Xiaoya Zhai (翟晓雅)

Assistant Professor @ USTC

I work as an assistant professor in the School of Mathematical Science at University of Science and technology of China. I work with Prof. Falai Chen, Prof. Ligang Liu, and Prof. Xiao-Ming Fu. Before that, I earned my Ph.D. from University of Science and technology of China, advised by Prof. Falai Chen and Prof. Jun Wu (TU Delft). I have visited the Chinese University of Hong Kong for 1 year and Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands for 18 months. My research focus on topology optimization and advanced manufacturing.

Welcome to our lab to explore the mysteries of structural design!

[2025-04-15] Our paper "Efficient Worst-Case Topology Optimization of Self-Supporting Structures for Additive Manufacturing." has been accepted the technical papers program of GMP 2025 and to be published in the special issue Advances in Geometric Modeling and Processing of Computer Aided Geometric Design.
[2025-04-13] Our paper "Low-melting-point alloy/polyurethane auxetic composite foam for outstanding impact protection with favorable shape memory effect." has been accepted by Smart Materials and Structures.
[2025-03-15] Our paper "Topology Optimization of Compatible Thermal Microstructures." has been accepted by International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.
[2025-02-10] Our paper "INPR-Connector: Interlocking Negative Poisson's Ratio Connectors Design for Deployable Energy Absorption Structures." has been accepted by Composites Part B: Engineering.
[2025-01-04] Our paper "Constructing Boundary-identical Microstructures by Guided Diffusion for Fast Multiscale Designs." has been accepted by Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.