Biography

Dr. Kai Zhou received the BS and MS degrees in Automotive Engineering from Chongqing University, Chongqing, China in 2007 and 2010, respectively. He obtained the PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Connecticut in 2015. After graduation, he worked as a research engineer at Bentley Systems and then joined University of Connecticut as a postdoctoral researcher. He joined Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics in Michigan Technological University as a research assistant professor since Jan. 2021. His research interests include the physics-guided data-driven computational intelligence for structural health monitoring, uncertainty quantification and design optimization of structural dynamic system and manufacturing processes, and smart structures and sensing. He has 10 years+ academic and industriy experiences in relalated technology and research development.