Dr Qihan Wang

Dr Qihan Wang

Research Associate
Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering

1. AI and Machine learning in structural analysis and design optimisation

2. Computational mechanics, uncertainty quantification, and structural reliability

3. Advanced materials, metamaterial design and applications

4. Sustainable, resilient, and digital infrastructure and community development

Location
Civil Engineering Building (H20) Level 6, Room CE616 Kensington Campus
  • Book Chapters | 2023
    Feng Y; Wang Q; Wu D; Gao W, 2023, 'Machine Learning-Aided Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Engineering Structures', in , pp. 347 - 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3330-3_36
    Book Chapters | 2023
    Wang Q; Feng Y; Wu D; Gao W, 2023, 'Non-probabilistic Informed Structural Health Assessment with Virtual Modelling Technique', in , pp. 359 - 364, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3330-3_38
  • Journal articles | 2026
    Li J; Wang Q; Zhang M; Feng Y; Li G; Gao W, 2026, 'Structural risk assessment under wildfire exposure through a physics-data co-driven framework', Structural Safety, 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2026.102691
    Journal articles | 2026
    Wang Q; Li C; Zhang M; Gao W; Luo Z, 2026, 'A machine learning-aided robust topology optimization method for the design of auxetic metamaterials', Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2025.118577
    Journal articles | 2026
    Wang Q; Zhang M; Gao W; Luo Z, 2026, 'Reliability analysis for structures with topological variations induced by geometric uncertainty through segmented regression', Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2025.111627
    Journal articles | 2026
    Wang Q; Zhao E; Luo Z; Hou S; Gao W, 2026, 'Statistics-driven reliability-based robust sustainability optimization of structures under material and manufacturing uncertainties', Engineering Structures, 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2025.121935
    Journal articles | 2026
    Zhao E; Wang Q; Hou S; Luo Z; Gao W, 2026, 'Time-variant reliability analysis via advanced most probable point trajectory tracking', Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2025.111748
    Journal articles | 2025
    Hu CF; Zhu SS; Luo WJ; Zhou JP; Li L; Wang QH, 2025, 'Lateral-torsional bucking of parabolic arches in Cartesian coordinate system', Structures, 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2025.109638
    Journal articles | 2025
    Li C; Wang Q; Zhang M; Gao W; Luo Z, 2025, 'Two-scale concurrent topology optimization of multiple lattice materials with non-uniform thickness interfaces', Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 444, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2025.118108
    Journal articles | 2025
    Li J; Wang Q; Chen X; Li G; Feng J; Gao W, 2025, 'Proposal of a Fire Loading Curve for Engineering Structures Subjected to Grassland Fires', Journal of Structural Engineering, 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/JSENDH.STENG-14299
    Journal articles | 2025
    Wang Q; Luo Z; Zhang M; Wu D; Li G; Gao W, 2025, 'Polymorphic uncertainty field quantification in structural analysis with machine learning assistance', Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2024.112273
    Journal articles | 2024
    Liu Z; Wang Q; Fatahi B; Khabbaz H; Sheng D; Wu D, 2024, 'Hybrid uncertain buckling analysis for engineering structures through machine learning method', Engineering Structures, 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.118083
    Journal articles | 2024
    Tian W; Li Q; Wang Q; Chen D; Gao W, 2024, 'Additive manufacturing error quantification on stability of composite sandwich plates with lattice-cores through machine learning technique', Composite Structures, 327, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.117645
    Journal articles | 2024
    Wang Q; Li J; Gao W; Li G; Liu X; Bradford MA, 2024, 'Smoothing and approximation of grassland fire loading data for engineering structures by Capped Extended Support Vector Regression', Engineering Structures, 319, pp. 118848, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.118848
    Journal articles | 2024
    Wang Q; Wu D; Li G; Liu Z; Tong J; Chen X; Gao W, 2024, 'Machine learning aided uncertainty quantification for engineering structures involving material-geometric randomness and data imperfection', Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 423, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2024.116868
    Journal articles | 2024
    Zhang M; Wang Q; Luo Z; Gao W, 2024, 'Stochastic bandgap optimization for multiscale elastic metamaterials with manufacturing imperfections', International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2024.109035
    Journal articles | 2024
    Zhang M; Wang Q; Luo Z; Gao W, 2024, 'Virtual model-aided reliability analysis considering material and geometrical uncertainties for elastic metamaterials', Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 211, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2024.111199
    Journal articles | 2024
