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Ph.D. · Civil Engineering · University of Alberta

Jiangyu Zeng

Structural health monitoring of bridge populations through drive-by crowdsensing and big data analytics.

9

Publications

Journal articles, conference papers and preprints

4.00

Ph.D. CGPA

University of Alberta, 2022–2026

5+

Years teaching

Teaching assistant and lab instructor

5

Awards

Scholarships and research and teaching awards

Research Focus
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Drive-by crowdsensing

Monitoring bridges with the responses measured by vehicles that drive across them.

Population-based SHM

Scalable, simultaneous monitoring of many bridges, with damage detection that accounts for temperature variability.

Machine learning & vision

Autoencoders, graph models and imaging methods for bridge damage, crack and pavement assessment.

About Me
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Welcome to my personal website! I am Jiangyu Zeng, and I completed my Ph.D. in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Alberta in September 2026. Across the globe, extensive infrastructure has been constructed to better serve society, and these structures now demand efficient and economical monitoring solutions. My research focuses on developing innovative approaches to structural health monitoring using crowdsensing technologies and big data analytics.

My doctoral dissertation is titled “A Crowdsensing-Enabled Population-Based Structural Health Monitoring (CE-PBSHM) Framework Using Drive-by Measurements.” This research develops a scalable model for simultaneous multi-bridge monitoring, representing a significant advancement in infrastructure monitoring technologies.

My work combines traditional civil engineering principles with cutting-edge technologies including machine learning, computer vision, and big data analytics to create more efficient and comprehensive infrastructure monitoring solutions.

Research Interests
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Structural Health Monitoring Crowdsensing Technologies Machine Learning Applications Computer Vision Big Data Analytics Infrastructure Management

Interactive Tool: VBI-ChatGPT
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Build and solve a vehicle-bridge interaction model by chatting.

VBI-ChatGPT interface: a chat pane beside the interactive model schematic