Hongki Jo

Interests

Teaching

- Reinforced concrete structure design- Steel structure design- Structural analysis- Structural dynamics- Experimental dynamics- Statics- Solid Mechanics

Research

- Structural health monitoring- Structural risk assessment- Wireless smart sensor networks- Bio, Medical sensing technologies- Computer vision-base sensing- Structural damage identification- Advanced functional materials- Seismic retrofit and rehabilitation- Bridge performance evaluation- Energy harvesting- Full-scale dynamic testing

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

Chapters

• Jeong, J., & Jo, H. (2022). Smartphone-Based Civil Infrastructure Health Monitoring. In Recent Developments in Structural Health Monitoring and Assessment — Opportunities and Challenges(pp Chapter 12).

Journals/Publications

• Saleem, M. M., & Jo, H. (2024). Identifying traffic-induced bridge excitations using an optimised state estimation method. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings, 0(0), 1-12.
• Wu, L., Zhou, Q., Jo, H., Saleem, M. M., Qu, Q., & Jeong, J. (2024). Prognostic-Based Active Battery Degradation Management in Wireless Sensor Networks for Group Replacement. Quality and Reliability Engineering International, n/a(n/a).
• Jeong, J., & Jo, H. (2024). Toward Real-World Implementation of Deep Learning for Smartphone-Crowdsourced Pavement Condition Assessment. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 11(4), 6328-6337.
• Liu, H., Laflamme, S., Li, J., Downey, A., Bennett, C., Collins, W., Ziehl, P., Jo, H., & Todsen, M. (2024). Sensing Skin Technology for Fatigue Crack Monitoring of Steel Bridges: Laboratory Development, Field Validation, and Future Directions. International Journal of Bridge Engineering, Management and Research, 1(1), 21424002???1:12.
• Ogunniyi, E., Liu, H., Downey, A. R., Laflamme, S., Li, J., Bennett, C., Collins, W., Jo, H., & Ziehl, P. (2024). In situ assembly enabling adhesive-free bonding of large area electronic sensors to concrete for structural health monitoring. Smart Materials and Structures, 33(10), 105047.
• Liu, H., Laflamme, S., Taher, S., Jeong, J., Li, J., Bennett, C., Collins, W., Eisenmann, D., Dawney, A., Ziehl, P., & Jo, H. (2023). INVESTIGATION OF SOFT ELASTOMERIC CAPACITOR FOR THE MONITORING OF LARGE ANGULAR MOTIONS. Materials Evaluation, 81(2), 46-51.
• Ogunniyi, E., Vareen, A., Downey, A., Laflamme, S., Li, J., Bennett, C., Collins, W., Jo, H., Henderson, A., & Ziehl, P. (2023). Investigation of electrically isolated capacitive sensing skins on concrete to reduce structure/sensor capacitive coupling. Measurement Science and Technology, 34(5), 055113.
• Jeong, J., & Jo, H. (2022). Real-time generic target tracking for structural displacement monitoring under environmental uncertainties via deep learning. Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 29(3), e2902.
• Jeong, J., Jo, H., Laflamme, S., Li, J., Downey, A., Bennett, C., Collins, W., Taher, S. A., Liu, H., & Jung, H. (2022). Automatic control of AC bridge-based capacitive strain sensor interface for wireless structural health monitoring. Measurement, 202, 111789.
• Liu, H., Laflamme, S., Li, J., Bennett, C., Collins, W. N., Eisenmann, D. J., Downey, A., Ziehl, P., & Jo, H. (2022). Investigation of textured sensing skin for monitoring fatigue cracks on fillet welds. Measurement Science and Technology, 33(8), 084001.
