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 for more details.

Prerequisites for undergraduate researcher:

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