1.Personal Information

Full Name :	Aifeng TAO
Academic Position :	Professor
Telephone :	+86-25-83787914
E-mail :	aftao@hhu.edu.cn

2.Education

Degree	University	Year
Ph.D.:	Hohai University	09/2002 – 12/2007
BSci :	Hohai University	09/1998 – 07/2002

3.Work Experience

Position	University /Institute, Country	Duration
Professor	Hohai University, China	June 2018-
Associate Professor	Hohai University, China	July 2012-May 2018
Lecturer	Hohai University, China	September 2009- June 2012
Postdoc Associate	MIT, USA	April 2008 – July2009

4.Research Areas

· Nonlinear mechanisms of water waves
· Generation mechanisms and characteristics of extreme waves
· Wave-structure interaction
· Clean and renewable energy exploiture

5.Research Funding

(1) Research on the mechanism and key technologies for improving the energy capture efficiency of floating hydraulic wave power generation systems, the National Natural Science Foundation of China Joint Fund Joint Fund Supported Project (U1706230), 2018.1-2021.12, project leader.
(2) Motion characteristics of freak waves based on three types of generation mechanisms and their correlation with waveforms, National Natural Science Foundation of China (51579091), 2016.1-2019.12, project leader.
(3) Research and application of the characteristics of the surge in the Taiwan Strait, the 2018 Science and Technology Plan Guided Project of Fujian Provincial Science and Technology Department (20195018712), 2017.5-2020.12, project leader.
(4) Development of a technical guideline for the suitability evaluation of seawall ecological construction, a project commissioned by the Marine Disaster Reduction Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources (20198164916), 2019.12.15-2020.6.30, project leader.
(5) Study on long-term evolution characteristics of extreme waves in China's offshore waters, commissioned by the National Ocean Information Center (20198136016), 2019.10-2020.10, project leader.
(6) Disaster mechanism and risk analysis of fishing vessels and demonstration research on anchoring safety, project commissioned by the Marine Disaster Reduction Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources (20198103916), 2019.8.1-2020.10.31, project leader.
(7) Research on wave risk of typical fishing ports in China, commissioned by the Marine Disaster Reduction Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources (2018B42514), 2018.1.1-2019.12.31, project leader.
(8) Research on the benefits of island ecological disaster reduction, commissioned by the Island Research Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources (20188050226), 2018.5.01-2018.11.30, project leader.
(9) Study on the mechanism of wave-current interaction on sand wave topography, Independent Research Project on Basic Scientific Research Business Expenses of State Key Laboratory of Hydrology, Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering Science (20145028412), 2014.9 ~ 2017.8, project leader.
(10) Research on the working mechanism of marine forecast disaster reduction, commissioned by Shanghai Ocean Bureau (20178082406), 2017.9-2017.11, project leader.
(11) Research on the working mechanism of marine forecast disaster reduction, commissioned by Shanghai Marine Management Center (20168101716), 2016.10-2016.12, project leader.
(12) Research on the response mechanism of the maximum wave height to the wave spectrum parameters, Hohai University Central University Basic Scientific Research Business Expense Project (2016B05214), 2017.1-2018.12, project leader.
(13) Research and development of pile foundation design methods for offshore wind farm wind turbines, commissioned by China Energy Construction Group Jiangsu Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd. (20168011136), 2016.4-2016.7, project leader.
(14) Research on the motion characteristics of freak waves, Hohai University Central University's Basic Scientific Research Business Expense Project (2015B05914), 2015.5-2017.5, project leader.
(15) Study on the influence mechanism of water flow on sand wave terrain on wave Bragg resonance, National Natural Science Foundation of China (51379071), 2014.01-2017.12, project executor.
(16) Change mechanism and engineering safety of the hydrological process of the river basin, Key Project of National Laboratory of Excellent Funds (41323001), 2014.1-2017.12, project participant.
(17) Research on data collection and separation technology for low frequency surges in the East China Sea, Tianjin Institute of Water Transport Engineering Science (20158075316), 2014.12-2015.12, Ministry of Transport, project leader.
(18) Research on the nonlinear dynamic mechanism and effective simulation of deep-water deformed waves, National Natural Science Foundation of China (41106001), 2012.1-2014.12, project leader.
(19) Basic research on offshore renewable integrated power generation, National Natural Science Foundation of China (51137002), 2012.01-2014.12, project participant (sixth).
(20) Basic research on large-scale tidal power generation technology along the coast of Jiangsu, Jiangsu Provincial Fund Key Project (BK2011026), 2012.01-2014.12, project participant (seventh).
(21) Study on the characteristics of freak waves in the background field of wideband wave-wave interactions, the Science and Technology Startup Fund for Returnees from the Ministry of Education, Department of Teaching and Learning, [2012] 1707, 2013.01-2015.12, project leader.
(22) Research on the nonlinear mechanism of deep-water deformed waves, Open Fund of the Key Laboratory of Coastal Disaster and Protection of the Ministry of Education (200901), 2010.1-2012.1, project leader.
(23) Research on the classification and generation mechanism of catastrophic abnormal waves, Hohai University Central University's basic scientific research business expense project, 2009.10-2011.9, project leader.
(24) Comparative Study on the Coastal Protection at German Baltic Sea and Chinese East-Southern Coasts, Project Based Personnel Exchange Program with China Scholarship Council and German Academic Exchange Service ([2009] 6037), 2010.1-2011.12, project participant (second).
(25) Investigation on the status and protection of the seawall in the southeast coast, and key technologies for scientific research in the water conservancy public welfare industry (200901062), 2009.10-2012.09, project participant (third).
(26) Mechanism of Wave-Seabed-Structure Interaction (WSSI) in Coastal Zones: Process, Simulation and Understanding, Scotland-China Higher Education Research Partnership for PhD Studies (Liu Jinou [2010] 6044), 2010.3-2011.3, Project Participant (fourth).
(27) Research on the foundation design method of offshore wind farm wind turbine units, Science and Technology Project of Northwest Survey and Design Institute of China Hydropower Consulting Group (51028613), 2009.12-2010.6, Project Participant (fourth).

