Background Information

Yanji Wei is an assistant professor in Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo. He graduated in harbor and coastal engineering from Tongji University, China in 2006 and received his PhD in 2015 from University College Dublin, Ireland. In 2016-2019 he held a post-doctoral position in University of Groningen, the Netherlands. He became a consulting engineer in Aktis Hydraulics B.V. since 2019. His fields of expertise include numerical/mathematical modelling for various ocean engineering problems such as hydrodynamics, hydraulics modelling, metocean analysis, dynamic mooring analysis, marine bathymetrical and geophysical survey.

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Research Field

Marine renewable energy technology; 

Applied research in harbor, coastal and offshore engineering; 

Intracranial hemodynamics.

Educational Background

2012-2015: PhD (Applied Mathematics）University College Dublin, Ireland

2006-2009: M.Sc (Harbor, Coastal and Offshore Engineering), Second Institute of Oceanography, Hangzhou, China

2002-2006: B.Sc. in Harbour, Water Channels and Coastal Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

Work Experience

Since 08/2022: Assistant professor, Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, China

2019-2022: Specialist ship hydrodynamics at Aktis Hydraulics, Zwolle, The Netherlands

2016-2019: Postdoctoral researcher at University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

2009-2012: Marine Engineer at Second Institute of Oceanography, Hangzhou, China

Representative Works

General Information

Google Scholar:

https://scholar.google.nl/citations?user=jiG2jRgAAAAJ&hl=en

10 Representative Works (* refers to the corresponding author)

• Shen, Y. †, Wei, Y. †, Bokkers, R. P., Uyttenboogaart, M., & Van Dijk, J. M. C. Patient-specific cerebral blood flow simulation based on commonly available clinical datasets. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 197(2022).

• Wei, Y., Bechlenberg, A., Jayawardhana, B., and Vakis, A. I., Modelling of a wave energy converter array with nonlinear power take-off using a mixed time-domain/frequency-domain method. IET Renewable Power Generation. rpg2.12231.

• Wei, Y., Bechlenberg, A., van Rooij, M., Jayawardhana, B., and Vakis, A. I., Modelling of a wave energy converter array with a nonlinear power take-off system in the frequency domain. Applied Ocean Research, 90 (2019): 101824.

• Wei, Y., Barradas-Berglind, J. J., van Rooij, M., Prins, W. A., Jayawardhana, B., and Vakis, A. I.*, Frequency-Domain Hydrodynamic Modelling of Dense and Sparse Arrays of Wave Energy Converters. Renewable Energy 135 (2019): 775: 788.

• Wei, Y., Barradas-Berglind, J. J., van Rooij, M., Prins, W. A., Jayawardhana, B., and Vakis, A. I.*, Investigating the adaptability of the multi-pump multi-piston power take-off system for a novel wave energy converter. Renewable Energy 111 (2017): 598-610.

• Wei, Y. *, Abadie, T., and Dias, F., A cost-effective method for modelling wave-OWSC interaction. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering 27(4) (2017): 366-373.

• Wei, Y. *, Abadie, T., Henry, A., and Dias, F., Wave interaction with an oscillating wave surge converter, Part II: Slamming. Ocean Engineering 113 (2016): 313-334.

• Wei, Y. *, Rafiee, A., Henry, A., and Dias, F., Wave interaction with an oscillating wave surge converter, Part I: Viscous effects. Ocean Engineering 104 (2015): 185-203.