Publications
A collection of my research publications spanning subsurface risk and uncertainty modeling - specific to tunneling and geotechnical engineering, probabilistic modeling, geostatistics, digital transformation in tunneling, artificial intelligence, and digital twin.
Research Interests
- Digital First Strategy for Tunneling and Geotechnical Engineering: Developing workflows and methodologies to adapt to digital technologies and the strategic frameworks that enable digital transformation.
- AI Applications in Tunneling: Developing integrated AI systems to improve tunnel construction efficiency and support proactive risk management.
- Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) and Ground Interaction: Investigating the complex mechanical and physical processes occurring between TBM and the surrounding ground.
- Back-Analysis of Tunnel Construction Data: Investigating the construction data to optimize and calibrate designs - Win more projects!
Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Probabilistic assessment of large diameter tunnel face stability considering spatial variability 2025Presented at the World Tunnel Congress in Stockholm, Sweden
- Risk guided strategy to optimize geotechnical investigations on tunnel projects 2024Presented at Associated Research Centers for the Urban Underground Space (ACUUS) in Singapore
- De-risking soft ground tunnel projects with optimized investigations 2024Presented at Associated Research Centers for the Urban Underground Space (ACUUS) in Singapore
- Generating a digital twin for tunneling projects during the construction phase 2023Presented at the World Tunnel Congress in Athens, Greece
- Methods for local big data integration to reduce geotechnical uncertainty and risk on subsurface infrastructure projects 2023Presented at the World Tunnel Congress in Athens, Greece
- Capturing soil transition location uncertainty in TBM tunnelling 2023Presented at the World Tunnel Congress in Athens, Greece
- Methods to reduce geotechnical uncertainty and risk using big data collected during construction 2023Presented at the ASCE GeoCongress in Los Angeles, CA
- Probabilistic assessment of tunnel face stability considering ground variability for closed-face EPB TBM 2022Presented at the Tunnelling Association of Canada
- Risk-based methodology to optimize geotechnical site investigations in tunnel projects 2022Research published in the Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology Journal
- Quantification of stratigraphic transition location uncertainty for tunneling projects 2022Research published in the ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering
- Probabilistic assessment of void risk and grouting volume for tunneling applications 2022Research published in the Journal of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
- The application of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve TBM operations 2021Presented at the Rapid Excavation Tunneling Conference in Las Vegas, NV
- Evaluation of geological/geotechnical geostatistical models for tunneling applications 2021Presented at the Geotechnical aspects of underground construction in soft ground at Cambridge, UK
- EPB shield tunnel boring machine automation using the autonomous-vehicle framework 2020Presented at the North American Tunneling Conference at Nashville, TN
- Probabilistic assessment of void frequency in karstic geologic formation 2020Presented at the 54th US Rock Mechanics symposium at Golden, CO
- Incorporating spatial uncertainty into site-investigations for tunneling applications 2020Presented at the ASCE GeoCongress in Minneapolis, MN
- Probabilistic subsurface modelling in tunnelling applications: Suggestions for use in practice 2020Presented at the World Tunnel Congress in Malaysia, KL
- Evaluation of geological/geotechnical geostatistical models for tunneling applications 2020Presented at the 10th international symposium on geotechnical aspects of underground construction in soft ground in UK
- An integrated framework to optimize site-investigations for tunneling applications 2020Presented at the World Tunnel Congress in Malaysia, KL
- How uncertain are the geological-geotechnical soil transition boundaries? 2020Presented at the North American Tunneling Conference in Nashville, TN