Kelin Ding

Kelin Ding

Ph.D. Candidate, Civil Engineering

Publications

You can also find my articles on my Google Scholar profile.
BallastAttN: Occlusion-Robust 3D Railway Ballast Characterization using Data Synthesis and Deep Learning

BallastAttN: Occlusion-Robust 3D Railway Ballast Characterization using Data Synthesis and Deep Learning

Ding, K., Fan, Q., & Tutumluer, E.

Transportation Research Record 2026

Image-Based Moisture Content Prediction in Railway Ballast Using Deep Learning

Image-Based Moisture Content Prediction in Railway Ballast Using Deep Learning

Ding, K., & Tutumluer, E.

Geo-Congress 2026 2026

Condition Evaluation of Mud Spots in Railroad Ballast Using Deep Learning

Condition Evaluation of Mud Spots in Railroad Ballast Using Deep Learning

Ding, K., Qamhia, I. I., Hart, J. M., & Tutumluer, E.

Journal of Infrastructure Systems 2025

Investigating Effect of Ballast Degradation on Track Dynamic Behavior using Coupled Train-Track Discrete Element Method Model

Investigating Effect of Ballast Degradation on Track Dynamic Behavior using Coupled Train-Track Discrete Element Method Model

Liu, Z., Ding, K., Tutumluer, E., & Hashash, Y. M.

Transportation Research Record 2025

Evaluation of Field Ballast Degradation at Ft. Campbell Army Installation Using Computer Vision and Comparison with Ground Penetrating Radar

Evaluation of Field Ballast Degradation at Ft. Campbell Army Installation Using Computer Vision and Comparison with Ground Penetrating Radar

Kim, Y., Ding, K., Koh, Y., Kong, T., Tutumluer, E., Beasley, J., ... & Harrell, M. J.

International Conference on Transportation and Development 2025 2025

Deep Learning Image Segmentation to Assess Field Ballast Angularity Index

Deep Learning Image Segmentation to Assess Field Ballast Angularity Index

Ding, K., Qamhia, I. I., Hart, J. M., & Tutumluer, E.

Geotechnical Frontiers 2025 2025

A Comparative Study of New Ballast and Recycled Ballast Generated from Various Maintenance Activities

A Comparative Study of New Ballast and Recycled Ballast Generated from Various Maintenance Activities

Tutumluer, E., Wang, H., Husain, S. F., Kong, T., Kim, Y., Ding, K., ... & Li, D.

Transportation Engineering 2025

Towards Automated Field Ballast Condition Evaluation: Field Validation of the Ballast Scanning Vehicle Capabilities

Towards Automated Field Ballast Condition Evaluation: Field Validation of the Ballast Scanning Vehicle Capabilities

Luo, J., Ding, K., Huang, H., Qamhia, I. I., Tutumluer, E., Hart, J. M., ... & Sussmann, T. R.

Transportation Geotechnics 2024

Deep Learning Approach for Automated Railroad Ballast Condition Evaluation

Deep Learning Approach for Automated Railroad Ballast Condition Evaluation

Luo, J., Ding, K., Qamhia, I. I., Hart, J. M., & Tutumluer, E.

International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics 2024

I-BALLAST: Computer Vision Solutions for Ballast Degradation Analysis Using Deep-Learning and Data Fusion Methods

I-BALLAST: Computer Vision Solutions for Ballast Degradation Analysis Using Deep-Learning and Data Fusion Methods

Ding, K., Luo, J., Huang, H., Hart, J. M., Qamhia, I. I., Tutumluer, E., ... & Sussmann, T. R.

Geodata and AI 2024

Augmented Dataset for Vision-Based Analysis of Railroad Ballast via Multi-Dimensional Data Synthesis

Augmented Dataset for Vision-Based Analysis of Railroad Ballast via Multi-Dimensional Data Synthesis

Ding, K., Luo, J., Huang, H., Hart, J. M., Qamhia, I. I., & Tutumluer, E.

Algorithms 2024

Augmented Dataset for Multidimensional Ballast Segmentation and Evaluation

Augmented Dataset for Multidimensional Ballast Segmentation and Evaluation

Ding, K., Luo, J., Huang, H., Hart, J. M., Qamhia, I. I. A., & Tutumluer, E.

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 2024

Toward Automated Field Ballast Condition Evaluation: Development of a Ballast Scanning Vehicle

Toward Automated Field Ballast Condition Evaluation: Development of a Ballast Scanning Vehicle

Luo, J., Ding, K., Huang, H., Hart, J. M., Qamhia, I. I., Tutumluer, E., ... & Sussmann, T. R.

Transportation Research Record 2024

Toward Automated Field Ballast Condition Evaluation: Algorithm Development Using a Vision Transformer Framework

Toward Automated Field Ballast Condition Evaluation: Algorithm Development Using a Vision Transformer Framework

Luo, J., Huang, H., Ding, K., Qamhia, I. I., Tutumluer, E., Hart, J. M., ... & Sussmann, T. R.

Transportation Research Record 2023

I-RIPRAP 3D Image Analysis Software: User Manual

I-RIPRAP 3D Image Analysis Software: User Manual

Huang, H., Luo, J., Ding, K., Tutumluer, E., Hart, J. M., & Qamhia, I.

Illinois Center for Transportation 2023

3D Image Analysis Using Deep Learning for Size and Shape Characterization of Stockpile Riprap Aggregates-Phase 2

3D Image Analysis Using Deep Learning for Size and Shape Characterization of Stockpile Riprap Aggregates-Phase 2

Huang, H., Tutumluer, E., Luo, J., Ding, K., Qamhia, I., & Hart, J. M.

FHWA-ICT-22-013 2022

Laboratory Characterization of Foundation Geomaterials for a Smart Runway Pavement Test Section

Laboratory Characterization of Foundation Geomaterials for a Smart Runway Pavement Test Section

Liu, Z., Kang, M., Qamhia, I., Ding, K., Wang, H., Huang, H., ... & Tingle, J. S.

Geo-Congress 2022 2022