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Asst Prof Shi Chao
Assistant Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Dr. Shi is currently an Assistant Professor in geotechnical engineering. He obtained his PhD in Geotechnical Engineering and MSc degree in Financial Mathematics and Statistics from City University of Hong Kong in 2022 and 2019, respectively. He also received an MPhil degree in Geotechnical Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2015. He is a chartered geotechnical engineer in both the UK and mainland China, with five years’ industry experience in internationally leading consultancy and contractor company in Hong Kong. He used to lead or participate in the design and construction works of various high-profile infrastructure projects, such as reclamation works for Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge, ground improvement works for the 3rd runway of the Hong Kong International Airport, and subsea tunnelling works for an MTR link. His research interests include soil mechanics, machine learning of geo-data, centrifuge modelling and numerical analysis of soil-structure interaction, and geo-energy system. The recruitment of PhD students, Research Assistants, and Postdocs is ongoing. Interested candidates, please contact Dr. Shi.
• Machine learning of sparse geodata for underground digital twin
• Soil-structure interaction
• Geo-energy system such as energy piles
• Multi-source data fusion for TBM tunnelling
• Coastal protection
• Soil-structure interaction
• Geo-energy system such as energy piles
• Multi-source data fusion for TBM tunnelling
• Coastal protection
- A Multi-Source Data Fusion Approach for Multi-hazard Perception and Risk Mitigation in Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Tunnelling
- AI-empowered Underground Digital Twins for Data-driven Analysis of Tunnels
- Deep Generative Modelling of Subsurface Stratigraphy from Limited Training Images and Sparse Investigation Data
- Hybrid Knowledge-based and Data-driven Digital Twin Models for Automatic Geotechnical Site Planning and Optimization
- Hybrid Seawater-driven Geothermal Energy Piles for Thermal Storage and Sustainable District Cooling in Southeast Asia
Awards
CoE Research - Young Faculty Award (Special Mention), 2024
CEE Special Contribution Award, 2024
Bright Spark Lecture Award from ISSMGE, 2024
Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award from ASCE, 2023
Early Career Award by Geotechnique, 2023
Young Scholar Award, ACUUS, 2023
R.M. Quigley Awards (Honourable Mention) from CGJ, 2022
Top Cited Paper Award, 2015
Energy Technology Concentration Award, 2013
CEE Special Contribution Award, 2024
Bright Spark Lecture Award from ISSMGE, 2024
Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award from ASCE, 2023
Early Career Award by Geotechnique, 2023
Young Scholar Award, ACUUS, 2023
R.M. Quigley Awards (Honourable Mention) from CGJ, 2022
Top Cited Paper Award, 2015
Energy Technology Concentration Award, 2013
Fellowships & Other Recognition
Hong Kong PhD Fellowship, 2019
National Scholarship, 2009, 2011
National Scholarship, 2009, 2011
Courses Taught
CV2013 Engineering Geology and Soil Mechanics
CV2014 Geotechnical Engineering
CV3016 Construction Process and Technology
CV4110 Excavation and Retaining Wall
CV4111 Ground Engineering
CV6312 Slope Stability and Ground Improvement
EN2004 Geoenvironment and Soil Mechanics
CV2014 Geotechnical Engineering
CV3016 Construction Process and Technology
CV4110 Excavation and Retaining Wall
CV4111 Ground Engineering
CV6312 Slope Stability and Ground Improvement
EN2004 Geoenvironment and Soil Mechanics