    Zhao E; Wang Q; Alamdari MM; Luo Z; Gao W, 2024, 'Reliability and sustainability integrated design optimization for engineering structures with active machine learning technique', Journal of Building Engineering, 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.111480
    Journal articles | 2023
    Feng Y; Wang Q; Chen X; Wu D; Gao W, 2023, 'Virtual modelling technique for geometric-material nonlinear dynamics of structures', Structural Safety, 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2022.102284
    Journal articles | 2023
    Feng Y; Wang Q; Yu Y; Zhang T; Wu D; Chen X; Luo Z; Gao W, 2023, 'Experimental-numerical-virtual (ENV) modelling technique for composite structure against low velocity impacts', Engineering Structures, 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.115488
    Journal articles | 2023
    Zhao E; Wang Q; Alamdari MM; Gao W, 2023, 'Advanced virtual model assisted most probable point capturing method for engineering structures', Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2023.109527
    Journal articles | 2022
    Wang Q; Feng Y; Wu D; Li G; Liu Z; Gao W, 2022, 'Polymorphic uncertainty quantification for engineering structures via a hyperplane modelling technique', Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 398, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2022.115250
    Journal articles | 2022
    Wang Q; Feng Y; Wu D; Yang C; Yu Y; Li G; Beer M; Gao W, 2022, 'Polyphase uncertainty analysis through virtual modelling technique', Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2021.108013
    Journal articles | 2021
    Feng Y; Wang Q; Wu D; Luo Z; Chen X; Zhang T; Gao W, 2021, 'Machine learning aided phase field method for fracture mechanics', International Journal of Engineering Science, 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijengsci.2021.103587
    Journal articles | 2021
    Wang Q; Wu D; Li G; Gao W, 2021, 'A virtual model architecture for engineering structures with Twin Extended Support Vector Regression (T-X-SVR) method', Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2021.114121
    Journal articles | 2021
    Yu Y; Zhang T; Wang Q; Chen X; Wu D; Gao W; Liu A, 2021, 'Sensitivity of solidification hydration model in estimating carbonation of fly ash cement system', Construction and Building Materials, 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.122582
    Journal articles | 2020
    Feng Y; Wang Q; Wu D; Gao W; Tin-Loi F, 2020, 'Stochastic nonlocal damage analysis by a machine learning approach', Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2020.113371
    Journal articles | 2020
    Wang Q; Li Q; Wu D; Yu Y; Tin-Loi F; Ma J; Gao W, 2020, 'Machine learning aided static structural reliability analysis for functionally graded frame structures', Applied Mathematical Modelling, 78, pp. 792 - 815, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2019.10.007
    Journal articles | 2019
    Li Q; Wang Q; Wu D; Chen X; Yu Y; Gao W, 2019, 'Geometrically nonlinear dynamic analysis of organic solar cell resting on Winkler-Pasternak elastic foundation under thermal environment', Composites Part B Engineering, 163, pp. 121 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.11.022
    Journal articles | 2019
    Wang Q; Wu D; Tin-Loi F; Gao W; Wu D, 2019, 'Machine learning aided stochastic structural free vibration analysis for functionally graded bar-type structures', Thin Walled Structures, 144, pp. 106315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2019.106315
    Journal articles | 2019
    Wu D; Wang Q; Liu A; Yu Y; Zhang Z; Gao W, 2019, 'Robust free vibration analysis of functionally graded structures with interval uncertainties', Composites Part B Engineering, 159, pp. 132 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.09.082
    Journal articles | 2019
    Yu Y; Wu D; Wang Q; Chen X; Gao W, 2019, 'Machine learning aided durability and safety analyses on cementitious composites and structures', International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 160, pp. 165 - 181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2019.06.040
  • Preprints | 2025
    Li C; Wang Q; Zhang M; Gao W; Luo Z, 2025, Two-Scale Concurrent Topology Optimization of Multiple Lattice Infills with Non-Uniform Thickness Interfaces, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5153292
    Conference Papers | 2024
    Zhao E; Wang Q; Gao W, 2024, 'Sustainable Design Optimization for Engineering Structures Considering Embodied Carbon', pp. 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.14912/jsmcwm.t3rincs2024.0_41
    Preprints | 2023
    Zhang M; Wang Q; Luo Z; Gao W, 2023, Virtual Model-Aided Reliability Analysis Considering Material and Geometrical Uncertainties for Elastic Metamaterials, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4405535

W Gao, QH Wang, MM Alamdari, SK Hou, DY Sun; SMARTBuild: A scalable AI-reinforced digital twin build platform for modular building and community infrastructure; AEA (Australia's Economic Accelerator) Ignite (IG250200252); 2026-2027

 

Best Paper Award, The Sixth Australasian Conference on Computational Mechanics (ACCM 2023); 

Best Paper Award, The 13th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR 2021-2022).