Publications

Peer-reviewed and applied research spanning roadside LiDAR & vulnerable-road-user sensing, UAV bridge inspection, non-destructive evaluation of concrete, and fractional-order flight control — the multi-sensor pipeline from field hardware to perception. The bibliography is shared with my academic CV. See also my Google Scholar profile.

36Publications

159Citations · 2026-06-06 snapshot

2011–2026Active

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★ Selected & recent

Preprint

Roadside LiDAR

Bridging the Modality Gap in Roadside LiDAR: A Training-Free Vision-Language Model Framework for Vehicle Classification

Yiqiao Li, Bo Shang, Jie Wei

arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.09425 · 2026

DOI arXiv Scholar

Conference

Roadside LiDAR

Roadside LiDAR for Cooperative Safety Auditing at Urban Intersections: Toward Auditable V2X Infrastructure Intelligence

Bo Shang, Yiqiao Li

Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops, pp. 757–765 · 2026

★ DriveX Workshop on Foundation Models for Autonomous Driving; archival proceedings

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Patent

Unmanned vehicle having flight configuration and surface traverse configuration

Genda Chen, Alec Reven, Bo Shang, Zhenhua Shi, Liujun Li, Boyang Li

U.S. Patent 12,296,994 B2 · 2025

★ Granted May 13, 2025

Patent Scholar

Preprint

Drive-by Sensing

Exploring Drive-By Sensing and Deep Learning for Urban Truck Characterization Using Google Street View Imagery

Bo Shang, Yiqiao Li, Blanche Horbach, Kevin Villon

SSRN preprint 5312573 · 2025

DOI SSRN Scholar

Conference★ 1

Roadside LiDAR

Investigating the LiDAR Beam Count Needed for Effective Vulnerable Road User Detection

Bo Shang, Yiqiao Li, Jie Wei, Camille Kamga

Procedia Computer Science, vol. 265, pp. 358–365 (MobiSPC 2025) · 2025

DOI Scholar

Conference★ 3

Roadside LiDAR

AI-Enhanced Sensing for Vulnerable Road User Safety at Signalized Intersections: A Survey

Bo Shang, Yiqiao Li, Arian Golrokh Amin, Camille Kamga, Jie Wei

Procedia Computer Science, vol. 265, pp. 350–357 (MobiSPC 2025) · 2025

DOI Scholar

Journal★ 11

NDT · Concrete

Robotic Inspection and Data Analytics to Localize and Visualize the Structural Defects of Concrete Infrastructure

Jinglun Feng, Bo Shang, Ejup Hoxha, César Hernández, Yang He, Weihan Wang, Jizhong Xiao

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 22, pp. 22324–22336 · 2025

★ Journal paper selected for presentation at IEEE IROS 2025

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All publications

Preprint

Roadside LiDAR

Bridging the Modality Gap in Roadside LiDAR: A Training-Free Vision-Language Model Framework for Vehicle Classification

Yiqiao Li, Bo Shang, Jie Wei

arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.09425 · 2026

DOI arXiv Scholar

Conference

Roadside LiDAR

Roadside LiDAR for Cooperative Safety Auditing at Urban Intersections: Toward Auditable V2X Infrastructure Intelligence

Bo Shang, Yiqiao Li

Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops, pp. 757–765 · 2026

★ DriveX Workshop on Foundation Models for Autonomous Driving; archival proceedings

PDF Link Scholar

Journal★ 8

NDT · Concrete

Contrastive learning for robust defect mapping in concrete slabs using impact echo

Ejup Hoxha, Jinglun Feng, Agnimitra Sengupta, David Kirakosian, Yang He, Bo Shang, Ardian Gjinofci, Jizhong Xiao

Construction and Building Materials, vol. 461, article 139829 · 2025

DOI SSRN Scholar

Journal★ 10

NDT · Concrete

Code-specified early delamination detection and quantification in a RC bridge deck: passive vs. active infrared thermography

Haibin Zhang, Zhenhua Shi, Liujun Li, Pu Jiao, Bo Shang, Genda Chen

Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, vol. 15(1), pp. 227–244 · 2025

★ Issue year 2025; first published online August 6, 2024

DOI Scholar

Patent

Unmanned vehicle having flight configuration and surface traverse configuration

Genda Chen, Alec Reven, Bo Shang, Zhenhua Shi, Liujun Li, Boyang Li

U.S. Patent 12,296,994 B2 · 2025

★ Granted May 13, 2025

Patent Scholar

Preprint

Drive-by Sensing

Exploring Drive-By Sensing and Deep Learning for Urban Truck Characterization Using Google Street View Imagery

Bo Shang, Yiqiao Li, Blanche Horbach, Kevin Villon

SSRN preprint 5312573 · 2025

DOI SSRN Scholar

Conference★ 1

Roadside LiDAR

Investigating the LiDAR Beam Count Needed for Effective Vulnerable Road User Detection

Bo Shang, Yiqiao Li, Jie Wei, Camille Kamga

Procedia Computer Science, vol. 265, pp. 358–365 (MobiSPC 2025) · 2025

DOI Scholar

Conference★ 3

Roadside LiDAR

AI-Enhanced Sensing for Vulnerable Road User Safety at Signalized Intersections: A Survey

