Jin-Song Pei (Jinsong Pei)                      
Assistant Professor   
The University of Oklahoma
School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science             
202 W. Boyd, Room 327E
Norman, Oklahoma 73019
Tel:  (405)325-4272
Fax: (405)325-4217
Email: jspei@ou.edu
Webpage: http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/P/Jinsong.Pei-1/
Team Webpage: http://civildatastudio.ou.edu

Education:

Columbia University (New York, NY)                Civil Engrg. and Engrg. Mechanics     Ph.D.,   2001
Columbia University (New York, NY)                Civil Engrg. and Engrg. Mechanics     M.Phil., 2000
Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)    Structural Engineering                         M.Eng.,1997
Xi’an Jiaotong University (China)                        Structural Engineering                         B. Eng.,1989

Professional Training:

DSP Design Flow Professor Workshop, Xilinx University Program, University of New Mexico, 2004
National Certificate on International Business Trading, China, 1990

Appointment:

The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Assistant Professor, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, August 2002 - present
Graduate Faculty Member (M3 Status*), School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, October 1 2005 - September 30, 2010
*The M3 privileges include: (a) teaching graduate courses, (b) serving on master's committees, (c) serving on doctoral committees, (d) chairing master's committees, and (e) chairing doctoral committees.

Industrial Experience:

·    Weidlinger Associates Inc., Cambridge, MA
     Engineer, January-June 2002
·    Indeco Consultants,  Division of Civil & Structural Engineering, Singapore
     Civil/Structural Engineer, 1996-1998
·    Construction & Development Corporation, Division of Real Estate, Xiamen, China
     Project Executive/Assistant Engineer, 1989-1994

Courses Taught:
 
·    Concrete Design II,  Fall 2002 & Fall 2003 (CE 5783)
·    Structural Dynamics, Spring 2003, Spring 2004 & Spring 2006 (CE 5673)
·    Advanced Mechanics of Solids, Fall 2003 & Fall 2005 (CE 5653)
·    Structural Analysis I,  Fall 2004, Fall 2005 & Fall 2006 (CE 3414)
·    Materials (with lab sessions),  Spring 2005 & Spring 2006 (CE 3403)

Current Research Interests:

·    System identification, simulation and control of nonlinear systems 
·    Structural health monitoring and damage detection
·    Neural networks, Hilbert Transform and Hilbert-Huang-Transform
·    Structural dynamics and earthquake engineering
·    Digital signal processing and numerical analysis
·    Reliability of wireless sensing
·    Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)-based smart wireless sensing
·    Random vibrations

Journal Papers Published, in Press or Accepted for Publication:
(The names of student coauthors are underlined.)

10. “An experimental investigation of the data delivery performance of wireless sensing units composed of off-the-shelf components for structural health monitoring”, Pei, J.S., Kapoor, C., Graves-Abe, T.L., Sugeng, Y.P., and Lynch, J.P., Journal of Structural Control and Health Monitoring (accepted for publication)

9. “Deterministic excitation forces for simulation and identification of nonlinear hysteretic SDOF systems”, Pei, J.S., and Piyawat, K., ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics (in press)

8. “An FPGA-based smart wireless sensing unit for structural health monitoring”, Kapoor, C., Graves-Abe, T.L., and Pei, J.S., an invited paper to Smart Structures and Systems, Techno Press (to appear in January 2007)

7. “A new approach to designing multilayer feedforward neural network architecture for modeling nonlinear restoring forces: Part I - Formulation”, Pei, J.S., and Smyth, A.W., ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 132 (12), 1290-1300, 2006

6. “A new approach to designing multilayer feedforward neural network architectures for modeling nonlinear restoring forces: Part II - Applications”, Pei, J.S., and Smyth, A.W., ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 132 (12), 1310-1312, 2006

5. “Mapping polynomial fitting into feedforward neural networks”, Pei, J.S., Wright, J.P., and Smyth, A.W., Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 194 (42-44), 4481-4505, 2005

4. “Analysis and modification of Volterra/Wiener Neural Networks for identification of nonlinear hysteretic dynamic systems”, Pei, J.S., Smyth, A.W., and Kosmatopoulos, E.B., Journal of Sound and Vibration, 275 (3-5), 693-718, 2004

3. “System identification of the Vincent Thomas suspension bridge using earthquake inputs”, Smyth, A.W., Pei, J.S. and Masri, S.F., Journal of Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 32, 339-367, 2003

2. “Flexural behavior of steel fiber reinforced concrete”, Lok, T.S., and Pei, J.S., Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 10 (2) 86 –97, 1998

1. “Impact resistance and ductility of steel fibre reinforced concrete panels”, Lok, T.S., and Pei, J.S., Transactions of Hong Kong Institute of Engineers, 3(3), 7-16, 1996

Journal Publications under Review:
(The names of student coauthors are underlined.)

