Hi, I’m Liwei Hu (胡立伟).

I’m an applied mathematician working on inverse problems in physics-based models, with an emphasis on structure-aware and domain-informed approaches, and current applications to Earth systems. My work focuses on embedding domain-specific structure directly into inverse problem formulations, moving beyond generic regularization toward physically interpretable inference.

I’m currently a PhD candidate in Applied Mathematics at the University of Bologna, Italy, where I previously earned my B.S. and M.S. in Mathematics.

In my doctoral research, I develop structure-aware regularization frameworks for inferring subsurface features from indirect surface measurements, integrating mathematical regularization design with physically interpretable constraints and validation on real-world data. This work has led to interdisciplinary collaborations and research visits to UC Berkeley and Case Western Reserve University, where I engaged with geoscientific and engineering perspectives.

My long-term goal is to establish a new generation of mathematically rigorous, computationally scalable frameworks for inverse problems in Earth systems, bridging the gap between abstract regularization theory and real-world applications.