Journal Papers

Task A1

1. Liu, H., J.C.H. Fung*, A.K.H. Lau and Z. Li (2024) Enhancing quantitative precipitation estimation of NWP model with fundamental meteorological variables and transformer based deep learning model. Earth and Space Science, 11(4): e2023EA003234

2. Shi, X., Y. Liu, J. Chen, H. Chen, Y. Wang, Z. Lu, R.Q. Wang, J.C.H. Fung and C.W.W. Ng* (2024) Escalating Tropical Cyclone Precipitation Extremes and Landslide Hazards in South China under Global Warming. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 7(1): 107

3. Wang, R., Fung, J.C.H.* and Lau, A.K.H. (2024) Skillful Precipitation Nowcasting Using Physical‐Driven Diffusion Networks. Geophysical Research Letters, 51(24): e2024GL110832

4. Zhang, L., Y Huang, M. Lu*, and X. Shi* (2024) Impact of Cloud Radiative Forcing on Tropical Cyclone Frequency and Intensity through Tuning the Cloud Ice-to-Snow Diameter Threshold. Environmental Research Letters, 20(1): 014027

5. Zhang, W.L., J.C.H. Fung and M.M.F. Wong* (2024) An improved non-local planetary boundary layer parameterization scheme in Weather Forecasting and Research model based on a 1.5-order turbulence closure model. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 129: e2023JD040432

6. Zuo, Z.P., J.C.H. Fung, Z. Li.*, Y. Huang, M.F. Wong, A.K.H. Lau and X. Lu (2023) Projection of future heatwaves in the Pearl River Delta through CMIP6-WRF dynamical downscaling. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 62(9): 1297–1314

7. Li, Z. *, J.C.H. Fung*, M.F. Wong, S. Lin, F. Cai, W. Lai and A.K.H. Lau (2023) Future changes in intense tropical cyclone hazards in the Pearl River Delta region: An air-wave-ocean coupled model study. Natural Hazards, 120: 7139–7154

8. Wang, Y., Z. Zhang, W.S. Chow, Z. Wang, J.Z. Yu, J.C.H. Fung and X. Shi* (2023) Investigating the effect of aerosol uncertainty on convective precipitation forecasting in South China's coastal area. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128(10): e2023JD038694
9. Wang, Y., Shi, X. *, Lei, L. & Fung, J.C.H. (2022) Deep Learning Augmented Data Assimilation: Reconstructing Missing Information with Convolutional Autoencoders. Monthly Weather Review, 150(8): 1977-1991   
10. Shi, X.* & Wang, Y. (2022) Impacts of Cumulus Convection and Turbulence Parameterizations on the Convective-Permitting Simulation of Typhoon Precipitation. Monthly Weather Review, 150(11): 2977-2997   
11. Lestari DV *, Shi X. (2021) Sensitivity of the Short-Range Precipitation Forecast in South China Region to Sea Surface Temperature Variations. Atmosphere. 12(9):1138. 
12. Fan, Y., Chung, Y. T., & Shi, X.* (2021) The essential role of cloud-radiation interaction in nonrotating convective self-aggregation. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2021GL095102. 
13.  Su, L.*, Fung, J.C.H., J.L Li, & W.K. Wong (2021) Trends in diurnal cycle of summertime rainfall over coastal South China in the past 135 years: characteristics and possible causes. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 26(8), 2020JD033621 6.    
14. Shi, X.* (2020) Enabling smart dynamical downscaling of extreme precipitation events with machine learning. Geophys. Res. Lett., 47, e2020GL090309. 
15. Su, L., Li, J., Shi, X., & Fung, J. C. (2019) Spatiotemporal Variation in Presummer Precipitation Over South China From 1979 to 2015 and its Relationship with Urbanization. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124(13), 6737-6749.

Task A2

1. Zhang, Y.*, Xu, W., Jin, A. L., Li, M., Ma, P., Jiang, L. and Gao, S. (2024) Coupling-Informed Data-Driven Scheme for Joint Angle and Frequency Estimation in Uniform Linear Array with Mutual Coupling Present. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.72(12): 9117–9128

2. Wang, Z., Wu, Z., Yang, T. and Ma, P*.(2024) Sequential Image Registration Algorithm Based on the PrePS Points Association for GNSS-based InBSAR Systems. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 62: 1–13

3. Mao, W., Ma, P.* and Tang, J (2024)Mapping high spatial resolution ionospheric total electron content by integrating Time Series InSAR with International Reference Ionosphere model. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 214: 153–166

4. Zhang, Y., Ma, P.*, Gao, S. and Jiang, L. (2024) An unsupervised learning framework for determining the excitation coefficients using near-field antenna measurements. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 66(6): 1939–1946

