Faglig profil

Albert Lau

Albert Lau er ekspert på jernbaneteknikk og førsteamanuensis ved NTNU, med særlig kompetanse innen samvirke mellom tog og spor, tilstandsovervåking av jernbaneinfrastruktur og sporvedlikehold.

Erfaring

2020–nå

Førsteamanuensis

NTNU, Trondheim

Forskning innen jernbane og veg, veiledning av master- og doktorgradsstudenter og undervisning i jernbaneteknikk. Emneansvar og bidrag til ingeniørutdanning og videreutdanning.

2020–nå

Studieprogramleder

NTNU, erfaringsbasert master i veg, jernbane og transport

Ledelse og koordinering av masterprogrammet for yrkesaktive.

Jan.–des. 2020

Førsteamanuensis II (20 %)

OsloMet

Veiledning av bacheloroppgaver innen jernbaneteknikk og bidrag til utviklingen av masterprogrammet Smart Mobility and Urban Analytics innen bygg- og energiteknikk.

2018–2020

Postdoktor

NTNU, Trondheim

Forskning innen jernbane og veg, masterveiledning og koordinering av forskningssamarbeid mellom Norge og Kina. Landsbyleder for TBA4853 Punktlig og effektiv jernbane i Eksperter i team.

Apr.–jun. 2018

Forsker

NTNU, Trondheim

Forskning innen jernbane og veg og koordinering av samarbeid mellom Norge og Kina i overgangen fra doktorgradsarbeid til postdoktorstillingen.

Jun. 2017–jan. 2018

Universitetslektor

NTNU, Trondheim

Midlertidig undervisningsstilling under doktorgradsarbeidet. Undervisning og emnekoordinering i TBA4222 og BA6053 Sporgeometri og sporteknikk.

2014–2018

Stipendiat

NTNU, Trondheim

Forskning på sporveksler og sporkryss samt numerisk simulering av samvirket mellom tog og spor.

2013–2014

Prosjektingeniør

Zinga Properties, Malaysia

Ledelse av oppføringen av tolv næringsbygg med fire etasjer og oppfølging av hovedentreprenører og underentreprenører på og utenfor byggeplassen.

2010–2012

Prosjekteringsingeniør

Cheng and Ling Architects and Engineers, Malaysia

Rådgivning og prosjektering av betong- og stålkonstruksjoner, fundamenter, vannforsyning og avløp, samt oppfølging på byggeplass.

Utdanning

2014–2018

Ph.d., bygg- og transportteknikk

Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet.

2012–2013

MSc, bygg- og konstruksjonsteknikk

University of Leeds: Distinction.

2008–2010

BEng, byggteknikk

University of Leeds: First-class honours.

2006–2008

Diplom, byggteknikk

INTI College Subang Jaya.

Forskning

• Over 35 millioner kroner i forskningsporteføljen i perioden 2021–2026.
• Hovedveileder for 5 doktorgradskandidater og medveileder for 3.

Per juni 2026.

Prosjekter

• MeTinT

  Prosjektleder

  Målinger med tog i ordinær trafikk.

• ReThink Ballast

  Prosjektleder

  Nytenkning innen bygging og vedlikehold av norske ballastspor.

• TrainGate

  Prosjektleder

  Spornær feildeteksjon og nytte for vedlikehold, driftsstabilitet og kostnader. Omfatter et doktorgradsprosjekt finansiert av Jernbanedirektoratet.

• FutuRe og FutuRe 2

  Medprosjektleder

  Innovative jernbanetjenester for å revitalisere sidebaner og regionale jernbanetjenester.

• ATHENA-X

  Bidragsyter

  Klimaresilient tilstandsovervåking av jernbanen med digitale tvillinger, sensorer og simulering. MSCA Staff Exchanges-søknad utvalgt til kontraktsforberedelser.

Forskningsområder

Samvirke mellom tog og spor, tilstandsovervåking, jernbaneinfrastruktur, automatisering og digitale tvillinger.

Faglige verv og samarbeid

• Medlem av redaksjonsrådet i High-speed Railway og medredaktørroller i flere tidsskrifter.
• Konferansearrangør og medlem av vitenskapelig komité for BCRRA.
• Koordinering av forskningssamarbeid og prosjekter mellom Norge og Kina.

Undervisning

Studieprogramleder for NTNUs erfaringsbaserte master i veg, jernbane og transport. Undervisning i jernbaneteknikk og veiledning av bachelor-, master- og doktorgradsarbeider.

