Kaifeng Hu
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B-118 Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, MC-250
205 N. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Tel: (217) 244-6063
Education
2023 BS (Mechanical Engineering) Purdue University
2025 MS (Mechanical Engineering) Carnegie Mellon University
2029 (anticipated) PhD (Civil Engineering) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professional Interests
Kaifeng’s research focuses on railway track safety and the application of machine learning and computer vision, particularly in developing AI models for track safety analysis. Currently, his work involves utilizing machine learning and computer vision techniques to analyze thermal track buckling.
Current RailTEC Associations
- Doctoral Student


