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Zhangming Wu

Dr Zhangming Wu

Senior Lecturer

School of Engineering

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Available for postgraduate supervision

Overview

Zhangming Wu is a Senior Lecturer in School of Engineering, Cardiff University.

Zhangming Wu’s research centres on Mechanics, Modelling and Optimization with the study of a broad range of Engineering Problems in Mechanical, Renewable Energy, Biomedical Engineering, Sustainable Transport, and Civil Engineering etc.

Currently, I am leading (as PI) the following research projects:

  • A novel intelligent sensing system (funded by the Royal Society);
  • A Novel Complex Variable Meshless Method (funded by EU/Welsh MSCA-COFUND)
  • Multiscale Structures (funded by CSC and Cardiff University)
  • Computational Intelligence Modelling (funded by CSC and Cardiff University)
  • Reliability-oriented Lightweight Optimization Framework for Intelligent Design of Material-structure Integration - ROFiDMS (funded by EU MSCA-IF)
  • Performance-Driven Robust Topology Optimization of Functionally Graded Lattice Structures - PDRTO-FGLs (funded by UKRI-EPSRC, awarded by EU MSCA-PF)

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I have gained broad knowledge and skills in mathematical modelling, optimization, thin-walled structures, and smart sensing system, in the subjects of mechanical, sustainable transport, civil and biomedical engineering in my research career.

My innovative design of a biosensing system for biological cell characterization had been received a number of patents (US20120077219A1, WO2011001138A1, etc).

The analytical modelling and optimization methods I developed for variable stiffness panels had attracted over 200 citations and was the Top-3 most-cited paper in Thin-Walled Structure.

Publication

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Articles

Book sections

Conferences

Research

Contracts

Title                                                                      People                      Sponsor               Value               Duration

A novel intelligent sensing system Wu Z (PI) Royal Society £13257.00 01/03/2017 - 31/03/2018
A Novel Complex Variable Meshless Method 

Wu Z (PI), Featherston CA

Fellow: D.M. Li

H2020/Welsh Government   £110,979.16 31/8/2018 - 31/08/2020
Reliability-oriented Lightweight Optimization Framework for Intelligent Design of Material-Structure Integration - ROFiDMS

Wu Z (PI), 

Fellow: L Wang

H2020 MSCA €212,933.76 1/10/2020-30/09/2022
Performance-Driven Robust Topology Optimization of Functionally Graded Lattice Structures - PDRTO-FGLs 

Wu Z (PI)

Fellow: K Gao

H2020 MSCA/

UKRI-EPSRC (EP/Y023455/1)

£187,096.00 15/07/2023-14/07/2025

 

Teaching

EN3037 Solid Mechanics (Module Leader)

EN3098 Engineering Optimization with Python (Module Leader)

EN1102 MECHANICS

EN2024 Mechanical Engineering Labs

EN1048 Engineering Applications

EN2602 Design

 

 

Biography

  • PhD, Aston University, 2010
  • MEng, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 2006
  • BEng, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 2003

Honours and awards

  • Best Paper of ASC

  • Harry Hilton Structures Paper Award

Committees and reviewing

Journal reviewer, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Thin-walled Structures, Engineering Structures, Computers and Structures, Journal of Engineering Mechanics etc.

Conference Committee, CAMME 2017, ISMDMA 2017 and D2ME 2017 etc.

 

Supervisions

I am interested in supervising Ph.D. students in the areas of:

  • Thin-Walled Structures;
  • Mathematical Modelling
  • Buckling and Post-buckling;
  • Optimization

Current supervision

Ben Fisher

Ben Fisher

Research student

Zeyang Li

Zeyang Li

Graduate Demonstrator

Xuanxuan Huang

Xuanxuan Huang

Graduate Demonstrator