• Taher, S. A., Li, J., Jeong, J., Laflamme, S., Jo, H., Bennett, C., Collins, W. N., & Downey, A. (2022). Structural Health Monitoring of Fatigue Cracks for Steel Bridges with Wireless Large-Area Strain Sensors. Sensors, 22(14).
• Jeong, J., & Jo, H. (2021). Deep reinforcement learning for automated design of reinforced concrete structures. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 36(12), 1508-1529.
• Liu, H., Laflamme, S., Li, J., Bennett, C., Collins, W. N., Downey, A., Ziehl, P., & Jo, H. (2021). Soft Elastomeric Capacitor for Angular Rotation Sensing in Steel Components. Sensors, 21(21).
• Liu, H., Laflamme, S., Li, J., Bennett, C., Collins, W., Downey, A., Ziehl, P., & Jo, H. (2021). Investigation of surface textured sensing skin for fatigue crack localization and quantification. Smart Materials and Structures, 30(10), 105030.
• Saleem, M. M., & Jo, H. (2021). Multi-objective sensor placement optimization for structural response estimation under spatially varying dynamic loading of bridges. Advances in Structural Engineering, 24(10), 2255-2266.
• Ahamed, T., Duan, J. G., & Jo, H. (2020). Flood-fragility analysis of instream bridges - consideration of flow hydraulics, geotechnical uncertainties, and variable scour depth. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 1-14.
• Ammann, K., Ahamed, T., Sweedo, A., Ghaffari, R., Weiner, Y., Slepian, R., Jo, H., & Slepian, M. J. (2020). Human motion component and envelope characterization via wireless wearable sensors. BMC Biomedical Engineering. doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42490-020-0038-4
• Jeong, J., Jo, H., & Ditzler, G. (2020). Convolutional neural networks for pavement roughness assessment using calibration-free vehicle dynamics. COMPUTER-AIDED CIVIL AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING.
• Jeong, J., Xu, J., Jo, H., Li, J., Kong, X., Collins, W., Bennett, C., & Laflamme, S. (2018). Development of wireless sensor node hardware for large-area capacitive strain monitoring. SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, 28(1).
• Saleem, M. M., & Jo, H. (2019). Impact force localization for civil infrastructure using augmented Kalman Filter optimization. SMART STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS, 23(2), 123-139.
• Kong, X., Li, J., Bennett, C., Collins, W., Laflamme, S., & Jo, H. (2019). Thin-Film Sensor for Fatigue Crack Sensing and Monitoring in Steel Bridges under Varying Crack Propagation Rates and Random Traffic Loads. JOURNAL OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, 32(1).
• Kong, X., Li, J., Collins, W., Bennett, C., Laflamme, S., & Jo, H. (2018). Sensing distortion-induced fatigue cracks in steel bridges with capacitive skin sensor arrays. SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, 27(11).
• Khodabandeloo, B., Melvin, D., & Jo, H. (2017). Model-Based Heterogeneous Data Fusion for Reliable Force Estimation in Dynamic Structures under Uncertainties. SENSORS, 17(11).
• Kong, X., Li, J., Collins, W., Bennett, C., Laflamme, S., & Jo, H. (2017). A large-area strain sensing technology for monitoring fatigue cracks in steel bridges. SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES, 26(8).
• Spencer Jr., B. F., Parka, J., Mechitov, K. A., Jo, H., & Agha, G. (2017). Next generation wireless smart sensors toward sustainable civil infrastructure. Procedia Engineering, 171, 5-13.
