Cheng Zhang

Cheng Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Engineering and Management Technology at Purdue University Northwest. His research focuses on automation, artificial intelligence, and data analytics to enhance infrastructure resilience against extreme events such as natural disasters and crises. He holds a Ph.D. from Arizona State University, an M.S. from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a B.S. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Education:

• Ph.D., Arizona State University
• M.S., Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• B.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Research interests include leveraging AI and big data for predictive disaster risk assessment, improving situational awareness during crises, and addressing fairness in social media attention to vulnerable areas. His work integrates human-machine collaboration to optimize infrastructure management and response strategies.

Publications span topics like flood resilience, social media analytics for disaster management, and nuclear power plant outage control. His research emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to bridge gaps between technology, human behavior, and infrastructure resilience.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided information. Teaching focuses on construction engineering fundamentals. No advising or lab affiliations are mentioned.