Zhigang (Will) Tian, PhD, PEng, FISEAM
Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept
Personal Website: http://www.ualberta.ca/~ztian
Contact
Professor
Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept
- ztian@ualberta.ca
- Address
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10-269 Donadeo Innovation Centre For Engineering
9211 116 StEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Sustainable Energy Structural Reliability Systems Reliability Systems Operations Predictive maintenance
About
Education:
Ph.D., University of Alberta, 2007
Professional activities and honors:
- Fellow, International Society of Engineering Asset Management (ISEAM), 2016.
- World's top 2% scientists, 2019-2026 (Subject Field: Operations Research. Study by Stanford University and Elsevier)
- Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award (Technology, Industry, and the Environment). 2011.
- Steering Committee member. Asia Pacific International Conference on Advanced Reliability and
Maintenance Modeling, 2023-present. - Associate Editor. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 2026-present.
- Associate Editor. ICCK Transactions on Systems Safety and Reliability. 2026- present.
- Editorial Board member. International Journal of Reliability, Quality and Safety Engineering (IJRQSE), 2020-present.
- Editorial Board member. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2021-present.
- Editorial Board member. Journal of Reliability Science & Engineering (JRSE), 2024-present.
Research
Research Interest:
Predictive maintenance, Reliability, Prognostics, Asset management, Condition monitoring, Machine learning, Wind energy systems, Pipeline integrity
Courses
ENG M 514 - Reliability Engineering
Concepts of reliability, failure rate, maintainability, and availability. Properties of various statistical distributions and their applications in reliability engineering. Failure data analysis techniques including probability plotting. Load and strength interference in mechanical component design. System reliability models and system reliability evaluation methods. Optimal system design considering reliability issues.
ENG M 516 - Maintenance Management
Maintenance management of industrial assets. Preventative maintenance decisions. Spare parts provisioning. Predictive maintenance decisions. Reliability centered maintenance. Total productive maintenance. Case studies.
ENG M 530 - Engineering Project Management
Introduction to project management tools, techniques, templates, and methodologies. This course examines the knowledge areas of the Project Management Institute (PMI) which provide an integrated approach to managing engineering projects.