Dr. Hackl is an Assistant Professor of Complex Infrastructure Systems at Princeton University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His research spans the interface between network science and complex infrastructure systems, focusing on spatial-temporal networks, uncertainty quantification, and digital twin technologies. He…
Postdocs
Alben Bagabaldo is a Postdoctoral Research Associate with the Complex Infrastructure Systems (CIS) group. He recently earned his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was advised by Prof. Alexandre Bayen at Mobile Sensing Lab and collaborated closely with Prof. Marta Gonzalez at…
Dr. Esmaeil Ghorbani is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Complex Infrastructure Systems (CIS) group, where he applies network science to model interconnected mechanical and structural systems such as bridges and energy grids. Previously, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Polytechnique Montréal, developing a data-driven digital twin for a…
Dr. LaRock is a postdoctoral research associate in the Complex Infrastructure Systems group working on fundamental questions in network science related to spatially embedded networks and higher-order network models, with applications to infrastructure systems such as railway networks and energy grids. Before joining CIS, he worked as a…
Graduate Students
Chen Zhang is an Associate Professional Specialist with the Complex Infrastructure System (CIS) team. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering from Dalian University of Technology, China, and a research-based Master's in Civil Engineering from the National University of Singapore. At NUS, her research…
Esteban Nocet-Binois is a Ph.D. student at Princeton University in the Complex Infrastructure Systems (CIS) group, with a master’s degree in Complex Adaptive Systems and a background in mathematics and philosophy. He joined Jürgen Hackl’s research team with the goal to develop new tools for analyzing the structure and dynamics of infrastructure…
Megan Thies is a Chemical Engineering PhD student at Princeton university working with the Complex Infrastructure Systems (CIS) group. The central theme for her research is to use complex system modeling and design optimization to advance global sustainability efforts. She earned her B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the…
Veronica Li Aguirre is a PhD candidate in the Complex Infrastructure Systems (CIS) group at Princeton University. She earned her MS degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering with emphasis in Energy, Civil Infrastructure, and Climate from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research applies data science and network analysis…
Victor H. Calderon is a Ph.D. student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University, advised by Professor Jürgen Hackl and a member of the Complex Infrastructure Systems (CIS) group. His research interests focus on physics-informed artificial intelligence and infrastructure network resilience.Victor holds a Master's degree…
Undergraduates
External
Manal Chetouani is a Fulbright Scholar and visiting researcher in the Complex Infrastructure Systems (CIS) group at Princeton University. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Geomatics and Surveying Engineering at IAV Hassan II in Morocco, where her research develops digital twin approaches for smart and sustainable urban mobility. Manal previously…
Yucong Li is a doctoral student at Tongji University and a visiting student at Princeton University. Her research primarily focuses on the dynamic evolution of infrastructure networks, the co-evolution of major infrastructure projects and regional socioeconomic systems, and the role of infrastructure in urban sustainability. Her research…
Ringo Rocha Reboucas is a Ph.D. candidate at the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Technical Hydromechanics (IWD) at Dresden University of Technology, in cooperation with the Complex Infrastructure Systems (CIS) group at Princeton University and co-supervised by Prof. Jürgen Hackl. With a diverse background in civil engineering, road…
