Hong Chengyu, a tenured Associate Professor, Distinguished Researcher, PhD supervisor, Director of Geotechnical and Underground Engineering Laboratory, College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Deputy Director of Intelligent Infrastructure Center, Underground Polis of Academy, Deputy Director of Shenzhen Metro Underground Station Key Laboratory of Green, Efficient and Intelligent Construction. He has presided 10 national provincial and ministerial projects such as National Natural Science Foundation, National Key Technologies R&D Program, Natural Science Foundation in Guangdong Province, Technology Research Program in Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission. As the first and corresponding author, he has published more than 100 academic papers. He has won a silver medal and a gold medal at the 47th and 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva, respectively. He also won an excellence Award (Top award) at the Third China Urban Rail Transit Science and Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, the First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress from Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.

      Dr. Hong as a PI and co-PI participated in a number of green, low-carbon and high-efficiency intelligent construction of underground projects, including the world's largest cross-section rectangular pipe jacking subway station Shasan Station, prefabricated underground subway stations including Pingxi Station, Longxing Station, Shapu Station in Shenzhen. Dr. Hong is also PI for a number of large-scale rail transit hub projects such as Shenzhen Universiade Station Hub, Huangmugang Hub, Gangxia North Hub, Guangzhou International Financial City, Haizhu Bay Tunnel, Guangdong Water Resources Allocation Tunnel Project and many other large-scale engineering projects in Guangdong province. Dr. Hong as a principal investigator has attracted a total of over 18.124 million CNY (2.55 million USD) worth of consultancy projects, and as co-principal investigator, the total awarded funds amounting to above 94.474 million CNY (13.27 USD) in the past five years. 

Research interests： Innovative sensing technologies, Monitoring of rail transit system, Data analytics in transportation, Digital Twin

Typical Projects Completed by Dr. Hong’s Team: