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Publications span AI-driven design, additive manufacturing, programmable materials, soft robotics, metamaterials, and energy systems. Metadata is organized by formal issue year and linked to publisher DOIs.

39 publications · 2022–2026

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2026

[1]

Machine learning-based inverse design for functional materials: Methods, challenges, and engineering applications

Weihao Lin†, Liuchao Jin†, Zhifei Jiang, Mingjing Cai, Zhihui Lai, Daniil Yurchenko, Bo Yan, Shengxi Zhou, Kostya S. Novoselov, Wei-Hsin Liao, Shitong Fang*.
Advanced Functional Materials 36(40), e75070. (2026)
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[2]

Multi-material 3D printed compression-induced stretching lattice metamaterials with superior reusable energy absorption

Haitao Ye, Xingjian Huang, Liuchao Jin, Sicong Zhou, Guoquan Xie, Zongxin Hu, Rui Li, Haoming Mo, Shitong Fang, Wei-Hsin Liao, Qi Ge*, Xu Song*.
Virtual and Physical Prototyping 21(1), e2637380. (2026)
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[3]

Gecko-like multi-directional high-power magneto–mechano–electric energy harvesters for self-powered, hundred-meter-scale LoRa communication

Shitong Fang, Haoxian Peng, Mingjing Cai*, Liuchao Jin, Yuelong Yu, Mianxin Xiao, Qingyang Xu, Jiacheng Hou, Degui Yu, Zhihui Lai, Xin Li, Shuxiang Dong*, Biao Wang*, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Advanced Science, e74974. (2026)
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[4]

Roadmap on artificial intelligence-augmented additive manufacturing

Ali Zolfagharian*, Liuchao Jin, Qi Ge, Wei-Hsin Liao*, Andrés Díaz Lantada*, Francisco Franco Martínez, Tianyu Zhang, Tao Liu, Charlie C. L. Wang*, Mohammad Hossein Mosallanejad, Reza Ghanavati, Abdollah Saboori*, Alejandro De Blas De Miguel, William Solórzano-Requejo*, Yi Cai*, Xiangyang Dong, Huangyi Qu, Najmeh Samadiani*, Guangyan Huang, Austin Downey*, Yanzhou Fu, Lang Yuan, Tsz-Kwan (Glory) Lee*, Arbind Agrahari Baniya, Eisha Waseem, Abdul Rahman Sani, Abbas Z. Kouzani, Yijia Wu, Markus P. Nemitz*, Masoud Shirzad, Dageon Oh, Seung Yun Nam*, Amedeo Franco Bonatti, Irene Chiesa, Gabriele Maria Fortunato, Giovanni Vozzi, Carmelo De Maria*, and Mahdi Bodaghi*.
Advanced Intelligent Systems 8(4), e202500484. (2026)
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[5]

High-power-density energy harvester via optimized negative Poisson’s ratio metastructure with nonlinear gradient wall thickness

Shitong Fang, Jinkang Liu, Yufeng Guo, Qingyang Xu, Kui Wu, Yi Guan, Liuchao Jin, Zhihui Lai, Mingjing Cai, Keyu Chen*, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Energy 354, 140984. (2026)
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[6]

Graded infill design of thin-walled structures with connectable nonuniform microstructures based on the data-driven surrogate model

Jian Wang, Liuchao Jin, Qiang Gao*, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Thin-Walled Structures 231, 115426. (2026)
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[7]

Cellular Material Network: A general machine learning architecture for predicting mechanical properties of cellular materials

Sicong Zhou, Qiang Gao, Liuchao Jin, Guoquan Xie, Kang Zhang, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Advanced Intelligent Systems, e70501. (2026)
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[8]

3D printing of magnetic soft materials for functional structures and devices

Shouyi Yu, Yingbo Yan, Mei Chen, Xingjian Huang, Liuchao Jin, Rong Wang, Kun Zhou, Qi Ge*.
Advanced Materials, e74024. (2026)
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[9]

Thermally driven reusable dual-phase honeycombs with enhanced mechanical properties

Sicong Zhou, Liuchao Jin, Guoquan Xie, Kang Zhang, Qiang Gao, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 326, 111900. (2026)
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[10]

Enhanced energy absorption in re-entrant honeycombs via elliptical double-arrow hybrid design

Wenpeng Xu, Dongxia Wang, Jinglong Zhang, Jiahe Hu, Hao Xu, Liuchao Jin, Haitao Ye, Haisen Zhao, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Thin-Walled Structures 230, 115252. (2026)
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[11]