Emner

• BM6980: Veg, jernbane og transport, masteroppgave
• TBA4225: Jernbaneteknikk 2
• TBA4853: Punktlig og effektiv jernbane. Landsbyleder, Eksperter i team.
• TBM4282: Veg- og jernbaneteknikk 1
• BA6012: Jernbaneteknikk
• BM6812: Jernbaneteknikk
• TBM4345: Bærekraftig transport og transportinfrastruktur

Tidligere undervisning og emneansvar

• TBA4222: tidligere emneansvarlig, blant annet høsten 2020.
• BA6054 Grunnleggende sporvedlikehold: emnekoordinering.
• BA6053 Sporgeometri og sporteknikk: undervisning og emnekoordinering i 2017–2018.
• Bidrag til andre ingeniøremner og bachelorveiledning ved OsloMet.

Ferdigheter

Ingeniør- og dataverktøy

• Gensys
• Python
• MATLAB
• Octave
• Abaqus
• AutoCAD
• Esteem 8
• Codex
• Claude

Skriving og produktivitet

• LaTeX
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint

Språk

• Engelsk
• Norsk
• Mandarin
• Kantonesisk
• Malayisk
• Foochow

Publikasjoner

2026

• Thermo–hydro–mechanical simulation of frost-heave mitigation measures for railway culverts.

  Tao, Rui; Hu, Zhicheng; Ghoreishian Amiri, Seyed Ali; Grimstad, Gustav; Lau Leong Lee, Albert; Degago, Samson Abate; Pan, Yutao.

  Transportation Geotechnics

• Challenges and Opportunities of Train Driving Automation in Open Networks: Train Drivers’ Insights.

  Urassa, Patrick; Olsson, Nils Olof Emanuel; Lau Leong Lee, Albert; Mandhaniya, Pranjal; Josue, Mugisho Mugaruka; Byegon, Danson.

  Transportation Engineering

• Towards Predictive Railway Infrastructure Monitoring Using Axle Box Acceleration: A Case Study of the Otta Bridge.

  Caspersen, C.; Skjæveland, M.; Ursin, T.; Lau Leong Lee, Albert.

  Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Railway Technology

• Monocular Camera Localization in Known Environments: An In-Depth Review.

  Yan, Hailun; Lau Leong Lee, Albert; Fan, Hongchao.

  Applied Sciences

• Target Value Delivery for railway infrastructure – a semi-systematic literature review.

  Lædre, Ragnhild Svarva; Lau Leong Lee, Albert; Torp, Olav.

  International Group for Lean Construction, 2026

• Subjectivity in ballast condition assessments: A study of visual inspection practices in Norway.

  Husøy, Leiv Jørgen Tofte; Molvik, Thea Nesse; Lau Leong Lee, Albert.

  Transportation Research Procedia

• Image analysis as an alternative to ballast grain size investigation.

  Lau Leong Lee, Albert; Kværnstuen, Andreas Nedal; Husøy, Leiv Jørgen Tofte.

  Transportation Research Procedia

• A comprehensive review of railway track condition monitoring: From sensor selection to data processing for defect-oriented, task-driven applications.

  Hu, Zhicheng; Lau Leong Lee, Albert; Tao, Rui; Liu, Yong; Pan, Yutao.

  Journal of Railway Science and Technology

2025

• A Numerical Simulation Study on Vertical Vibration Response for Rail Squat Detection with a Train in Regular Traffic.

  Hu, Zhicheng; Lau Leong Lee, Albert.

  Infrastructures

• Expected Challenges and Anticipated Benefits of Implementing Remote Train Control and Automatic Train Operation: A Tramway Case Study.

  Morin, Xavier; Olsson, Nils Olof Emanuel; Lau Leong Lee, Albert.

  Future Transportation

• Evolution of isolated heaving defects for vertical rail displacements: a multi-disciplinary study.

  Tao, Rui; Hu, Zhicheng; Lau Leong Lee, Albert; Grimstad, Gustav; Pan, Yutao.

  International Journal of Rail Transportation

• Monitoring of ground displacement-induced railway anomalies using PS-InSAR techniques.

  Tao, Rui; Lau Leong Lee, Albert; Mossefin, Mats Emil; Kong, Gefei; Nordal, Steinar; Pan, Yutao.

  Measurement

• Evaluating Deep Learning Advances for Point Cloud Semantic Segmentation in Urban Environments.

  Yan, Hailun; Lau Leong Lee, Albert; Fan, Hongchao.

