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Dr Jun Ye

Dr Jun Ye

  • Position: Lecturer in Structural Engineering
  • Areas of expertise: Steel Structures; Composite Structures; Robot Construction; Intelligent Infrastructure
  • Email: J.Ye2@leeds.ac.uk
  • Location: 414 Civil Engineering
  • Website: Googlescholar

Profile

I’m a lecturer of Structural Engineering in the School of Civil Engineering at the University of Leeds, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I obtained my PhD degree from the University of Sheffield, after that, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bath and Imperial College London. Before joining the University of Leeds, I was a lecturer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde.

I’m engaged in teaching and learning at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, specialist advisory work and leading a research team in Steel and Composite Structural Design, Infrastructure Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence in Civil Engineering. My principal research interests, in respect of which I have co-authored more than 80 papers, lie in the areas of structural testing, numerical modelling, design and stability of Steel and Composite Structures to normal and extreme events, Structural Optimisation, Robot Construction, Metal and Concrete 3D Printing and Intelligent Infrastructure. My aim is to develop new solutions for civil and structural engineering practice in the whole life cycle of design, construction and maintenance. 

I’m always open to welcoming undergraduate, master and PhD students, visiting students and research staffs to my research group for collaborative work. I am also eager to apply our research to solve engineering problems that can contribute to the increased sustainability, automation and resilience of buildings and infrastructure.

Research interests

  • Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Engineering
  • Structural Health Monitoring
  • Steel and Composite Structures, Structural Fire
  • Intelligent Infrastructure and Resilience
  • Low-carbon and Reusable Structural Materials and Systems
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Some research projects I'm currently working on, or have worked on, will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>

Student education

Currently, and also previously, assigned with teaching modules falling within the key civil engineering subject areas of:

  • Structural Analysis
  • Structural Design and Materials
  • Individual Research Project
  • MSc Dissertation

Research groups and institutes

  • Materials and Structures
  • Institute of Design, Robotics and Manufacturing
<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>