• Jo, H. (2016). Reference-Free Displacements for Condition Assessment of Timber Railroad Bridges. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 21, 04015052.
• Spencer, B. F., Jo, H., Mechitov, K. A., Li, J., Sim, S., Kim, R. E., Cho, S., Linderman, L. E., Moinzadeh, P., Giles, R. K., & Agha, G. (2015). Recent advances in wireless smart sensors for multi-scale monitoring and control of civil infrastructure. Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, 6, 17--41.
• Xu, J., & Jo, H. (2015). Development of High-Sensitivity and Low-Cost Electroluminescent Strain Sensor for Structural Health Monitoring. IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL, 16(7), 1962-1968.
• An, Y., Jo, H., Spencer Jr, B., & Ou, J. (2014). A damage localization method based on the ‘jerk energy’. Smart Materials and Structures, 23(2), 025020.
• Linderman, L. E., Jo, H., & Spencer, B. (2014). Low-Latency Data Acquisition Hardware for Real-Time Wireless Sensor Applications. Sensors Journal, IEEE, 15(3), 1800-1809.
• Moreu, F., Jo, H., Li, J., Kim, R., Cho, S., Kimmle, A., Scola, S., Le, H., Spencer Jr, B., & LaFave, J. (2014). Dynamic Assessment of Timber Railroad Bridges Using Displacements. Journal of Bridge Engineering.
• Sim, S., Li, J., Jo, H., Park, J., Cho, S., Spencer Jr, B. F., & Jung, H. (2014). A wireless smart sensor network for automated monitoring of cable tension. Smart Materials and Structures, 23(2), 025006.
• Jo, H., Park, J., Spencer Jr, B., & Jung, H. (2013). Develoment of high-sensitivity wireless strain sensor for structural health monitoring. Smart Structures and Systems, 11(5), 477--496.
• Jo, H., Sim, S., Tatkowski, A., Spencer, B., & Nelson, M. E. (2013). Feasibility of displacement monitoring using low-cost GPS receivers. Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 20(9), 1240--1254.
• Jang, S., Sim, S., Jo, H., & Spencer Jr, B. F. (2012). Full-scale experimental validation of decentralized damage identification using wireless smart sensors. Smart Materials and Structures, 21(11), 115019.
• Jo, H., Sim, S., Nagayama, T., & Spencer Jr, B. (2012). Development and application of high-sensitivity wireless smart sensors for decentralized stochastic modal identification. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 138(6), 683--694.
• Park, J., Jung, H., Jo, H., & Spencer, B. F. (2012). Feasibility study of micro-wind turbines for powering wireless sensors on a cable-stayed bridge. Energies, 5(9), 3450--3464.
• Sim, S., Carbonell-M\'arquez, J. F., Spencer, B., & Jo, H. (2011). Decentralized random decrement technique for efficient data aggregation and system identification in wireless smart sensor networks. Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 26(1), 81--91.
• Cho, S., Jo, H., Jang, S., Park, J., Jung, H., Yun, C., Spencer, B., & Seo, J. (2010). Structural health monitoring of a cable-stayed bridge using wireless smart sensor technology: data analyses. Smart Structures and Systems.
• Jang, S., Jo, H., Cho, S., Mechitov, K., Rice, J. A., Sim, S., Jung, H., Yun, C., Spencer Jr, B. F., & Agha, G. (2010). Structural health monitoring of a cable-stayed bridge using smart sensor technology: deployment and evaluation. Smart Structures and Systems, 6(5-6), 439--459.
• Choi, K., Jo, H., Kim, W., & Lee, I. (2004). Sensitivity analysis of non-conservative eigensystems. Journal of sound and vibration, 274(3), 997--1011.

