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Lecturer & researcher at Central South University — building physics-informed AI and open-source tools that turn subsurface data into decisions for groundwater, geohazards, and lunar resource exploration.

Laurent Kouadio

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Career Path

2024 – PresentActive

Faculty Researcher | Lecturer in AI in Geophysics

Central South University

One of the most meaningful parts of my career began in June 2024, when I was appointed to a faculty role. I now teach 'AI for Geophysics' to undergraduate and master’s students and have the privilege of mentoring their research projects, bridging the gap between academic theory and real-world application.

Central South University
2025 – PresentActive

International Collaborator

Lunar Resource Initiative

While my work is grounded in terrestrial challenges, I'm also passionate about the next frontier. I'm part of an international initiative to explore titanium resources on the Moon, collaborating with communities linked to NASA, JAXA, and CNSA. My focus is on using deep electromagnetic sensing and PINNs to overcome lunar data scarcity.
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Central South UniversityNASAJAXACNSA
2022 – 2024

Postdoctoral Fellow

Central South University

As a postdoctoral fellow, I fully immersed myself at the interface of geophysics and applied AI. This was an intense period of research and collaboration, during which I contributed seven papers to leading SCI-indexed journals and took on leadership roles, including deputy lead of the Geoscience Big-Data Laboratory.

Central South University
2018 – 2022

Doctoral Researcher

Zhejiang University

My academic journey in China began with a Ph.D. focused on a critical challenge: finding reliable sources of potable water. I explored how coupling electromagnetic methods with machine learning could lead to better exploration strategies. This work culminated in a Ph.D. awarded with Summa Cum Laude honors and laid the foundation for my current research.

Zhejiang University

In the Field

2nd China Forum on Geothermal Frontiers, Beijing 2024

2nd China Geothermal Frontiers Forum · Beijing, Oct 2024

AI in Geophysics — SAPEX Conference

AI in Geophysics · SAPEX Conference

Presenting AI-Geophysics research

AI-Geophysics Research · Lecture session

Shenzhen AI & Geoscience Conference

Shenzhen AI & Geoscience Conference

Lunar Resource Initiative — EM exploration presentation

Lunar Resource Initiative · EM Exploration

My Journey in a Nutshell

AI in GeophysicsIntelligent SystemsEarth ScienceResource ExplorationEnvironmental Monitoring

As a Lecturer in "AI in Geophysics" and a developer of cutting-edge tools, my passion lies at the crossroads of computer science and Earth science. My research, which began during my Ph.D. at Zhejiang University, is centered on a single mission: to build intelligent systems that solve real-world geophysical challenges.

Today, I collaborate with teams at Central South University and Félix Houphouët-Boigny University to develop AI-powered strategies for deep resource exploration (like groundwater and minerals) and to monitor critical environmental systems, tackling everything from urban land subsidence to mine water management.

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