Dr. Zeng has been Assistant Professor of Road and Airport Engineering at Tongji University since 2023.He worked as a postdoc at ETH Zurich after receiving his PhD degree at Tongji University. His research interests include smart sensors and the digital twin for pavements in roads and airports. Dr. Zeng has over 20 journal publications such as onAutomation in ConstructionandIEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. Dr. Zeng was a recipient of the Pursuit of Excellence Award of Tongji University. His work was awarded the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of Tongji University, and the Outstanding Graduate of Shanghai. Also, he received funds from National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shanghai Pujiang Program and Program for High-Level Overseas Talents Introduction (Shanghai), and he was selected for the Chunhui Program of Ministry of Education, serving as Vice Chair of the "Green Airport and Sustainability" committee at the World Transport Convention.
Education
2013.09–2017.06, B.E., Transportation Engineering, Tongji University
2017.09-2022.07, Ph.D., Transportation Engineering, Tongji University
2021.03-2022.06, Visiting Ph.D. student (CSC scholarship), ETH Zurich
Experience
2022.07-2023.10, Postdoc, ETH Zurich
2023.10-present, Assistant Professor, Tongji University
2024.03-present, Associate Researcher, Tongji University
Research interests
Monitoring, Prediction and Control of Airport Runway Performance
Honors & Awards
1.Program for High-Level Overseas Talents Introduction, 2023
2.Outstanding Graduate of Shanghai, 2022
3.Pursuit of Excellence Award of Tongji University, 2022
4.Outstanding Doctoral Thesis of Tongji University, 2022
5.National Scholarship for Postgraduates, 2020
Selected Publications
1.Zeng M, Zhao H, Gao D, et al. Reconstruction of vehicle-induced vibration on concrete pavement using distributed fiber optic[J]. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2022, 23(12): 24305-24317.
2.Zeng M, Chen H, Ling J, et al. Monitoring of prestressing forces in cross-tensioned concrete pavements during construction and maintenance based on distributed optical fiber sensing[J]. Automation in Construction, 2022, 142: 104526.
3.Zeng M, Zhao H, Peng K, et al. Load transfer efficiency assessment of concrete pavement joints using distributed optical vibration sensor[J]. Applied Sciences, 2022, 12(18): 9273.
4.Zeng M, Wu D, Zhao H, et al. Novel assessment method for support conditions of concrete pavement under traffic loads using distributed optical sensing technology[J]. Transportation Research Record, 2020, 2674(4): 42-56.
5.Zeng M, Zhao H, Wu D, et al. A vibration-based traffic monitoring system using distributed optical sensing technology[J]. Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 2020, 48(3): 1799-1813.
6.Zeng M, Zhao H, Wu D, et al. Identification of cavities underneath concrete pavement based on pavement vibration[J]. China Journal of Highway and Transport, 2020, 33(3): 42-52.
7.Zeng M,Zhao H, Bian Z, et al. Sensing and Analysis of Concrete Pavement Vibration Field Based on Distributed Optical Fiber[J]. China Journal of Highway and Transport, 2022, 35(7): 78-90.
8.Wu D,Zeng M, Zhao H, et al. Detection and localization of debonding beneath concrete pavement using transmissibility function analysis[J]. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2021, 159: 107802.
9.Wu D,Zeng M, Zhao H, et al. A novel distributed sensing method for support condition monitoring under concrete pavement[J]. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2022, 23(7): 2227-2241.
10.Zhao H,Zeng M, Chen H, et al.. Investigating the effect of prestress force on cross-tensioned concrete pavement vibration[J]. Transportation Research Record, 2020, 2674(8): 875-886.