6.Main Publications

  A.Journal Articles

  1. Ji Peng, Aifeng Tao, Yuming Liu, Jinhai Zheng, Jisheng Zhang, Risheng Wang, A laboratory study of class III Bragg resonance of gravity surface waves by periodic beds, Phys. Fluids 31, 067110 (2019); doi: 10.1063/1.5083790
  2. Aifeng Tao, Jin Yan, Yi Wang, Jinhai Zheng, Jun Fan, Chuan Qin, Wave Power Focusing due to the Bragg Resonance. China Ocean Engineering,2017,(4):458~465.
  3. Aifeng Tao, Jin Yan, Ye Pei, Jinhai Zheng, Nobuhito Mori, Swells of the East China Sea, Journal of Ocean University of China, 2017,16: 674-682.
  4. Fan Jun, Zheng Jinhai, Tao Aifeng, Yu Haofeng, Wang Yi, Experimental study on upstream-advancing waves induced by currents. Journal of Coastal Research, 2016, 75:846-850. （WOS：000373241300024）
  5. Zheng Jinhai, Zhang Jisheng, Wang Jun, Tao Aifeng, Evaluation of tidal stream energy around sand ridge system in the southern Yellow sea. Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 2015, 23(6): 951-956, DOI: 10.6119/JMST-015-0610-14.
  6. Tao Aifeng, Peng Ji, Zheng Jinhai, Wang Yao, Wu Yuqing, Discussions on the occurrence probabilities of observed Freak waves, Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 2015, 23(6): 923-928, DOI: 10.6119/JMST-015-0610-10.（WOS：000367419200012）
  7. Zhu Yuliang, Li Yu, Tao Aifeng, Zhang Jisheng, Numerical modeling of wave interaction with double curtain-wall breakwater, Procedia Engineering, 2015, 116:1009-1018.
  8. Wang Yao, Tao Aifeng, Zheng Jinhai, Doong Dongjing, Fan Jun, Peng Ji, 2014.A preliminary investigation of rogue waves off the Jiangsu coast, China, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 2521-2527.
  9. Zhang Jisheng, Wang Jun, Tao Aifeng*, Zheng Jinhai, Li Hui, New concept for assessment of tidal current energy in Jiangsu Coast, China. Advances in Mechanical Engineering, vol. 2013, Article ID 340501, 9 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/340501.
  10. Tao Aifeng, Zheng Jinhai, Mee Mee Soe, Chen Botao, The Most Unstable Conditions of Modulation Instability. Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2012, Article ID:656873, 11 pages, doi:10.1155/2012/656873
  11. Tao Aifeng, Zheng Jinhai, Mee Mee Soe, Chen Botao, Re-study on recurrence period of Stokes wave train with High Order Spectral method. China Ocean Engineering, 2011, 25(3): 679-686
  12. Tao Aifeng & Hu Guodong(2008), Characteristics and Research Ideas about Disastrous Rogue Waves. Journal of Natural Diasters.1:174-179.
  13. Yan Yixin, Tao Aifeng, Yu Dongsheng et al.(2007), Analysis on the circulation of Yangtze Rive Estuary based on ADCP measurements. China Ocean Engineering, 21 (3):485-494.
  14. Tao Aifeng, Shao Yuyang(2006), Calculation and Analysis of Tidal Current of Huangmao Sea, Science & Technology Review,2006,24(6):42-44.
  15. Tao Aifeng, Yan Yixin & Li Ruijie(2004), Development and application of stream function wave theory, Journal of Hohai University, 32: 104-106.
  16. Yinan Lin, Aifeng Tao, Xueding Li, Xiangjing Zheng，Shuo Yin, Study on separation method of wind-wave and swell in the Taiwan Strait. Journal of Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2019,41(8):1-10.(in Chinese)
  17. Guangsui Cao, Aifeng Tao, Di Wu, Juwen Qiu, Cheng Wen, Influence of the Spectrum Pattern of Ocean Waves on Maximum Wave Height Formula. Journal of Transactions of Oceanology and Limnology,2018, 6:32-37.(in Chinese)
  18. Aifeng Tao, Yayi Liu, Junwei Su, Shufang Qin, Di Wu, Xiao Xu, Visual tracing teaching experimental device for wave water particles. Journal of Experimental Technology and Management, 2018, 35(12):78-82.(in Chinese)
  19. Xin Xie, Aifeng Tao, Yao Zhang, Yindong Zeng, Jinhai Zheng, The Temporal and Spatial Distribution Vcharacteristics of Typical Marine Disasters in Fujian Province. Journal of Transactions of Oceanology and Limnology, 2018, 4:21-30.(in Chinese)
  20. Aifeng Tao, Zhenchun Shen, Shuo Li, Xiao Xu, Yao Zhang, Research progrecs for disastrous waves in China. Journal of Science & Technology Review, 2018, 36(14):26-34.(in Chinese)
  21. Wei Dai, Aifeng Tao, Shuo Li, Xin Xie, Yindong Zeng, Study on distribution characteristics of China's cold air waves and cyclone waves. Journal of China Energy and Environmental Protection, 2018, 39(12):14-15.(in Chinese)
