—— Zhengwei Chen, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Central South University. He is a National High‑level Young Talent, a High‑level Young Talent of the Furong Plan of Hunan Province, and has been listed in the World's Top 2% Scientists for two consecutive years (2024–2025). He also serves as a Supervisor for Postdoctoral Fellows under the International Training Program for Outstanding Young Talents of the Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Guangdong Province. His research interests include rail transit aerodynamics and system dynamics safety, AI‑driven aerodynamics applications, intelligent inspection of railway defects, and quantitative assessment of human comprehensive comfort using fNIRS.

—— He has served as Principal Investigator of one National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Fund, two Research Grants Council General Research Funds (RGC-GRF) of Hong Kong, and five research grants including PolyU’s Competitive Research Grants. He has also primarily participated in more than ten projects, including the National Key Research and Development Program, the Joint Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Theme-based Research Scheme of the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, the Research Impact Fund of the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, the MTR Research Fund, the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation, and major university‑industry collaboration projects. As the first awardee, he received the Silver Award at the 11th International Invention Expo, the Third Prize of the Entrepreneurship Project of the China Invention Association in 2025, and the Recommended Paper Award (top 2.6%) at the 2024 World Transport Convention (WTC).

—— He has published over 100 high-level scientific papers, including more than 50 JCR-Q1 papers as first/corresponding author, 20 CAS Q1 (Top) papers, 2 "Featured Paper" award papers, 2 news reports by AIP Scilight, and 1 "Best Paper" award paper. His publications have received over 3,600 citations on Google Scholar, with an H-index of 33 (https://scholar.google.com.hk/citations?user=ByUVcvwAAAAJ&hl=zh-CN&oi=sra). He holds 16 authorized invention patents, including 5 Chinese mainland invention patents as the first inventor, 1 Hong Kong invention patent, and 1 Japanese invention patent. He has authored one textbook, "Fundamental Theories of Intelligent Construction," as part of the "New Engineering, New Form" series for artificial intelligence in general higher education institutions. He has also contributed three chapters to "Mechanisms and Machine Science: Computational and Experimental Simulations in Engineering" published by Springer, and co-authored one group standard of the China Transportation Association.

—— Aiming at optimizing and upgrading traditional industries, as well as cultivating and strengthening emerging and future-oriented industries, our research group focuses on students' high‑salary employment and cutting‑edge research. We sincerely welcome motivated Master's students, PhD candidates, and postdoctoral fellows to join us. The group offers a relaxed, lively, free, and open atmosphere, where we work with one heart and one mind for shared success and mutual benefit. (Tel / WeChat: 15675839714; Email: gszxczw@csu.edu.cn — inquiries will receive a reply)!

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I. Education

• 2018.10–2020.10: University of Birmingham, Computational Mechanics (China–UK Joint Doctoral Program)

• 2014.09–2021.01: Central South University, Transportation Engineering (Ph.D.)

• 2010.09–2014.06: Central South University, Traffic Equipment and Information Engineering (B.E.)

 II. Research Directions

• Aerodynamics of High‑Speed Trains and System Dynamics Safety

• Artificial Intelligence Applied to Aerodynamics

• Low‑Altitude Aerodynamics for Rail Transit and Intelligent Drone Inspection

• Spatiotemporal Flow Field Prediction and Structural Response Using WRF / Machine Learning

• Quantitative Assessment of Human Comprehensive Comfort via fNIRS

 III. Academic Services

• Member of the Subcommittee on Aerodynamics of Rail Vehicles, World Transport Convention (WTC)

• Editorial Board Member of the “New Engineering, New Form” Textbook Series on Artificial Intelligence (14 titles) for General Higher Education Institutions

• Technical Committee Member of the 2024–2025 International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering

• Convener and Chair of a Sub‑forum at The 31st International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences

• Convener and Chair of a Sub‑forum at the 2024 International Conference on Advances in Computational Design (ICACD24)

• Invited Speaker at the First International Workshop on Intelligent Tropical‑storm‑resilient System for Coastal Cities (2024)

• Organizing Committee Member and Invited Speaker at the 5th Global Research Conference on Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering

• Invited Speaker at the Annual Conference of the Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2025)

• Invited Speaker at the Sub‑forum on Transportation Engineering, the 5th International Young Scholars Xiangjiang Forum

• Invited Speaker at the Sub‑forum on High‑Speed Maglev Trains, the 4th International Conference on Industrial Aerodynamics (ICIA 2025)

• Organizing Committee Member of the 2nd Greater Bay Area Modern Rail Transit Technology Academic Forum & the 4th Annual Meeting of the Greater Bay Area Modern Rail Transit Collaborative Innovation Center

