He did his PhD in University of Waikato, New Zealand. Then, he subsequently worked at University of Bordeaux, France and University of Southampton, UK as a research fellow. His research is mainly focused on Eco-Morphodynamics of tidal environments and climate change, using numerical modeling and field work etc.. He has published more than 10 research articles in leading peer-reviewed journals, such as Nature Climate Change, Marine Geology and Geomorphology. He is currently involved in several large EU projects, such as iCOASST and ESTUARIES.