Dr. Xu is recruiting Ph.D. students who will work on one of the following research areas:

• Design optimizaton and deep learning for digital/cyber manufacturing.
• Physics-based and deep learning-based design of microstructural materials.

The prospective student will primarily focus on computational research.

If interested, please send your CV to hongyi.3.xu@uconn.edu. Please also submit all required documents in the application system of the Graduate School.

Qualifications:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Computer Science, or a closely related field.
• No unexplained gaps in the CV.
• Programming skills in Python and MATLAB.
• Self-motivated, strong interests in coding and quantitative methods.
• Experience in conducting Finite Element Analysis is a plus.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis, data mining, and machine learning is a plus.

Dr. Xu’s group also provides research opportunities for undergraduate and master students. If you are interested in programming and simulation, please contact Dr. Xu by email. Enclose your CV and sample codes in the email.

Prerequisites for undergraduate researcher:

• Coursework on partial differential equations and linear algebra.
• Experiences in Python and MATLAB programming.
• Coursework on statistics is a plus.