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Research interests
Civil Engineering - Machine learning in geotechnical and geological engineering
Civil Engineering - Geotechnical site characterization
Civil Engineering - Geotechnical uncertainty, reliability and risk
Civil Engineering - Geo-hazards (e.g., landslides and earthquakes)
Civil Engineering - Geothermal energy
Civil Engineering - Geotechnical site characterization
Civil Engineering - Geotechnical uncertainty, reliability and risk
Civil Engineering - Geo-hazards (e.g., landslides and earthquakes)
Civil Engineering - Geothermal energy
Position Held
Program Director of MSc/PGD in Civil Infrastructural Engineering and Management
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, PhD, Cornell University
2006
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Learning-based interpretation of piezocone penetration testing (CPTu) results in unsaturated soils through centrifuge and material point modelling methods
YERRO-COLOM, A. (CoI), LEUNG, A. (PI) & WANG, Y. (CoI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Disaster reconstruction of debris flow for rapid rescue of buried objects using differentiable physics-guided machine learning
WANG, Y. (CoPI)
30/06/25 → 29/06/28
Project: Research
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Physics-informed and Interpretable Machine Learning of Reclamation-induced Consolidation of Soil using Sparse Site Investigation and Field Monitoring Data
WANG, Y. (PI) & LEE, S.-W. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Smart Sensing of Subsurface Soil Liquefaction Potential using Machine Learning and Virtual Reality
STUEDLEIN, A. W. (CoI) & WANG, Y. (PI)
3/10/24 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
Research output
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Bayesian Compressive Sensing for Site Characterization
Wang, Y., Zhao, T., Hu, Y., Guan, Z. & Phoon, K. K., 2026, Taylor and Francis. 258 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Uncertainty-aware digital twins for deep excavations with lateral support
Tian, H. M., Wang, Y. & Huang, Y. J., Jan 2026, In: Automation in Construction. 181, Part C, 106658.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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A new root–soil interface contact model to simulate the overturning behaviour of root system architectures
ZHU, J., LEUNG, A., KNAPPETT, J. A., ZHANG, X. & WANG, Y., May 2025, In: Acta Geotechnica. 20, 5, p. 1969-1989 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
Bayesian approach for probabilistic-based characterization of the shear stiffness–deflection curves of adhesive particle contacts
Nallala, S. C. R., Senetakis, K. & Wang, Y., May 2025, In: Acta Geotechnica. 20, 5, p. 2395-2420 26 p., 012022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Bayesian sequential learning of rock mass classifications along tunnel trajectory using TBM operational data and geo-data spatial correlation
Zhang, C. H., Wang, Y., Li, X. & Senetakis, K., Sept 2025, In: Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 163, 106709.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
Activities
- 2 Editorial work
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ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems: Part A Civil Engineering, Part B Mechanical Engineering (Journal)
WANG, Y. (Associate Editor)
1 Mar 2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (Journal)
WANG, Y. (Associate Editor)
1 Jan 2024 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work