  22. Di Wu, Aifeng Tao, Yindong Zeng, Keren Qi, Yayi Liu, The Analysis of Entropy in Long term Evolution of Modulated Stokes Wave Trains. Journal of Transactions of Oceanology and Limnology, 2018, 3:106-112.(in Chinese)
  23. Aifeng Tao, Shuo Li, Hui Li, Di Wu, Yayi Liu, Investigation on the integrated power exploitation of offshore wind, wave and tidal current based on observed data analysis. Journal of Renewable Energy Resources, 2018,36(5):785-790.(in Chinese)
  24. Yao Zhang, Xin Xie, Aifeng Tao, Gang Wang, Xinping Chen, Jinhai Zheng, Review of Boussinesq phase-resolving coastal hydrodynamic model. Journal of Marine Science Bulletin, 2018, 37(5):481-493.(in Chinese)
  25. Junwei Su, Aifeng Tao, Yayi Liu, Ying Cai, Simple method for investigation on the tracing of water pariticles under wave action. Port & Waterway Engineering, 2017, 7:49-52. (in Chinese)
  26. Cheng Wen, Aifeng Tao, Shuo Li, Jin Yan, Guangsui Cao, The research of maximum wave height formula based on the measured data. Port & Waterway Engineering, 2017, 6:23-27. (in Chinese)
  27. Liling Gu, Chuan Qin, Ping Ju, Aifeng Tao, Shanxiang Wu, Research on optimal layout of direct-drive wave farm. Renewable Energy Resources, 2017, 35(3):467-474. (in Chinese)
  28. Cheng Wen, Aifeng Tao, Shuo Li, Jin Yan, Guangsui Cao, Influence of the Maximum Wave Height in the Norwegian Sea. Transactions of Oceanology and Limnology, 2017, 2:12-22. (in Chinese)
  29. Aifeng Tao, Yuqing Wu, Yao Wang, Ji Peng, Keren Qi, Analysis of occurrence probability of freak waves in sea area around Korea. Journal of Hohai University(Natural Sciences), 2016,44(1):34-38. (in Chinese)
  30. Ye Pei, Aifeng Tao, Yifeng Zhang, Hui Li, Jin Yan, The Generation Mechanisms of Low-Frequency Well in the E3 Sea Area of the East China Sea. Transactions of Oceanology and Limnology, 2016, 1:17-24. (in Chinese)
  31. Xiaobo Song, Jian Shi, Ruijie Li, Aifeng Tao. Numerical Simulation of Typhoon Waves in China Offshore Based on Wave-Current Coupling Model. Transactions of Oceanology and Limnology, 2015, 1:13-20.(in Chinese)
  32. Jie Ke, Aifeng Tao, Xiaojie Cai, Chunhui Li, Congjian Fan. Vertical Distribution of Suspended Sediment Based on Turbulent Mixing Theory. YELLOW RIVER, 2015, 37(4):42-45.(in Chinese)
  33. Jie Ke, Aifeng Tao, Rui⁃jie Li, Xiaobo Song, Qianlu Xiao. Numerical simulation of Gouqi island breakwater project and sediment siltation research. Journal of Waterway and Harbor, 2015, 36(2):121-125.(in Chinese)
  34. Jie Ke, Aifeng Tao, Ruijie Li, Chunhui Li, Xiaotian Dong. Analysis and application of computational methods of coastal near-bed sediment flux. Yangtze River, 2015, 46(1):78-81.(in Chinese)
  35. Zhengjie Huo, Feng Wu, Aifeng Tao, Jing Fang, Ping Ju, Chuan Qin. Short-term Prediction on Output Power of Direct-drive Wave Power Generation System. Automation of Electric Power Systems, 2014, 38(21): 13-18.(in Chinese)
  36. Feng Wu, Ping Ju, Chuan Qin, Long Li, Aifeng Tao, Lixia Sun. Progress and prospect of research on offshore renewable energy generation. Journal of Hohai University( Natural Sciences), 2014, 42(1):80-87.(in Chinese)
  37. Jinhai Zheng, Aifeng Tao, Botao Chen,Review of studies on the occurrence probability of freak waves based on the field data.Key Laboratory of Coastal Disaster and Defence， Ministry of Education，College of Harbor Coastal and Offshore Engineering,Hohai University， Nanjing 210098,China.(in Chinese)
  38. Aifeng Tao, Guodong Hu, Characteristics of disastrous rogue waves and summary of its research method,State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Nanjing210098, China;2.Survey Bureau Of the Hydrology and Water Resources of Changjiang River Estuary,ChangjiangWaterResourcesCommission, Shanghai200136, China.(in Chinese)
  39. Aifeng Tao, Yuyang Shao,Ruijie Li, Calculation and Analysis of Tidal Current of Huangmao Sea.State Key Laboratory of Hydrology- Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Ocean College, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.(in Chinese)
  40. Tao Aifeng, YanYixin, Li Rui-jie. Application and development of stream Function wave theory. Journal of Hohai University(Natural Sciences), 2004, 32: 104-106. (in Chinese)

