Research · Perception · Mobility
Tingrui Zhang
M.Eng. Student · Wuhan University of Technology
Intelligent perception for safer, more resilient urban mobility.

Reading the city through its geometry.
I am a master's student in Transportation Engineering at Wuhan University of Technology, advised by Prof. Xuequan Zhang. My work connects point-cloud learning and mobile LiDAR with practical questions in road infrastructure and transportation resilience.
Journal of Wuhan University of Technology (Transportation Science & Engineering), 49(5), 980–986
Prediction of vulnerable urban road segments under rainstorm waterlogging
TypeScript · Desktop AI · Local-first
Note-Agent
A local-first desktop agent workspace for researchers and writers, designed around durable notes and controllable AI assistance.
Python · Point clouds · LiDAR
PointPSSN
Open-source point-cloud segmentation code for automated pothole detection and geometric assessment from smartphone LiDAR scans.
Education & research
Education
Sep 2024 — Present
M.Eng. in Transportation Engineering
Wuhan University of Technology · Advisor: Prof. Xuequan Zhang
Research in point-cloud understanding and intelligent transportation; GPA 4.29/5.00.
Sep 2020 — Jun 2024
B.Eng. in Traffic Engineering
Wuhan University of Technology
Graduated with an Outstanding Bachelor's Thesis.
Research projects
Research project
Real-time traffic monitoring, warning, and prediction on a CIM platform
Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province
Research on city-scale traffic monitoring and predictive warning with an integrated CIM platform.
Research project
Digital-twin-driven urban flooding simulation and prediction
Key R&D Program of Shandong Province
Key methods and demonstration work for simulating and forecasting urban flooding with digital twins.
Research project
LBS-based monitoring system for unauthorized construction along the Yangtze River
Changjiang Water Resources Commission
A location-data workflow for monitoring suspected unauthorized construction along the river corridor.
Method for optimally restoring urban waterlogged roads and computer-readable medium
CN116341815B
Road pothole detection method and apparatus
CN120178265A
Fine-grained road-damage extraction method and system based on 3D point clouds
CN118072273A
Deep-learning-based rapid restoration method and system for urban-flood transportation networks
CN116415928B
Selected honors
2024–2025
First-class Academic Scholarship
Wuhan University of Technology
2024
National Third Prize, Huawei Cup
China Postgraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling
2024
First Prize, APMCM
Asia and Pacific Mathematical Contest in Modeling
May 2023
National Second Prize, 18th College Transportation Science and Technology Competition
National College Student Transportation Science and Technology Competition
July 2022
National Second Prize, 17th College Transportation Science and Technology Competition
National College Student Transportation Science and Technology Competition
May 2022
Hubei Third Prize, Lanqiao Cup C/C++ University Group A
Lanqiao Cup National Software and Information Technology Professionals Competition
Shandong Provincial Second Prize, NOIP
National Olympiad in Informatics in Provinces
2024
Outstanding Bachelor's Thesis
Wuhan University of Technology
Correspondence
Let’s exchange ideas.
For research conversations, collaboration, or open-source questions, email is the best way to reach me.
trzhang@whut.edu.cn →