Current Members

Yang Zhang

Postdoctoral Researcher

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2024
M.S., Computational Mechanics, Beijing University of Technology, 2018
B.S., Engineering Mechanics, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, 2015

Research topics: Computational Intelligence, AI-driven Engineering, Digital Twin,
Inverse Analysis and Optimization, Mechatronics Synthesis

Contact: yang.3.zhang@uconn.edu, Yang Zhang | LinkedIn, Google Scholar

Joshua Dupont

Graduate Research Assistant and Ph.D. Student

B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2021
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2020

Research topics: Structural Dynamics, Smart Structures, Wave Guiding, Vibration Isolation, Metamaterials

Contact: joshua.dupont@uconn.edu

Eric Andrew Gillespie

Graduate Research Assistant and Ph.D. Student

B.S., Mechanical Engineering (Minor in Mathematics), University of Connecticut, 2020

Research topics: Finite Element Analysis, Reduced Order Modeling, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computational Intelligence

Contact: eric.gillespie@uconn.edu, Eric Gillespie | LinkedIn

David Javadian

Graduate Research Assistant and Ph.D. Student

B.S., Mechanical Engineering (with Honors), University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2021

Research topics: Digital Twin, Robotics, Automated Sensing, Machine Learning

Contact:  david.javadian@uconn.edu, David Javadian | LinkedIn

Keerthivaasan Matheswaran

Graduate Research Assistant and Ph.D. Student

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of New Haven, 2025
B.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, Anna University, 2023

Research topics: Robotics and Control, Computer Vision, Mechatronics, Finite Element Analysis, Metamaterials

Contact: keerthivaasan.matheswaran@uconn.edu, Keerthivaasan Matheswaran | LinkedIn, ‪‪Google Scholar‬

Nicholas Nguyen

Graduate Research Assistant and Ph.D. Student

B.S., Mechanical Engineering (Minor in Electronics & Systems), University of Connecticut, 2023

Research Topics: Real-Time Hybrid Simulation, System Identification, Structural Control, Smart Fluids

Contact: nicholas.nguyen@uconn.edu, Nicholas Nguyen | LinkedIn

Ismael Morales Soto

Graduate Research Assistant and Ph.D. Student

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2024

Research Topics: Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Rotating Machinery, Diagnosis and Prognosis

Contact: ismael.morales_soto@uconn.edu, Ismael Morales Soto | LinkedIn

Qianyu Zhou

Graduate Research Assistant and Ph.D. Student

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2019

Research topics: PINN, Diagnostic and Prognostic, Few-shot Learning, VLM, SHM

Contact: qianyu.zhou@uconn.edu , Qianyu Zhou | LinkedIn, ‪‪Google Scholar‬

Caden Bailey

Graduate Research Assistant and M.S. Student

B.S., Civil Engineering (Minor in Architectural and Facilities Engineering), Clarkson University, 2024

Research topics: Vibration Control in Structural Dynamics, Smart Fluids

Contact: cjb19021@uconn.edu, Caeden Bailey, EIT | LinkedIn

Maxim Veilleux

Graduate Research Assistant and M.S. Student