
Principal Investigator
Contact: dixia.fan@queensu.ca
Research Interest: AI in fluid mechanics
Research Interest: Vortical flow control and sensing
Research Interest: Bio-inspired aerial/aquatic robotics
Research Interest: Smart environmental monitoring
We are always looking for self-motivated undergraduates, graduates (both MSc and Ph.D.), postdocs, and visiting scholars, as well as collaborators and sponsors, to join our research effort on AI in fluid mechanics, bio-inspired robots, and smart environmental monitoring. We encourage applications from women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, members of visible minorities, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. Please send Dixia an email, if you are interested!
Postdocs and Research Scientists

Dr. Ang Li
Contact: greatang@sjtu.edu.cn
Research Interest: Fluid Mechanics
Research Interest: Reinforcement Learning in Fluid Experiment
Research Interest: Bioinspired Robotics

Dr. Ke Lin
Contact: linke.sjtu@sjtu.edu.cn
Research Interest: Numerical Algorithm in Fluid-structure Interaction
Research Interest: Flow-induced Vibration and Hydrodynamic Interference Research Interest: of Multiple Bluff Bodies

Dr. Ruipeng Li
Contact: liruipeng@westlake.edu.cn
Research Interest: Water waves and floating bodiesResearch Interest: Research Interest: Analytical solutions and special functions in hydrodynamics
Bionic vehicles
Research Assistant & Engineer

Guangmin Dai
Contact: daiguangmin@westlake.edu.cn
Research Interest: Strength Analysis of Marine Structure
Research Interest: Bio-Inspired Underwater Soft Robotics

Xinyan Guan
Contact: guanxinyan@buaa.edu.cn
Research Interest: Fluid Dynamics
Research Interest: Bio-inspired robots

Fei Han
Contact: f.han_cn@foxmail.com
Research Interest: Bio-inspired robots
Research Interest: Robot system
Research Interest: Machine learning

Riming Xu
Contact: xuriming@westlake.edu.cn
Research Interest: Reinforcement Learning in Robotics Control
Research Interest: Bio-Inspire Aquatic Robotic
Research Interest:
Graduate Students
Zhipeng Wang (Ph.D Candidate)

Contact: frankxcc1@gmail.com
Research Interest: Reinforcement Learning in Flow Control
Research Interest: Fluid Dynamics
Research Interest: Bio-Inspired Aerial/Aquatic Robotics

Yunpeng Zhu
Contact: zhuyunpeng@westlake.edu.cn
Research Interest: Bioinspired Robotics
Research Interest: Fluid Dynamics
Research Interest: Mechatronics

Haodong Feng
Contact: fenghaodong@westlake.edu.cn
Research Interest: Machine Learning
Research Interest: Model-based Reinforcement Learning
Research Interest: Bioinspired Robotics

Aoming Liang
Contact: liangaoming@foxmail.com
Research Interest: Auto control
Research Interest: Swarm Robotics

Siyu Li
A joint supervision with Prof. Ling Li from Westlake University
Contact: 1749767298@qq.com
Research Interest: Environment fluid
Research Interest:

Zhangyuan Wang
A joint supervision with Prof. Wiecheng Cui from Westlake University
Contact: garrentwang@nuaa.edu.cn
Research Interest: Amphibious robot based on multi-fidelity optimal configuration and control
Research Interest:

Lihua Xu
A joint supervision with Prof. Jiasong Wang from SJTU
Contact: xu_lihua@sjtu.edu.cn
Research Interest: Vortex induced vibration
Research Interest: Multi-fidelity modelling

Boai Sun
A joint supervision with Prof. Wiecheng Cui
Contact: sunboai@westlake.edu.can
Research Interest: Computational fluid dynamics
Research Interest: Fluid dynamics
Research Interest: Machine learning

Yujie Li
A joint supervision with Prof. Jie Wu from NUAA
Contact: 787097385@qq.com
Research Interest: Fluid Dynamics
Research Interest: Reinforcement Learning in Flow Control

Peng Ren
A joint supervision with Prof. Jiasong Wang from SJTU
Contact: pengren@tju.edu.cn
Research Interest: Multi-fidelity simulation for flapping foil
Research Interest: Cyber-physical system for flapping foil experimentation

Xinyu Tong
Contact: Tong_Xinyu@outlook.com
Research Interest: Bioinspired RoboticsResearch Interest:
Fluid DynamicsResearch Interest:
Visiting Students/Scholars

Yuhang Li
Contact: yuhang_li@hainanu.edu.cn
Research Interest: Intelligent Drive
Time Series Analysis
Trajectory Prediction

Dehan Yuan
Contact: yuandehan@bitzh.edu.cn
Research Interest: Reinforcement Learning in Flow Control
Research Interest: Aerodynamic Performance Optimization
Research Interest: Bio-inspired Aerial Robotics
Research Interest: Vortex Dynamics
Alumnus
At Westlake University:
4. Yake Li - Hainan University
3. Jiaxi Zheng - Dalian Maritime University
2. Jiaqi Xue - UT Austin
1. Muyang Li - The University of Sydney
At Queen's University:
4. Haishuo Chen - UCLA
3. Tongfei Guo - Northeastern University
2. Jiarui Yang - UCLA
1. Xiangyi Tang - USC
Before Queen's University:
18. John R Paris (MIT, B.Sc.) - MIT
17. Juhan Wang (Tianjin Univ., B.Sc.) - M.Sc. Program at the Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
16. Taylor Lauren V'Dovec (MIT, B.Sc.) - M.Sc. Program at Delft Univ., Netherlands
15. Lin Ke (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Ph.D. co-supervised by Prof. Jiasong Wang) - PDF at Queen's Univ., Canada
14. Anthony C Kriezis (MIT, B.Sc.) - MIT
13. Kevin Lu (Webb Institute, B.Sc.) - MIT
12. Tianyi Zhang (Tianjin Univ., B.Sc.) - Ph.D. Program at the Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
11. Peiseng Tan (Ocean Univ. of China, B.Sc.) - Ph.D. Program at Univ. of Southern Florida, USA
10. Miranda P Kotidis (MIT, M.Sc.) - Staff Engineer at Triton Systems, Inc., USA
9. Divya Bachina (Boston Univ. Academy, High School Student) - B.Sc. Program at MIT
8. Marion Tormento (École des Ponts ParisTech, M.Sc.) - Ph.D. Program at Univ. of Oxford, UK
7. Xiaotong Zhang (Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., B.Sc. Co-supervised by Prof. Decheng Wan) - M.Sc. Program at MIT, USA
6. Chong Sun (Tianjin Univ., B.Sc.) - M.Sc. Program at Tianjin Univ., China
5. Honglin Du (Tianjin Univ., B.Sc.) - M.Sc. Program at the Duke Univ., USA
4. Amanda Michelle Hamlet (MIT, M.Sc.) - Staff Engineer, Hull Division at U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center
3. Baiheng Wu (Tianjin Univ., B.Sc.) - Ph.D. Program at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
2. Jorlyn Le Garrec (MIT, B.Sc.) - Fullbright Scholar at National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand
1. Chenjie Lu (Imperial College London, B.Sc.) - M.Sc. Program at MIT, USA