Yuanchen Zeng, Ph.D., joins RailTEC in the summer of 2026 as an Assistant Professor. He obtained a Ph.D. from the Section of Railway Engineering at Delft University of Technology and a Ph.D. from the State Key Laboratory of Rail Vehicle Systems at Southwest Jiaotong University. Yuanchen’s expertise in rail vehicle-track systems and their safety includes the following areas: Advanced sensing, condition monitoring, and data fusion; Data-driven risk analysis and remaining useful life prediction; Predictive maintenance and lifespan control; Structural dynamics and experimental/operational modal analysis; and High-speed train systems. Recent research includes work on use of train-borne laser Doppler vibrometer (LDV) for infrastructure monitoring.
