Faculty

Differentiable programming Scientific machine learning for dynamical systems, optimization, and control Building energy systems Process control

Power systems Energy economics Decision science optimization Machine learning

Mechanics of Architected Materials Large Deformations and Structural Stability Shock Formation and Impact Dynamics Structural DNA Nanotechnology

Public health Bio-secure mobility Transport systems Infectious disease spread Network modeling

Structural Fire Engineering Performance-Based Structural Design Computational Mechanics Community Resilience Assessment

Healthcare operations Medical decision making Mathematical modeling Real-time algorithms Mixed-integer programming Inverse optimization

Computational engineering and sciences integrating computational mechanics and physics Computational materials science and integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) with emphasis on multiscale modeling, structure-materials modeling and simulations Materials characterization Process modeling Machine learning Uncertainty quantification Additive manufacturing Multi-physics modeling of multi-functional materials

Uncertainty quantification Stochastic finite element methods Computational mechanics High-performance computing and scientific software development Reliability analysis Scientific machine learning Manifold learning Data-driven reduced-order modeling

Scientific machine learning algorithm development for physical and biological systems Artificial intelligence for science AI accelerated numerical simulations Computational solid mechanics

Stochastic finite element methods Probabilistic mechanics Stochastic simulation of material properties Micromechanics

Topology optimization Structural optimization Architected materials Design for advanced manufacturing Computational mechanics

System Dynamic Modeling Agent Based Modeling Modeling Frameworks for Predicting the Onset of Chronic Disorders Systems Modeling of the Causes of Obesity and Non-communicable Diseases Community Resilience Structural Dynamics Acoustics

Energy and infrastructure systems Technology evolution Climate and energy policy Technology assessment Innovation Sustainable development

Mechanics and simulation of ductile and brittle materials Behavior and performance of thin-walled structures System reliability for civil infrastructure Analysis and design of steel building systems

Research that combines 3D printing and additive manufacturing, multi-functional materials, and computational design to create programmable matter. Examples include architected materials, mechanical metamaterials, exoskeletons and prosthetics, and soft robotics.

Natural disaster risk modeling System dynamics and strategic studies Risk-based asset management systems Disaster risk financing Budgeting frameworks

Historic structures Bridge engineering Structural engineering Engineering education

Thin-walled structures Structural stability Structural optimization Stochastic mechanics Steel structures Fracture mechanics Experimental methods Computational mechanics

Uncertainty quantification Machine learning Stochastic simulation Reliability analysis Computational physics-based modeling Probabilistic methods

Vehicle routing problems Production systems Engineering education Experiential learning activities

Statistical machine learning Causal inference Multi-modal sensing and learning Rapid disaster estimation and response Smart urban systems Multi-agent swarms

Spatio-temporal modeling Ethical and trustworthy AI Assured autonomous systems Traffic safety and equity enhancement

Structural optimization Structural analysis Applied Mathematics Structural design