07 October 2024

📢 Special Lecture by Prof. Chun-Hsien Chen (UCSD) – December 10, 2024

🔥 Exciting Announcement! 🔥
We are honored to welcome Prof. Chun-Hsien Chen from UC San Diego for an insightful lecture!

🌍 Interested in how thermodynamics and machine learning can be seamlessly integrated to unlock the mysteries of complex material mechanics?


📌 Event Details
📅 Date: December 10, 2024 (Tuesday)
🕑 Time: 14:00 – 16:00
📍 Venue: Room A102, 1F, Engineering Building V
🎤 Topic: Thermodynamics-based Machine Learning and Data-driven Computing for Inelastic and Fracture Modeling
📝 Registration: https://pse.is/6c7js9 (Deadline: November 29, 2024)
🌍 Full participation earns 2 hours of International Vision credit!

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to explore future technology trends and ignite your innovative spirit!


👨‍🏫 About Prof. Chun-Hsien Chen

📌 Current Positions

  • Distinguished Professor, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) (since July 2020)
  • William Prager Chair Professor, Department of Structural Engineering, UCSD (since Nov 2013)
  • Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, UCSD (since July 2019)

🛠️ Past Experience

  • Director, Center for Extreme Events Research, Jacobs School of Engineering, UCSD
  • Chancellor’s Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UCLA
  • Department Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UCLA

🔬 Research Interests

  • Machine learning-enhanced data-driven computational mechanics
  • Feature-encoded physics-informed digital twins

🏆 Honors & Awards

  • 2024 Yu-Shan Scholar, Ministry of Education, Taiwan
  • 2024 Raymond D. Mindlin Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • 2017 Belytschko Medal, US Association for Computational Mechanics
  • 2007 Distinguished Alumnus Award, National Central University

👉 Join us to gain valuable insights and stay ahead in the field of computational mechanics and AI-driven materials science! 🚀