• Organizing Committee Member of the 2nd Greater Bay Area Symposium on Maglev Trains and Advanced Rail Transit Development

• Organizing Committee Member of the 11th Cross‑Strait Workshop on Civil Engineering Monitoring and Control for University Faculties and Students

• Youth Editorial Board Member and Guest Editor of Journal of Central South University

• Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports

• Assistant Editor‑in‑Chief and Youth Editorial Board Member of Transportation Safety and Environment

• Academic Editor and Youth Editorial Board Member of Journal of Railway Science and Technology

• Founding Member of the Hong Kong Young Scientist Association

• Member of the Chinese Society for Vibration Engineering

IV. Honors and Awards

• 2025: Silver Award at the 11th International Invention Expo

• 2025: Third Prize in the Invention & Entrepreneurship Project of the China Invention Association

• 2024–2025: World’s Top 2% Scientist (two consecutive years)

• 2025: Research achievements on active control of blowing‑suction flow fields and typhoon path/intensity prediction using WRF‑AI large models were featured in an interview by AIP Scilight and selected as a “Featured Paper” in Physics of Fluids (an international authoritative journal in fluid mechanics)

• 2024: Recommended Paper Award (top 2.6%) at the World Transport Convention (WTC)

• 2024: Best Paper Award of Traffic Safety and Environment

• 2023–2024: Outstanding Reviewer of Journal of Central South University

• 2021: Outstanding Graduate of Central South University

• 2018: China Scholarship Council (CSC) Scholarship for Overseas Study

• 2017: Outstanding Postgraduate of Central South University

• 2017: National Graduate Student Scholarship of the Ministry of Education (Ph.D.)

• 2017: Outstanding Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project of Central South University

• 2016: First Prize at the Advanced Rail Transit Sub‑forum of the 9th Hunan Province Graduate Innovation Forum

• 2014: Second Prize in the National Graduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling

V. Research Projects

As Principal Investigator

1. Flow evolution characteristics, dynamic instability mechanism and aerodynamic load rebalancing method for high-speed maglev train operational safety in time-varying wind environments: from numerical modelling to model testing.
   Grant No. 15226424, RGC General Research Fund (RGC-GRF), Hong Kong
   2025.01–2027.12, HKD 1.16 million

2. Synergistic solutions for the crosswind effect on high-speed trains using active blowing/suction and passive windproof facility: simulation, experiment and data-driven modelling.
   Grant No. 15205723, RGC General Research Fund (RGC-GRF), Hong Kong
   2024.01–2026.12, HKD 1.16 million

3. Mechanism and optimization strategy of active blowing/suction load reduction on high-speed trains under wind environments.
   Grant No. 52202426, Young Scientists Fund, National Natural Science Foundation of China
   2023.01–2025.12, CNY 300,000

4. A novel data-enhanced CFD-based time-averaged flow field simulation strategy and its application to train aerodynamics.
   Grant No. P0045325, UGC-funded Start-up Fund for Strategic Hire of Research Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
   2023.04–2025.03, HKD 250,000

5. Deterioration mechanism and enhancement methods of aerodynamic characteristics for high-speed trains operating in coastal wind-rain environments.
   Grant No. P0054972, Postdoctoral Supervisor Research Excellence Fund, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
   2025.03–2027.02, HKD 390,000

6. Intelligent rail transit aerodynamics and train operation safety.
   Grant No. P0046628, Postdoctoral Supervisor Research Excellence Fund, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
   2024.05–2026.05, HKD 360,000

7. Applied research on smart rail transit.
   Grant No. P0048960, Postdoctoral Supervisor Research Excellence Fund, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
   2023.08–2025.08, HKD 360,000

8. Active flow control of crosswind effects on high-speed trains.
   Grant No. 502401002, Open Project of Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Central South University
   2022.03–2024.03, CNY 50,000

As Participant

1. INTACT: Intelligent tropical-storm-resilient system for coastal cities.
   Grant No. T22-501/23-R, Theme-based Research Scheme 2023/24, Research Grants Council, Hong Kong
   2024.01–2028.12, HKD 45 million

2. High-fidelity monitoring and prediction of extreme climate events in Hong Kong and surrounding regions.
   Grant No. P0055959, Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Fund for Urban Sustainability under Climate Change, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
   2025.03–2027.12, HKD 1.04 million

3. Developing an innovative space-coiling metasurface barrier to promote a sustainable and healthy urban environment: Energy harvesting and noise control.
   Grant No. P0050876, Young Collaborative Research Fund, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
   2024.05–2026.04, HKD 500,000

