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Yuting Zhang is a Research Fellow at the University of Southampton, focusing on probabilistic geotechnics and reliability-based design. His research specializes in data-driven site characterization, particularly leveraging machine learning techniques to analyze geotechnical and geophysical data. Yuting earned his Bachelor's degree in Geotechnical Engineering from Wuhan University in China and completed an MPhil in the same field. He continued his academic journey at the University of Newcastle in Australia, where he received his PhD in 2024. His doctoral research centered on the probabilistic calibration of resistance factors for piling designs. Yuting is an active member of research groups related to machine learning applications in geotechnical engineering.