Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Resilient Infrastructure and Smart Cities (RISC) Lab
	Infrastructure systems are a vital part of our daily lives. While our nation's infrastructure systems are rapidly aging, the amount of resources available for maintaining our infrastructure systems has been shrinking over the past decade. To preserve the quality of our lives and the general well-being of our communities, my research team is focused on the science and engineering of infrastructure systems and smart cities in terms of resilience, robustness, interdependencies, and funding mechanisms, taking advantage of sophisticated modeling techniques and advanced information technologies. I appreciate your visiting my website and encourage you to explore my research. Should you have any questions or desire to learn more about my research program, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Dr. Zhanmin Zhang		Zhanmin Zhang, Ph.D. Clyde E. Lee Endowed Professor Director, Center for Resilient Infrastructure and Smart Cities (CRISC) Graduate Advisor for Civil Engineering The University of Texas at Austin Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering ECJ 6.100 (C1761) Austin, Texas 78712 Voice: (512) 471-4534 Fax:    (512) 475-8744 e-mail: z.zhang@mail.utexas.edu Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin, 1996 M.S., The University of Texas at Austin, 1993 B.S., Chang'an University, 1983

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Analysis and simulation of large-scale infrastructure systems with focus on interdependencies Robust maintenance policies, optimal resource allocations, and innovative financing mechanisms for infrastructure systems Application of advanced information technologies for infrastructure systems Resilient infrastructure systems for smart cities Machine learning (ML) and agent-based modeling (ABM)	Brief Bio	The RISC Lab has recently developed a COVID-19 Pandemic Risk website to provide the public with information on risk, vulnerability, and exposure for counties in the U.S.    Dr. Zhang was appointed to serve as the Graduate Advisor for Civil Engineering by CAEE. A paper presented at the  TRB Meeting in January 2020 by the RISC Lab (Oscar D. Galvin Arce and Z. Zhang) was selected to receive the award for the best Poster for TRB committee AFD90 . A new research project was recently awarded to the RISC Lab by TxDOT to assess the resilience  of Texas ports and its economic impact due to extreme weather events        Three new graduate students joined the RISC Lab in Fall 2019. Dr. Taehoon Lim received his Ph.D. degree in Summer 2019.
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