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About me

Address:
ZS930, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Phone: (852) 2766 6004
Fax: (852) 2334 6389
E-mail: yiqing.ni@polyu.edu.hk
Website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/cee/people/academic-staff/ir-prof-yq-ni/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BvB7YI0AAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID ID:  0000-0003-1527-7777
Scopus Author ID:  7402910024 (CEE); 57203328378 (CNERC-Rail)

Research Interests

◆Structural health monitoring
◆Structural dynamics and control
◆Smart materials and structures
◆Sensors and actuators
◆High-speed rail and maglev safety

Employment

1/2021 - now
8/2020 - now

7/2019 - now


10/2015 - now


10/2017 - now


7/2018 - now 


7/2010 - 6/2019

5/2005 - 6/2010

8/2001 - 4/2005

6/2000 - 6/2001

5/1999 - 4/2001

9/1997 - 4/1999

Yim, Mak, Kwok & Chung Professor in Smart Structures
MOE Changjiang Chair Professor
Southwest Jiaotong University, China
Chair Professor of Smart Structures and Rail Transit
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Director
National Engineering Research Center on Rail Transit Electrification and Automation (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Hong Kong
Chief Research Officer
PolyU-CSRD Joint Innovation Center for Rail Transit Safety Monitoring Technology, PolyU Base (Shenzhen) Limited, China
Co-Director
International Research Institute of Smart Structural Systems and Informatics (ISSSI), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Associate Professor
Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Visiting Scholar
Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Research Fellow
Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Education

Ph.D.               Majored in Structural Dynamics                                         1997
                        The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
 
M.Sc.               Majored in Structural Dynamics                                         1986
                        Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
 
B.Eng.             Majored in Structural Engineering                                      1983
                        Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

Other Academic Affiliations

  1. Vice President and Executive Committee Member (2019-now), International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (ISHMII);

  2. Member of Board of Directors (2020-now), International Association for Structural Control and Monitoring (IASCM);​

  3. Consulting Professor, Southwest Jiaotong University, China (2019-2022);​

  4. Guest Professor, Institute of Urban Smart Transportation and Safety Maintenance, Shenzhen University, China (2018-2021);​

  5. Guest Professor, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, China (2016-2019);​

  6. Adjunct Professor, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, China (2010-2013);​

  7. Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, USA (2010-2011);​

  8. Adjunct Professor, College of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, China (2011-2015);​

  9. Adjunct Professor, College of Civil Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, China (2013-2016);​

  10. Programme Leader (2010-2012), Bachelor of Engineering Degree with Honours in Civil Engineering (Full-time) and Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours in Investment Science (Major) (Programme Code: 31069), Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong;​

  11. Programme Leader (2012-2016), Bachelor of Engineering Degree with Honours in Civil Engineering (Full-time) (Programme Code: 31469), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong;

  12. Deputy Programme Leader (2017-2018), Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Mixed Mode) (Programme Code: 04001 CFM/CPM), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong;​

  13. Deputy Programme Leader (2017-2018), Master of Science in Environmental Management and Engineering (Mixed Mode) (Programme Code: 04001 EFM/EPM), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong;​

  14. Member of Departmental Staffing Committee (2015-2019), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong;​

  15. Member of Departmental Management Committee (2018-now), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong;​

  16. Leader of Structural Unit (2018-now), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong;​

  17. Leader (2018-now), Research Group for Infrastructural Monitoring, Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong;​

  18. Leader (2010-now), Research Group for High-speed Railway Safety, Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
     

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