  Kartographische Nachrichten

• Digital Twin Development for Test Site Foundation for Innovative Cost Effective Train Positioning Alignment.

  Lau Leong Lee, Albert; Yan, Hailun.

  Proceedings of the 5th SmartRaCon Scientific Seminar

2024

• A Review of Current Ballast Bed Assessment Practices Across the Nordic Countries.

  Husøy, Leiv Jørgen; Lau, Albert; Hoff, Inge; Løhren, Alf Helge.

  Civil- Comp Conferences

• Dynamic response of high-speed railway vehicle and welded turnout on large-span bridges based on rigid-flexible coupling system.

  Cai, Xiaopei; Zhong, Zijie; Lau Leong Lee, Albert; Zhang, Qian; Hou, Yue.

  High-speed Railway

• Analysis of railway vehicle-track interaction performance in submerged floating tunnel subjected to wave excitations.

  Song, Yang; Dai, Jian; Lau, Albert.

  Ocean Engineering

• Managerial Challenges in Implementing European Rail Traffic Management System, Remote Train Control, and Automatic Train Operation: A Literature Review.

  Morin, Xavier; Olsson, Nils Olof Emanuel; Lau Leong Lee, Albert.

  Future Transportation

• Public preference and acceptability of the travel reservation strategy in Xi'an, China.

  Zhou, Ruiyu; Chen, Hengrui; Chen, Hong; Lau, Albert.

  Travel Behaviour & Society

• Understanding behavioral intentions in urban travel reservation: a combined model of rational motivation and social norms.

  Chen, Hengrui; Zhou, Ruiyu; Chen, Hong; Lau, Albert.

  Transportation planning and technology (Print)

• Railway Catenary Condition Monitoring: A Systematic Mapping of Recent Research.

  Chen, Shaoyao; Frøseth, Gunnstein Thomas; Derosa, Stefano; Lau, Albert; Rønnquist, Anders.

  Sensors

• Automatic Train Operation and Project Management: A Scoping Review.

  Morin, Xavier; Olsson, Nils Olof Emanuel; Lau, Albert.

  Procedia Computer Science

• Detecting lateral track irregularities by onboard measurements of lateral acceleration and displacements and machine learning algorithms.

  Kaviani, Nadia; Rønnquist, Nils Erik Anders; Frøseth, Gunnstein Thomas; Lau Leong Lee, Albert; Ricci, Stefano; Rizzetto, Luca.

  Ingegneria Ferroviaria

• Performance measurement in railway remote driving implementations.

  Urassa, Patrick Emanuel; Olsson, Nils Olof Emanuel; Lau Leong Lee, Albert; Mandhaniya, Pranjal; Andersen, Bjørn Sørskot.

  IET Intelligent Transport Systems

• Identification of optimal accelerometer placement on trains for railway switch wear monitoring via multibody simulation.

  Hu, Zhicheng; Lau, Albert; Dai, Jian; Frøseth, Gunnstein Thomas.

  Frontiers in Built Environment

• A schematic plan for train position identification using digital twin and positioning sensors.

  Albert Lau; Hongchao Fan; Hailun Yan.

  Transport Research Arena

2023

• Machine learning-based rail corrugation recognition: a metro vehicle response and noise perspective.

  Cai, Xiaopei; Tang, Xueyang; Chang, Wenhao; Wang, Tao; Lau Leong Lee, Albert; Chen, Zhipei; Qie, Luchao.

  Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

• Identification of Vibration Frequencies of Railway Bridges from Train-Mounted Sensors Using Wavelet Transformation.

  Erduran, Emrah; Pettersen, Fredrik Marøy; Gonen, Semih; Lau Leong Lee, Albert.

  Sensors

• Evaluation of Frequency Content of Accelerations Recorded on Trains Crossing Multi-span Bridges.

  Erduran, Emrah; Gonen, Semih; Pettersen, Fredrik Marøy; Lau Leong Lee, Albert.

  Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

2022

• A feasibility study of reduction of cross-section size of railway tunnels in relation to construction costs and environment emissions.

  Moe, Britt Karin; Lau, Albert.

  Eleventh International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields, Volume 2

• Static and dynamic resilience assessment for sustainable urban transportation systems: A case study of Xi 'an, China.

  Chen, Hengrui; Zhou, Ruiyu; Chen, Hong; Lau, Albert.

  Journal of Cleaner Production

• A resilience-oriented evaluation and identification of critical thresholds for traffic congestion diffusion.

