Dr Stephen Suryasentana

Chancellor'S Fellow - Senior Lecturer

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Personal statement

I am a Senior Lecturer in University of Strathclyde. My research is focused on developing innovative offshore geotechnics solutions to prepare for the digitalisation age. This includes developing AI-driven modelling tools and novel sensor-based solutions to help engineers improve their decision-making in offshore ground modelling, site investigation planning, foundation design optimisation and installation risk management.

For more details (including past publications), please visit my lab website at http://www.autogeolab.com

Research Opportunities

I am currently accepting undergraduate/Masters final year project students and PhD applicants who are interested in working in the areas of machine learning in geotechnical engineering, offshore soil-structure interaction and automated ground modelling, amongst others (see list of research interests below). If you are interested in doing research with me, please contact me by email with your background and an outline of your proposed research topic.

Expertise

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Prize And Awards

Wolfson College Junior Research Fellowship: Recipient; 12/2018
SUT OSIG Conference: Best Poster and Presentation Award: Recipient; 2017

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Publications

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Publications

Predicting site-specific suction caisson installation pressure with limited data : a multi-fidelity temporal fusion framework: Williams Benjamin R, Suryasentana Stephen K, O'Boyle Brendan F; Ocean Engineering Vol 363 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2026.126556
Data-driven 1D design model for monotonic lateral loading of monopile foundations: Kamas Ioannis, Suryasentana Stephen K, Burd Harvey J, Byrne Byron W; MethodsX Vol 16 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2025.103738
AI-driven underwater 3D scanning : enhancing efficiency and accuracy with Bayesian optimization and Gaussian process regression: Williams Benjamin, Suryasentana Stephen, Donalson Karen, Minto James; Data-Centric Engineering Vol 7 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1017/dce.2026.10050
Physics-informed machine learning in geotechnical engineering : a direction paper: Yuan Biao, Choo Chung Siung, Yeo Lit Yen, Wang Yu, Yang Zhongxuan, Guan Qingzheng, Suryasentana Stephen, Choo Jinhyun, Shen Hao, Megia Maria, Zhang Jiangwei, Liu Zhongqiang, Song Yanjie, Wang Hui, Chen Xiaohui; Geomechanics and Geoengineering Vol 20, pp. 1128-1159 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1080/17486025.2025.2502029
Enhancing CPT-based suction caisson penetration design : insights from back-analysis of large-scale field installation data: Suryasentana Stephen K, O’Boyle Brendan F, Davidson John, Bartkus Sarunas, Schroeder Felix, Zhou Zefeng; Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Vol 151 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1061/jggefk.gteng-13304
Uncertainty‐guided U‐Net for soil boundary segmentation using Monte Carlo dropout: Zhou X, Sheil B, Suryasentana S, Shi P; Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Vol 40, pp. 1370-1387 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1111/mice.13396

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Research

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Research Interests

Machine learning:

LLM-based Agent Modelling
Physics-informed Machine Learning
Multi-fidelity data fusion

Offshore soil-structure interaction:

Development of analytical models for offshore foundations
Finite element modelling of soil-structure interaction
Convex constitutive modelling

Professional Activities

5th International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics: Participant; 9/6/2025
5th International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics: Participant; 9/6/2025
Applicatons of machine learning in offshore geotechnical engineering: Speaker; 12/11/2024
9th International SUT OSIG Conference: Participant; 14/9/2023
Session on 'Pile Design': Participant; 14/9/2023
Talk on 'Demystifying the connections between Gaussian Process Regression and Kriging': Speaker; 14/9/2023

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Projects

Generative and Agentic AI for 3D Geological Modelling in Tunnelling: Suryasentana, Stephen (Principal Investigator) Kremer, Yannick (Co-investigator) Shipton, Zoe (Co-investigator); 05-Jan-2026 - 30-Jan-2027
DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | McWhirter, John-Luke: Kamranzad, Bahareh (Principal Investigator) Suryasentana, Stephen (Co-investigator) McWhirter, John-Luke (Research Co-investigator); The project includes extensive research activities such as feasibility analysis, suitability assessments for energy production, and stakeholder engagement. The expected outcomes include comprehensive feasibility reports, redefined suitable locations for hybrid energy systems, policy recommendations, and pathways for local community involvement.

Total budget: £89,955; 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2028
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineering Hydrogen Net Zero EnerHy | Stansbury, Isabel: Suryasentana, Stephen (Principal Investigator) Kazemi Amiri, Abbas (Co-investigator) Stansbury, Isabel (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2028
Hybrid Ocean Renewables in A Changing Climate: Kamranzad, Bahareh (Principal Investigator) Suryasentana, Stephen (Co-investigator) Jia, Laibing (Co-investigator) Arredondo Galeana, Abel (Co-investigator); EPSRC Research Excellence Award Studentship
The project includes extensive research activities such as feasibility analysis, suitability assessments for energy production, and stakeholder engagement. The expected outcomes include comprehensive feasibility reports, redefined suitable locations for hybrid energy systems, policy recommendations, and pathways for local community involvement.

Funding: £89,955; 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2028
SSE-SRSS PhD studentship: Suryasentana, Stephen (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2027
Pressure cycling control on flow and soil deformation for suction caisson installation: Suryasentana, Stephen (Principal Investigator); 22-Jan-2024 - 21-Jan-2025