Proceedings Publications

• Ogunniyi, E., Liu, H., White, J., R., A., Laflamme, S., Li, J., Bennett, C., Collins, W., Jo, H., & Ziehl, P. (2024, 2024/5/9). Performance evaluation of flexible capacitive sensors on non-uniform surfaces. In Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2024, 12949, 1294916.
• Nishat, T., Jeong, J., Jo, H., Zhou, Q., & Liu, J. (2023). Actively managed battery degradation of wireless sensors for structural health monitoring. In Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2023, 12486.
• Ogunniyi, E. A., Liu, H., Downey, A., Laflamme, S., Li, J., Bennett, C., Collins, W., Jo, H., & Ziehl, P. (2023). Soft elastomeric capacitors with an extended polymer matrix for strain sensing on concrete. In Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2023, 12486.
• Taher, S. A., Li, J., Jeong, J., Laflamme, S., Jo, H., Bennett, C., Collins, W., Liu, H., Downey, A., & Shaheen, M. (2022). Long-term field monitoring of fatigue cracks for steel bridges with wireless large-area strain sensors. In Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2022, 12046.
• Liu, H., Laflamme, S., Li, J., Bennett, C., Collins, W., Downey, A., & Jo, H. (2021). Experimental validation of textured sensing skin for fatigue crack monitoring. In Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2021, 11591.
• Vereen, A. B., Downey, A., Sockalingham, S., Ziehl, P., LaFlamme, S., Li, J., & Jo, H. (2021). Monitoring impact damage in composites with large area sensing skins. In Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2021, 11591.
• Kong, X., Jeong, J. H., Asadollahi, P., Fu, Y., Jo, H., Bennett, C., Collins, W., Laflamme, S., & Li, J. (2019). Wireless soft elastomeric capacitor sensor network for long-term fatigue crack monitoring of steel bridges. In 9th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure: Transferring Research into Practice, SHMII 2019.
• Ahamed, T., Shim, J., Jo, H., & Duan, J. G. (2018, March). Flood fragility analysis of instream bridges. In SPIE Smart Structures/NDE.
• Jeong, J., Xu, J., Jo, H., Li, J., Kong, X., Collins, W., Bennett, C., & Laflamme, S. (2018, March). Capacitance-based wireless strain sensor development. In SPIE Smart Structures/NDE.
• Kong, X., Li, J., Collins, W., Bennett, C., Jo, H., Jeong, J., & Laflamme, S. (2018, March). Dense capacitive sensor array for monitoring distortion-induced fatigue cracks in steel bridge. In SPIE Smart Structures/NDE.
• Kong, X., Li, J., Collins, W., Bennett, C., Laflamme, S., & Jo, H. (2018, January). Thin-film sensor for fatigue crack monitoring in steel bridges under varying crack growth rate and random traffic load. In TRB 97th Annual Meeting.
• Saleem, M. M., & Jo, H. (2018, March). Heterogeneous data fusion for impact force identification in truss structure. In SPIE Smart Structures/NDE.
• Ahamed, T., Shim, J., Jeong, J., Jo, H., & Duan, J. G. (2017, May). Advanced signal processing of sonar measurement for bridge scour monitoring. In the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress.
• Kong, X., Li, J., Collins, W., Bennett, C., Laflamme, S., & Jo, H. (2017, Spring). A robust signal processing method for quantitative high-cycle fatigue crack monitoring using soft elastomeric capacitor sensors. In SPIE Smart Structures/NDE.
• Lee, S., Jeong, J., Knez, K. P., Min, J., & Jo, H. (2016, March). Practical application of RINO, a smartphone-based dynamic displacement sensing application for wind tunnel tests. In SPIE Smart Structures/NDE.
• Melvin, D., Khodabandeloo, B., & Jo, H. (2016, March). Multi-metric strain estimation at unmeasured locations of plate structures using augmented Kalman filter. In SPIE Smart Structures/NDE.
• Min, J., Gelo, N. J., & Jo, H. (2016, March). Real-time image processing for non-contact monitoring of dynamic displacements using smartphone technologies. In SPIE Smart Structures/NDE.
• Shim, J., Duan, J. G., & Jo, H. (2016, Spring). Simulating Sediment Transport around a Bridge Pier Using Open FOAM Software. In World Environmental and Water Resources Congress.
• Touhid, A., Shim, J., Jo, H., & Duan, J. G. (2016, Spring). Feasibility Test of Low-cost Sonar Sensors for Bridge Scour Monitoring. In World Environmental and Water Resources Congress.
• Xu, J., & Jo, H. (2016, March). High-sensitivity strain visualization using electroluminescence technologies. In SPIE Smart Structures/NDE.
• Jo, H., & Spencer, B. (2014, March). Multi-metric model-based structural health monitoring. In SPIE Smart Structures and Materials+ Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 90611F--90611F.
• Sim, S., Li, J., Jo, H., Park, J., Cho, S., Spencer, B. F., & Yun, C. (2013). Automated wireless monitoring system for cable tension using smart sensors. In SPIE Smart Structures and Materials+ Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 86922B--86922B.
• Cho, S., Spencer Jr, B. F., Jo, H., Li, J., & Kim, R. E. (2012, March). Sensing & Measurement Bridge monitoring using wireless smart sensors. In SPIE Smart Structures and Materials+ Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring.
