Kenichi Soga Highlights AI Applications for Infrastructure at NAE Regional Meeting
At the recent National Academy of Engineering regional meeting on Artificial Intelligence in Engineering held at UC Berkeley on May 15, 2025, Professor Kenichi Soga delivered an insightful presentation on how AI is revolutionizing infrastructure monitoring. Read more …
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New Journal Article on Granular Thermodynamics for Complex Shearing Conditions
A new journal article co-authored by Zhichao Zhang and Professor Kenichi Soga presents a micromechanics-inspired thermodynamic constitutive model for fluid-saturated granular materials subjected to complex loading. The study offers a novel approach to. Read more …
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Community-Centered Wildfire Resilience: SCC Project Hosts Marin Community Meeting
On May 21, 2025, the Smart and Connected Communities (SCC) Project team convened a successful community meeting at the Jonas Center on the Indian Valley Campus of the College of Marin. The event brought Read more…
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New Framework and Case Studies for Evaluating Emerging Technologies in Civil Infrastructure Resilience
We are excited to share a recent two-part publication led by Professor Kenichi Soga that proposes and applies a novel framework to evaluate how emerging technologies (ETs) contribute to the resilience of civil infrastructure systems. Read more …
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PhD Graduation Commencement 2025
Jaewon Saw, Lauren Talbot, Michael Virtucio, Tianchen Xu, Yaobin Yang participated in UC Berkeley’s Ph.D. commencement 2025 on Saturday, May 24th. Read more …
The Soga Research Group is a multi-disciplinary organization with expertise in infrastructure monitoring & resilience, computational geomechanics, city-scale modeling, and artificial intelligence as it applies to construction and infrastructure management. The group is based at the University of California, Berkeley and includes researchers from all over the world with different backgrounds and interests. It is led by Professor Kenichi Soga who has appointments in geosystems engineering, systems engineering, and materials science & engineering. Please follow us to stay updated on all of the cutting-edge research that we are involved with and connect with group members.
Call for prospective MSc and PhD students
The Soga Research Group is looking for new students for the academic year 2025-26. More information here.
