Academic Appointments
09/2024 - Now Assistant Professor, Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Université Laval, Canada
01/2024 - 04/2024 Assistant Instructor Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada
Education and Training Experience
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada 2023-2024
PhD in Mining Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada 2019-2023
MSc in Geotechnical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 2016-2019
Visiting Researcher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia 2017-2017
BS in Geological Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, China 2012-2016
Honors and Awards
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
2024: International Outstanding Young Scholar Award, ICMSSE
2023: Jacob H Masliyah Graduate Award in Oil Sands Engineering, $2,000
2023: Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarship, $31,000
2023: Graduate Students’ Association Academic Travel Grant, $500
2023: Mary Louise Imrie Graduate Student Award (Travel Grant), $1,500
2022: Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship, $12,000
2019: University of Alberta Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship, $10,000
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Wuhan, China
2018: China National Scholarship
2018: Outstanding Student Award
Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, China
2016: Outstanding Graduate Award of Anhui Province
2015: First-Class Industrial (Hongda Blasting Engineering Group Co., Ltd.) Scholarship
2015: First-Class University Scholarship
2014: China National Encouragement Scholarship
2013: China National Encouragement Scholarship
Teaching
Université Laval
Winter 2026, GMN-8001/8002/8003/6001/6002 Doctoral Seminar I, II, III and Master's Seminar I, II
Fall 2025, GMN-8001/8002/8003/6001/6002 Doctoral Seminar I, II, III and Master's Seminar I, II
University of Alberta
Winter 2024, MINE 330 Mine Transport and Plant Engineering
Professional Services
Journal Referee
Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Structural Concrete, Applied Computing and Geosciences, Applied Sciences, Methods and Protocols, Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, Expert Systems with Applications, Chemosphere, Applied Energy, Energy, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Gas Science and Engineering, Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, Journal of Cleaner Production, Automation in Construction, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Earth Science Informatics, Results in Engineering, Scientific Reports, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, International Journal of Coal Science & Engineering, Green and Smart Mining Engineering
Editor for Journal
2026-2027, Green and Smart Mining Engineering, Editorial Board Member
2025-2026, Buildings, Guest Editor (Machine learning-driven modeling and optimization in structural engineering, with Drs. Enming Li and Bin Xi)
2026-2027, MetaResource, Youth Editorial Board
2025-2027, Smart Underground Engineering, Youth Editorial Board
2025-2026, Green and Smart Mining Engineering, Youth Editorial Board
2024-present, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (IF=10.2), Editor
Grant Review
FRQNT 2026-2027 Doctoral Research Fellowships 12/2025
FRQNT 2025-2026 Doctoral Research Fellowships 12/2024
Committee Service
GMN Undergraduate Program Committee, Committee Member 12/2025
FRQNT Evaluation Committee Member 12/2025
CSCE Cold Regions Technical Committee, Committee Member 10/2025
International Committee on Mine Safety Science and Engineering, Committee Member 05/2025
FRQNT Evaluation Committee Member 12/2024
Canadian Mining Schools Committee, Committee Member 11/2024
Sessions Organized at Professional Meetings
Co-organizer, invited session on AI in Mining: Coping with the transformation, 2025 Canadian Mining Education Forum, Montreal, QC
Professional Memberships
2025-present, Institut intelligence et données (IID)
2025-present, Canadian Society of Civil Engineering (CSCE)
2025-present, Centre de recherche sur la géologie et l'ingénierie des ressources minérales (Centre E4m)
2024-present, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)
2022-present, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM)