Daicong DA

Daicong DA

Postdoctoral Scholar

Northwestern University

Biography

Daicong DA is a postdoctoral scholar in the Integrated DEsign Automation Laboratory (IDEAL), Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. His current research interests majorly deal with mechanics of materials, design optimization, and data-driven paradigm, with applications to advanced manufacturing, soft robotics, and multifunctional materials and structures.

Interests

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Soft Robotics
  • Machine Learning
  • Design
  • Mechanics

Education

  • Ph.D. in Mécanique, 2019

    Université Paris-Est

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Postdoctoral Scholar

Northwestern University

2020 – Present Illinois
 
 
 
 
 

Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Wisconsin-Madison

2019 – 2020 Wisconsin
 
 
 
 
 

Graduate Research Assistant

Université Paris-Est

2016 – 2019 Paris

Publications

Jiao JIA, Daicong DA, Jianxing HU, Sha YIN
May 2021 Composite Structures

Crashworthiness design of periodic cellular structures using topology optimization

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Daicong DA, Liang XIA
March 2021 International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Design of heterogeneous mesostructures for nonseparated scales and analysis of size effects

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February 2021 Structures

Inverse homogenization design of lattice structures without scale separation

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Wei ZHENG, Yingjun WANG, Yongfeng ZHENG, Daicong DA
November 2020 Advances in Engineering Software

Efficient topology optimization based on DOF reduction and convergence acceleration methods

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Daicong DA, Xiaoping QIAN
July 2020 Extreme Mechanics Letters

Fracture resistance design through biomimicry and topology optimization

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Jiao JIA, Daicong DA, Cha-Liang LOH, Haibin ZHAO, Sha YIN, Jun XU
March 2020 Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Multiscale topology optimization for non-uniform microstructures with hybrid cellular automata

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Yongfeng ZHENG, Daicong DA, Hao LI, Mi XIAO, Liang GAO
February 2020 Applied Mathematical Modelling

Robust topology optimization for multi-material structures under interval uncertainty

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Daicong DA, Julien Yvonnet
January 2020 Materials

Topology optimization for maximizing the fracture resistance of periodic quasi-brittle composite structures

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Conferences

June 2021 United State

Data-driven and Topological Design of Structural Metamaterials for Fracture Resistance

February 2021 United State

Data-driven and Topological Design of Structural Metamaterials for Fracture Resistance

May 2019 Presqu’île de Giens, France

Optimisation topologique de composites pour maximiser la résistance à la fracture

July 2018 New York, United State

Multiscale Topological Design Optimization of Heterogeneous Materials and Structures Without Scale Separation

July 2018 New York, United State

Topology Optimization of Particle-matrix Composites for Pptimal Fractur Resistance Taking Into Account Interfacial Damage

June 2018 Glasgow, United Kingdom

Topology Optimization for Maximizing the Fracture Resistance of Quasi-brittle Composites

March 2018 Wuhan, China

Multiscale Topological Optimization of Complex Heterogeneous Materials and Structures

June 2017 Braunschweig, Germany

Topology Optimization of Composite Structures for Fracture Resistance with Phase Field Modeling of Crack Propagation

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