Brief Introduction

Professor Hou Weisheng is a doctoral supervisor with a doctoral degree of Cartography and Geographic Information Engineering. He is mainly engaged in the researches of big data and deep learning in geology, 3D geological modeling, multiple-point statistics (MPS) and full-waveform inversion (FWI). General methodologies, algorithms are particularly concerned in my work. My own students are mostly working in the area of 3D geological modeling with deep learning and MPS, and FWI. We also developed some algorithms to treat geophysical data for modeling and analyzing structure underground.

Education Background

2004.9-2007.6, China University of Geosciences (China), Ph.D., Cartography and Geographic Information Engineering Major

2001.9-2004.6, China University of Geosciences (China), Master of Science, Earth Detection and Information Technology Major

1995.9-1999.6, China University of Geosciences (China), Bachelor of Engineering, Applied Geophysics Major

Career Experience

July, 2007 till now, Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor at the School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University

Feb., 2013~Feb., 2014, Visiting Scholar at the Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara

July, 1999~Jun., 2001, Assistant Engineer, Hubei Communication Planning and Design Institute

Graduate Student Openings

I am currently looking for potential Master, and Ph. D. students with background in Geophysics, Geology, Mathematics, Computer sciences. If you are interested, please email me (houwsh@mail.sysu.edu.cn) for more details. 

Research

1. Theory and techniques of three-dimensional geological modeling based on MPS
2. Full waveform inversion and its applications in Ordos
3. Deep learning and big data in geology

Lectures

1. Seismology
2. Labs for Geophysics
3. GIS and Geological Mapping
4. Labs for GIS and Geological Mapping
5. Scientific Cognition and Practice
6. Three-dimensional Geological Modeling

Projects

(1) Research on reconstructing 3D complex geological structures by integrating MPS and GAN, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (42372341), 2024-2027

(2) The study on multiple point statistic-based three-dimensional complex geological structure reproduction with integrating multiple sources, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (41972302), 2020-2023.

(3)  The study on multiple point statistic-based three-dimensional stochastic reproduction of Non-station characteristics in geology space, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (41772345), 2018-2021.

(4) Research on seismic dynamics model and strong earthquake risk in the boundary zone of ordos active block, National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFC1500103), 2018-2022.

(5) The study on Vector parameter-based uncertainty measurement of 3D geological modeling, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (41472300), 2015-2018.

(6) The study on entropy-based Error analysis model for multi-source geological modeling data，the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)( 41102207), 2012-2014.

(7) The Research on Building Geo-ontology with Spatial Database, the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (RFDP), 2011-2013. (P.I.)

