Yuliang Zhou, Ph.D.

News

• [2026-04]Organized the AREMA Student Chapter Rail Seminar Series at Morgan State University, featuring guest speakers from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Plasser & Theurer.

  

• [2026-02]Launched a new PI-led project, "UAS-Based Automated Inspection Framework for Track and Overhead Contact System: A Study on Maryland Light Rail," funded by the Center for Multimodal Mobility (CMMM), a USDOT University Transportation Center.

• [2026-01]Presented research on continuous railroad track health monitoring using distributed fiber optic sensing at the 16th IACIP Annual Workshop.

• [2025-11]Organized an AREMA Student Chapter meeting at Morgan State University, featuring an industry guest speaker from RATP Dev USA who shared insights from transit operations practice.

  

• [2025-10]Organized a site visit to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) facility for Morgan State University students, providing field exposure to transit operations and control systems.

  

• [2025-08]Joined Morgan State University as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Transportation and Urban Infrastructure Studies.

• [2025-08]Our paper on metro tunnel structural anomaly detection using FNO and CAE networks was accepted for publication in Transportation Geotechnics.

• [2025-05]Earned a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Rail Transportation Engineering) from The Pennsylvania State University.

• [2025-02]Presented research on automated load rating and monitoring for railroad bridges at the AREMA Railroad Bridge Symposium.

• [2024-12]Presented research on railroad track condition monitoring using distributed acoustic sensing at the "Big Data" in Railroad Maintenance Planning Conference.

Publication

1. Li, Q., Xie, X., Zeng, K., & Zhou, Y. (2025). Metro tunnel structural anomaly detection based on vehicle-track-tunnel coupling model using FNO and CAE networks. Transportation Geotechnics, 55, 101680.

2. Zhou, Y., Schlake, B., Hansmann, F., Huang, H.*, Antony, B., Zeng, K., & Zhang, C. (2024). Particle motion and stress response interacted with machine activity: Railroad tamping strategy. Transportation Geotechnics, 45, 101188.

3. Zeng, K., Nazari, S., Zhou, Y., et al. (2024). Investigation into the effect of railroad ballast fouling on the ballast movements and strain change using SmartGrid. Transportation Geotechnics, 48, 101307.

4. Zhou, Y., Huang, H.*, Shen, S., & Wang, X. (2024). Measuring under-tie support condition: An approach using distributed fiber-optic strain sensors. Measurement, 114279.

5. Ding, N., Zhou, Y., Li, D., & Zeng, K*. (2024). Real-time deformation monitoring of large diameter shield tunnel based on multi-sensor data fusion technique. Measurement, 225, 114061.

6. Jin, H.*, Zhou, Y., & Zhao, C. (2023). Mesoscale analysis of dry shrinkage fractures in concrete repair systems using FEM and VEM. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 24(2), 2144310.

7. Jin, H.*, & Zhou, Y. (2022). Study on dry shrinkage crack of invert-filling in the shield tunnel at mesoscale based on virtual element-finite element coupling method. China Civil Engineering Journal, 55(4), 109–119.

8. Jin, H.*, & Zhou, Y. (2022). Study of three-dimensional concrete shrinkage crack behavior using a mesoscale concrete model with actual geometry and random aggregate. Scientia Sinica Technologica, 52(8), 1233–1244.

9. Zhou, Y., Jin, H.*, & Wang, B. (2020). Drying shrinkage crack simulation and meso-scale model of concrete repair systems. Construction and Building Materials, 247, 118566.

10. Zhou, Y., Jin, H.*, & Wang, B. (2019). Modeling and mechanical influence of meso-scale concrete considering actual aggregate shapes. Construction and Building Materials, 228, 116785.

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