PAAL Research Group
Current Graduate Students
Jangjae Lee
Ph.D. Student [Fall 2020 - Present]
B.S., Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University, 2016
M.S., Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University, 2018
Project: Predicting power outages under extreme weather conditions
Wonsuh Sung
Ph.D. Student [Fall 2020 - Present]
B.S., Civil Engineering, Inha University, 2016
M.S., Civil Engineering, Inha University, 2019
Project: Data-driven approach for improving the minimum shear reinforcement requirements for prestressed concrete beams (Co-chair: Dr. Petros Sideris, CVEN)
Yanmo Wang
Ph.D. Student [Spring 2021 - Present]
B.S., Civil Engineering, Kunming University of Sci & Tech, 2018
M.S., Civil Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 2020
Project: Few-shot learning as an approach to extrapolate within the wind engineering domain
Hongrak Pak
Ph.D. Student [Fall 2018 - Present]
B.S., Civil Engineering, Hongik University, 2015
M.S., Civil Engineering, Hongik University, 2017
Project: Evaluation of transfer learning for civil engineering applications
Jacob Murphy
Ph.D. Student [Fall 2022 - Present]
B.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2020
Project: Interpretable ML approaches to understanding TCC behavior
Past Graduate Students
Samuel Leach
Ph.D. Student [Fall 2018 - Summer 2023]
B.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2018
Project: Enhanced understanding of disaster response and community resilience via machine learning strategies
*Awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship*
Jacob Pavelka
M.S. Student [Spring 2021 - Fall 2022]
B.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2020
Project: Hybrid AI-physics based approaches in natural hazards engineering
Nipun Nath
Ph.D. Student [Fall 2017 - Present]; M.S., Computer Science [Fall 2018 - Present]
B.S., Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2012
M.S., Project Management, Missouri State University, 2017
Project: Rapid bench-marking and improving construction safety and progress monitoring using artificial intelligence and distributed sensing (Co-chair: Amir Behzadan, Construction Science)
Huan Luo
Ph.D. Student [Fall 2017 - December 2020]
B.S., Civil Engineering, Huanghe Science and Technology College, 2014
M.S., Structural Engineering, Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration, 2017
Project: Data-driven prediction of post-earthquake structural performance
Where is he now: China Three Gorges University
Emily Miller
B.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2015
M.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2018
Project: Automated, real-time routine bridge inspections via unmanned aerial systems
Asim Bashir
Graduate research assistant [Fall 2017 - Spring 2018]
B. Tech, Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Srinagar, India, 2013
M. Tech, Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India, 2016
CURRENT Undergraduate Students
Thomas Warnasch
B.S. Student [Expected Graduation December 2022]
Brendan LeGoullon
B.S. Student
Past Undergraduate Students
Jacob Murphy
B.S. Student [Fall 2021 - Spring 2022]
Brian Welsh
B.S. Honors Student [Spring 2017 - December 2019]
Project: Database generation for machine learning-based structural performance prediction models | See a TAMU College of Engineering piece on Brian here!
Katie Kirk
B.S. Student [Spring 2018]