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Bozhou Zhuang, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Scholar @ UCLA
bozhouzhuang@ucla.edu (active)
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bzhuang31@gatech.edu (expired)
Hello! I am a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Sensing and Robotics for Infrastructure Lab (SRI Lab) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Prior to joining UCLA, I was a Postdoc Fellow at Georgia Institute of Technology. I received my Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at University of Southern California. I am a recipient of multiple fellowships & awards ($94.68K in total). I was a Ph.D. Intern at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in summer 2023.
Hello! I am a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Sensing and Robotics for Infrastructure Lab (SRI Lab) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Prior to joining UCLA, I was a Postdoc Fellow at Georgia Institute of Technology. I received my Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at University of Southern California. I am a recipient of multiple fellowships & awards ($94.68K in total). I was a Ph.D. Intern at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in summer 2023.
My research has been focused on Sensing, Perception and Data-Driven Discovery for Infrastructure Engineering, with specific interests on remote sensing, generative structural design, nuclear infrastructure safety, cyber-physics interaction, infrastructure assessment, and machine learning (ML). Prior to my Ph.D., I received my M.S. in Electricial Engineering from USC, M.S. (with honors) in Civil and Architectural Engineering from Tongji University, and B.S. (with honors) in Civil Engineering from Northeast Forestry University, China.
My research has been focused on Sensing, Perception and Data-Driven Discovery for Infrastructure Engineering, with specific interests on remote sensing, generative structural design, nuclear infrastructure safety, cyber-physics interaction, infrastructure assessment, and machine learning (ML). Prior to my Ph.D., I received my M.S. in Electricial Engineering from USC, M.S. (with honors) in Civil and Architectural Engineering from Tongji University, and B.S. (with honors) in Civil Engineering from Northeast Forestry University, China.
🧑🏫 I am on the 2025-2026 Faculty Job Market!
🧑🏫 I am on the 2025-2026 Faculty Job Market!
🗓️ 2025
🗓️ 2025
Aug. 2025 Our paper on inverse structural design with generative AI has been accepted by Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IF=8.0). [Paper]
Aug. 2025 Our paper on inverse structural design with generative AI has been accepted by Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IF=8.0). [Paper]
Aug. 2025 Our paper on temperature forecast of spent nuclear fuel has been accepted by Progress in Nuclear Energy (IF=3.2). [Paper]
Aug. 2025 Our paper on temperature forecast of spent nuclear fuel has been accepted by Progress in Nuclear Energy (IF=3.2). [Paper]
Jun. 2025 Our paper on explainable ML for communication tower assessment has been accepted by Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring (IF=4.3). [Paper]
Jun. 2025 Our paper on explainable ML for communication tower assessment has been accepted by Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring (IF=4.3). [Paper]
Jun. 2025 Our paper on developing OpenPyStruct toolkit has been accepted by Engineering Structures (IF=6.4). [Paper]
Jun. 2025 Our paper on developing OpenPyStruct toolkit has been accepted by Engineering Structures (IF=6.4). [Paper]
Jun. 2025 Our paper on WGAN for cross-domain damage detection has been accepted by Engineering with Computers (IF=4.9). [Paper]
Jun. 2025 Our paper on WGAN for cross-domain damage detection has been accepted by Engineering with Computers (IF=4.9). [Paper]
May 2025 I attended EMI 2025, hosted a session and made two presentations.
May 2025 I attended EMI 2025, hosted a session and made two presentations.
May 2025 I finished teaching COE3001: Deformable Bodies at Georgia Tech in Spring 2025. [Syllabus] [Teaching Evaluation]
May 2025 I finished teaching COE3001: Deformable Bodies at Georgia Tech in Spring 2025. [Syllabus] [Teaching Evaluation]
Feb. 2025 Our review on NDE and ML for inspecting SNF canisters has been accepted by Progress in Nuclear Energy (IF=3.2). [Paper]
Feb. 2025 Our review on NDE and ML for inspecting SNF canisters has been accepted by Progress in Nuclear Energy (IF=3.2). [Paper]
Jan. 2025 Our review on ML for steel-concrete composite structures has been accepted by Engineering Structures (IF=6.4). [Paper]
Jan. 2025 Our review on ML for steel-concrete composite structures has been accepted by Engineering Structures (IF=6.4). [Paper]
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, USA
Post-Doctoral Scholar (8/2025-)
Sensors and Robotics for Infrastructure Lab (SRI Lab)
Advisor: Sriram Narasimhan, PhD, PEng, FASCE
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, USA
Post-Doctoral Fellow & Instructor (09/2024-8/2025)
Research: Generative structural design, infrastructure evaluation, time series forecast.
Teaching: Independently teaching COE 3001: Deformable Bodies for 55 UG students. Developed syllabus, 230 pages of lecture notes, problem and solution sets for 3 exams, 3 quizzes and 10 HWs.
Advisor: Danny Smyl, Ph.D., P.E.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Energy and Environment Directorate (EED), USA
Ph.D. Intern (06/2023-08/2023)
Conduct researches on acoustic sensing for application to commercial dry storage casks for spent nuclear fuel.
Mentors: Ryan Meyer, Ph.D. (ORNL), Anton Sinkov (PNNL), Morris Good, Ph.D. (PNNL)
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
University of Southern California, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, USA
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (08/2021 - 08/2024)
Dissertation: Impurity Gas Detection for Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) Canisters Using Ultrasonic Sensing and Deep Learning [Dissertation]
Dissertation Committee: Bora Gencturk (Chair, Advisor), Assad Oberai, Roger Ghanem
Honors: Theodore and Wen-Hui Chen Endowed Fellowship; Professor Teh-Fu Yen and Dr. Shia-Ping Siao Yen Fellowship; USC Viterbi/Graduate School Fellowship; Third Place in EMI Structural Health Monitoring and Control Student Paper Competition; First Place in USC 3-minute Thesis® Competition & Final Round in the Western Region's 3-minute Thesis® Competition
University of Southern California, Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, USA
M.S. in Electrical Engineering (08/2021 - 06/2023)
GPA: 3.8/4.0, general track with courses focusing on machine learning and signal processing.
Tongji University, College of Civil Engineering, China
M.S. in Architectural and Civil Engineering (09/2017 - 06/2020)
Honors: Outstanding Master Dissertations jointly awarded by China Highway and Transportation Society and Tongji University
Northeast Forestry University, College of Civil Engineering, China
B.S. in Civil Engineering (09/2013 - 06/2017)
Honors: Outstanding College Graduates of China Civil Engineering Society (CCES)
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