Jiaji Wang (汪家继)

Bio

Jiaji Wang joined the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Hong Kong as Assistant Professor in Jan 2023. He obtained his Ph.D. supervised by Professor Jianguo Nie at THU from the laboratory of Steel-Concrete Composite Structures and served as JSPS postdoctoral fellow at Kyoto Unviersity and postdoctoral researcher at University of Houston. Enthusiastic about applying high-fidelity computational methods in structural analysis and design, Jiaji’s researches are mainly focused on:

• Physics-informed machine learning for intelligent structural engineering
• Data-driven and physics-informed operator learning for solving partial differential equations
• Structural health monitoring and structural control with smart material and deep learning
• Computational mechanics infusing finite element method and deep learning
• Steel and concrete composite structures
• Novel constitutive models for high fidelity simulation of structures)
• Seismic performance and design recommendations of RC and composite shear walls under tension-bending-shear load
• Steel concrete composite strengthening of existing RC structures

We are actively looking for strong and motivated students to join our group! If you are interested in working with us, please read recent papers and the position section, and email me with thoughts on extensions. Sorry, I'm afraid I generally can't respond to all individual emails.

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Resume

• The University of Hong Kong 01/2023 - now

  Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering
  HKU Structural AI Lab
• Kyoto University 04/2022 - 11/2022

  JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow
  Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering
• University of Houston: Houston 07/2019 - 04/2022

  Postdoctoral Associate
  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Tsinghua University 08/2014 - 07/2019

  Ph.D.
  Mentored by Prof. Jianguo Nie, Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)
• Northeastern University, Boston 07/2017 - 10/2017

  Visiting Scholar
  Mentored by Prof. Jerome F. Hajjar, Member of US National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
• Tsinghua University 08/2010 - 07/2014

  B.S. with first-class honor
  Civil Engineering

Open Position

香港政府博士生奖学金招生——香港大学土木工程系汪家继课题组

香港政府博士生奖学金: https://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/index.html > 香港大学土木系汪家继课题组招收全额奖学金的结构工程博士生。来自顶尖高校（如中国内地的C9、中国香港、美国、欧洲、日本、新加坡等）的教育部国家奖学金获奖者（或一等奖学金获奖者,First-class Honor），强烈建议申请香港博士奖学金计划（HKPFS）和香港大学校长奖学金（HKU-PS），成功入选者每年将由香港研究资助局和香港大学提供的四年合计165万港币奖学金（约合150万人民币）。香港大学将为上述获奖者确保学校舍堂住宿。未成功入选者也可享有每月1.85万港币的奖学金学费。 汪家继博士的研究领域将与近年来快速发展的机器学习方法与计算力学、结构工程、超级计算机等领域的研究相融合。汪家继博士研究方向主要包括：使用物理驱动机器学习方法求解或探索偏微分方程组，使用数据驱动机器学习方法建立工程结构的数字孪生模型，基于机器视觉和人工智能的结构智能监测技术，基于高性能计算平台开展大规模结构动力响应模拟，大型复杂钢-混凝土组合结构的模拟与设计优化，基于周期超材料的智能结构隔震减振等。博士生研究阶段将获得世界前沿的超级计算机资源。课题组与美、欧、日本等诸多前沿课题组建立了良好的合作基础。预计入学日期为2025年2月至10月。专业能力要求：在入学日期以前已完成土木工程或其他相关专业（力学，数学，计算机等）本科或以上学位。来自国内外名校的优秀本科毕业生会得到优先考虑。英语能力可参考香港大学博士生招生要求https://gradsch.hku.hk/prospective_students/application/admission_requirement  > 香港大学奖学金介绍：香港大学土木工程系现有教职员工约30人，在校本科生400余人，研究生500余人。该系提供各种学术课程，包括土木工程学士、硕士和博士学位。土木工程系连续多年位列QS世界大学学科排名世界前26名。土木工程系的成员积极从事智能建造、岩土、结构、交通工程以及环境的创新研究。土木工程系已经领导许多由香港研究资助委员会、政府和行业资助的大型跨学科竞争性研究项目。该系还在建筑信息学、结构工程、模块化集成建筑、环境水力学、环境工程、碳中和、岩土工程等领域拥有众多主要设施和实验室。香港大学土木工程系依托国家自然科学基金和香港地区等资助单位的项目资助，取得了大量国际前沿的研究成果，在国际上形成了广泛的影响力。诚恳欢迎对这一职位有兴趣的博士生申请人将简历、成绩单和研究陈述（包括研究经历和未来研究计划）以邮件形式发送至汪家继博士邮箱（cewang[AT]hku.hk），并注明：PhD candidate application at HKU。符合条件的申请人会得到面试通知。申请截止日期为2024年9月1日。