3. “Development and validation of “smart dust” for pavement condition monitoring”, Pei, J.S., Ivey, R.A., Lin, H., Landrum, A.R., Sandburg, C.J., Ferzli, N.A., King, T., Zaman, M.M., and Refai, H.H, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, (submitted in December 2006, JIMSS-06-101)

2. “Constructing multilayer feedforward neural networks to approximate nonlinear functions in engineering mechanics applications”, Pei, J.S., and Mai, E.C., ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics (submitted in May 2006; under review, JAM-06-1201)

1. “Linking system identification to nonlinear dynamic simulation under OpenSees - some justifications and implementations”, Piyawat, K., and Pei, J.S., ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics (to be resubmitted for re-review, EM/2005/024236)

Journal Publications in Preparation:
 (The names of student coauthors are underlined.)

“Visualization of complex nonlinear hysteretic systems through selection of excitation forces”, Pei, J.S., Piyawat, K., Smyth, A.W., Masri, S.F., and Wright, J.P., International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics (to be submitted in January 2007)

“A growing neural network approach in engineering mechanics applications”, Wright, J.P., Pei, J.S., and Mai, E.C., Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (to be submitted in February 2007)

“An experimental investigation of the data quality in a wireless sensing unit as affected by hardware design and operational     conditions”, Pei, J.S., Kapoor, C., Graves-Abe, T.L., Sugeng, Y.P., and Lynch, J.P., Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (to be submitted in spring 2007)

“Initialization of multilayer feedforward neural networks using prototypes in function approximation”, Pei, J.S., and Mai, E.C., Neurocomputing (to be submitted in summer 2006)

Refereed Publications in Conference Proceedings:

2. “Neural network initialization with prototypes - a case study in function approximation”, Pei, J.S., Wright, J.P., and Smyth, A.W., Proceedings of International Joint Conference on Neural Networks 2005 (IJCNN'05), 1377 – 1382, Montreal, Canada, July 31 - August 4, 2005

1. “Elastic deflections of concrete slabs reinforced with different types of steel fibers”, Lok, T.S., and Pei, J.S., Recent Developments in Deflection Evaluation of Concrete, ed. Nawy, E.G., ACI Special Publication-161, 267-284, 1996

Peer Reviewed Publications in Conference Proceedings:
(The names of student coauthors are underlined.)

29. “Constructing multilayer feedforward neural networks to approximate nonlinear functions - examples and justifications”, Pei, J.S., and Mai, E.C., Proceedings of IMAC-XXV: A Conference & Exposition on Structural Dynamics, Orlando, FL, February 19-22, 2007 (Presenter)

28. “A ‘Smart-Dust’-based road condition monitoring system: performance of a small wireless sensor network using Surge Time Synchronization”, Pei, J.S., Ivey, R.A., Lin, H., Landrum, A.R., Sandburg, C.J., King, T., Ferzli, N.A., Zaman, M.M., Refai, H.H., Proceedings of IMAC-XXV: A Conference & Exposition on Structural Dynamics, Orlando, FL, February 19-22, 2007 (Presenter)

27. “Multilayer feedforward neural network initialization methodology for modeling nonlinear restoring forces and beyond”, Pei, J.S., Mai, E.C., and Piyawat, K., 4th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring (4WCSCM), Paper No. 306, San Diego, CA, July 11-13, 2006

26. “Development of smart wireless sensing unit using off-the-shelf FPGA hardware and programming products”, Kapoor, C., Graves-Abe, T.L, and Pei, J.S., 4th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring (4WCSCM), Paper No. 298, San Diego, CA, July 11-13, 2006 (Presenter)

25. “Constructing multilayer feedforward neural networks to model nonlinear functions in engineering mechanics applications”, Pei, J.S., and Mai, E.C., the 15th U.S. National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNCTAM’06), Boulder, CO, June 25-30, 2006 (Abstract only. Presenter)

