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Jianfeng Mao, Ph.D. in Engineering, Associate Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor
Director of the High-Speed Railway Intelligent Construction and Maintenance Research Institute
Deputy Director of the Railway Bridge Structure Construction Technology Sub-Center (China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co., Ltd.)

• Team Member of the 2011 Collaborative Innovation Center for Rail Transit Safety

• Developer of a universal software for random vibration simulation and safety assessment of railway/maglev vehicle-track-bridge systems

• Principal Investigator (PI) of 3 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) projects, 1 sub-project of the National Key R&D Program, 3 provincial/ministerial-level research projects, and 7 industry-sponsored projects (e.g., China Railway, CRRC)

• Participated in over 10 major research projects (government/industry-funded)

• Published 40+ academic papers, 1 monograph, and holds 10+ authorized invention patents

• Academic Roles:

• Journal of Railway Science and Engineering

• Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University

• Journal of Dynamics and Control

• Journal of East China Jiaotong University

• Youth Committee Member, Magnetic Suspension Technology and Vibration Control Committee, Chinese Society of Vibration Engineering

• Young Editorial Board Member for:

• Reviewer for the NSFC and Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation

• Peer Reviewer for multiple international journals

• Awards & Honors:

• First Prize, Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award

• Grand Prize & First Prize, China Railway Society Awards

• Hunan Provincial Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation

• Hunan Provincial Outstanding Graduate

• Outstanding CPC Member of Central South University (CSU)

• Outstanding Class Advisor of CSU

• CSU Teaching Excellence Award (Classroom Instruction)

• Courses Taught:

• Structural Testing

• Theoretical Mechanics

• Bridge Engineering

• Engineering Mathematics

• Academic Writing and Communication

Research Focus

1. Random Dynamics of Rail Transit Systems (High-speed rail, heavy-haul, maglev vehicle-track-bridge interactions)

2. Intelligent Construction & Maintenance of Rail Infrastructure (Tracks, bridges, etc.)

Prospective Master’s/Ph.D. students passionate about vehicle-bridge dynamics and smart infrastructure maintenance are welcome to join our research team!

Prerequisites: Strong foundation in mathematics, mechanics (theoretical/fluid/structural), MATLAB, and AI algorithms.

• Email: jfmao1@csu.edu.cn

• ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mao-Jf-2