ABOUT ME
Dr. Tzu-Hsuan Lin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Associate Vice President of General Affairs at National Central University (NCU) in Taiwan. He earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from National Chiao Tung University in 2011 and later pursued postdoctoral research as a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley, supported by a Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Dr. Lin’s expertise lies in cross-disciplinary research, particularly in applying AIoT, TinyML, and robotics to civil engineering problems. His work focuses on structural health monitoring, natural disaster detection, and the automation of construction processes through advanced robotics. Among his notable projects are the development of bio-inspired climbing robots for wall tile inspections and the integration of AI-powered systems for the detection of defects in civil structures.
He is a recipient of multiple prestigious awards, including the Future Technology Award (2024) and the NCU Outstanding Teaching Awards (2021, 2023). His scholarly contributions are highly regarded, with publications in leading journals like Automation in Construction and Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. Dr. Lin also actively mentors students, guiding them to success in national competitions and research projects.
As a dedicated academic leader, Dr. Lin continues to advance the frontiers of smart construction and infrastructure resilience.
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
2011
Doctor of Philosophy
Department of Civil Engineering, National Chiao Tung University
2013
Master of Engineering
Institute of Electrical Control Engineering, National Chiao Tung University
2003
Master of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering, National Chiao Tung University
2001
Bachelor of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology
Current Positions
- Associate Vice President of General Affairs, National Central University (Since August 14, 2023)
- Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Central University (Since August 1, 2022)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Tiny Machine Learning (TinyML)
- Inspection Robotics
- Construction Automation
- Bio-inspired Robotics
- Structural Health Monitoring
- Natural Disaster Detection
- Passive Wireless Smart Sensors
- Underground Pipeline Monitoring
- AI/AIoT
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Future Technology Award, MOST (2024)
- Academic Research Excellence Award, National Central University (2024)
- Outstanding Teaching Award, National Central University (2023, 2021)
- New Faculty Research Excellence Award, National Central University (2018, 2019, 2020)
- MOST Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (2015)
- Phi Tau Phi Honor Society (2011)
MY Hobby
Play Badminton
Play Trumpet
Was principal trumpet player of MNDSO(國防部示範樂隊)
Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Central University (Feb 2018 – Aug 2022)
- Postdoctoral Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley (Oct 2016 – Oct 2017)
- Associate Researcher, Sinotech Engineering Consultants, Inc. (Aug 2011 – Jan 2018)
- Short-term Researcher, The University of Tokyo, Japan (Jul 2009 – Sep 2009)