Xiuhan is a scientist working for the Offshore and Dredging Engineering department of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. He specialises in seabed processes (e.g. dredging and trenching) and has established a framework of 3D dynamic numerical models that simulates the underwater excavation process. Xiuhan is actively involved in both CEDA and WODA, and is General Secretary of the WODA Technical Orientation Committee and Reservoir Dredging Working Group.