Speakers-Panelists on Hurricane Resilient Urban Infrastructure & Subway Maintenance

Our research group (Ziyue Li Yuyan (Annie) PanQianwen (Vivian) Guo are excited to announce two major opportunities under the Transforming Urban Underground Infrastructure (TUUI) Collaborative, led by Elise Miller-Hooks and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). We are looking for experts and collaborators to contribute to the following initiatives, please contact us if you are interested in it: Opportunity 1: Call for Speakers & Panelists Theme: Multi-Layer Infrastructure Network Response and Resilience under Hurricane Disasters We are seeking speakers from industry, government, and academia to share their expertise in our upcoming Spring 2026 Webinar Series. This AG explores the interdependencies between transportation, human behavior, and environmental systems during disaster phases. Two expert talks and one cross-sector panel. Insights will inform a state-of-the-art review. Opportunity 2: Improving Subway Infrastructure Maintenance Focus: Optimizing maintenance planning for underground rail systems (tunnels, tracks, power, and signaling). We are synthesizing global practices to support data-driven decision-making. Key topics include: Infrastructure degradation modeling & health monitoring. Vulnerability to natural disasters. Data integration and maintenance planning challenges. Global transit agency policies and the impact of aging systems on ridership. Goal: To synthesize global best practices and support resilient, effective management of underground subway infrastructure.