Publications

1. Yang Yibo, Hou Weisheng*, Shen Xuzhang, Zheng Kaixin, Li Junyi, Yang Jiawen, Chai Haibin, 2024. Imaging high-resolution 3D shallow crustal structure by ambient noise method in the Shiziyang Waterway area, Guangzhou, South China. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2024, 261: 105978.
2. Hou Weisheng*, Li Yanhua, Ye Shuwan, Yang Songhua, Xiao Fan, 2024. Mapping 3D Overthrust Structures by a Hybrid Modeling Method. Earth and Space Science, 12, e2024EA003916.
3. 杨镓文,侯卫生*, 陈九辉,李俊毅,郑文俊, 2024. 鄂尔多斯及邻区地壳Ｓ波速度和各向异性结构的全波形层析成像研究. 地球物理学进展, 39: 48-62.
4. Hou Weisheng*, Chen Yonghua, Liu Hengguang, Xiao Fan, Liu Chenjun, Wang D., 2023. Reconstructing Three-dimensional geological structures by the Multiple-point statistics method coupled with a deep neural network: A case study of a metro station in Guangzhou, China. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 136: 105089.
5. Zheng, Kaixin, Hou, Weisheng*, Li Junyi, Yang Jiawen, Yang Yibo, Xiao Fan, Chen Yonghua, 2023. Imaging urban near-surface structure with passive surface waves method: A case study in Guangzhou, southern China. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 215: 105089.
6. 李俊毅, 侯卫生*, 郭飙, 沈旭章, 郑文俊, 2022. 鄂尔多斯西南缘及邻区三维速度结构全波形反演. 地球物理学报，65(6): 2074-2089.
7. 李炎华，侯卫生*，陈秀文，张献河，林小明, 李宏卫, 2022. 珠江三角洲晚更新世地层三维结构重建及其指示意义. 第四纪研究, 42(3): 869-879.
8. Weisheng Hou*, Hengguang Liu, Tiancheng Zheng, Hui Chang, Fan Xiao. Extended GOSIM: MPS-Driven Simulation of 3D Geological Structure Using 2D Cross-Sections. Earth and Space Science, 2022, 9, e2021EA001801. 
9. Weisheng Hou*, Hengguang Liu, Tiancheng Zheng, Wenjie Shen, Fan Xiao. Hierarchical MPS-Based Three-Dimensional Geological Structure Reconstruction with Two-Dimensional Image(s). Journal of Earth Science, 2021, 32(2):455-467.
10. Ruxin Ding*, Weihao Chen, Cleber Soares, Weisheng Hou* , Zilong Li, Yangshijia Li, Rongli Huang, Heping Zou, 2022. Late Cretaceous Activity Record of the Guangsan Fault—Insights from Zircon U-Pb and Apatite Fission-Track Thermochronology. Minerals, 12: 1163.
11. Shen Wenjie,Liang Zhipeng,Zou Tianxiang,Yang Zhijun, Hou Weisheng, Zhou Meng,Gong Jialin, 2022. A Review of Research on Grove Mountains CM-Type Chondrites. Minerals, 12:619.
12. Hou Weisheng*, Xiuwen Chen, Zheng Tiancheng, Chang Hui, Xiao Fan, 2021. Uncertainty analysis and visualization of geological subsurface and its application in metro station construction. Frontiers of Earth Science, 15:692-704.
13. Liangfeng Zhu, Weisheng Hou, Xiao Ping Du, 2021. Digital Earth—from surface to deep: introduction to the Special issue. Frontiers of Earth Science,
14. Hou Weisheng*, Cui Chanjie, Yang Liang, Keith Clarke. Entropy-Based Weighting in One-Dimensional Multiple Errors Analysis of Geological Contacts to Model Geological Structure. Mathematical Geosciences, 2019, 51(1):29-51.
15. Fan Xiao, Kaiqi Wang, Weisheng Hou, Zhenghai Wang, Yongzhang Zhou. Prospectivity Mapping for Porphyry Cu–Mo Mineralization in the Eastern Tianshan, Xinjiang, Northwestern China. Natural Resources Research, 2019, 29: 89–113.
16. 郑天成, 侯卫生*，何思彤, 2019. 基于二维地质剖面的三维地质结构多点统计学模拟方法. 吉林大学学报(地球科学版), 49: 1496-1506
17. Fan Xiao, Jianguo Chen, Weisheng Hou, Zhenghai Wang, Yongzhang Zhou, Oktay Erten. A spatially weighted singularity mapping method applied to identify epithermal Ag and Pb-Zn polymetallic mineralization associated geochemical anomaly in Northwest Zhejiang, China. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 2018, 189:122–137.
18. Weisheng Hou*, Liang Yang, Dongcheng Deng, Jing Ye, Keith Clarke, Zhijun Yang, Wenming Zhuang, Jianxiong Liu, Jichun Huang, 2016. Assessing quality of urban underground spaces by coupling 3D geological models: The case study of Foshan city, South China. Computers & Geosciences, 89(2016), 1-11.
19. Liang Yang, Weisheng Hou*, ChanjieCui, Jie Cui, 2016. GOSIM: A multi-scale iterative multiple-point statistics algorithm with global optimization. Computers & Geosciences, 89(2016), 57-70.
20. Weisheng Hou, Zhijun Yang, Yongzhang Zhou, Liping Zhang, Wenlong Wu, 2012. Extracting Magnetic Anomalies Based on an Improved BEMD Method: A Case Study in Panxidong Area, South China. Computers & Geosciences, 48(2012), 1-8.

Academic Service

1. The vice secretary of the Data-driven and Earth Development Committee in the Geological Society of China.
2. The deputy director of Shallow Geophysics Committee in the Chinese Geophysical Society.
3. The Executive Deputy President of Guangdong Provincial Geophysical Society.