4. Application of underwater robot for inspection and health monitoring of submerged parts of bridges.
   Grant No. P0049517, Non-PAIR Research Centres, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
   2024.02–2026.01, HKD 500,000

5. Non-destructive detection and intelligent identification method for hidden defects in tunnel structures using ground-penetrating radar.
   Grant No. 2021B1515130006, Basic and Applied Basic Research Project, Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province
   2021.10–2025.09, CNY 2 million

6. Fluid-structure interaction dynamic characteristics and active/passive collaborative control of maglev trains under unsteady aerodynamic loads.
   Grant No. 2021WGALH15, Hong Kong-Macau Joint Research and Development Fund, Wuyi University
   2022.08–2025.08, CNY 500,000

7. Wearable Portable fNIRS System for Comprehensive Evaluation of Vibration, Noise, and Pressure Comfort for High-Speed Trains.
   Grant No. P0050907, Large Equipment Research Fund, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
   2024.05–2025.04, HKD 2.8 million

VI. Representative Scientific Publications

More than 100 high-level SCI papers have been published. For details, please visit Zhengwei Chen’s Google Scholar profile:
https://scholar.google.com.hk/citations?user=ByUVcvwAAAAJ&hl=zh-CN&oi=sra

1. Chen, Z. W., Guo, Z. H., Lu, J. H., Peng, C., Zeng, G. Z., & Guo, Z. J. (2025). Performance assessment of deep learning models for reconstructing missing pressure data on the high-speed train from wind tunnel tests. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 265, 106185. (JCR Q1, CAS Tier 1 Top)

2. Zeng, Y. J., Ni, Y. Q., Chen, Z. W.*, Zeng, G. Z., Wang, J. Y., & Chan, P. W. (2025). Investigation of the impact of token embeddings in Transformer-based models on short-term tropical cyclone track and intensity predictions. Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, 19(1), 2538180. (JCR Q1, CAS Tier 1 Top)

3. Zeng, Y. J., Liu, H. Y., Zeng, G. Z., Ni, Y. Q., Chen, Z. W.*, & Chan, P. W. (2026). Evaluating deep learning-integrated physics-based models for tropical cyclone track and intensity predictions. Physics of Fluids, 38, 026610. (JCR Q1, CAS Tier 1)

4. Peng, C., Chen, Z. W.*, Guo, Z. J., Huang, Z. D., Lu, J. H., Guo, Z. H., ... & Kong, W. K. (2025). Reconstruction of failed pressure measurement points on high-speed maglev train under crosswinds. Measurement, 253, 117709. (JCR Q1, CAS Tier 2 Top)

5. Hu, W., Liu, X., Zhou, Z., Wang, W., Wu, Z., & Chen, Z. W.* (2025). Robust crack detection in complex slab track scenarios using STC-YOLO and synthetic data with highly simulated modeling. Automation in Construction, 175, 106219. (JCR Q1, CAS Tier 1 Top)

6. Lu, J. H., & Chen, Z. W.* (2025). Spatio-temporal graph attention network and graph-based Transformer architecture for distributed urban wind sequence reconstruction and forecasting. Measurement, 252, 117400. (JCR Q1, CAS Tier 1 Top)

7. Chen, Z. W., Guo, Z. J., Che, Z. X., Huang, Z. D., Ni, Y. Q., Wang, S. M., ... & Wang, Q. X. (2024). Evaluation of active leeward side air-blowing layout on the lateral aerodynamic performance of high-speed trains in crosswinds environment: Sustainable and safe operation strategy. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 247, 105695. (JCR Q1, CAS Tier 1 Top)

8. Chen, Z. W., Liu, T., Li, W., Guo, Z., & Xia, Y. (2021). Aerodynamic performance and dynamic behaviors of a train passing through an elongated hillock region beside a windbreak under crosswinds and corresponding flow mitigation measures. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 208, 104434. (JCR Q1, CAS Tier 1 Top)

9. Chen, Z. W., Guo, Z. H., Ni, Y. Q., Liu, T. H., & Zhang, J. (2023). A suction method to mitigate pressure waves induced by high-speed maglev trains passing through tunnels. Sustainable Cities and Society, 96, 104682. (JCR Q1, CAS Tier 1 Top)

10. Chen, Z. W., Guo, Z. H., Ni, Y. Q., Guo, Z. J., Wang, T. T., Rui, E. Z., & Zeng, G. Z. (2025). Parametric investigation of suction actuators on the tunnel wall for alleviating pressure interactions in high-speed maglev train/tunnel system. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 156, 106239. (JCR Q1, CAS Tier 1 Top)