Hossein Kabir

Postdoctoral Research Associate

 

Intelligent Manufacturing and Thermal Systems Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 

 

Research Focus: Computer Vsion for Materials & Manufacturing, 3D Reconstruction/ Optical Measurement, Image Sensing, AI-driven Metrology, Infrastructure Materials.

 

Download CV

 

Link to Google Scholar

 

Link to King's Group Website

Bio:

 

Hossein Kabir is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (UIUC), working under the mentorship of Bill King. His research lies at the intersection of advanced manufacturing and computer vision, with a focus on high-precision inspection, automation, and intelligent quality assessment. His Ph.D. research at UIUC focused on vision-based durability assessment of cementitious materials under the supervision of Nishant Garg, while his M.A.Sc. work at the University of Toronto with Doug Hooton centered on durability assessment of infrastructure materials. Hossein has been recognized for his academic excellence and research contributions with the prestigious S. P. Shah Fellowship from the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Foundation.

Education: 

 

  • Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign (2020-2025)
  • M.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering, University of Toronto (2017-2019)
  • B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology (2012-2016)

 

Selected Publications: 

 

  • Kabir, H., & Garg, N. (2023). Rapid prediction of cementitious initial sorptivity via surface wettability. npj Materials Degradation, 7(1), 52: DOI

 

  • Kabir, H., Wu, J., Dahal, S., Joo, T., & Garg, N. (2024). Automated estimation of cementitious sorptivity via computer vision. Nature communications, 15(1), 9935: DOI. The computer vision model and dataset is open-source and can be publicly accessed via GitHub.

 

  • Min, Y., Kabir, H., Kothari, C., Iqbal, M. F., & Garg, N. (2025). UR2: Ultra-rapid reactivity test for real-time, low-cost quality control of calcined clays. Cement and Concrete Research, 191, 107806: DOI