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 Candidate
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
Yijing Zhou
PhD student
M.S. : University of California, San Diego
Research: Machine Learning based simulation, design and optimization
Samba Dumbuya
PhD student
M.S.: McMaster University
Research: Topology optimization of ship structures
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
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
Erik Bell
MASc student, co-supervised with Dr. Sheng-Hui Wang
BASc: The University of British Columbia
Research: Stress corrosion cracking during hydrogen transport in re-purposed pipelines
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
Fardad Homafar
MASc student
B.Sc. University of Tehran
Research: Optimization of ship structures
Narges Mokhtari
MASc student
B.Sc.: Amirkabir University
Research: Convolutional neural networks for structural analysis
Mahdi Karimi
MASc student
M.Sc.: 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