5. Zheng, Z., Ma, P.* and Wu, Z. (2024) A context-structural feature decoupling change detection network for detecting earthquake-triggered damage. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 131: 103961

6. Chen, L., Ma, P.*, Fan, X., Wang, X and Ng, C. W. W. (2024)A knowledge-aware deep learning model for landslide susceptibility assessment in Hong Kong. Science of the total environment, 941: 173557

7. Ma, P., Yu, C., Jiao, Z., Zheng, Y., Wu, Z. *, Mao, W. and Lin, H. (2024) Improving time-series InSAR deformation estimation for city clusters by deep learning-based atmospheric delay correction. Remote Sensing of Environment, 304: 114004

8. Zhang, Y., Ma, P.*, Jiang L. and Gao S.    (2024) Time-Resolved Electromagnetic Near-Field Scanning: Dual Sparse Sampling in Time and Space. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 66(3): 928–938

9. Ma, P.*, Wu, Z., Zhang, Z. and Au, F. (2023) SAR-Transformer-based decomposition and geophysical interpretation of InSAR time-series deformations for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. Remote Sensing of Environment, 302: 113962.

10. Ma, P., Yu, C.*, Wu, Z., Wang, Z. and Chen, J. (2023)    Mining-Related Subsidence Measurements Using a Robust Multi-Temporal InSAR Method and Logistic Model. IEEE Journal on Miniaturization for Air and Space Systems, 5(3): 149–155

11. Wu, Z., Ma, P.*, Zhang, X. and Ye, G.    (2023) Efficient management and processing of massive InSAR images using an HPC-based cloud platform. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 17: 2866–2876

12. Wu, Z., Zhang, X., Cai, J., Kwan, M.P., Lin, H., and Ma, P.* (2023) Understanding spatially nonstationary effects of natural and human-induced factors on land subsidence based on multi-temporal InSAR and multi-source geospatial data: a case study in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. International Journal of Digital Earth, 16(2): 4404–4427

13. Chen, L., Ma, P.*, Yu, C., Zheng, Y., Zhu, Q. and Ding, Y. (2023) Landslide susceptibility assessment in multiple urban slope settings with a landslide inventory augmented by InSAR techniques. Engineering Geology, 327: 107342

14. Shi, G., Huang, B.*, Ma, P., Lin, H. (2022) Distributed scatterer interferometry for forested and hilly areas using a topographical homogeneous filtering. Remote Sensing Letters, 13(5): 460-469.
15. Wu, Z., Zhao, Z., Ma, P.*, Huang, B. (2021) Real-World DEM Super-Resolution Based on Generative Adversarial Networks for Improving InSAR Topographic Phase Simulation. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 14: 8373-8385
16. Shi, G., Ma, P.*, Hu, X., Huang, B.*, & Lin, H. (2021) Surface response and subsurface features during the restriction of groundwater exploitation in Suzhou (China) inferred from decadal SAR interferometry. Rem. Sens. Environ., 256, 112327.
17. Shi, G., Ma, P., Lin, H., Huang, B., Zhang, B., & Liu, Y. (2020) Potential of Using Phase Correlation in Distributed Scatterer In SAR Applied to Built Scenarios. Remote Sensing, 12(4), 686.
18. Shi, G., Lin, H., Bürgmann, R., Ma, P., Wang, J., & Liu, Y. (2019) Early soil consolidation from magnetic extensometers and full resolution SAR interferometry over highly decorrelated reclaimed lands. Remote Sensing of Environment, 231, 111231.

