Leizhen Associate professor

• Department: Mechanical engineering
• Gender: male
• BirthDate: 1988-10-04
• Career: Associate professor
• Degree: PhD
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• Graduate School: Ecole centrale de Lyon,France
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• Email: leizhen__2006@163.com
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  2005-2009: Xidian University, Bachelor's Degree.

  2009-2012: Xidian University, Master's Degree.

  2012-2015: École Centrale de Lyon, France, Ph.D.

  
  

Lei Zhen, male, born in 1988 in Nanyang City, Henan Province, China. 

He completed his undergraduate studies in Mechanical Design, Manufacturing, and Automation at Xidian University from 2005 to 2009. 

In 2009, he was recommended for admission to the graduate program in Mechatronic Engineering at Xidian University, earning his master's degree in 2012.

From 2012 to 2016, funded by the China Scholarship Council, he pursued his Ph.D. at École Centrale de Lyon in France.

From 2020 to 2023, he worked as a part-time engineer at the 39th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) under a flexible talent introduction program. Currently, he serves as an Associate Professor, Master’s Supervisor, and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Engineering Machinery, Chang'an University. He is also a standing council member of the first Chang'an University Overseas-educated Scholars Association (Returned Scholars Association) and an academic backbone among young faculty at the university.

His main research focuses on intelligent design of precision structures and in-service performance assurance technology, involving supporting technologies such as digital twins, finite element analysis, structural optimization design, data modeling methods, and IoT sensing measurement. He has presided over and participated in more than ten research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shaanxi Provincial Foundation, Shaanxi Provincial Department of Transportation R&D projects, Postdoctoral Science Foundation, and collaborative projects with research institutes and enterprises (e.g., CETC * Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences * Institute, and astronomical observatories). He has published over 20 SCI/EI-indexed papers and holds more than ten patents and software copyrights. He received the Outstanding Paper Award from the Electronic Mechanical Committee of the Chinese Institute of Electronics. Under his supervision, students have achieved the National Second Prize in the National Mechanical Innovation Design Competition for College Students, the National First Prize in the BICES International Engineering Machinery and Special Vehicle Creative Design Competition, and the Special Prize in the 2023 National Challenge Cup competition. Two of his graduate students have received the National Scholarship for Graduate Students.

Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Design / Structural Simulation, Intelligent Design of Metamaterials, Digital Twin Technology for Precision High-End Equipment.

Research Overview:

1. Design of precision mechanical structures and assurance of their in-service performance under complex environments. This involves the integrated application of finite element analysis, structural optimization techniques, and IoT-based sensing/measurement/actuation technologies to predict the impact of environmental loads (such as uncertain force loads, vibration, shock, heat flux input, wind/water flow impact) and conduct iterative design improvements.

   
   

2. Application of big-data modeling methods, including machine learning and neural networks, in mechanical structural design. This enables the on-demand rapid design of vibration-isolating acoustic metamaterials, serving the purpose of structural vibration and noise reduction.

   
   

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (English-taught)

Fundamentals of Mechanical Manufacturing Technology (English-taught)

Hydraulic and Pneumatic Transmission (Undergraduate course, English-taught)

Technical Paper Writing in Chinese and English (Graduate course)

Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence-Assided Design / Structural Simulation, Intelligent Design of Metamaterials, Digital Twin Technology for Precision High-End Equipment.

Presided Fundamental Research Projects:

• National Natural Science Foundation of China (Young Scientists Fund), ¥300,000, Principal Investigator.

• Shaanxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Youth Fund), ¥50,000, Principal Investigator.

• Shaanxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation (General Youth Program), ¥40,000, Principal Investigator.

• National Postdoctoral Foundation (General Program, Second-Class Funding), ¥80,000, Principal Investigator.

• Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, ¥50,000, Principal Investigator.

• High-Tech Project Fund of the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, ¥150,000, Principal Investigator.

• English-Taught Course Development for Hydraulic and Pneumatic Transmission, ¥30,000, Principal Investigator.

Presided Applied/Enterprise Projects in the Following Areas:

• Structural Safety Assessment and Optimization Design under Impact and Vibration Environments: Conducting finite element modeling of precision structures, analyzing their performance changes during manufacturing/transportation, and proposing improvement measures. (5 projects)

• Structural Digital Twin Technology: Constructing digital twin entities for precision structures to achieve lifecycle health management, resistance to environmental disturbances, fault diagnosis, enhanced equipment management capability, intelligent/transparent operation, and smart operation and maintenance. (1 project)

• Metamaterial Technology: Employing methods such as structural optimization and AI-assisted design to create metamaterial structures for vibration suppression, applied to large-scale critical equipment to extend their operational lifespan. (2 projects)

Participated Projects:

• National Natural Science Foundation of China, ¥300,000 (1 project)

• High-Tech Project Fund of the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, ¥150,000 (2 projects)

• Hydraulic Robot Platform Construction Project, ¥300,000

• Online English-Taught Course Development for Hydraulics and Pneumatics, ¥100,000

• Graduate Course Development for Hydraulics, ¥30,000

• Key Equipment Design for Measurement and Control

• Shaanxi Provincial Department of Transportation Project, ¥300,000

  
  

Conference:

    (9)雷震，星载可展开天线索网预张力设计，2011年机械电子学会学术会议论文，西安，2011。2011机械电子年会论文三等奖。

June 2016 – November 2018: Lecturer, School of Engineering Machinery, Chang'an University.

November 2018 – Present: Associate Professor, Master’s Supervisor, and Doctoral Supervisor, School of Engineering Machinery, Chang'an University.