-Gerrits, M.; Judge, J.; Zeng, Y.; Su, Y. The impact of non-isothermal soil moisture transport on evaporation fluxes in a maize cropland. Journal of Hydrology 2018, 561, 833-847, 04.033

7.     Shao, W.; Su, Y.; Yang, Z.-j.; Ma, X.; Langhammer, J.J.G. Quantify the Pore Water Velocity Distribution by a Celerity Function. Geofluids 2018, 1054730

8.     Shao, W.; Su, Y.; Langhammer, J. Simulations of coupled non-isothermal soil moisture transport and evaporation fluxes in a forest area. Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics 2017, 65, 410 - 425, 0038

9.     Shao, W.; Ni, J.; Leung, A.K.; Su, Y.; Ng, C.W.W. Analysis of plant root–induced preferential flow and pore-water pressure variation by a dual-permeability model. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 2017, 54, 1537-1552, 0629

10.  Shao, W.; Bogaard, T.; Bakker, M.; Berti, M. The influence of preferential flow on pressure propagation and landslide triggering of the Rocca Pitigliana landslide. Journal of Hydrology 2016, 543, 360-372.

11.  Shao, W.; Bogaard, T.; Su, Y.; Bakker, M. Coupling a 1D Dual-permeability Model with an Infinite Slope Stability Approach to Quantify the Influence of Preferential Flow on Slope Stability. Procedia Earth and Planetary Science 2016, 16, 128-136, 10.014

12.  Shao, W.; Bogaard, T.A.; Bakker, M.; Greco, R. Quantification of the influence of preferential flow on slope stability using a numerical modelling approach. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 2015, 19, 2197-2212, hess-19-2197-2015

13.  Shao, W.; Bogaard, T.; Bakker, M. How to Use COMSOL Multiphysics for Coupled Dual-permeability Hydrological and Slope Stability Modeling. Procedia Earth and Planetary Science 2014, 9, 83-90, 06.018

14.  Li, M., Shao, W., Yu, W., Su, Y., Song, Q., Zhang, Y., Gao, H., Zhang, Y., Dong, J. Optimization of soil hydraulic parameters within a constrained sampling space, Geoderma, Volume 455, 2025, 117210

15.  Li, M.; Su, Y.; Song, Q.; Zhang, Y.; Gao, H.; Dong, J.; Shao, W: Identified temporal variation of soil hydraulic parameters under seasonal ecosystem change using the particle batch smoother. Geoderma 2024, 442, 116782.

16.  Li, M.; Shao, W.; Su, Y., Coenders-Gerrits, M., Jarsjö, J.: Evidence of field-scale shifts in transpiration dynamics following bark beetle infestation: Stomatal conductance responses. Hydrological Processes 2024,e15162

17.  蔡雨菲; 邵伟; 马燮铫; 董建志; 倪钧钧;杨宗佶. 基于土壤转换函数的土壤水数据同化及滑坡灾害预警. 水文. 2025.45(1):53-60

18.  林雨珊; 邵伟; 董建志; 倪钧钧; 林齐根; 杨宗佶. 基于窗口粒子滤波算法的土壤水分同化及滑坡灾害预警. 水利水电技术(中英文). 2024.55(7):19-31

19.  Xia, X.; Fu, D.; Shao, W.; Jiang, R.; Wu, S.; Zhang, P.; Yang, D.; Xia, X. ^* : Retrieving Precipitable Water Vapor Over Land From Satellite Passive Microwave Radiometer Measurements Using Automated Machine Learning. Geophysical Research Letters 2023, 50, 105197

20.  Xia, X.; He, W.; Wu, S.; Fu, D.; Shao, W.; Zhang, P.; Xia, X. A Thorough Evaluation of the Passive Microwave Radiometer Measurements onboard Three Fengyun-3 Satellites. Journal of Meteorological Research 2023, 37, 573-588, s13351-023-2198-3

21.  Xia, X.; Fu, D.; Fei, Y.; Shao, W.; Xia, X. An Improved Assessment Method and Its Application to the Latest IMERG Rainfall Product in Mainland China. Remote Sensing 2021, 13, 5107, 13245107

22.  夏昕然; 田烨; 谭伟丽; 邵伟. 多种卫星降水产品在中国的精度评估 水利水电技术 2022, 53, 29-40, wrahe.2022.08.003

23.  陈思婕; 李美骏; 罗雅婕; 邵伟; 杨宗佶. 优先流对土壤水文及滑坡触发的影响 科学技术与工程 2021, 21, 9698-9705

24.  Chen, S.; Yan, H.; Shao, W. ; Yu, W.; Wei, L.; Yang, Z.; Su, Y.; Kan, G.; Luo, S. Inverse Estimation of Soil Hydraulic Parameters in a Landslide Deposit Based on a DE-MC Approach. Water 2022, 14, 3693, 14223693

Educational Experience

• [1]

  天津大学  | 水利水电工程  | 工学学士 | University graduated

• [2]

  河海大学  | 水文学及水资源  | 工学硕士 | With Certificate of Graduation for Study as Master's Candidates

• [3]

  代尔夫特理工大学  | 水文学及水资源  | 工学博士 | With Certificate of Graduation for Doctorate Study

Work Experience

• [1] 2016.1-2016.6
  

  香港科技大学  | 岩土工程系  | 访问学者
  

• [2] 2019.7-Now
  

  南京信息工程大学  | 教授
  

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