On May 2, 2025, fom 5:00 to 6:00 pm (Hong Kong time), a research seminar entitled "Energy-efficient Autonomous Framework for Monitoring Railroad Bridges in the USA using Wireless Smart Sensors" was successfully held by CNERC-Rail at Room Z209, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. gave a presentation in the seminar Prof. Bill Spencer, a faculty member of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Prof. Bill Spencer, a renowned expert in structural health monitoring and cyberinfrastructure applications, presented an innovative monitoring system for railway bridges using wireless smart sensors. This system overcomes the challenges of remote data acquisition and autonomous operation and provides a cost-effective and efficient solution for bridge monitoring.