2015.07 – 2018.02 Engineer, Central Research Institute of Building and Construction CO., LTD. MCC.

2018.03 – 2020.12 Research Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University

2020.12 – now Associate Research Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University

Undergraduate "Experimental Mechanics"

Postgraduate "Structural Damage Detection and Health Monitoring"

2020, Second Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award (9/10)

Perception, detection, evaluation and prediction of engineering structural behavior, including:

[1] Intelligent detection and intelligent assessment of buildings and infrastructure

[2] Structure health monitoring of spatial structure and bridge

[3] Structural construction monitoring, condition prediction and control

[4] Temperature field and temperature effect of engineering structures

Deputy Head of Department of Civil Engineering

Deputy Director of Engineering Structure Laboratory

[1]2026 National Natural Science Foundation of China, Intelligent Diagnosis of Engineering Structures, Principal Investigator

[2]2022 National Natural Science Foundation of China, Theory and Method of Intelligent Recognition of Structural Service Performance (Sub-project), Principal Investigator

[3]2020 National Natural Science Foundation of China, Research on Quantitative Identification of Surface Cracks and Structural Damage Assessment Methods of Concrete Structures, Principal Investigator

[1] Hao-Ran Tang, Mu-Nan Xu, Hong-Jun Guo, Fei Yuan, Qiang Zhang, Hai-Jian Liu, Yu-Fei Liu*. Initial geometric imperfections simulation and construction control standard of complex surface reticulated shells using measured 3D scan data. Structures, 2025(82), 110608.

[2] Bao-Luo Li, Chu-Qiao Feng, Si-Hang Wei, Yu-Fei Liu*. Concrete wind turbine tower crack assessment based on drone imaging using computer vision and artificial intelligence. Advances in Structural Engineering, 2025.

[3] Jian-Sheng Fan, Mu-Nan Xu, Yan-Chang Li, Yi-Fan Ding, Yu-Fei Liu*, Bin Geng, Xin-Jun Liao. Mechanics-based digital twin model for structural construction using 3D scanning and FE model updating, Automation in Construction, 2025(173), 106109.

[4] Bao-Luo Li, Jian-Sheng Fan, Jian-Hua Li, Yu-Fei Liu*. Semirigid optimal step iterative algorithm for point cloud registration and segmentation in grid structure deformation detection. Automation in Construction, 2025(171), 105981.

[5] Jing-Lin Xiao, Yu-Fei Liu*, Hao-Long Feng, Jian-Guo Nie. Field tests and structural performance evaluation of existing reinforced concrete hollow slab beam bridges, Engineering Structures, 2025(333), 120128.

[6] Jing-Lin Xiao, Yu-Fei Liu*, Hao-Long Feng, Jian-Sheng Fan. Performance evaluation of existing reinforced concrete hollow-slab beams: Experiments and fibre beam element-based model updating. Engineering Structures, 2025(326), 119559.

[7] Han-Shuo Zhang, Jian-Sheng Fan, Xian-Jun Duan, Jian-Guo Nie, Yue-Bin Huang, Ting-Ting Chai, Yu-Fei Liu*. Point Cloud Segmentation and Construction Verification for Large-Span Modular Steel Structures. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2025(226), 109288.

[8] Yu-Fei Liu, Jia-Hao Liu, Xiao-Chen Wei, Xiao-Gang Liu, Bao-Luo Li*. An Image-based Bridge Displacement Field Measurement Method with Self-Vibration Elimination. Advances in Structural Engineering.2025, 28(3): 424-443.

[9] Fang-Yin Shen, Yu-Fei Liu*, Xian-Qin Kou, Ming Zheng, Qiang Wang. Vision-based estimation method of crowd-induced vertical dynamic loading and vibration analysis. Measurement. 2024, 236(15): 115137.

[10] Yi-Fan Ding, Yu-Fei Liu*, Xiao-Gang Liu, Qing-Rui Yue, Jian-Guo Nie, Xuan Chen. FE model updating of grid structure considering deformation of crooked members. Structures. 2024, 62: 106182.

[11] Mu-Nan Xu, Li-Min Sun, Yu-Fei Liu*, Bao-Luo Li, Meng Zhou, Xuan Chen. Member Separation and Deformation Recognition of Spatial Grid Structures In-Service. Engineering Structures. 2024, 304(1): 117642.

[12] Xiao-Chen Wei, Han-Shuo Zhang, Yu-Fei Liu*. Thermal effect on dynamic characteristics of concrete girder bridges. Structures, 2024, 61: 105974.

[13] Jing-Lin Xiao, Jian-Sheng Fan, Yu-Fei Liu*, Bao-Luo Li, Jian-Guo Nie. Region of interest (ROI) extraction and crack detection for UAV-based bridge inspection using point cloud segmentation and 3D-to-2D projection. Automation in Construction, 2024, 158, 105226.

