About me

I am an incoming Assistant Professor at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). My research falls in structural and construction engineering, with a focus on the development and application of machine learning, digital twin, robots, computer vision, sensor fusion, and innovative structural components and systems, through computer simulations, laboratory tests, and field validations.

Recent news

• Incoming test alert: the UBC Smart Structures Research Group is expected to conduct large-scale shake table tests at the International Joint Research Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering (ILEE) at Tongji University. Stay tuned for future updates!
• Nov 2024, our paper titled “Assessment of out-of-plane structural defects using parallel laser line scanning system” was awarded the Structural Excellence Award 2024 by The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.
• Oct 2024, I joined the Smart Infrastructure and Construction Research Cluster (SICRC) at UBC as an Affiliated Board Member. The SICRC comprises elite researchers and leading industrial partners in Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Construction Management, to catalyze interdisciplinary research on smart infrastructure technologies.
• Aug 2024, I received the Globalink Research Award from Mitacs to conduct collaborative research between UBC and Imperial College London.
• Aug 2024, the UBC Smart Structures Research Group won the Mitacs Accelerate Fund titled “Smart Automated AI-Driven Digital Construction using 5G network”, funded by Mitacs and Rogers Communication (top 3 telecom company in Canada). I am one of the Co-Is/Co-applicants in the research grant.
• Jun 2024, the first UBCV-UBCO joint workshop was initiated by Prof. Tony Yang and Prof. Shahria Alam on advanced structural experimental testing technologies including shake table tests and hybrid simulation tests.
• May 2024, I joined the Editorial Board of the Sensors Journal.
• Nov 2023, I joined the Editorial Board of the Journal of Intelligent Construction.
• Aug 2023, I joined the Editorial Board of the Frontiers in Built Environment Journal.
• Jan 2023, as a Postdoc and PM, I led subprojects funded by the NSERC Grant “High-Performance Modular Tall Buildings Toward Resilient Constructions”, in collaboration with FPInnovation.
• Jan 2023, as a Postdoc and PM, I led subprojects funded by the NSERC Grant “Next-Generation Wood Construction Project”. The research team consists of leading researchers across 10+ universities in Canada.
• Jan 2023, as a Postdoc and PM, I led subprojects funded by the NSERC Grant “Design and assessment of frameless system for seismic applications”, in collaboration with Behlen Industries.
• Mar 2022, I received the “Highly Cited Article Award” for my paper titled “Seismic control of rocking structures via external resonators” published in Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics.
• Between 2020-2022, I received the President’s Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award at UBC.
• Oct 2019, I received the Faculty of Applied Science Award and Civil Engineering PhD Excellence Award at UBC.

(NSERC: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; NRCan: National Resources Canada; NRC: National Research Council Canada; Mitacs: Nonprofit National Research Organization in Canada; FPInnovation: Nonprofit R&D organization in Canada; Rogers Communications: Top 3 telecom company in Canada; Behlen Industries: Canada’s largest manufacturer of steel building systems)