multiscale modeling and simulation; data-driven materials design

2007/09-2011/07: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Materials Science and Enginnering, Bachalor
2011/09-2018/06: Shanghai Jiao Tong Univeristy, Materials Science and Engineeering, PhD
2018/06-2020/01: Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Postdoc Fellow
2020/01-2022/02: Johns Hopkins University, Postdoc Fellow
2022/06-2024/12: Shanghai Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Materials Engineer
2024/12-present: Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, CAS, Professor

National Scholarship (2010)
Scholarship of China scholarship Council (2014)
Outstanding PhD thesis in School of Materials Science and Engineering, SJTU (2018)
Third Prize, Artificial Intelligence Category, Chinese Academy of Sciences Staff Skills Competition (2025)

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