Welcome!

Welcome to the Structural Design AI Lab (SDAI)!

Our research team seeks to develop innovative structural design and retrofitting techniques for increasing the resilience, safety, and reliability of civil structures under harsh conditions using artificial intelligence techniques.

Focus Research Area and Expertise: 

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Structural Digital Twin, Generative AI, Predictive Maintenance of Structures, Automated LCA and LCC of Structures, and Seismic Retrofitting.

Current research Work: 

1. AI-Powered Sustainable Design: I lead research on integrating AI (Large Language Models, Quantum Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Generative AI, Causal AI, Explainable AI) into structural design workflows.  This focusses on optimizing building sustainability through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) methodologies.

2. Smart Retrofitting of existing structures: Within this domain, my research explores the application of Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) techniques for Data-Driven Retrofitting Strategies and Cost-Effective Retrofitting Optimization of structures.

3. Predictive Maintenance of structures: My research delves into harnessing the power of AI (including Deep Learning), Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Digital Twins (DT), and Augmented Reality (AR) to support predictive maintenance practices for structures and infrastructure.

4. Structural Material Innovation:  I explore the application of Deep Learning and Computer Vision for investigating novel and "smart" structural materials. This research stream aims to unlock the potential of these materials for creating more robust and sustainable infrastructure.

5. Next-generation performance-based design of structures (Seismic and Wind): Our research is focused on the areas of next-generation performance-based seismic design, seismic life cycle cost, and application of machine learning and deep learning techniques in seismic design and retrofit.

We provide,

• Research: High-quality research in structural design and retrofitting of structures using advanced AI techniques.

• Online-courses: AI applications in Civil and Structural Engineering, seismic design, structural dynamics, design of steel structures, etc. 

• Education: for next-generation performance-based seismic design topics.

• Consultation: AI solutions for Civil and Structural projects.

• Seismic Retrofitting: Innovative retrofitting techniques for structures.

SDAI Lab, Dr. Mohamed Noureldin Research Team,

News:

Students who are having scholarships from their country or any other organization (with tuition and stipend, such as HEC from Pakistan) are encouraged to contact me for joining SDAI lab.