Smart Infrastructure & Structural Health Monitoring
- UAV-Based Automated Inspection and Damage Detection
- AI-Driven Structural Health Monitoring
- Embedded and Self-Powered Sensor Networks
- Data Fusion and Digital Twins for Infrastructure
Welcome! I'm Pouya Almasi
I develop AI-driven and UAV-enabled systems for smart infrastructure, structural health monitoring, and advanced material design. My work connects computer vision, digital twins, optimization, additive manufacturing, and multifunctional materials to create safer, more resilient, and data-informed civil infrastructure.
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Recent Publications
Automated Bridge Deck Health Evaluation Aligned with NBI Ratings via UAV Imaging and Label-Free Sparse Autoencoder-Based Anomaly Mapping
Transportation Research Record • 2026
End-to-End UAV-Enabled Bridge Deck Inspection: From Localization to High-Precision Crack Detection and Quantification
ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering • 2026
Tunable Plug-and-Play Meta-Nanogenerator Materials for Multi-range Force Measurements
Advanced Science • 2026
A General Method for Pre-flight Preparation in Data Collection for UAV-based Bridge Inspection
Drones • 2024