Wu, Wei

Prof. Wu, Wei is a Professor and Director at Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Department of Structural Engineering and Natural Hazards, BOKU University, Vienna, Austria. With over two decades of academic and industry experience, his work bridges geotechnical research and engineering practice.

• Education: Dr.-Ing. in Geotechnical Engineering (Karlsruhe University, Germany, 1986–1993), MSc in Geotechnical Engineering (Xian University of Technology, China, 1982–1985), Bachelor in Civil Engineering (Wuhan University, China, 1978–1982).

Research Interests span geomechanics, granular materials, and computational geotechnical engineering. His expertise includes:

• Constitutive modeling of soils and granular media
• Numerical simulation of landslides and debris flows
• Soil bioengineering and root reinforcement
• Geo-energy systems and energy storage
• Advanced computational methods (SPH, DEM, FE)

Selected Google Scholar Articles (2025–2024) highlight innovations in hypoplastic models for climate-affected soils, machine learning applications for slope stability, and multiscale simulations of geohazards. His work emphasizes both theoretical advancements (e.g., phase-field fracture models) and practical solutions (e.g., centrifuge testing for tunnel design).

Scientific Awards include:

• Advanced Grant, European Research Council (2024)
• Gold Medal, Technical University of Brno (2024)

Teaching & Supervision covers soil mechanics, tunneling, and advanced geotechnical courses. He has supervised over 30 PhD and 100 MSc theses, mentoring future engineers in numerical methods and geohazard mitigation.

Leadership Roles: Editor-in-Chief of Acta Geotechnica, founder of Springer Series in Geomechanics, and Chairman of the Otto Pregl Foundation (€3M endowment). He organized key conferences like the China-Europe Conference on Geotechnical Engineering (2018) and International Symposium on Particle-Based Continuum Methods (2019).