Research

My primary research interests include geohazard risk assessment and critical infrastructure system monitoring over a range of spatial scales and data types. To achieve my research interests, I have adopted an interdisciplinary research approach that integrates geological engineering concepts with tools from two main areas: aerial/satellite-based remote sensing for obtaining data and artificial intelligence/machine learning-based methods for data processing and modeling. Soon, the growth of Earth-observing spacecraft missions, uncrewed aerial vehicles, and shared scientific data consortiums will provide valuable high-resolution data resources and computational tools for engineers to characterize geohazards and monitor critical infrastructure. These resources, integrated with ever-improving modeling, computational capabilities, and big-data analytics, will significantly increase our understanding of geohazard characterization and critical infrastructure systems.