Academic Positions

• Research Scientist, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) @ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), 2024 – Present
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering @ Kansas State University (KSU), 2024 – Present
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology @ UIUC; Department of Aerospace Engineering @ UIUC; 2022 – 2024

Research Interests

SciML, A2E (AI-aided Engineering), Multiphysics Simulation, Computational Mechanics, Peridynamics, Advanced Manufacturing

Research

Univariate conditional variational autoencoder (UcVAE) for morphogenic pattern design in FP-based manufacturing

UcVAE for Morphogenic Pattern Design. (a) UcVAE architecture enabling one-to-many mapping from target pattern to feasible process conditions. (b) Natural inspiration patterns and corresponding UcVAE-designed FP (Frontal Polymerization) process results.

    Paper | Code | Read More | 2025 HPCwire Award: Best Use of HPC in Industry Manufacturing

Geometry-Informed Neural Operator Transformer (GINOT)

GINOT predicts solutions from geometries represented by point cloud.

    Paper | Code | Read More

Toward metamaterial design: Neural operator transformer for forward prediction and diffusion model for inverse design

SDF-based Metamaterial Design using Diffusion Model

Neural Operator Transformer Forward Prediction

    Paper | Code | Read More

Advancing Peridynamics (PD) for Efficient and Accurate Fracture Simulation

Adaptive PD-FEM for Quasi-static Fracture Simulation

XOSBPD for Dynamic Uniaxial Tension Fracture

XOSBPD for Dynamic Kalthoff–Winkler Experiment

    Paper 1 | Paper 2 | Paper 3 | Paper 4 | Code | Read More

Mesoscale Finite Element Meshing for Microstructures of Textile Composites

Fabric Meshing for Textile Composites

Digital Fabric and Composite Analyzer (DFCA) Integrated Meshing Module

    Paper | DFCA (licensed by Apple Inc. and GE) | Read More