Shi Qiu is a distinguished professor in the School of Civil Engineering at Central South University. He is also the executive deputy director of the university's Intelligent Monitoring Research Center for Rail Transit Infrastructure. Dr. Qiu is an expert in railroad engineering, structural health monitoring, and intelligent transportation systems, and has a long history of researching the cross-fertilization of computer information technology and intelligent transportation infrastructure. Dr. Qiu performs full-scale infrastructure management by building digital twin models throughout their life cycle. He has published extensively on related topics in leading academic journals and conferences. He has also received numerous research grants from government agencies and industry sponsors to support his work. Overall, Dr. Qiu is a highly respected scholar and educator who has significantly contributed to civil engineering and infrastructure monitoring.
Qasim Zaheer is a highly accomplished Ph.D. scholar and researcher, currently affiliated with the esteemed School of Civil Engineering at Central South University in China. With an unwavering dedication to the field of civil engineering, Mr. Zaheer has an extensive portfolio of academic publications, which reflect his exceptional academic credentials and research capabilities. Mr. Zaheer's current research focuses on intelligent monitoring techniques for rail transit infrastructure, and he is working under the expert guidance of Dr. Qiu at the Intelligent Monitoring Research Centre. As a Pakistani national, Mr. Zaheer brings a unique and valuable perspective to the field, and his impressive achievements continue to inspire his peers and colleagues.
Professor Weidong Wang is the Dean of the Central South University School of Civil Engineering. He also serves as the Director of the Key Laboratory of Heavy Haul Railway Engineering Structures of the Ministry of Education, the Vice Director of the National Engineering Research Center for High-Speed Railway Construction Technology, and a member of the Academic Committee of the Key Laboratory of High-Speed Railway Line Engineering of the Ministry of Education. Additionally, he is the Vice Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Highway Society and the Hunan Provincial Railway Society. Professor Wang has been dedicated to researching geological hazard zoning and intelligent construction technology for rail transit. He is an expert of profound expertise in intelligent monitoring for high-speed railways, geological hazard site selection, and digital twin technology for rail transit.
Chengbo Ai is an assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has long been working on artificial intelligence, intelligent detection of infrastructure injury and damage, and the construction of digital twin infrastructure models. Dr. Ai has published several high-level papers, has been invited to give many talks at international conferences, and is an expert in civil engineering.
Jin Wang is a postdoctoral researcher who earned his Ph.D. degree in Transportation Management Engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University. Currently, he is affiliated with the School of Civil Engineering at Central South University. For many years, he has been dedicated to research in operations research, digital visualization, simulation modeling, and algorithm design. He has profound expertise in parameterized infrastructure modeling and constructing digital twin models. Dr.Wang has published over 10 academic papers in high-level domestic and international journals such as "Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering" and "The Journal of Railway Science and Engineering." He has been granted 7 national invention patents.
Wang Sicheng is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, and has long been devoted to the interdisciplinary research of comput