24. “A heuristic neural network initialization scheme for modeling nonlinear functions in engineering mechanics”, Pei, J.S., and Mai, E.C., SPIE International Symposia Smart Structures & Materials/NDE, San Diego, CA, 2006 (Presenter)

23. “A low-cost off-the-shelf FPGA-based smart wireless sensing unit”, Kapoor, C., Graves-Abe, T.L., and Pei, J.S., SPIE International Symposia Smart Structures & Materials/NDE, San Diego, CA, 2006 (Presenter)

22. “An application of “smart dust” for pavement condition monitoring”, Ferzli, N.A., Ivey, R.A., King, T., Sandburg, C.J., Pei, J.S., Zaman, M.M., Refai, H.H, Lin, H., Landrum, A.R., and Victor, R., SPIE International Symposia Smart Structures & Materials/NDE, San Diego, CA, 2006 (Presenter)

21. “Neural network initialization for modeling nonlinear functions in engineering mechanics”, Pei, J.S., and Mai, E.C., Proceedings of the 24rd International Modal Analysis Conference (IMAC XXIV), St. Louis, MO, January 30 - February 2, 2006 (Presenter)

20. “Idealized excitation forces for nonlinear SDOF systems with memory and degradation”, Piyawat, K., and Pei, J.S., Proceedings of the 24rd International Modal Analysis Conference (IMAC XXIV), St. Louis, MO, January 30 - February 2, 2006 (Presenter)

19. “Reliabilty and data quality of a wireless sensing unit developed for structural health monitoring ”, Pei, J.S., Kapoor, C., Graves-Abe, T.L., Sugeng, Y.P., Lynch, J.P., and Ferzli, N.A., Proceedings of the 24rd International Modal Analysis Conference (IMAC XXIV), St. Louis, MO, January 30 - February 2, 2006 (Presenter)

18. “An FPGA-based smart wireless sensing unit”, Kapoor, C., Graves-Abe, T.L., and Pei, J.S., Proceedings of the 24rd International Modal Analysis Conference (IMAC XXIV), St. Louis, MO, January 30 - February 2, 2006 (Presenter)

17. “Experimental investigation of ‘smart dust’ for pavement condition monitoring”, Ferzli, N.A., Sandburg, C.J., King, T., Pei, J.S., Zaman, M.M., Refai, H.H, Ivey, R.A., and Harris, O., Proceedings of the 24rd International Modal Analysis Conference (IMAC XXIV), St. Louis, MO, January 30 - February 2, 2006 (Presenter)

16. “On constructing multilayer feedforward neural networks for modeling nonlinear restoring forces”, Pei, J.S., Wright, J.P., and Smyth, A.W., the 2005 Joint ASME/ASCE/SES Conference on Mechanics and Materials (McMat 2005), Baton Rouge, LA, June 1-3, 2005 (Abstract only. Presenter)

15. “Simulations of memory associated nonlinear hysteretic responses using various types of excitations”, Pei, J.S., Piyawat, K., Smyth, A.W., Masri, S.F., and Wright, J.P., the 2005 Joint ASME/ASCE/SES Conference on Mechanics and Materials (McMat 2005), Baton Rouge, LA, June 1-3, 2005 (Presenter)

14. “A constructive neural network approach for simulation and identification of nonlinear dynamic systems”, Pei, J.S., Smyth, A.W., and Wright, J.P., ASCE Structural Congress 2005, New York City, New York, April 20-24, 2005 (Presenter)

13. “A new approach to designing multilayer feedforward neural networks for modeling nonlinear restoring forces”, Pei, J.S., and Smyth, A.W., SPIE International Symposia Smart Structures & Materials/NDE, San Diego, CA, 2005 (Presenter)

12. “Investigation of data quality in a wireless sensing unit composed of off-the-shelf components”, Pei, J.S., Kapoor, C., Graves-Abe, T.L., Sugeng, Y.P., Ferzli, N.A., and Lynch, J.P., SPIE International Symposia Smart Structures & Materials/NDE, San Diego, CA, 2005 (Presenter)

11. “Development of an off-the-shelf field programmable gate array-based wireless sensing unit for structural health monitoring”, Kapoor, C., Graves-Abe, T.L., and Pei, J.S., SPIE International Symposia Smart Structures & Materials/NDE, San Diego, CA, 2005 (Presenter)