Bo Shang, Yiqiao Li, Arian Golrokh Amin, Camille Kamga, Jie Wei

Procedia Computer Science, vol. 265, pp. 350–357 (MobiSPC 2025) · 2025

DOI Scholar

Journal★ 11

NDT · Concrete

Robotic Inspection and Data Analytics to Localize and Visualize the Structural Defects of Concrete Infrastructure

Jinglun Feng, Bo Shang, Ejup Hoxha, César Hernández, Yang He, Weihan Wang, Jizhong Xiao

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 22, pp. 22324–22336 · 2025

★ Journal paper selected for presentation at IEEE IROS 2025

DOI Link Scholar

Journal★ 3

NDT · Concrete

Aerial Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation (aNDT&E)

Genda Chen, Liujun Li, Haibin Zhang, Zhenhua Shi, Bo Shang

Materials Evaluation, vol. 81(1), pp. 67–73 · 2023

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Conference★ 5

UAV Inspection

Hardware-in-the-loop and Digital Twin Enabled Autonomous Robotics-assisted Environment Inspection

Johnny Li, Bo Shang, Iresh Jayawardana, Genda Chen

2023 6th International Symposium on Autonomous Systems (ISAS), pp. 1–5 · 2023

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Conference

NDT · Concrete

Delamination Detection of Concrete Bridge Slab Through UAV-Based Thermal Scanning

H Zhang, P Jiao, L Li, Z Shi, B Shang, G Chen

8th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring (8WCSCM) · 2022

Bo Shang

Publications

★ Selected & recent

Bridging the Modality Gap in Roadside LiDAR: A Training-Free Vision-Language Model Framework for Vehicle Classification

Roadside LiDAR for Cooperative Safety Auditing at Urban Intersections: Toward Auditable V2X Infrastructure Intelligence

Unmanned vehicle having flight configuration and surface traverse configuration

Exploring Drive-By Sensing and Deep Learning for Urban Truck Characterization Using Google Street View Imagery

Investigating the LiDAR Beam Count Needed for Effective Vulnerable Road User Detection

AI-Enhanced Sensing for Vulnerable Road User Safety at Signalized Intersections: A Survey

Robotic Inspection and Data Analytics to Localize and Visualize the Structural Defects of Concrete Infrastructure

All publications

Bridging the Modality Gap in Roadside LiDAR: A Training-Free Vision-Language Model Framework for Vehicle Classification

Roadside LiDAR for Cooperative Safety Auditing at Urban Intersections: Toward Auditable V2X Infrastructure Intelligence

Contrastive learning for robust defect mapping in concrete slabs using impact echo

Code-specified early delamination detection and quantification in a RC bridge deck: passive vs. active infrared thermography

Unmanned vehicle having flight configuration and surface traverse configuration

Exploring Drive-By Sensing and Deep Learning for Urban Truck Characterization Using Google Street View Imagery

Investigating the LiDAR Beam Count Needed for Effective Vulnerable Road User Detection

AI-Enhanced Sensing for Vulnerable Road User Safety at Signalized Intersections: A Survey

Robotic Inspection and Data Analytics to Localize and Visualize the Structural Defects of Concrete Infrastructure

Aerial Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation (aNDT&E)

Hardware-in-the-loop and Digital Twin Enabled Autonomous Robotics-assisted Environment Inspection

Delamination Detection of Concrete Bridge Slab Through UAV-Based Thermal Scanning

Evaluation of User-Friendliness of Several UASs for Bridge Inspection

Mixed Reality Enabled Digital Twin for Robot-Assisted Bridge Element Inspection and Maintenance

CAAP Final Report

Drone vision-based clamping strategy for bridge inspection

The ceiling effect and flight insight of unmanned aerial vehicles during proximity inspection of bridges via computational fluid dynamics modeling and simulations

Clamping Design for Bridge Inspection Robot Deployment Systems (BIRDS) Prototype II

Vision-Based Non-GPS UAV Guidance for Bridge Inspection

Bridge Inspection Robot Deployment Systems (BIRDS) Prototype II

Neighborhood Optimization Method for Shaping Bode Plot With Larger Phase Margin

Fractional-order flight control of quadrotor UAS on vision-based precision hovering with larger sampling period

Fractional order flight control of quadrotor UAS: an OS4 benchmark environment and a case study

Fractional order flight control of quadrotor UAS: a Simscape benchmark environment and a case study

Analysis of maximum possible sampling period for a real-time vision-based control system

SmartCaveDrone: 3D cave mapping using UAVs as robotic co-archaeologists

Fractional order robust visual servoing control of a quadrotor UAV with larger sampling period

Data/image transmission device based on TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)

Northeastern University Autonomous Aerial Robotics Team

An algorithm of visual reconnaissance path planning for UAVs in complex spaces

Northeastern University Autonomous Aerial Robotics Team

SLAM Research Based on ROS and Indoor Quadrotor

Internet-based interactive digital media terminal device

A Data/Image Transmission Device Based on TCP/IP Protocol

Design of point to multi-point wireless communication system based on ZigBee

Research on remote image/data transmission based on TCP/IP protocol