Task B1

1. Chen, L., Ma, P.*, Fan, X., Wang, X and Ng, C. W. W. (2024) A knowledge-aware deep learning model for landslide susceptibility assessment in Hong Kong. Science of the total environment, 941: 173557
2. Ng, C. W. W., Liu, Y., Kwan, J. S. H., Cheung, R. and Zhang, Q.* (2024)    An improved method to predict man-made slope failure using machine learning tools. Canadian Geotechnical Journal
3. Ng, C. W. W., Usman, M. and Guo, H.* (2024) Spatiotemporal pore-water pressure prediction using multi-input long short-term memory. Engineering Geology, 322: 107194
4. Zheng, L.*, Chen, L. & Cheng, P.  (2022)  Privacy-preserving worker allocation in crowdsourcing. The VLDB Journal, 31(4): 733-751
5. Sun, W. *, Xu, Z. & Chen, L.  (2022)  Fairness Matters: A Tit-For-Tat Strategy Against Selfish Mining. Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment, 15(13): 4048-4061
6. Zhou, X. * & Chen, L.  (2022)  Migrating Social Event Recommendation Over Microblogs. Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment, 15(11): 3213-3225
7. Peng, J., Chen, Z., Shao, Y.*, Shen, Y.*, Chen, L. & Cao, J.  (2022)  SANCUS: Staleness-Aware Communication-Avoiding Full-Graph Decentralized Training in Large-Scale Graph Neural Networks. Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment, 15(9): 1937-1950
8. Li, H., Shao, Y.*, Du, J., Cui, B. & Chen, L.  (2022)  An I/O-Efficient Disk-based Graph System for Scalable Second-Order Random Walk of Large Graphs. Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment, 15(8): 1619-1631
9. Tong, Y., Pan, X., Zeng, Y. *, Shi, Y., Xue, C., Zhou, Z., Zhang, X., Chen, L., Xu, Y., Xu, K. & Lv, W.  (2022)  Hu-Fu: Efficient and Secure Spatial Queries over Data Federation. Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment, 15(6): 1159-1172
10. Yang, Y., Cheng, Y. *, Yuan, Y., Wang, G., Chen, L. & Sun, Y. (2022)   Privacy-preserving Cooperative Online Matching Over Spatial Crowdsourcing Platforms. Proc. Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment, 16(1): 51-63
11. Cheng, Y., Chen, L., Yuan, Y.*, Wang, G., Li, B. & Jin, F.  (2022) Strict and Flexible Rule-Based Graph Repairing. IEEE Trans. Knowledge and Data Engineering, 34(7): 3521-3535
12. Zhang, C., Zhang, H.*, Xie, W., Liu, N., Wu, K. & Chen, L.  (2022)  Where to: Crowd-Aided Path Selection by Selective Bayesian Network IEEE Trans. Knowledge and Data Engineering, 35(1): 1072-1087
13. Chen, X., Zhou, X.*, Chan, J., Chen, L., Sellis, T. & Zhang, Y., (2022)  Event Popularity Prediction Using Influential Hashtags from social media. IEEE Trans. Knowledge and Data Engineering, 34(10): 4797-4811
14. Shi, Y., Tong, Y.*, Zeng, Y., Zhou, Z., Ding, B. & Chen, L.  (2022)  Efficient Approximate Range Aggregation Over Large-Scale Spatial Data Federation. IEEE Trans. Knowledge and Data Engineering, 35(1): 418-430
15. Wang, Y. *, Wang, Z., Zhao, Z., Li, Z., Jian, X., Xin, H., Chen, L., Song, J., Chen, Z. & Zhao, M.  (2022)  Effective Similarity Search on Heterogeneous Networks: A Meta-Path Free Approach. IEEE Trans. Knowledge and Data Engineering, 34(7): 3225-3240
16. Zhang, C.J., Zhang, H.*, Xie, W., Liu, N., Li, Q., Jiang, D., Lin, P., Wu, K. & Chen, L. (2022) Cleaning Uncertain Data With Crowdsourcing – A General Model With Diverse Accuracy Rates. IEEE Trans. Knowledge and Data Engineering, 34(8): 3629-3642
17. Zheng, L.*, Chen, L. & Shahabi, C. (2022) Centralized Routing for Bike-Sharing Systems. IEEE Trans. Knowledge and Data Engineering 35(1): 154-166
18. Shao, Y., Huang, S., Li, Y.*, Miao, X., Cui, B. & Chen, L. (2021) Memory-aware framework for fast and scalable second-order random walk over billion-edge natural graphs. The VLDB Journal, 30, 769–797
19. Ng, C.W.W., Yang, B., Liu, Z.Q., Kwan, J.S.H. and Chen, L. (2021) Spatiotemporal modelling of rainfall-induced landslides using machine learning. Landslides, 18(7), 2499-2514.
20. Chen, Z., *Cheng, P., Chen, L., Lin, X., & Shahabi, C. (2021) Fair task assignment in spatial crowdsourcing. Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment.
21. Liu, Q., *Zheng, L., *Shen, Y., & Chen, L. (2021) Stable learned bloom filters for data streams. Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment. 13(11): 2355-2367
22. Zeng, Y., *Tong, Y., Song, Y., & *Chen, L. (2021) The simpler the better: an indexing approach for shared-route planning queries. Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment, 13(13), 3517-3530
23. Jian, X., *Wang, Y., & Chen, L. (2021) Effective and efficient relational community detection and search in large dynamic heterogeneous information networks. Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment. 13(10): 1723-1736
24. Fang, J., *Shen, Y., Wang, Y., & Chen, L (2021) Optimizing DNN computation graph using graph substitutions. Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment. 13(12): 2734-2746
25. Zhou, A., *Wang, Y., & Chen, L. (2021) Finding large diverse communities on networks: the edge maximum k * -partite clique. Proceedings of the VLDB Endowment, 13(12), 2576-2589.