10. “Critical design parameters and operating conditions of wireless sensor units for structural health monitoring ”, Pei, J.S., Kapoor, C., Graves-Abe, T.L., Sugeng, Y.P., and Lynch, J.P., Proceedings of the 23rd International Modal Analysis Conference  (IMAC XXIII), Orlando, Florida, January 31 - February 3, 2005 (Presenter)

9. “A constructive approach to designing multilayer feedforward neural networks for modeling nonlinear restoring forces”, Pei, J.S., and Smyth, A.W., 17th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Delaware, June, 2004 (Presenter)

8. “A near-parameterized neural network approach for modeling nonlinear hysteretic systems”, Pei, J.S., and Smyth, A.W., 16th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Seattle, WA, 2003 (Extended abstract only. Presenter)

7. “More transparent neural network approach for modeling nonlinear hysteretic systems”, Pei, J.S., and Smyth, A.W., Smart Systems and Nondestructive Evaluation for Civil Infrastructures conference at SPIE’s Smart Structures and Materials and NDE for Health Monitoring and Diagnostics 2003, San Diego, 2003 (Presenter)

6. “Analysis of Volterra/Wiener Neural Networks for adaptive identification of hysteretic systems”, Pei, J.S., Smyth, A.W., Kosmatopoulos, E.B. and Masri, S.F., 15th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, New York, 2002 (Presenter)

5. “System identification of the Vincent Thomas suspension bridge using earthquake records”, Smyth, A.W., Pei, J.S., and Masri, S.F., 15th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, New York, 2002

4. “Blast and impact resistance of concrete reinforced with externally-bonded glass fibremat”, Lok, T.S., Pei, J.S., Proc. of 9th Int. Symp. on Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures, Berlin, Germany, 9-17, 1999

3. “Impact resistance of SFR concrete panels as influenced by target thickness and steel fiber reinforcement”, Lok, T.S., and Pei, J.S., Proc. of 8th Int. Symp. on Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures, McLean, VA, USA, IA/B, 487-498, 1997

2. “Steel fiber reinforced concrete panels subjected to blast loading”, Lok, T.S., Pei, J.S., and Heng, L., Proc. of 8th Int. Symp. on Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures, McLean, VA, USA, IB/B, 701-711, 1997

1. “Experimental investigation on steel fibre reinforced concrete panels”, Lok, T.S., and Pei, J.S., New Developments in Structural Engineering – Theories and Practices, Ed. Yuan S., and Ma Z.L., China Architecture and Building Press, Beijing, 373-378, 1996 (Presenter)

Other Publications in Conference Proceedings: 

6. “Integration of measured response signals for nonlinear structural health monitoring”, Smyth, A.W., and Pei, Jinsong, 3rd US-Japan Workshop on Nonlinear System Identification and Health Monitoring, Los Angeles, 2000

5. “Ultimate flexural behaviour of steel fibre reinforced concrete”, Lok, T.S., and Pei, J.S., Proc. of Asia-Pacific Conference on Fibre Reinforced Concrete (ISBN 981-00-9803-1), Singapore, 153-162, 1997 (Presenter)

4. “Explosive tests on steel fibre reinforced concrete panels and open-box structures”, Lok, T.S., Pei, J.S., and Heng, L., Proc. of the DTG Technology Seminar - Building and Infrastructure, Land Estate Organisation, Ministry of Defense, Singapore, 1-9, 1997

3. “Penetration prediction into steel fibre reinforced concrete,” Lok, T.S., and Pei, J.S., Proc. of 2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Shock and Impact Loads on Structures (ISBN 981-00-8906-6), Melbourne, 299-312, 1997

2. “Behaviour of steel fibre reinforced shotcrete used as tunnel lining”, Lok, T.S., and Pei, J.S., Proc. of Int. Conf. on Fibre Reinforced Concrete, Ed. Li S., Wei G.H. and Yao L.N., Guangdong Science and Technology Press (ISBN 7-5359-1947-2/TU.40), Guangzhou, China, 378-383, 1997

1. “Failure load prediction of simply-supported slabs reinforced with steel fibres”, Lok, T.S., and Pei, J.S., Proc. of 20th Int. Conf. on Our World in Concrete and Structures, Singapore, Vol. XIV, 111-116, 1995 (Presenter)

