Yiwei WENG

PI:
Dr. Yiwei WENG

Assistant Professor,
Department of Building and Real Estate,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Biography

  • Dr. Yiwei Weng received his Dual Bachelor’s Degrees in Material Science Engineering and Financial Engineering from the University of Science and Technology Beijing, Master’s degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He received his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from NTU. Before joining the Department of Building and Real Estate as an Assistant Professor in 2021, he was a research fellow at the NTU (2020-2021).
  • Dr. Yiwei Weng's research focuses on Additive Manufacturing, Construction Materials, and Robotics for Building and Construction.
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Education/Academic qualification

  • Ph.D., Nanyang Technological University, 2020
  • M.S., Nanyang Technological University, 2015
  • BEcon, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 2014
  • BEng, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 2014

Research interests: A4 in Construction

  • AI in Construction
  • Additive Manufacturing in Construction
  • Advanced Materials in Construction
  • Autonomous Robotics in Construction

Teaching

  • BRE 265 Introductory Construction Technology & Materials
  • BRE 370 Intermediate Construction Technology & Materials
  • BRE 326 Maintenance Technology & Management
  • BRE 466 Capstone Project
  • BRE 538 3D Printing in Construction: Principles and Applications

Research Grant Reviewers

  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Multi-Year Research Grant (MYRG) of University of Macau
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • Guangdong Department of Science and Technology

Service

Conference Committees

  • Organizing committee members. The 5th International Conference on 3D Construction Printing, Hong Kong SAR, 2024.
  • International Scientific Committee. The 5th International Conference on 3D Construction Printing, Hong Kong SAR, 2024.
  • Organizing committee members. Asian Coalition for Building Science and Construction Engineering International Workshop, Hong Kong SAR, 2024.
  • Session Chair. The 30th International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences (ICCES2024), August 3-6, Singapore, 2024.
  • Scientific Committee. 第四届3D打印混凝土材料与结构国际会议, May 17-19，Hangzhou, 2024.
  • International Scientific Committee. International Symposium on Life Cycle Maintenance of Concrete Infrastructure, September 25-26, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China, 2023.
  • Session Chair. The 4th International Conference on 3D Construction Printing, July 19-21, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2023.
  • International Scientific Committee. The 4th International Conference on 3D Construction Printing, July 19-21, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2023.
  • Session Chair. 2022/23 NSFC-RGC Conference on Frontiers of Industrial Big Data and Intelligent Systems, April 28-May 01, Hong Kong SAR, 2023.
  • Session Chair. 第十二届全国高强与高性能混凝土学术交流会, April 14-16, Beijing, 2023.
  • Session Chair. The 2nd Digital Twin International Conference (DigiTwin 2022), March 26-28, online, Hong Kong SAR, China, 2022.

Talks & Seminars

  • Invited Speaker. College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, May 18, Hangzhou, 2024.
  • Invited Speaker. 第四届3D打印混凝土材料与结构国际会议, May 17-19, Hangzhou, 2024.
  • Speaker. 11th International Symposium on Impact Engineering, Dec 03-05, Perth, Australia, 2023.
  • Keynote Speaker. Academic Symposium on Sustainable Conversion of Organic Wastes, Nov 16-18, Zhejiang University, China, 2023.
  • Speaker. 第三届 3D 打印混凝土材料与结构国际会议, June 16-18, Lanzhou, China, 2023.
  • Speaker. 第十届全国再生混凝土学术交流会暨第六届全国建筑固废学术交流会, May 12-14, Fuzhou, China, 2023.
  • Invited Speaker. 2022/23 NSFC-RGC Conference on Frontiers of Industrial Big Data and Intelligent Systems, April 28-May 01, Hong Kong SAR, 2023.
  • Speaker. 第十二届全国高强与高性能混凝土学术交流会, April 14-16, Beijing, China, 2023.
  • Invited Speaker. School of Civil Engineering & Transportation, South China University of Technology, March 16, online, China, 2023.
  • Speaker. The 3rd RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication (Digital Concrete 2022), June 26-29, Loughborough University, UK, 2022.
  • Invited Speaker. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, June 01, Singapore, 2022.
  • Invited Speaker. The 1st NSFC-RGC Young Scholars Forum: Forum on the Frontiers of Future-oriented Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure Development, December 10-12, Xi An, China, 2021.
  • Keynote Speaker. International Conference on Advances in Construction Materials and Structures, December 15-17, online, India, 2021.
  • Invited Speaker. The Hong Kong Polytechnic Univerity, online, January 14, Hong Kong SAR, China, 2021.
  • Invited Speaker. Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA), January 16, Zurich, Switzerland, 2020.
  • Invited Speaker. University of Science and Technology Beijing, June 20, Beijing China, 2019.
  • Invited Speaker. Northwestern Polytechnical University, April 16, Xi An, China, 2019.
  • Invited Speaker. Chong Qing University, November 11, Chong Qing, China, 2018.
  • Speaker. 3rd International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing, May 14-17, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2018.
  • Speaker. 2nd International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing, May 16-19, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2016.

Editorial Activities

  1. Editorial Board member
    • 2024-, Scientific Reports.
    • 2021-, Materials Science in Additive Manufacturing.
  2. Guest Editor
    • Special Issue: Key Technologies and Innovative Applications of 3D Concrete Printing, Journal of Buildings, 2024
    • Special Issue: High-Performance Concrete: Modification Methods, Sustainability, and Multifunctional Applications, Journal of Buildings, 2023
    • Special Issue: Recent Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials: Design, Preparation, Evaluation, and Performance Optimization of New Concrete Materials, Journal of Sustainability, 2022.
    • Special Issue: High-performance Concrete: Constituents, Properties and Applications, Journal of Buildings, 2022.
    • Special Issue: Advanced Concrete Technology and its Structural Applications, Advances in Civil Engineering, 2021.
  3. Member
    • 委员, 中国复合材料学会复合材料增材制造专业委员会.
    • Associate Fellow, Institute for Higher Education Research and Development (IHERD), HK PolyU.
    • Member, The International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM).
    • Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
    • Member, PolyU Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD).
    • Member, PolyU Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality (RCRE).
    • Member, PolyU Research Institute for Advanced Manufacturing (RI-AM).
  4. Reviewer
    • Journal of Automation in Construction;
    • Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering;
    • Journal of Composites Part-B;
    • Journal of Cement and Concrete Composites;
    • Journal of Construction and Building Materials;
    • Journal of Materials and Structures;
    • Journal of Cleaner Production;
    • Journal of Building and Engineering;
    • Journal of Materials & Design;
    • Journal of Ceramics International;
    • Journal of Thin-wall Structures;
    • Journal of Virtual and Physical Prototyping;
    • Journal of Scientific Reports;
    • Journal of Materials.