Xiao Liang
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Xiao Liang, Ph.D. (Departmental webpage) |
New positions (updated 11/2023) are updated Here!
Brief Biography
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering at the University at Buffalo. I obtained my Ph.D. from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. One of my primary areas of research is health monitoring and robotic-assisted inspection (e.g., using drones). I am interested in such developments for infrastructure systems and buildings to enable assessing and quantifying the condition of structures in near real-time, aiming to enhance their sustainability and resilience under service and extreme events. Another primary research area is robotics and automation, with applications to human-robot collaboration for future remanufacturing. My research interests also include performance-based methodologies for hazard resilience, nonlinear structural dynamics, and earthquake engineering.
News
11/2023: New journal paper “An Audio-Based Risky Flight Detection Framework for Quadrotors” has been accepted for publication in IET Cyber-systems and Robotics.
10/2023: New journal paper “A Review of Prospects and Opportunities in Disassembly with Human-Robot Collaboration” has been accepted for publication in Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering.
05/2023: New journal paper “Task-Constrained Motion Planning Considering Uncertainty-Informed Human Motion Prediction for Human-Robot Collaborative Disassembly” has been published in IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.
04/2023: New journal paper “Uncertainty-Aware Structural Damage Warning System Using Deep Variational Composite Neural Networks” has been published in Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics.
04/2023: New journal paper “Twin Models for High Resolution Visual Inspections” has been published in Smart Structures and Systems.
03/2023: New journal paper “Unsupervised Learning Methods for Data-Driven Civil Structural Health Monitoring: A Review” has been published in Sensors.
12/2022: Congratulations to Zhu for successfully defending his dissertation entitled “Learning-Based Control and Trajectory Generation for Drones.”
11/2022: New journal paper “A Hybrid Disturbance Observer for Delivery Drone’s Oscillation Suppression” has been published in Mechatronics.
10/2022: New journal paper “Automatic Screw Detection and Tool Recommendation System for Robotic Disassembly” has been published in Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering.
10/2022: New journal paper “Trident: A Deep Learning Framework for High-Resolution Bridge Vibration Monitoring” has been published in Applied Sciences.
09/2022: New journal paper “Filter Banks and Hybrid Deep Learning Architectures for Performance-Based Seismic Assessments of Bridges” has been published in Journal of Structural Engineering.
07/2022: New journal paper “Robot-Assisted Disassembly Sequence Planning with Real-Time Human Motion Prediction” has been published in IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems.
06/2022: New journal paper “Dynamic Model Informed Human Motion Prediction Based on Unscented Kalman Filter” has been published in IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.
06/2022: Congratulations to Omid for receiving UB SEAS Harold O. Wolf Achievement Award. The award recognizes high achieving students who distinguish themselves through research, academic coursework and extracurricular activities.
05/2022: Congratulations to Omid for successfully defending his dissertation entitled “Uncertainty-Assisted Artificial Intelligence for Reliable Structural Health Monitoring.”
04/2022: New journal paper “Large-Scale Structural Health Monitoring Using Composite Recurrent Neural Networks and Grid Environments” has been published in Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering.
02/2022: New journal paper “Uncertainty-Assisted Image-Processing for Human-Robot Close Collaboration” has been published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.
01/2022: New journal paper “Task Allocation and Planning for Product Disassembly with Human-Robot Collaboration” has been published in Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing.
12/2021: New journal paper “Deep Generative Bayesian Optimization for Sensor Placement in Structural Health Monitoring” has been published in Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering.
10/2021: Omid was awarded O. H. Ammann Research Fellowship in Structural Engineering from ASCE/Structural Engineering Institute.
09/2021: New journal paper “Bimodal Transformerless Inverter with Three Switches” has been published in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.
09/2021: New journal paper “Three-Level Indirect Matrix Converter with Neutral-Point Potential Balance Scheme for Adjustable Speed Drives” has been published in IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification.
08/2021: Our project “NRI/Collaborative Research: Robotic Disassembly of High-Precision Electronic Devices,” collaborating with Drs. M. Zheng and B. Li, has been funded by National Science Foundation.
05/2021: New journal paper “Iterative Learning for Heterogeneous Systems” has been published in IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.
05/2021: New journal paper “Decoupled EPS Control Utilizing Magnetizing Current to Achieve Full Load ZVS for Dual Active Bridge Converters” has been published in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.
05/2021: New journal paper “Bayesian-Optimized Unsupervised Learning Approach for Structural Damage Detection” has been published in Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering.
04/2021: New journal paper “A Comprehensive Study on Existence and Stability of Equilibria of DC Distribution with Constant Power Loads” has been published in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.
04/2021: New journal paper “Current-fed LC Series Resonant Converter with Load-Independent Voltage Gain Characteristics for Wide Voltage Range Applications” has been published in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.
03/2021: New journal paper “Settlement-Based Cost Optimization of Geogrid-Reinforced Pile-Supported Foundation Using Hybrid Framework of Numerical and Surrogate Modellings” has been published in Geosynthetics International.
12/2020: New journal paper “Dual Bayesian Inference for Risk-Informed Vibration-Based Damage Diagnosis” has been published in Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering.
12/2020: New journal paper “A Single-Stage AC-AC Solid-State-Transformer with ZVS Operation” has been published in IET Power Electronis.
10/2020: Omid received an award from the Mark Diamond Research Fund for SHM research.
10/2020: Zhu won Best Student Paper Award in Applications from Vibration Technical Committee, ASME/Dynamic System and Control Division.
08/2020: Our project “FW-HTF-RL: Collaborative Research: The Future of Remanufacturing: Human-Robot Collaboration for Disassembly of End-of-Use Products,” collaborating with Drs. M. Zheng, S. Behdad, B. Hu, and G. Onel, has been funded by National Science Foundation.
07/2020: New journal paper “A Natural Bidirectional Isolated Single-phase AC/DC Converter with Wide Output Voltage Range for Aging Test Application in Electric Vehicle” has been pblished in IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics.
06/2020: New journal paper “Knowledge Transfer between Different UAVs for Trajectory Tracking” has been published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.
06/2020: Omid won Best Student Paper Award from Structural Health Monitoring & Control Committee, ASCE/Engineering Mechanics Institute.
06/2020: New journal paper “Uncertainty-assisted deep vision structural health monitoring” has been published in Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering.
05/2020: New journal paper “A Generalized Design Method for Learning-Based Disturbance Observer” has been published in IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.
04/2020: New journal paper “Active Power Decoupling Control for Single-Phase Current Source Rectifier Based on Emulating LC Resonator” has been published in IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.