Invited Seminar Presentations:
·    “Bridging the gap - fusion of data-driven and physics-based techniques for modeling nonlinear dynamic systems in structural engineering applications”,
Xilinx University Program, Xilinx Inc., March 2006
Department of Civil Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, January 2006
·    “Fusion of data-driven techniques and physics-based models of nonlinear dynamic systems for structural health monitoring and damage detection”,
NSF CMS Workshop for the Advancement and Retention of Underrepresented and Minority Engineering Educators, September 2003
·    “Parametric and nonparametric identification of nonlinear systems”,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT, April 2002
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, February 2002
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, January 2002
·    “Understanding and streamlining neural network architecture for general nonlinear structural system modeling,”
Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, April 2001
·     “A new constitutive model for fibre reinforced concrete and its applications,”
School of Civil & Structural Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, July 1996

Non-Publication:

“System identification and its applications in earthquake engineering”, posted online at NEES at the University of Oklahoma, November 2003

Patents and Technology Disclosures:

Invention Disclosure No. 06NOR048, “Development of FGPA-based smart wireless sensing for structural health monitoring using off-the-shelf low-cost products and programming tools”, Kapoor, C., Graves-Abe, T.L., and Pei, J.S., University of Oklahoma Office of Technology Transfer, December 2006

External Research Funding Awards (as PI):

5. “FPGA and microprocessor-based smart wireless sensing with embedded nonlinear algorithms for structural health monitoring”, NSF Standard Grant (CMS 0626401), September 2006 – August 2009, sole PI

4. “Rating precast prestressed concrete bridges for shear”, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, October 2005 – September 2007, sole PI

3. “A demonstration of low-cost reliable wireless sensor for health monitoring of a precast prestressed concrete bridge girder”, the Oklahoma Transportation Center (jointly funded by the FHWA and Oklahoma DOT), June 2006 – May 2007, PI (Co-PIs: Tamer S. Ibrahim, ECE, OU, and Venkatesh Sarangan, CS, OSU)

2. “‘Smart Dust’ sensor network for intelligent pavement maintenance”, the Oklahoma Transportation Center (jointly funded by the FHWA and Oklahoma DOT), March 2005 - September 2006, PI (Co-PIs: Hazem H. Refai, ECE, OU, and Musharraf M. Zaman, CEES, OU)

1. “Handling noise-contaminated data and nonunique identification results in wireless sensor networks for structural health monitoring”, NSF SGER (CMS 0332350), August 2003 – January 2005, sole PI

Conference Activities:

·    Invited Session Organizer and Chair, 4th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring, San Diego, CA, July 11-13, 2006
·    Invited Session Organizer, 15th U.S. National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Boulder, CO, June 25-30, 2006
·    Session Co-Organizer and Co-Chair, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, SPIE 13th Annual Symposium Smart Structures and Materials, San Diego, CA, February 26 - March 2, 2006
·    Invited Session Co-Chair, IMAC - XXIV Conference & Exposition on Structural Dynamics, St. Louis, MO, January 30 - February 2, 2006
·    Session Co-Organizer and Co-Chair, the Joint ASME/ASCE/SES Conference on Mechanics and Materials (McMat 2005), Baton Rouge, LA, June 1-3, 2005

Professional Services:

·    Technical Committee Member, ASCE Dynamics Committee, ASCE Control Committee, ASCE Structural Health Monitoring and Control Committee
·    NSF Reviewer and Panelist, IGERT (preproposal and full proposal) 2002 & 2003, SBIR/STTR Phase I 2003, ITR 2004, SEIII 2004, 2005 & 2006, CMS 2005, CI-TEAM 2006
·    Member, NSF NEES Equipment Site Visit Review Team, University of Colorado, Boulder, December 2002

Journal Reviewer:

Cement and Concrete Composites, Elsevier Science Ltd, UK
Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE
Journal of Sound and Vibration
Neurocomputing
Structural Health Monitoring: An International Journal
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Membership:

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)
Earthquake Engineering Research Institution (EERI)
International Neural Network Society (INNS)
NEES Consortium

Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM)


Honors:

·    NSF Fellowship, Science Fundamentals for Nano and Bio-Mechanics of Materials, Northwestern University, July 31 – August 4, 2006
·    Junior Faculty Research Program Recipient, the Vice President for Research, University of Oklahoma, 2004 & 2006
·    First Recipient of the “Excellent Teaching Assistant Award”, Department of Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University, 1999
·    Recipient of Outstanding Student Award, Department of Structural Engineering, Xi'ao Jiaotong University, 1985-1989