• Jo, H., Park, J., Spencer Jr, B., & Jung, H. (2012). Design and validation of high-precision wireless strain sensors for structural health monitoring of steel structures. In SPIE Smart Structures and Materials+ Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 834518--834518.
• Kim, R., Nagayama, T., Jo, H., & Spencer Jr, B. F. (2012, March). Preliminary study of low-cost GPS receivers for time synchronization of wireless sensor networks. In SPIE Smart Structures and Materials+ Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring.
• Jang, S., Sim, S., Jo, H., & Spencer Jr, B. F. (2011). Full-scale decentralized damage identification using wireless smart sensors. In SPIE Smart Structures and Materials+ Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 79814W--79814W.
• Jo, H., Sim, S., Mechitov, K. A., Kim, R., Li, J., Moinzadeh, P., Spencer Jr, B., Park, J. W., Cho, S., Jung, H., & others, . (2011). Hybrid wireless smart sensor network for full-scale structural health monitoring of a cable-stayed bridge. In SPIE Smart Structures and Materials+ Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 798105--798105.
• Jo, H., Sim, S., Tatkowski, A., & Spencer Jr, B. (2011, July). Bio-inspired structural displacement monitoring strategy using low-cost GPS receivers: feasibility test. In Proceedings of the World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics (ASEM’11).
• Sim, S., Li, J., Cho, S., Jo, H., Park, J., Spencer Jr, B. F., & Jo, H. (2011, July). Automated cable tension monitoring using smart sensors. In Proceedings of the World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics (ASEM’11).
• Sim, S., Spencer Jr, B., Jo, H., & Carbonell-Marquez, J. F. (2011, January). Decentralized Random Decrement Technique for Data Aggregation and System Identification in Wireless Smart Sensor Networks. In IUTAM Symposium on Nonlinear Stochastic Dynamics and Control, 305--314.
• Cho, S., Jang, S. A., Jo, H., Mechitov, K., Rice, J. A., Jung, H., Yun, C., Spencer Jr, B. F., Nagayama, T., & Seo, J. (2010). Structural health monitoring system of a cable-stayed bridge using a dense array of scalable smart sensor network. In SPIE Smart Structures and Materials+ Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 764707--764707.
• Cho, S., Park, J., Jung, H., Yun, C., Jang, S., Jo, H., Spencer Jr, B., Nagayama, T., & Seo, J. (2010, July). Structural health monitoring of a cable-stayed bridge using acceleration data via wireless smart sensor network. In Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management and Life-Cycle Optimization: Proceedings of the Fifth International IABMAS Conference, Philadelphia, USA, 11-15 July 2010, 85.
• Jang, S., Jo, H., Mechitov, K., Sim, S., Spencer Jr, B., Agha, G., Cho, S., Jung, H., Yun, C., & Rice, J. (2010, July). Autonomous structural health monitoring using wireless smart sensors on a cable-stayed bridge. In Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management and Life-Cycle Optimization: Proceedings of the Fifth International IABMAS Conference, Philadelphia, USA, 11-15 July 2010, 89.
• Jang, S., Sim, S., Jo, H., & Spencer Jr, B. (2010). Decentralized bridge health monitoring using wireless smart sensors. In SPIE Smart Structures and Materials+ Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 76473I--76473I.
• Jo, H., Rice, J. A., Spencer Jr, B. F., & Nagayama, T. (2010, March). Development of high-sensitivity accelerometer board for structural health monitoring. In SPIE Smart Structures and Materials+ Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 7647, 764706--1.
• Jo, H., Sim, S., Nagayama, T., & Spencer Jr, B. (2010, July). Decentralized Stochastic Modal Identification using High-sensitivity Wireless Smart Sensors. In Proceedings of 5th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring 5WCSC M-10466. Tokyo, 12--14.
• Park, J. W., Cho, S., Jung, H., Yun, C., Jang, S. A., Jo, H., Spencer, B., Nagayama, T., & Seo, J. (2010, July). Long-term structural health monitoring system of a cable-stayed bridge based on wireless smart sensor networks and energy harvesting techniques. In 5th World Conf. on Struct. Cont. and Monitor.
• Park, J., Jung, H., Jo, H., Jang, S., & Spencer Jr, B. F. (2010). Feasibility study of wind generator for smart wireless sensor node in cable-stayed bridge. In SPIE Smart Structures and Materials+ Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 764747--764747.
• Jang, S., Rice, J., Li, J., Jo, H., Spencer Jr, B., & Wang, Z. (2009, July). Structural monitoring of a historic truss bridge using a wireless sensor network. In Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring.
• Moon, Y., Jo, H., & Lee, I. (2001, July). Simplified Algebraic Method for Computing Eigenpair Sensitivities of Damped Systems. In ECCOMAS 2000, European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering.

Others

• Laflamme, S., Liu, H., Li, J., Bennett, C., Collins, W., Downey, A., Jo, H., Iowa, S., & State, I. (2024, 2024-05-01). Robust Wireless Skin Sensor Networks for Long-Term Fatigue Crack Monitoring of Bridges (Phase I). US DOT National Transportation Library. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/77424
• Jo, H. (2013, August). Multi-scale structural health monitoring using wireless smart sensors. Desertation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.