香港大学博士研究生申请信息:   https://gradsch.hku.hk/prospective_students/programmes/doctor_of_philosophy https://gradsch.hku.hk/prospective_students/programmes/doctor_of_philosophy/regulations_for_the_degree_of
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汪家继博士主页： https://www.civil.hku.hk/pp-wangjj.html  ; https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wang-Jiaji 

Call for PhD fellowship candidate: Hong Kong Government PhD Fellowship Recruitment - Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Hong Kong, Dr. Wang Jiaji 

Hong Kong Government PhD Fellowship: https://cerg1.ugc.edu.hk/hkpfs/index.html 

Dr. Wang Jiaji, Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Hong Kong, is recruiting one fully-funded PhD student in structural engineering. Outstanding applicants from top universities (such as C9 in Mainland China, the University of Tokyo in Japan, and the National University of Singapore) who have received national scholarships from the Ministry of Education (or first-class scholarships) are strongly encouraged to apply for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) and the Presidential Scholarship of the University of Hong Kong (HKU-PS). Successful candidates will be provided with an annual living allowance of HK$319,000 and a conference and research-related travel allowance of HK$13,000 per year by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, with tuition fees waived. HKU will also provide additional living allowances (HK$20,000 to HK$40,000 per year) and ensure on-campus accommodation for the aforementioned awardees. Unsuccessful candidates may still be eligible for an annual scholarship of HK$18,000 and a tuition fee waiver. Dr. Wang Jiaji's research will focus on the integration of rapidly developing machine learning methods with computational mechanics, structural engineering, supercomputing, and other fields. His research areas mainly include: solving or exploring partial differential equations using physics-driven machine learning methods, establishing digital twin models of engineering structures using data-driven machine learning methods, structural health monitoring technology based on machine vision and artificial intelligence, large-scale structural dynamic response simulation based on high-performance computing platforms, simulation and design optimization of large complex steel-concrete composite structures, and intelligent structural isolation and vibration reduction based on periodic metamaterials. PhD students will have access to cutting-edge supercomputing resources during their research. Dr. Wang Jiaji has established good cooperation with many frontier research groups in the United States, Japan, and Europe. The expected enrollment date is Feb 2025 to Nov 2025.

Professional requirements: Applicants should have completed a bachelor's degree or higher in civil engineering (or structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, disaster prevention and mitigation, hydraulic engineering, transportation engineering, etc.) or other related fields (mechanics, mathematics, computer science and technology, etc.) before the enrollment date. English language requirements can be found at https://gradsch.hku.hk/prospective_students/application/admission_requirement 

Introduction to scholarships at the University of Hong Kong: The Department of Civil Engineering at HKU has about 30 faculty members, over 400 undergraduate students, and over 500 graduate students. The department offers various academic programs, including bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in civil engineering. The Department of Civil Engineering has been ranked in the top 20 in the QS World University Subject Rankings for several years. Members of the Department are actively engaged in innovative research and new technologies in the areas of construction engineering and management, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, and water and environmental engineering. The Department has established three research centers to promote interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary collaboration, impactful research within HKU and the faculty, including the Centre for Environmental Engineering Research, the Centre for Innovation in Construction and Infrastructure Development, and the Centre for Water Technology and Policy. The Department has led numerous large-scale interdisciplinary competitive research projects funded by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, government, and industry. The Department also has many major facilities and laboratories in the areas of building informatics, structural engineering, modular integrated construction, environmental hydraulics, environmental engineering, carbon neutrality, geotechnical engineering, and more. In recent years, the Department of Civil Engineering at HKU has achieved a large number of internationally leading research results, supported by projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation and the Hong Kong region, and has formed a wide range of influence internationally. The full scholarship for PhD students at HKU is HK$18,030 to HK$18,520 per month, and exceptionally outstanding PhD applicants may apply for the HKU Presidential Outstanding Doctoral Student Scholarship (with an annual funding of over HK$400,000) or other scholarship support. Interested PhD applicants are sincerely welcome to send their resumes, transcripts, and research statements (including research experience and future research plans) by email to Dr. Wang Jiaji (cewang[AT]hku.hk) with the subject line: "PhD candidate application at HKU". Qualified applicants will be notified for interviews. The application deadline is September 1, 2024. Information on PhD student applications at the University of Hong Kong:

PhD application information:   https://gradsch.hku.hk/prospective_students/programmes/doctor_of_philosophy https://gradsch.hku.hk/prospective_students/programmes/doctor_of_philosophy/regulations_for_the_degree_of
_doctor_of_philosophy 

Homepage of Jiaji Wang: https://www.civil.hku.hk/pp-wangjj.html  ; https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wang-Jiaji 

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