题目/Title:
Reimagining Transport Resilience through Digital Twins and AI

报告人/Speaker: 

Dr Minh Kieu, Senior Lecturer,Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand

时间/Time: 

9月11日（周四）14:00/14:00, 11 Sep 2025, Thursday

地点/Location: 

WX1102

摘要/Abstract:

Transport systems worldwide confront growing threats from disasters that not only damage physical infrastructure but also profoundly disrupt human mobility and community resilience. My research articulates a forward-looking vision that interweaves two innovative strands: the development of data-driven digital twins for transport infrastructure recovery, and the formulation of the AI-based algorithms to capture human mobility’s dynamic response to disasters. These frameworks leverage real-time data streams and simulation to create virtual counterparts of transport systems, enabling planners to anticipate cascading disruptions, evaluate recovery interventions, and improve strategic decision-making in the face of uncertainty. This programme of work aligns synergistically with interdisciplinary initiatives at the University of Auckland addressing transport resilience, that I will also share in my talk. For instance, the QuakeCoRE Inter-disciplinary Programme 3 (A Resilient Aotearoa New Zealand Transport System) adopts a systems-level paradigm, integrating component- and network-level modelling with user behaviour to inform both pre-event resilience investments and post-event adaptation strategies, particularly under earthquake scenarios. Additionally, the Minority Report project, supported by Horizon Europe, is co-led at the University of Auckland to build a three-dimensional “SimCity” digital twin, enabling visual and integrative simulation of cascading infrastructure impacts—spanning stormwater, roads, and buildings—as a central tool for resilience planning and adaptation.

报告人简介/Biography:

Dr Minh Kieu is a Senior Lecturer in Transport Analytics within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Auckland. His academic and research career is distinguished by a strong focus on integrating advanced data analytics and computer simulation methods to address complex urban transportation challenges. He has made substantial contributions to the delivery of major international research initiatives, including a European Research Council’s Horizon 2020 project in the UK, Premier Innovation Initiative in Australia and Inductive Power Transfer research programme in New Zealand. At the University of Auckland, Dr Kieu is Future & Intelligent Transport Systems Lead at the Transport Research Centre, as well as the Programme Director for Master of Civil Engineering taught and research pathways.