Group Members

Jasmin Jelovica, PhD, P.Eng.

Associate Professor, Principal Investigator

NSERC/Seaspan Industrial Research Chair

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 hold NSERC/Seaspan Industrial Research Chair since 2020. My interests focus on modeling response and failure of advanced 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

Email: ycai05@mail.ubc.ca

Reza Karimi

PhD Candidate, co-supervised by Dr. S-H. Wang

M.Sc.: Isfahan University of Technology

Research: Characteristics of weld cladding using Cold Metal Transfer and other GMAW processes

Email: mohammadreza.karimi@ubc.ca

Jason Yan

PhD Student

MASc: The University of British Columbia

Research: Topology optimization of large-scale multifunctional structures

Email: jasonsy.yan@ubc.ca

Deniz Bilgili

PhD Candidate, co-supervised by Dr. Erhan Budak

M.Sc.: Istanbul Technical University

Research: Multi-objective Design Optimization of Machine Tools

Email: denizb@alumni.ubc.ca

Chenxi Lyu

MASc student

BS: Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Research: Deep learning for weld quality assessment and prediction

Co-supervision with Dr. Wang

Email: chenxi27@student.ubc.ca

Fardad Homafar

MASc student

BSc: Tehran University

Research: Optimization of ship structures

Email: fhomafar@student.ubc.ca

Zareer Hakim

MASc student

BASc: The University of British Columbia

Research: Topology optimization of ship structures

Email: zasd99@student.ubc.ca

Runze Shi

MASc student

BSc: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Research: Welding quality prediction using machine learning techniques

Email: rshi48@student.ubc.ca

Ishan Neogi

MASc student

BE: BITS Pilani Goa Campus

Research: Near-field noise around ship from propeller and structural vibrations

Co-supervision with Dr. Jaiman

Email: ineogi@mail.ubc.ca

Samuel Bonnell

MASc student

BASc: The University of British Columbia

Research: Deep learning for stress prediction and optimization of stiffened panels

Email: sbonnell@student.ubc.ca


Collaborators

Dr. Rajeev K. Jaiman, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, UBC

Dr. Sheng-Hui Wang, Senior Research Scientist, National Research Council of Canada

Dr. Mihkel Kõrgesaar, Assistant Professor, Tallinn University of Technology


Graduated students and former members

Narges Mokhtari

MASc student

BSc: Amirkabir University

Research: Convolutional neural networks for structural analysis

Email: nargesmj@student.ubc.ca

Mahdi Karimi

MASc student

MSc: Arak university

Research: Simulation of welding distortions and prediction using deep learning models

Email: karimi94@mail.ubc.ca

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, currently postdoc at University of Arizona

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