Research

Biological Systems

• Biofluid and biosolid mechanics 

• ​Cardiovascular/cardiac mechanics

• Cellular and tissue mechanics

• Medical simulation

• Rehabilitation  

Autonomous infrastructure

• Robotics

• UAVs/Drones

• Digital twins

• Embodied/Physical AI                                                          

Damage, Fracture and Failure

• Fracture and failure of materials and structures

• Dynamic failure and fracture

• Damage mechanics

• Hydraulic fracture                                                          

 Flow Problems

• Granular and multi-phase flows

• Non-Newtonian fluids

• Open-source CFD  

• Fluid-structure interaction

• Wave propagation

• Heat transfer                  

 Multiscale Multiphysics Problems

• Multiscale computational modeling of nanostructures

• Multi-scale and multi-physics computations in fluids and solids

• Modeling materials with coupled physics

• Multiscale modeling of concrete and concrete structures

• Molecular dynamics                              

Composites and Hybrid Structures

• Steel and concrete structures

• Timber-concrete composite structures

• Seismic-resistant structures

• Static, dynamic analysis

• Fire resistance

• Stability

• Composite structures

Optimization and Inverse Problems   

• Multidisciplinary design optimization techniques

• Computational methods for inverse problems

• Design optimization of functional structures and smart materials

• Reliability-based design optimization 

• Optimum design methods

Lightweight Structures

• Porous materials, polymers

• Offshore structures

• Foils, fabrics, nets, ropes, rods

• Bioinspired/sandwich structures

• Porous breakwater

Modeling and Simulation for Additive Manufacturing (3D printing)

• Surface optimization

• Multiscale topology optimization

• Modeling of novel materials systems 

• Simulation process of residual stresses/deformations

• Functionally graded materials 

• Data-driven modeling and learning for printing process optimisation

Computer Methods and AI Models

• High-order methods

• Particle-based methods

• Extended discretization methods

• Error estimation and adaptivity

• Reduced modeling and computation

• Computational intelligence

• Biomorphic intelligence