[14] Chu-Qiao Feng, Bao-Luo Li, Yu-Fei Liu*, Fu Zhang, Yan Yue, Jian-Sheng Fan. Crack assessment using multi-sensor fusion simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) and image super-resolution for bridge inspection. Automation in Construction, 2023, 155, 105047.

[15] Jin-Tao Wang, Yu-Fei Liu*, Xiao-Gang Liu, Qing-Rui Yue, Jian-Guo Nie. Photogrammetry-based bending monitoring and load identification of steel truss structures. Advances in Structural Engineering. 2023, 26(13): 2543-2561.

[16] Bao-Luo Li, Yu Qi, Jian-Sheng Fan, Yu-Fei Liu*, Cheng Liu. A grid-based classification and box-based detection fusion model for asphalt pavement crack. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. 2023, 38(16): 2279-2299.

[17] Jing-Lin Xiao, Xin Nie, Yu-Fei Liu*, Jian-Sheng Fan. Structural performance assessment of RC flexural members through crack-based fibre beam-column model updating. Computers and Structures. 2023, 281: 107029.

[18] Han-Shuo Zhang, Yu-Fei Liu*, Hong-Tao Li, Jian-Guo Nie, Jian-Sheng Fan, Cheng Liu. An Efficient Model for Solar Radiation Induced Top Displacement of Steel-concrete Composite Bridge Towers. Structures. 2023, 52: 1009-1019.

[19] Jin-Tao Wang, Yu-Fei Liu*, Meng Zhou, Jian-Guo Nie, Xuan Chen. Deformation prediction of large-span spatial structure considering adverse weather conditions. Structures. 2023, 50: 508-523.

[20] Han-Shuo Zhang, Yang Zhao, Jing Ruan, Xin Nie, Jian-Sheng Fan, Yu-Fei Liu*. Experiment study on temperature field and effect on steel-concrete composite bridge towers. Structures. 2023, 50: 937-953.

[21] Jian-Sheng Fan, Bao-Luo Li, Cheng Liu, Yu-Fei Liu*, An efficient model for simulation of temperature field of steel-concrete composite beam bridges. Structures. 2022, 43: 1868-1880.

[22] Xiao-Chen Wei, Jian-Sheng Fan, Yu-Fei Liu*, Jin-Xun Zhang, Xiao-Gang Liu, Si-Yu Kong. Automated inspection and monitoring of member deformation in grid structures. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. 2022, 37(10): 1277-1297.

[23] Xiao-Chen Wei, Yu-Fei Liu*, Jian-Sheng Fan, Xiao-Gang Liu, Si-Yu Kong. Safety assessment of existing pin-jointed grid structures with crooked members using static model updating. Engineering Structures, 2021, 247: 113107.

[24] Jian-Sheng Fan, Yu-Fei Liu*, Cheng Liu. Experiment study and refined modeling of temperature field of steel-concrete composite beam bridges. Engineering Structures, 2021, 240(6): 112350.

[25] Si-Yu Kong, Jian-Sheng Fan, Yu-Fei Liu*, Xiao-Chen Wei, Xiao-Wei Ma. Automated crack assessment and quantitative growth monitoring, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 2021, 36(5): 656-674.

[26] Meng Zhou, Jian-Sheng Fan, Yu-Fei Liu*, Jin-Xun Zhang, Xian-Jun Duan, Su-Su Lei. Non-uniform temperature field and effect on construction of large-span steel structures, Automation in Construction. 2020, 119, 103339.

[27] Yu-Fei Liu*, Xin Nie, Jian-Sheng Fan. Xiao-Gang Liu. Image-based Crack Assessment of Bridge Piers using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and 3D Scene Reconstruction, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 2020, 35: 511-529. （ESI Highly Cited Paper）

[28] Yu-Fei Liu*, Xiao-Gang Liu, Jian-Sheng Fan, B.F. Spencer Jr, Xiao-Chen Wei, Si-Yu Kong, Xiao-Hua Guo. Refined safety assessment of steel grid structures with crooked tubular members, Automation in Construction, 2019, 99(1): 249-264.

[29] Yu-Fei Liu, Soojin Cho, Billie F. Spencer, Jr., Jian-Sheng Fan*, Concrete Crack Assessment Using Digital Image Processing and 3D Scene Reconstruction, ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 2016, 30(1): 04014124.

[30] Yu-Fei Liu, Soojin Cho*, Billie F. Spencer, Jr., Jian-Sheng Fan, Automated Assessment of Cracks on Concrete Surfaces Using Adaptive Digital Image Processing, Smart Structures and Systems, 2014, 14(4): 719-741.

[31] Yu Qi*, Fan Yang*, Yousong Zhu, Yufei Liu, Liwei Wu, Rui Zhao, Wei Li. Exploring Stochastic Autoregressive Image Modeling for Visual Representation[C]. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 2023.