Yu WANG

Yu Wang
王宇

PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor
Research Area
Machine Learning in Geotechnical and Geological Engineering
Geotechnical Site Characterization
Geotechnical Uncertainty, Reliability and Risk
Geo-hazards (e.g., landslides and earthquakes)
Geothermal Energy
Profile

PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2006

Selected Publications

Guan, Z., Wang, Y., and Phoon, K.K. (2024). "Dictionary learning of spatial variability at a specific site using data from other sites." Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 150(9), 04024072.

Shi, C. and Wang, Y. (2024). “Data-driven spatio-temporal analysis of consolidation for rapid reclamation.” Geotechnique, 74(7), 676-696.

Tian, H. and Wang, Y. (2023). “Data-driven and physics-informed Bayesian learning of spatiotemporally varying consolidation settlement from sparse site investigation and settlement monitoring data.” Computers and Geotechnics, 157, 105328.

Liu, X. and Wang, Y. (2023). "Analytical solutions for annual probability of slope failure induced by rainfall at a specific slope using bivariate distribution of rainfall intensity and duration.” Engineering Geology, 313, 106969.

Shi, C. and Wang, Y. (2021). "Development of subsurface geological cross-section from limited site-specific boreholes and prior geological knowledge using iterative convolution XGBoost." Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 147(9), 04021082.

Honor and Awards

The 2023 Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

The 2022 R.M. Quigley Award (Honourable Mention), Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS)

The 2020 Best Paper Award, the ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering

The First-class Natural Science Award, Higher Education Outstanding Scientific Research Output Awards (Science and Technology), 2020, Ministry of Education (MOE), China (教育部自然科学奖一等奖)

The First-class Natural Science Award, 2017, Hubei Provincial Government, China (湖北省自然科学奖一等奖)