About me
I am currently a Research Fellow in Multi-Hazard Risk and Resilience Modeling in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering at University College London (UCL). I am supervised by Dr. Carmine Galasso and work on the Minority Report project funded by the European Horizon programme.
My research focuses on: (1) robust decision-making under deep uncertainty, particularly for designing and assessing climate adaptation strategies and sustainable energy transitions—including sector coupling; and (2) risk analysis of renewable energy systems, such as wind turbines.
Prior to joining UCL, I earned my Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Lehigh University, advised by Dr. Paolo Bocchini. My doctoral research focused on the risk analysis of electric power systems under natural hazards, including wildfires and hurricanes.
In my spare time, I enjoy running and reading. I’m also a seasonal sucker for ice cream and nuts (allegedly emotional/revenge eating).
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Call Me Doctor
I’m happy to share an important milestone in my life: I successfully passed my Ph.D. defense on November 21! My dissertation is titled “Hurricane Risk Assessment of Power Transmission Systems: From Physics-Based Surrogates to Parameterized Fragility Models.”
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Magic Paper Length
Is there a magic number of pages for a paper? I studied three example researchers that I admire: Dr. Soda, Dr. Jelly, and Dr. Butter.
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Interesting and Useful Websites
This post serves as an archive of interesting or useful or sometimes interestingly useful websites I came across.
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Almost Win
Xinyue won the second place in the ATLSS Fantasy Football League. Bravo!
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Common Pitfalls for Python Beginners
I learnt Python on myself without getting systematic training on it. Here is a collection of pitfalls that I came across, and I will keep updating them. You may find it especially useful if you switched from Matlab to Python like me.
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