Task B2

1. Ju, L.Y., Zhang, L.M. *, Xiao, T.  (2023)  Power laws for accurate determination of landslide volume based on high-resolution LiDAR data. Engineering Geology, 312: 106935
2. Ju, L.Y., Xiao, T.*, Wang, H.J. & Zhang, L.M.  (2022)  Predicting Landslide Runout Paths using Terrain Matching targeted Machine Learning, Engineering Geology, 311: 106902
3. Wang, H., Wang, L. & Zhang, L.M.* (2022) Transfer learning improves landslide susceptibility assessment, Gondwana Research
4. Xiao, T., Zhang, L. M.*, Cheung, R. W. M., & Lacasse, S. (2022) Predicting spatio-temporal man-made slope failures induced by rainfall in Hong Kong using machine learning techniques. Géotechnique.
5. Wang, H. J., Zhang, L. M.*, Luo, H. Y., He, J., & Cheung, R. W. M. (2021) AI-powered Landslide Susceptibility Assessment in Hong Kong. Eng. Geol. 288(3):106103
6. Wang, H. J., Zhang, L. M., Yin, K. S., Luo, H. Y., Li, J. H. (2020) Landslide identification using machine learning, Geoscience Frontiers. 12(1) :351-364

Task C1

1. Ng, C. W. W., Zhang, Q.*, Zhang, S., Lau, S. Y., Guo, H., & Li, Z. (2024) A new state-dependent constitutive model for cyclic thermo-mechanical behaviour of unsaturated vegetated soil. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 61(10): 2155–2179

2. Choi, C.E.*, Ng, C.W.W. and Liu, H.(2024) Flume Modeling of Debris Flows. In: Advances in Debris-flow Science and Practice. Geoenvironmental Disaster Reduction, pp 93–125

3. Cuomo, S. *, Di Perna, A., Martinelli, M., Ng, C. W. W., De Silva, W. A. R. K. and Choi, C. E.*    (2024) Class A prediction of debris flow impact forces on dual rigid and flexible barriers: MPM modelling. Computers and Geotechnics, 173: 106556.

4. Liu, H., Choi, C. E., Poudyal, S., Jia, Z. and Ng, C. W. W.* (2024) A New Overflow Number for Analyzing and Designing Dual Rigid Barriers with Basal Clearance. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 150(6): 04024036

5. Ng, C. W. W., Li, Z., Poudyal. S., De Silva, W. A. R. K., Bhatta, A. and Liu, H.* (2024) Experimental and SPH modelling of debris flow impact on dual rigid barriers with deflector, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 150(5): 04024023.

6. Du, J.T., Chang, D.S., Lee, C., Su, Y.C., Choi, C.E. * and Zhang, J.Q.*    (2024) Mitigation of rockfall geohazards: Full-scale investigation of the performance of a practical baffle design for direct use in the field. Engineering Geology, 337:107586

7. Ng, C. W. W., Zhang, Q., Guo, H., Ni, J.*, Wang, Y., Leung, A. K., & Zhou, C. (2024) Eco-geotechnics under climate change: A state-of-the-art review. Biogeotechnics, 100158

8. Kwan, J. S. H.*, Lam, C. and Choi, C. E. (2024) Advances in Design of Barriers for Debris Flow Impact. In Advances in Debris-flow Science and Practice, pp. 539-563

9. Zhong, H., Wang, Y., Zhang, S., Zhang, Q.* and Ng, C. W. W. (2024) Effects of extreme drought–rainfall on slope failure mechanisms: centrifuge modelling. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 61(4): 820–826.

10. Ng, C.W.W. *, Poudyal, S. *, Liu, H., Bhatta, A., De Silva, W.A.R.K. and Jia, Z. (2023)    Investigation of Debris Flow Impact Mechanisms and Designs. In Progress in Landslide Research and Technology, Volume 2 Issue 2, pp. 311–322

11. Ng, C. W., Crous, P. A.* and Jacobsz, S. W. (2023) Centrifuge and numerical modeling of liquefied flow and nonliquefied slide failures of tailings dams. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 149(9): 04023075

