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Wang Chen
Position：Assistant Professor Address：Department of Civil Engineering E-mail: chwang@tsinghua.edu.cn
Educational Background
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Tsinghua Univeristy, 2021
B. Eng. in Civil Engineering, Tsinghua Univeristy, 2016
Visiting scholar, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UCLA, 2018
Work Experience
2021~2025, Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Assistant researcher/Postdoc
2025~, Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Assistant professor
Research Interests
AI-driven computational structural mechanics and its application, including: Mechanistics-based intelligent structural analysis; AI-enhanced engineering design and optimization; Digital twins for engineering structures, etc.
Research Projects
1. National key research and development program
2. National Natural Science Foundation of China
3. China National Postdoctoral Program for Innovation Talents
Representative Academic Achievement
1. Song L, Wang C*, Fan J. Efficient Full-Range Nonlinear Analyses of Structural Systems Based on Heterogeneous Graph Learning. Engineering, 2025.
2. Wang C, Zhang C, Yang C*, Fan J. Towards efficient structural inverse analysis based on AI-driven differentiable optimization method. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2025: 112618.
3. Chen P, Wang C*, Fan J. Multivariate engineering formulas discovery with knowledge‐based neural network. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 2025:13448.
4. Yang C, Wang C*, Zhao F, Wu B, Fan J, Zhang Y. Smart virtual sensing for deep excavations using real-time ensemble graph neural networks. Automation in Construction, 2025: 106040.
5. Yang C, Wang C*, Wu B, Zhao F, Fan J, Zhou L. Settlement estimation during foundation excavation using pattern analysis and explainable AI modeling. Automation in Construction, 2024: 105651.
6. Zhang C, Tao M, Wang C*, Yang C, Fan J. Differentiable automatic structural optimization using graph deep learning. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2024: 102363.
7. Zhao H, Wang C*, Fan J. Predicting steel column stability with uncertain initial defects using bayesian deep learning. Applied Soft Computing, 2024: 111139.
8. Zhang C, Tao M, Wang C*, Fan J. End-to-end generation of structural topology for complex architectural layouts with graph neural networks. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 2024: 13098.
9. Wang C*, He Y, Lu H, Nie J, Fan J. Physics-informed few-shot deep learning for elastoplastic constitutive relationships. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2023: 106907.
10. Wang C, Song L, Yuan Z, Fan J*. State-of-the-art AI-based computational analysis in civil engineering. Journal of Industrial Information Integration, 2023: 100470.
11. Song L, Wang C*, Fan J, Lu H. Elastic structural analysis based on graph neural network without labeled data. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 2023: 12944.
12. Wang C, Song L, Fan J. End-to-End Structural analysis in civil engineering based on deep learning. Automation in Construction, 2022, 138: 104255.
13. Wang C, Xu L, Fan J*. A general deep learning framework for history-dependent response prediction based on UA-Seq2Seq model. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2020: 113357.
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