Wei Zeng

Dr. Wei Zeng is an ARC DECRA Fellow at the School of Architecture and Civil Engineering (University of Adelaide), specializing in hydraulics, hydroacoustics, and smart infrastructure systems. His research focuses on integrating machine learning, IoT, and physics-based modeling for water network monitoring, hydraulic transient analysis, and pipeline condition assessment. He leads the development of anomaly detection systems commercialized via the startup Adelitics Pty Ltd, deployed in five water utilities globally. His work spans smart water networks, sustainable asset maintenance, and pumped hydro energy storage, with contributions to CFD, control systems, and sensor fusion technologies. He supervises PhD students in related fields and teaches engineering courses on structural dynamics and fluid mechanics.

Research Interests:

• Smart IoT-enabled water infrastructure systems
• Hydraulic transient modeling for aging energy systems
• Physics-informed machine learning for civil systems
• Hydroacoustic-based pipeline condition assessment
• Pumped hydro energy storage integration with renewables

Key Contributions:

• Commercialized IoT leak detection systems through Adelitics Pty Ltd
• Pioneered paired-impulse response function (IRF) methods for pipeline diagnostics
• Developed transient prediction frameworks using physics-informed neural networks
• Advanced sensor placement optimization strategies for sewer systems

Teaching & Supervision:

Eligible to supervise PhD/Masters students in hydraulics, hydroinformatics, AI, and CFD. Active in courses covering structural analysis, fluid dynamics, and engineering statics.