12. Ng, C.W.W., Choi, C.E.*, Liu, H., Poudyal, S., Bhatta, A., De Silva, W.A.R.K. & Cheung, R. (2023) Class A Prediction Symposium on Debris Flow Impact Forces on Single and Dual Barriers. HKIE Transactions
13. Ng, C.W.W., Jia, Z., Poudyal, S., Bhatta, A. & Liu, H. *  (2023)  Two-phase MPM modelling of debris flow impact against dual rigid barriers. Geotechnique.
14. Zhan, Z.Q., Zhou, C.*, Liu, C.Q. & Ng, C.W.W.  (2023)  Modelling hydro- mechanical coupled behaviour of unsaturated soil with two-phase two-point material point method. Computers and Geotechnics, 155: 105224
15. Ng, C.W.W., Zhang, D.C., Choi, C.E. *, Chen, R., Koo, R.C.H., Kwan, J.S.H., Ni, J.J. & Ho, K.K.S.  (2023)  Investigation of boulder impact force and energy transfer for steel baffle with footing. Canadian Geotechnical Journal
16. Ng, C.W.W., Zhang, D., Choi, C.E. *, Liu, H., Koo, R.C. & Chen, R.  (2023)  Analysis of steel baffle installed on footing with dowels for resisting boulder impact. Engineering Geology, 312: 106956
17. Ng, C.W.W., Leonardi, A., Majeed, U., Pirulli, M. & Choi, C.E.*  (2023)  A physical and numerical investigation of flow-barrier interaction for the design of multiple barrier system. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 149(1): 04022122
18. Ng, C.W.W., Bhatta, A.*, Choi, C.E., Poudyal, S., Liu, H., Cheung, R. W.M. & Kwan, J.S.H.  (2022)  Effects of debris flow rheology on overflow and impact dynamics against dual-rigid barriers. Géotechnique. 1-14
19. Lam, H.W.K., Sze, E.H.Y., Wong, E.K.L. *, Poudyal, S., Ng, C.W.W., Chan, S.L. & Choi, C.E. (2022) Study on dynamic soil debris impact load on flexible debris-resisting barriers. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 59(12): 2102-2118
20. Jiang, P., Zhao, Y., Choi, C.E. & Choo, J.H.*  (2022)   Hybrid continuum-discrete simulation of granular impact dynamics, Acta Geotech. 17:5597-5612
21. Nikooei, M. & Choi, C.E.*   (2022) Towards Depth-Averaged Modelling of the Decay of Granular Flows by Deposition. Computers and Geotechnics, 148: 104792
22. Du, J., Choi, C. E. *, Yu, J., & Thakur, V.  (2022)  Mechanisms of Submarine Debris Flow Growth. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 127: e2021JF006470.
23. Goodwin, G.R. & Choi, C.E. *  (2022)  A depth-averaged SPH study on spreading mechanisms of geophysical flows in debris basins: Implications for terminal barrier design requirements, Computers and Geotechnics, 141: 104503
24. Cui, Y., Fang, J.*, Li, Y., Liu, H  (2022)  Assessing effectiveness of a dual-barrier system for mitigating granular flow hazards through DEM-DNN framework. Engineering Geology, 306: 106742
25. Ng, C.W.W., Li, Z.*, Zhang, Q., Zhang, S. & Wang, Y. (2022)  Effects of soil structure on cyclic freeze-thaw induced volumetric behaviour using a modified double-cell triaxial system. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 203:103648.
26. Ng, C.W.W., Zhang, Q., Zhou, C. & Ni, J.J.* (2022)  Eco-geotechnics for human sustainability. Science China Technological Sciences, 65(12): 2809-2845
27. Zhang, J. and Choi, C. E.* (2022) Improved Settling Velocity for Microplastic Fibers: A New Shape-Dependent Drag Model, Environ. Sci. Technol, 56(2): 962–973
28. Ng, C.W.W., Crous, P.A., Zhang, M. and Shakeel, M. (2022) Static liquefaction mechanisms in loose sand fill slopes. Computers and Geotechnics, 141, 104525.
29. Ng, C.W.W., Guo, H.*, Ni, J.J., Zhang, Q. & Chen, Z. (2022)   Effects of soil–plant‑biochar interactions on water retention and slope stability under various rainfall patterns, Landslides, 19: 1379-1390
30. Goodwin, G. R., *Choi, C. E. & Yune, C. Y. (2021) Towards rational use of baffle arrays on inclined and flat terrain for filtering boulders. Can. Geotech. J. 58(10):1571-1589.
31. Ng, C.W. W., Qu, C., Cheung, R.W., Guo, H., Ni, J., Chen, Y. and Zhang, S. (2021) Risk assessment of soil slope failure considering copula-based rotated anisotropy random fields. Computers and Geotechnics 136, p.104252
32. Vicari, H., Ng, C.W.W., Nordal, S., Thakur, V., De Silva, W.A.R.K., Liu, H. and Choi, C.E. (2021) The Effects of Upstream Flexible Barrier on the Debris Flow Entrainment and Impact Dynamics on a Terminal Barrier. Canadian Geotechnical Journal.
33. Song, P. and Choi, C.E. (2021) Revealing the Importance of Capillary and Collisional Stresses on Soil Bed Erosion Induced by Debris Flows. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 126(5), e2020JF005930.
34. Ng, C.W.W., Zhang, Q., Ni, J. and Li, Z. (2021) A new three-dimensional theoretical model for analysing the stability of vegetated slopes with different root architectures and planting patterns. Computers and Geotechnics, 130, 103912.
35. Ng, C.W.W., Wang, Z.J. and Ni, J.J. (2021) Effects of plant morphology on root–soil hydraulic interactions of Schefflera heptaphylla. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 58(5), 666-681.
36. Ng, C.W.W., Qu, C., Cheung, R.W., Guo, H., Ni, J., Chen, Y. and Zhang, S. (2021) Risk assessment of soil slope failure considering copula-based rotated anisotropy random fields. Computers and Geotechnics, 136, 104252.
37. Ng, C.W.W., Liu, H., Choi, C.E., Bhatta, A. and Zheng, M. (2021) Effects of basal clearance on the impact dynamics of dry granular flow against dual rigid barriers. Canadian Geotechnical Journal.
