Jasmin Jelovica, D.Sc., P.Eng.
Associate Professor, Principal Investigator
Short Bio and Research Agenda: I obtained my M.Sc from University of Rijeka, Croatia, and D.Sc. from Aalto University, Finland. I joined UBC as Assistant Professor in 2017, where I held NSERC/Seaspan Industrial Research Chair from 2020 until 2025. I am Associate Professor at UBC from 2024. My interests focus on modeling response and failure of ship structures. This involves a range of modeling approaches that I am advancing with my research group: shear-deformable beams and plates, swarm and evolutionary optimization, topology optimization, and data-driven physics-informed models. Crucial part of drive for high-quality structures is manufacturing; this is where our research on new low-heat-input welding techniques come in.
Yuecheng Cai
PhD Candidate
MASc: The University of British Columbia
Research: Graph neural networks for structural analysis and optimization of ships
Reza Karimi
PhD Candidate, co-supervised by Dr. Sheng-Hui Wang
M.Sc.: Isfahan University of Technology
Research: Characteristics of weld cladding using Cold Metal Transfer and other GMAW processes
Jason Yan
PhD Student
MASc: The University of British Columbia
Research: Topology optimization of large-scale multifunctional structures
Deniz Bilgili
PhD Candidate, co-supervised by Dr. Erhan Budak
M.Sc.: Istanbul Technical University
Research: Multi-objective design optimization of machine tools
Chenxi Lyu
MASc student, co-supervised with Dr. Sheng-Hui Wang
BS: Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Research: Deep learning for weld quality assessment and prediction
Fardad Homafar
MASc student
BSc: Tehran University
Research: Optimization of ship structures
Zareer Hakim
MASc student
BASc: The University of British Columbia
Research: Topology optimization of ship structures
Runze Shi
MASc student
BSc: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research: Welding quality prediction using machine learning techniques
Ishan Neogi
MASc student, co-supervised with Dr. Rajeev K. Jaiman
BE: BITS Pilani Goa Campus
Research: Near-field noise around ship hulls from wave excitations
Samuel Bonnell
MASc student
BASc: The University of British Columbia
Research: Deep learning for stress prediction and optimization of stiffened panels
Collaborators
Dr. Rajeev K. Jaiman, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, UBC
Dr. Sheng-Hui Wang, Senior Research Officer, National Research Council of Canada
Dr. Mihkel Kõrgesaar, Associate Professor, Tallinn University of Technology
Graduated students and former members
Narges Mokhtari
MASc student
BSc: Amirkabir University
Research: Convolutional neural networks for structural analysis
Mahdi Karimi
MASc student
MSc: Arak university
Research: Simulation of welding distortions and prediction using deep learning models
Wrik Mallik
Postdoctoral fellow, currently Lecturer at University of Glasgow
Research: Deep learning models for underwater radiated noise prediction
Mohammad M. Keleshteri
PhD graduate (2022) and postdoctoral fellow
Thesis title: Nonlinear vibration behavior of metal foam structures
Hossein Bisheh
NSERC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, currently Lecturer at Anglia-Ruskin University
Research: Vibrations of natural fiber composites
Alireza Babaee
PhD graduate (2024)
Thesis title: Computational study of nonlinear thermoelastic behavior in axisymmetric plates under rapid cooling
Faezeh Samanipour
MASc Student
Research: Constraint handling in multi-objective evolutionary algorithm
Faegheh Farbod
MASc Student
Research: Material characterization of E36 steel subjected to cryogenic temperature shocks
Yuecheng Cai
MASc Student
Research: Machine learning for constraint handling in structural optimization
Jason Yan
MASc Student
Research: Topology optimization of sandwich panel joints
Visiting PhD students
- Qilong Xia
BASc and MEng students:
- Karolina Wroblewska (MEng student, visiting from University of Glasgow)
- Chris Kelly (BASc student, UBC Materials Engineering)
- Bedir Goybulak (BASc student, UBC Mechanical Engineering)
- Visal Katamaneni (MEng student, UBC Mechanical Engineering)
- Joe Zhang
- Bobsy Narayan
- Jeff Yoon
- Jasbir Singh
- Harshdeep Reen
- Gurpreet Singh
- Minh Duc Ha
- Yaxi Xiao
- Chinmay Singh
- Lucas Braga