B. Conference Proceedings

  1. Aifeng Tao, Debin Zhang, Yi Wang, Jun Fan, Junwei Su, Wave power focusing due to the Bragg resonance, Proceedings of 8th Chinese-German Joint Symposium on Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering (CG JOINT 2016), Qingdao, China, 2016
  2. Jin Yan, Aifeng Tao, Ye Pei, Jinhai zheng, The swells of East China Sea, Proceedings of 8th Chinese-German Joint Symposium on Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering (CG JOINT 2016), Qingdao, China, 2016
  3. Tao Aifeng, Qi Keren, Zheng Jinhai, Peng Ji, Wu Yuqing. The occurrence probability of Rogue waves in different nonlinear stages. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 2014, 1(34), waves.35.
  4. Fan Jun, Zheng Jinhai, Tao Aifeng, Gao Peng, Li Shuo. Experimental study on critical resonant state of upstream-advanced waves. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 2014，1(34), posters.11.
  5. Tao Aifeng, Peng Ji, Zheng Jinhai, Wu Yuqing. The occurrence probabilities of rogue waves in random wave field, Proceedings of 7th Chinese-German Joint Symposium on Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering (CG JOINT 2014), Hannover, Germany, 2014
  6. Tao Aifeng, Zheng Jinhai, Chen Botao, Properties of Freak Waves induced by two kinds of nonlinear mechanisms, ICCE, Santander, Spain, 2012
  7. Tao Aifeng, Lee Dongyong, Wangyao, Review on the Occurrence Probability of Freak Waves, Proceedings of Chinese-German Joint Symposium on Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering (CG JOINT 2012),Keelung, China, 2012
  8. Tao Aifeng, Yan Yixin, Zheng Jinhai & Zhang Wei, Characteristics of Stokes wave train long time evolution, Proceedings of Chinese-German Joint Symposium on Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering (CG JOINT 2010). Tianjin, China, 2010:284-287.
  9. Tao Aifeng & Liu Yuming, Rogue Waves Due To Nonlinear Broadband Wave Interactions, Proceedings of the 25th International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies (IWWWFB25). Harbin, China, 2010, Paper No. iwwwfb25_41
  10. Tao Aifeng & YanYi-xin, Researching on Disastrous Rogue Waves in China, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Asian Pacific Coasts (APAC 2007), Nanjing, China, 2007, 255-258.
  11. Tao Aifeng & Li Rui-jie, Numerical Simulation and Analysis to Tidal Currents and Wave Field of Huangmao Sea, Proceedings of the 15th APD, IHAR, Chennai, Indian, 2006,172-176.