38. Ng, C.W.W., Liu, H., Choi, C.E., Kwan, J.S. and Pun, W.K. (2021) Impact dynamics of boulder-enriched debris flow on a rigid barrier. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 147(3), p.04021004.
39. Ng, C.W.W., Majeed, U., Choi, C.E. and De Silva, W.A.R.K. (2021) New impact equation using barrier Froude number for the design of dual rigid barriers against debris flows. Landslides, 18(6), 2309-2321.
40. Cui, S. Q., Zhou, C. and Zhang, J. H. (2021) Experimental investigations on the state-dependent thermal conductivity of sand-rubber mixtures. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 34(3): 04021492.
41. Zhou, C. and Chen, R. (2021) Modelling the water retention behaviour of anisotropic soils. Journal of Hydrology, 599: 126361.
42. Ng, C.W.W., Guo, H.W.* & Xue, Q. (2021) A Novel Environmentally Friendly Vegetated Three-Layer Landfill Cover System Using Construction Wastes But Without a Geomembrane. Indian Geotech J 51:460–466
43. Ng, C.W.W., Guo, H.W. and Xue, Q. (2021) A Novel Environmentally Friendly Vegetated Three-Layer Landfill Cover System Using Construction Wastes But Without a Geomembrane. Indian Geotechnical Journal, 51(3), 460-466.
44. Ng, C.W.W., Akinniyi, D.B. & Zhou, C. (2021) Volume change behaviour of a saturated lateritic clay under thermal cycles. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 80, 653-661.
45. Goodwin, G.R. and Choi, C.E. (2021) Translational Inertial Effects and Scaling Considerations for Coarse Granular Flows Impacting Landslide-Resisting Barriers. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 147(12), 04021153.
46. Choi, C.E. and Goodwin, G.R. (2021) Effects of interactions between transient granular flows and macroscopically rough beds and their implications for bulk flow dynamics. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 58: 1943–1960.
47. Zhou, G.G.D., Du, J., Song, D., Choi, C.E., Hu, H.S., and Jiang, C. (2020) Numerical study on granular debris flow runup against slit-dams by discrete element method. Landslides, 17, 585-595.
48. Ni, J., Ng, C. W. W., & Gao, Y. (2020) Modelling root growth and soil suction due to plant competition. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 484, 110019.
49. Su, Y. and Choi, C.E. (2020) Effects of rock shape on the cushioning mechanics of rock-filled gabions. Acta Geotechnica. Accepted 12th September 2020.
50. Ng, C. W. W., Wang, C., Choi, C. E., De Silva, W. A. R. K., & Poudyal, S. (2020) Effects of barrier deformability on load reduction and energy dissipation of granular flow impact. Computers and Geotechnics, 121, 103445.
51. Ng, C. W. W., So, P. S., Lau, S. Z., Zhou, C., Coo, J. L. & Ni, J. J. (2020) Influence of biopolymer on gas permeability in compacted clay at different densities and water contents. Engineering Geology, 272, 105631.
52. Ng, C. W. W., Owusu, S. T., Zhou, C., & Chiu, A. C. F. (2020) Effects of sesquioxide content on stress-dependent water retention behaviour of weathered soils. Engineering Geology, 266, 105455.
53. Ng, C. W. W., Bentil, O. T., and Zhou, C. (2020) Small strain shear modulus and damping ratio of two unsaturated lateritic sandy clays. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. Accepted 27th October 2020.
54. Ng, C. W. W., Akinniyi, D. B., and Zhou, C. (2020) Influence of structure on the compression and shear behaviour of a saturated lateritic clay. Acta Geotechnica, 15, 3433-3441.
55. Ng, C. W. W., Akinniyi, D. B., & Zhou, C. (2020) Experimental study of the hydro-mechanical behaviour of a compacted lateritic sandy lean clay. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 57(11), 1695-1703.
56. Goodwin, G.R., and Choi, C.E. (2020) Slit structures: Fundamental mechanisms of mechanical trapping of granular flows, Computers and Geotechnics, 119, 103376.
57. Choi, C.E. and Goodwin, G.R. (2020) Interaction between granular flows and flexible obstacles: a grain-scale investigation. Computers and Geotechnics, 128, 103800.
58. Choi, C. E., Ng, C. W. W., Liu, H., & Wang, Y. (2020) Interaction between dry granular flow and rigid barrier with basal clearance: analytical and physical modelling. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 57(2), 236-245.
59. Bordoloi, S. and Ng, C.W.W. (2020) The effects of vegetation traits and their stability functions in bio-engineered slopes: A perspective review. Engineering Geology, 275, 105742.
60. Ng, C. W. W., Ni, J. J., & Leung, A. K. (2019) Effects of plant growth and spacing on soil hydrological changes: a field study. Géotechnique, 70(10), 867-881.
61. Mu, Q. Y., Zhou, C., Ng, C. W. W., & Zhou, G. G. D. 2 (2019) Stress effects on soil freezing characteristic curve: equipment development and experimental results. Vadose Zone Journal, 18(1), 1-10
62. Mu, Q. Y., Zhou, C. and Ng, C. W. W. (2019) Compression and wetting induced volumetric behavior of loess: macro- and micro-investigations, Transportation Geotechnics, 23, 100345.
63. Mu, Q. Y., Ng, C. W. W., Zhou, C., & Zhou, G. G. D. (2019) Effects of clay content on the volumetric behavior of loess under heating-cooling cycles. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A, 20(12), 979-990.

