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Staff Profile

Dr Weicheng Huang

Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Mechanics and Robotics

  • Email: weicheng.huang@ncl.ac.uk
  • Address: School of Engineering
    3.012, Stephenson Building
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Background

Dr. Weicheng Huang is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the School of Engineering, Â鶹´«Ã½, UK. His research mainly focuses on solid mechanics, nonlinear dynamics, computer graphics, and soft robotics. His career goal is to combine computational mechanics, numerical simulations, machine learning algorithms, and autonomous robotic frameworks to characterize, analyze, and control the mechanical properties of complex materials and structures, then enhance the performances and enrich the functionalities of soft machines.


Qualifications


  • Ph. D. (2017/09 -- 2021/03), Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
  • B. Eng. (2013/09 -- 2017/07), Engineering Mechanics, Tongji University, China


Faculty Appointments


  • Lecturer/Assistant Professor (2024/02 -- current), School of Engineering, Â鶹´«Ã½, UK.
  • Associate Professor (2021/06 -- 2023/12), School of Mechanical Engineering, Southeast University, China.



Research

Research Interests

Solid Mechanics, Soft Robotics, Computational Mechanics, Computer Graphics, Machine Learning, Nonlinear Dynamics, Deployable Systems.


Google Scholar


Personal Website


Teaching

Mechanical Engineering Professional Skills II - MEC2008

Mechanical Engineering Project - MEC3098

Mechanical Engineering Team Project - MEC8099

MSc Project: Mechanical and Systems Engineering - MEC8095


Publications

  • Articles

    • Giudici A, Huang W, Wang Q, Wang Y, Liu M, Tawfick S, Vella D. . Physical Review E 2025, 111(4), 045503.
    • Wang Y, Liu M, Sareh P, Liu J, Huang W. . Soft Science 2025, 5, 19.
    • Zhang Y, Huang W, Liu M, Yu J, Gao H. . Proceedings of the Royal Society A 2025, 481(2311), 20250008.
    • Tong D, Hao Z, Li J, Sun B, Liu M, Wang L, Huang W. . Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2025, 203, 106198.
    • Tong D, Hao Z, Liu M, Huang W. . IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 2025, 10(2), 1720-1727.
    • Tong D, Hao Z, Li J, Huang W. . International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 2025, 126(5), e70018.
    • Li J, Tong D, Hao Z, Zhu Y, Wu H, Liu M, Huang W. . Advanced Intelligent Systems 2025, 7(9), 2500141.
    • Shi Q, Huang W, Yu T, Li M. . Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2025, 195, 105922.
    • Zhang Y, Huang W, Liu M, Yu J, Gao H. . Science Advances 2025, 11(20), eadw1259.
    • Huang W, Hao Z, Li J, Tong D, Guo K, Zhang Y, Gao H, Hsia KJ, Liu M. . Applied Mechanics Reviews 2025, Epub ahead of print.
    • Wang Q, Giudici A, Huang W, Wang Y, Liu M, Tawfick S, Vella D. . Physical Review Letters 2024, 132(26), 267201.
    • Huang W, Liu Z, Liu M, Hsia KJ. . Proceedings of the Royal Society A 2024, 480, 20240303.
    • Liu Z, Liu M, Hsia KJ, Huang X, Huang W. . Thin-Walled Structures 2024, 205(Part A), 112502.
    • Qin L, Peng H, Huang X, Liu M, Huang W. . Current Robotics Reports 2024, 5, 1-13.
    • Huang W, Yu T, Hsia KJ, Adriaenssens S, Liu M. . Matter 2024, 7(9), p3007-3023.
    • Huang W, Yu T, Vella D, Hsia KJ, Liu M. . Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2024, 190, 105721.
    • Lai Z, Tang M, Hu X, Shu X, Huang W, Pan Y. . Actuators 2024, 13(10), 402.
    • Huang W, Xu P, Liu Z. . Journal of Applied Mechanics 2024, 91(8), 081009.
