People
Lead Investigator
Alessandro Fascetti, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
College of Engineering and Computer Science
University of Central Florida
Postdoctoral Fellows
Graduate Students
Undergraduate Students
Zhijie Wang, Ph.D.
Research Interests: Digital twin modeling of geotechnical flood protection infrastructure by integration of multiscale computational modeling, analytical approaches, and AI and remote sensing technologies.
Research Dates: 02/2023 - 07/2025.
Personal Website: http://zhijiewang.org
Baixi Chen, Ph.D.
Research Interests: Data-driven modeling of materials and structures for civil infrastructure applications.
Research Dates: 08/2024 - present.
Mai Sirhan, Ph.D.
Research Interests: Computer vision applications and data-based modeling for quality assurance and control of transportation infrastructure.
Research Dates: 11/2024 - 12/2025.
Yingbo Zhu
PhD candidate in Civil Engineering
Research Interests: Digital Twin modeling of reinforced concrete bridge structures.
Research Dates: 09/2021 - 02/2025.
Xiangdong Yan
PhD student in Civil Engineering
Research Interests: Deep Learning and Computer Vision applications for quality assurance and control of concrete pavements.
Research Dates: 09/2022 - 10/2025.
Mohammad Ghaffari
PhD student in Civil Engineering
Research Interests: Multiscale modeling of backward erosion piping in flood protection infrastructure.
Research Dates: 09/2025 - 12/2028 (expected).
Nima Noorollahi
PhD student in Computational Modeling and Simulation
Research Interests: Reduced-order modeling of the Lattice Discrete Particle Model for analysis of the nonlinear behavior of concrete under complex loading conditions.
Research Dates: 09/2023 - 12/2027 (expected).
Hadi Abbaszadeh
PhD student in Civil Engineering (University of Waikato)
Research Interests: Experimental and numerical characterization of pultruded glass-fiber reinforced polymers for structural engineering applications.
Research Dates: 09/2022 - 02/2025.
Trey Blystone
Undergraduate student in Civil Engineering
Research Interests: LiDAR scanning, data fusion techniques for structural assessment, semantic segmentation of point clouds.
Research Dates: 09/2022 - present.
Brian Bartley
Undergraduate student in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests: advanced VR/AR applications that translate immersive experiences into practical real-world solutions, emphasizing usability, scalability, and integration with existing technologies.
Research Dates: 09/2023 - present.
Past Students
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Johnson Yang (B.E. in Civil Engineering). Research topic: "Immersive Virtual Reality Environments for Health and Safety Training". University of Pittsburgh.
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Eugene Kwon (B.E. in Civil Engineering). Research topic: "Experimental characterization of vibration and compaction in concrete pavements". University of Pittsburgh.