Task C2

1. Yik, M., Pun, W. K., Kwok, F. H. C., Pho, J., & Ng, C. W. W. Ng (2023) Perceptions of landslide risks and warnings in Hong Kong. Landslides.
2. Zhou, Z., and Leung. A. K. (2022) Modifying mechanical properties of sand different hydrophobic treatments. Acta Geotechnica.
3. Qiu, Q. W., Zhan, L. T., Leung, A. K., Feng, S.* & Chen, Y. M. (2021) A new method and apparatus for measuring in-situ air permeability of unsaturated soil. Can. Geotech. J.
4. Wu, Z., Leung, A. K.*, Boldrin, D., & Ganesan, S. P. (2021) Variability in root biomechanics of Chrysopogon zizanioides for soil eco-engineering solutions. Sci. Total Environ. 776(1): 145943.
5. Karimzadeh, A. A., Leung, A. K.*, Hosseinpour, S., Wu, Z., & Amini, P. F. (2021) Monotonic and cyclic behaviour of root-reinforced sand. Can. Geotech. J. 58(12): 1915-1927.
6. Zhou, Z., Leung. A. K.*, Zhu, W. J., & Y. Li. (2021) Hydromechanical behaviour of unsaturated artificially-hydrophobized sand: compression, shearing and dilatancy. Engineering Geology, 291:106223.
7. Zhou. Z., Leung, A. K*, Karimzadeh, A. A., Lau, C. H., & Li, K. W. (2021) Infiltration through an artificially hydrophobized silica sand barrier. J. Geotech. Geoenviron. ASCE, 147(6), 06021006.
8. Vitali, D., Leung, A. K.*, Knappett, J. A., & Ma, L. (2021) Centrifuge modelling of the use of discretely-spaced energy pile row to reinforce unsaturated soil. Geotechnique.
9. Boldrin, D., Leung, A. K., & Bengough, A. G. (2020) Hydro-mechanical reinforcement of contrasting woody species: a full-scale investigation of a field slope. Géotechnique, 1(41).
10. Boldrin, D., Leung, A. K., Bengough, A. G., & Jones, H. G. (2019) Potential of thermal imaging in soil bioengineering to assess plant ability for soil water removal and air cooling. Ecological Engineering, 141, 105599.