  Chen, Hengrui; Zhou, Ruiyu; Chen, Hong; Lau, Albert.

  Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

2021

• Deformation Law and Control Limit of CRTSIII Slab Track under Subgrade Frost Heave.

  Cai, Xiaopei; Zhang, Qian; Zhang, Yanrong; Wang, Qihao; Luo, Bicheng; Yang, Guotao; Lau, Albert.

  Applied Sciences

• Stange Overpass: Finite Element Model Updating of an Unconventional Railway Bridge.

  Erduran, Emrah; Demirlioglu, Kültigin; Lau, Albert; Aziz, Kameran; Willoughby, Ian; Hyldmo, Endre; Arsenovic, Tomislav; Martinelli, Enzo.

  Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

2019

• Integrated evaluation of energy and emission reduction potential and management strategies for urban road systems.

  Anastasio, Sara; Wu, Shaopeng; Bohne, Rolf André; Passer, Alexander; Spaun, Sebastian; Kristensen, Terje; Li, Jiashuo; Xie, Jun; Kreiner, Helmuth; Hoff, Inge; Barbieri, Diego Maria; Vignisdottir, Hrefna Run; Lau, Albert; Amirkhanian, Serji N.; Hoxha, Endrit.

  IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)

• Influence of Evacuation Walkway Design Parameters on Passenger Evacuation Time along Elevated Rail Transit Lines Using a Multi-Agent Simulation.

  Pan, Zihua; Wei, Qingchao; Torp, Olav; Lau, Albert.

  Sustainability

• Uncertainty analysis of track degradation at railway turnouts aided by a multi-body simulation software.

  Miguel, Alejandro De; Jacobsen, Frederik; Lau, Albert; Santos, Ilmar.

  Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering

2018

• Numerical simulation of track settlements based on an iterative holistic approach.

  Miguel, Alejandro De; Lau, Albert; Santos, Ilmar.

  Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering

• Simulation of Train-Turnout Coupled Dynamics Using a Multibody Simulation Software.

  Lau, Albert; Hoff, Inge.

  Modelling and Simulation in Engineering

• A Methodology for Switch and Crossing Optimization.

  Lau, Albert; Wan, Chang; Løhren, Alf Helge; Hoff, Inge.

  ICRT 2017: Railway Development, Operations, and Maintenance

2017

• Numerical Simulation of Track Settlement Using a Multibody Dynamic Software: A Holistic Approach.

  de Miguel Tejada, Alejandro; Lau, Albert; Santos, Ilmar; Fongemie, René.

  Proceedings of the XVII International Symposium on Dynamic Problems of Mechanics (DINAME 2017)

2016

• Simulation of vehicle-track interaction in small radius curves and switches and crossings.

  Lau, Albert; Kassa G, Elias.

  Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Railway Technology

• Calculation of reasonable-longitudinal-continuous length for bed plate of CRTS III slab ballastless track.

  Cai, Xiao-Pei; Zhao, Lei; Gao, Liang; Zhong, Yang-Long; Lau Leong Lee, Albert.

  Jiaotong Yunshu Gongcheng Xuebao

2015

• Analysis of vehicle dynamic behavior under ballasted track irregularities in high-speed railway.

  Cai, Xiaopei; Lau, Albert; Zhao, Lining; Tan, Shiyu; Cui, Rixin.

  Noise & Vibration Worldwide

Tilknyttede doktorgradsarbeider

• Hybrid Modeling for Robust Property Prediction in Circular Al–Mg–Si Extrusion.

  Forfatter: Christian Dalheim Øien.

  Veiledere: Yutao Pan; Hongchao Fan; Albert Lau Leong Lee.

  2026

• Enhancing Identification, Quantification, and Mitigation of Ground Displacement- Induced Railway Abnormalities in Norway Using Multi-Source Data.

  Forfatter: Rui Tao.

  Veiledere: Yutao Pan; Albert Lau Leong Lee; Hongchao Fan.

  2026

• Automation of Train Driving in an Open Railway Network: Technology, People, and Process.

  Forfatter: Patrick Urassa.

  Veiledere: Nils Olof Emanuel Olsson; Albert Lau Leong Lee; Pranjal Mandhaniya.

  2026

• Exploring the Managerial, Interorganizational, and Business Dimensions of Digital Transformation - Insights from railway automation projects.

  Forfatter: Xavier Morin.

  Veiledere: Nils Olof Emanuel Olsson; Albert Lau Leong Lee.

  2026

Sist oppdatert: 18. september 2026