    • Huang W, Liu T, Liu Z, Xu P, Liu M, Chen Y, Hsia KJ. . International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 2024, 283, 109742.
    • Liu Z, McBride A, Ghosh A, Heltai L, Huang W, Yu T, Steinmann P, Saxena P. . Computational Mechanics 2024, 73, 257–276.
    • Liu Z, Bian PL, Qu Y, Huang W, Chen L, Chen J, Saxena P, Yu T. . European Journal of Mechanics A - Solids 2024, 103, 105145.
    • Huang W, He D, Tong D, Chen Y, Huang X, Qin L, Fei Q. . Fundamental Research 2023, 3(6), 967-973.
    • Tong D, Choi A, Qin L, Huang W, Joo J, Jawed MK. . The International Journal of Robotics Research 2023, 43(6), 791-810.
    • Huang W, Zou H, Pan Y, Zhang K, Zheng J, Li J, Mao S. . International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics 2023, 3(3), 265-273.
    • Yang X, Zhou Y, Zhao H, Huang W, Wang Y, Hsia KJ, Liu M. . Soft Science 2023, 3, 38.
    • Huang W, Liu M, Hsia KJ. . Extreme Mechanics Letters 2023, 59, 101967.
    • Huang W, Zou H, Liu H, Yang W, Gao J, Liu Z. . Advances in Space Research 2023, 72(6), 2039-2050.
    • Huang W, Zhang Y, Yu T, Liu M. . Journal of Applied Mechanics 2023, 90(9), 094501.
    • Huang W, Liu M, Hsia KJ. . Extreme Mechanics Letters 2023, 59, 101977.
    • Xu P, Zhou Z, Huang W, Chen Q, Lu F, Liu T. . Composites Communications 2022, 32, 101174.
    • Huang W, Qin L, Chen Q. . Journal of Applied Mechanics 2022, 89(1), 011005.
    • Huang W, He D, Li Y, Zhang D, Zou H, Liu H, Yang W, Qin L, Fei Q. . Nonlinear Dynamics 2022, 110, 2297-2315.
    • Huang W, Qin L, Chen Q. . Applied Mathematical Modelling 2022, 107, 621-636.
    • Huang X, Patterson ZJ, Sabelhaus AP, Huang W, Chin K, Ren Z, Jawed MK, Majidi C. . Advanced Intelligent Systems 2022, 4(10), 2200163.
    • Huang W, Qin L, Xu P, Lu F, Chen Q. . Mechanics Research Communications 2022, 125, 103977.
    • Huang W, Ma C, Chen Q, Qin L. . International Journal of Solids and Structures 2022, 248, 111619.
    • Qin L, Zhu J, Huang W. . International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 2022, 123(11), 2556-2572.
    • Huang W, Ma C, Qin L. . International Journal of Solids and Structures 2021, 232, 111184.
    • Huang W, Jawed MK. . Computers & Fluids 2021, 228, 105038.
    • Huang W, Qin L, Jawed MK. . Journal of Applied Mechanics 2021, 88(2), 021012.
    • Forghani M, Huang W, Jawed MK. . Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control 2021, 143(6), 061004.
    • Ma C, Li G, Qin L, Huang W, Zhang H, Liu W, Dong T, Li ST. . Advanced Materials Technologies 2021, 6(12), 2100634.
    • Huang W, Wang Y, Li X, Jawed MK. . Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2020, 145, 104168.
    • Huang W, Jawed MK. . Soft Matter 2020, 16(3), 604-613.
    • Qin L, Huang W, Du Y, Zheng L, Jawed MK. . Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 2020, 62, 2691-2707.
    • Huang W, Huang X, Majidi C, Jawed MK. . Nature Communications 2020, 11, 2233.
    • Li X, Huang W, Jawed MK. . Extreme Mechanics Letters 2020, 38, 100767.
    • Li X, Huang W, Jawed MK. . Extreme Mechanics Letters 2020, 35, 100622.
    • Huang W, Jawed MK. . Journal of Applied Mechanics 2019, 86(8), 084501.

  • Book Chapter

    • Huang W, Patterson Z, Majidi C, Jawed MK. . In: Derek A. Paley, Norman M. Wereley, ed. Bioinspired Sensing, Actuation, and Control in Underwater Soft Robotic Systems. Cham: Springer, 2021, pp.247-259.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

    • Huang X, Huang W, Patterson Z, Ren Z, Jawed MK, Majidi C. . In: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2021). 2021, Xi'an, China: IEEE.