Task C3

1. Yik, M., Pun, W. K., Kwok, F. H. C., Pho, J., & Ng, C. W. W. Ng (2023)  Perceptions of landslide risks and warnings in Hong Kong. Landslides.
2. Thanyadit, S., Punpongsanon, P., Piumsomboon, T. & Pong, T.C. (2022) XR-LIVE: Enhancing Asynchronous Shared-Space Demonstrations with Spatial-temporal Assistive Toolsets for Effective Learning in Immersive Virtual Laboratories. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 6(CSCW1): 1-23
3. Leung, J., Chu, S., Pong, T. C., Ng, D., &  Qiao, S. (2021) Developing a Framework for Blended Design-Based Learning in a First-Year Multidisciplinary Design Course. IEEE Transactions on Education, 165(2): 1-10

Conference Papers

1. Chen, L., Wang, J., Li, J., Shen, Y. and Ng, C. W. W. (2022) Deep Learning for Rainfall Prediction: Data Enhancement, Forecasting, and Estimation. ICSMGE: The 20th International Conference on Soil mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Sydney, Australia. May, 2022 (keynote)
2. Xiao, T., Zhang, L.M. (2022) Storm-based forecasting of man-made slope failures using machine learning. ICSMGE: The 20th International Conference on Soil mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Sydney, Australia, May, 2022
3. Bhatta, A., Choi, C.E. and Ng, C.W.W. (2022) Influence of interstitial fluid on debris flow mobility: an experimental study. ICPMG 2022 10th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics. KAIST, Daejeon, Korea, Sept, 2022.
4. Poudyal, S., Choi, C.E. and Ng, C.W.W. (2022) Dynamic debris flow impact force reduction in flexible barriers using novel brake elements.  ICPMG 2022 10th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics. KAIST, Daejeon, Korea, Sept, 2022.
5. Poudyal, S., Bhatta, A. and Ng, C.W.W. Side anchored flexible barriers subjected to debris flow impact. ICSMGE: The 20th International Conference on Soil mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Sydney, Australia, May, 2022.
6. Song, P. and Choi, C.E. (2022) Towards an understanding of the mechanisms of debris flow-bed interaction: physical modelling. ICSMGE: The 20th International Conference on Soil mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Sydney, Australia, May, 2022.
7. Yu, J., Du, J. and Choi, C.E. (2022) Physical modelling of submarine debris flows: effects of bed conditions. ICSMGE: The 20th International Conference on Soil mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Sydney, Australia, May, 2022.
8. Thanyadit, S., Pungpongsanon, P., Piumsomboon, T. and Pong, T.C. (2022) XR-LIVE: Enhancing Asynchronous Shared-Space Demonstrations with Spatial-temporal Assistive Toolsets for Effective Learning in Immersive Virtual Laboratories. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Jan, 2022     
9.  Fan, P.M., Thanyadit, S. and Pong, T.C. (2022) VLOGS: Virtual Laboratory Observation tool for monitoring a Group of Students, The ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST), Nov, 2022 Bend, Oregon  
10. Zhang, L.M., He, J. and Xiao, T. (2021) Engineering Risk Mitigation for Landslide Hazard Chains: The Baige Landslides on the Jinsha River in 2018. 5th World Landslide Forum (WLF5), Nov, 2021, Kyoto    
11. Ng, C. W. W., Choi, C.E., Liu, H., Wang, C. and Kwan, J.S.H. (2021) Impact mechanisms of debris flow on barriers: modelling, analysis and design. SCG-XIII International Symposium on Landslides . Cartegena, Cololmbia, Feb 22-26, 2021.
12. Ng, C.W.W., Ni, J.J. and Zhou, C. (2021) Unsaturated Soil Mechanics and Bioengineered Soil Slopes with a Focus on Hydrological Effects, 3rd International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering (ICGE-Colombo-2020), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 6-7 December 2021. (keynote)
13. Ng, C.W.W., Choi, C.E., Liu, H., Poudyal, S. and Kwan, J.S.H. (2020) Design recommendations for Single and Dual Debris Flow Barriers with and Without Basal Clearance, Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk. WLF 2020. ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, 2020, p. 33-53. (keynote)
14. Xiao, T., Zhang, L.M. (2020) Evaluation of performance of engineered slopes under extreme rainstorms. In Geo-Congress 2020: Engineering, Monitoring, and Management of Geotechnical Infrastructure (GSP 316), Minneapolis, United States, Feb 25-28, 2020. p. 737-743.
15. Ng, C. W. W., Choi, C. E. Majeed, U., Poudyal, S. and De Silva, W. A. R. K. (2019) Fundamental framework to design multiple rigid barriers for resisting debris flows. 16th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Taipei, Taiwan. Oct, 2019. (keynote)
16. Ng, C. W. W., Ni, J. J., Zhou, C. (2019) Interplay Between Ecology and Unsaturated Soil Mechanics for Bioengineered Landfill Covers and Slopes. The XVI Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Cancun, Mexico. Nov, 2019. (keynote)