Fellow
Ir. Dr. Moez LOUATI
Research Associate Professor of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKUST
Director of Hyele Limited
Ir. Dr. Moez Louati is a Research Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at HKUST, and member of HKIE. He is an expert in the fluid mechanics of waves and pipelines hydraulics. Locally, he contributes to consultancy and advisory services for the Water Supplies Department and Drainage Services Department and other public corporations. Internationally, he is the chair of the IAHR Africa Division, the past chair of the working group on Transient Flows, and Assistant Editor of the Journal of Hydraulic Research. He contributed to pioneering the time reversal (TR) technology and co-founded Hyele Limited ⸺ a startup company developing TR-based novel technology for pipeline condition assessment.
Company Description
Hyele is dedicated to accelerating the development of smart cities by introducing innovative technology to save water and energy and assist in rendering urban water infrastructures (UWI) sustainable, resilient and adaptive. Hyele's innovative technology enables real-time and effective detection of various UWI issues, including leaks, bursts, blockages, faulty equipment, pipe wall integrity, and harmful transients; and reliably diagnose kilometers of pipelines in a matter of seconds while being non-intrusive and non-disruptive. Hyele’s technology supports timely maintenance and mitigation measures that results in enormous water and energy savings, reduction in UWI-costs and urban carbon footprints, and prevent major failures and catastrophic events.