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Dr. Lei Fan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Design School, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU). He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Chartered Engineer of the Engineering Council, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).
Dr. Lei Fan obtained his BEng from Sichuan University, China, and an MSc from the University of Nottingham, UK. He was awarded a scholarship from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to pursue his PhD at the University of Southampton, UK, during which he also conducted research as a Visiting Researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Prior to joining XJTLU, he worked as a consulting engineer with Gifford (now part of Ramboll) in London and Atkins (now AtkinsRéalis.) in Birmingham, gaining several years of professional experience in civil engineering.
His current research interests lie in point cloud, remote sensing, machine and deep learning, semantic segmentation, computer vision, geohazard prediction, and structural health monitoring.
He is currently accepting PhD applications.
Research interests
Point Cloud, Remote Sensing
Deep Learning, Machine Learning
Semantic Segmentation, Computer Vision
Geohazards, Structural Monitoring
Experience
Xian Jiaotong Liverpool University - Present
Consulting Engineer in Geotechnical Engineering, Atkins - 2014-2015
Visiting researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - 2011 to 2012
Consulting Engineer in Civil Structures, Ramboll (Gifford) - 2008 to 2011
Teaching
Numerical Methods; Soil Mechanics; Geotechnical Engineering
Awards and honours
2018 Suzhou SEID Excellent Scientific and Education Talent
2017 Jiangsu Province Shuang Chuang Talent
2010 PhD Scholarship, The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council of the UK
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D. , University of Southampton, - Dec 2014
MSc , University of Nottingham, - Dec 2008
B.Eng , Sichuan University, - Sep 2008
Research areas
- Computer Vision
- Deep Learning
- Remote Sensing
- Point Cloud Processing
- Geohazards
Keywords
- TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
- QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
- G Geography (General)
Person Types
- Staff
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Research on Tumor Niche Heterogeneity Analysis Based on Spatial Transcriptomics and Intelligent Image Detection Technology
Fan, L. (PI) & Zhang, F. (PI)
1/09/26 → 31/08/27
Project: Collaborative Research Project
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Multi-Factor Driven Prediction and Mechanism Analysis of Landslide Multi-Point Displacement Using Spatial Graph Network Evaluation
Fan, L. (PI) & Zhang, C. (Team member)
1/01/27 → 31/12/28
Project: Governmental Research Project
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Data Analysis of Intelligent Water Inspection using Multi-sensor Drones
Xu, Y. (Team member), Fan, L. (Team member), Tang, S. (Team member) & Zhang, C. (PI)
1/12/23 → 30/11/25
Project: Governmental Research Project
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A Generalised Pre-training Strategy for Deep Learning Networks in Semantic Segmentation of Remotely Sensed Images
Fang, Y., Cai, Y., Aryal, J., Zhu, Q., Huang, H., Zhang, C. & Fan, L., 2026, Advances in Computer Graphics - 42nd Computer Graphics International Conference, CGI 2025, Proceedings. Li, P., Ma, L., Sheng, B., Wan, L., Kim, J., Thalmann, D. & Magnenat-Thalmann, N. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 346-358 13 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 16507 LNCS).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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An end-to-end deep learning framework with nonstationary weighting strategy for enhancing reservoir landslide displacement prediction
Weng, N., Fan, L. & Tang, L., Dec 2026, In: scientific reports. 16, 1, 24320.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Building carbon emissions (2016–2025): A PRISMA-based systematic review of definitions, quantification methods and policies
Gu, X., Fan, L. & Mahabir, R., Jan 2026, In: Environmental Development. 57, 101345.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Classwise-CRF: Category-specific fusion for enhanced semantic segmentation of remote sensing imagery
Zhu, Q., Jiang, Y. & Fan, L., May 2026, In: Neural Networks. 197, 108485.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Domain adaptation of large language models for geotechnical applications
Fan, L., Liu, F. & Chen, C., Mar 2026, In: Solid Earth Sciences. 11, 1, 100285.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Engineering Council, UK (External organisation)
Fan, L. (Member)
Jun 2026 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of council
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Seismic performance of innovative inter-modular bolted connections for modular steel structure systems
Chen, K. (Supervisor), Fan, L. (Co-supervisor) & Chen, H.-M. (Co-supervisor)
2 Jan 2026 → 1 Jan 2030Activity: Supervision › PhD Supervision
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Load-resisting mechanism and failure mode of steel bolted components subjected to impact loads
Chen, K. (Supervisor), Fan, L. (Co-supervisor) & Chen, H.-M. (Co-supervisor)
2 Jan 2026 → 1 Jan 2030Activity: Supervision › PhD Supervision
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Successfully supervised the PhD student Yuan Fang to completion
Fan, L. (Supervisor)
2026Activity: Supervision › PhD Supervision
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Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (Journal)
Fan, L. (Reviewer)
2026Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review