Adaptive energy dissipator with compression-to-tension design

Haitao Ye, Chong Li, Shouyi Yu, Honggeng Li, Yiling Lian, Xiangnan He, Juzheng Chen, Xingjian Huang, Liuchao Jin, Jianxiang Cheng, Rong Wang, Lixi Huang, Biao Zhang, Xu Song, Yang Lu*, Qi Ge*.
Advanced Functional Materials 36(19), e21393. (2026)
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[12]

4D printing of magnetically responsive shape memory polymers: Toward sustainable solutions in soft robotics, wearables, and biomedical devices

Kiandokht Mirasadi, M Amin Yousefi, Liuchao Jin, Davood Rahmatabadi, Majid Baniassadi, Wei-Hsin Liao, Mahdi Bodaghi*, Mostafa Baghani*.
Advanced Science 13(15), e13091. (2026)
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[ESI Highly Cited Paper]

2025

[1]

Machine learning powered inverse design of strain fields of hierarchical architectures

Liuchao Jin, Shouyi Yu, Jianxiang Cheng, Zhigang Liu, Kang Zhang, Sicong Zhou, Xiangnan He, Guoquan Xie, Mahdi Bodaghi, Qi Ge*, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Composites Part B: Engineering 299, 112372. (2025)
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[2]

Finite element analysis, machine learning, and digital twins for soft robots: State-of-arts and perspectives

Liuchao Jin, Xiaoya Zhai, Wenbo Xue, Kang Zhang, Jingchao Jiang, Mahdi Bodaghi, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Smart Materials and Structures 34(3), 033002. (2025)
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[3]

Low-melting-point alloy/polyurethane auxetic composite foam for outstanding impact protection with favorable shape memory effect

Kang Zhang, Jingchao Jiang, Liuchao Jin, Qiang Gao, Xiaoya Zhai, Sicong Zhou, Zhenhong Li, Jifan Li*, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Smart Materials and Structures 34(4), 045025. (2025)
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[4]

Origami-based flexible robotic grippers via hard-soft coupled multi-material 3D printing

Wenbo Xue, Liuchao Jin, Bingcong Jian*, Qi Ge*.
Soft Robotics 12(5), 537–552. (2025)
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[5]

INPR-Connector: Interlocking negative Poisson's ratio connectors design for deployable energy absorption structures

Wenpeng Xu, Mengyu Zhang, Hao Xu, Menglin Yu, Liuchao Jin*, Xiaoya Zhai*, Jingchao Jiang.
Composites Part B: Engineering 297, 112243. (2025)
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[6]

Efficient data driven optimization framework for designing B-spline honeycombs with excellent energy absorption

Sicong Zhou, Kang Zhang, Liuchao Jin, Qiang Gao, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Thin-Walled Structures 209, 112941. (2025)
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[7]

Stress-guided lightweight design and optimization for 3D printing sacrificial molds

Wenpeng Xu, Ning Zhang, Hao Xu*, Liuchao Jin*, Jingchao Jiang*.
Materials & Design 255, 114161. (2025)
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[8]

Digital light processing 3D printing of large-scale and crack-free ceramics with perforated internal honeycomb structures

Siqian Wu, Rong Wang, Liuchao Jin, Xingjian Huang, Wuzhao Li, Kun Zhou, Qi Ge*.
Virtual and Physical Prototyping, 20(1), e2589472. (2025)
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[9]

Origami robots: Design, actuation, and 3D printing methods

Wenbo Xue, Bingcong Jian*, Liuchao Jin, Rong Wang, Qi Ge*.
Advanced Materials Technologies, e00278. (2025)
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[Editor's Choice]
[10]

Advances in intelligent design of metamaterials

Tielin Dai, Liuchao Jin, Chen Shang, Xiaoya Zhai*, Xiao-Ming Fu, Ligang Liu.
Journal of Computer-Aided Design & Computer Graphics 34(1), 1-27. (2025)
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[11]

Modulus tunability in hierarchical architectures: a machine learning-enabled approach

Liuchao Jin, Kang Zhang, Sicong Zhou, Guoquan Xie, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Multifunctional Materials and Structures 2025. (2025)
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[12]

Prediction of process parameters based on stress-strain behaviour in 3D printing using deep neural network

Linlin Wang, Jingchao Jiang, Yanyan Tian, Yicheng Dong, Haobing Li, Liuchao Jin, Voicu Ion Sucala.
2025 International Conference on Intelligent Digitization of Systems and Services (IDSS). IEEE, Valencia, Spain. (2025)
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[13]

Achieving rapid actuation in liquid crystal elastomers

Changyue Liu, Liuchao Jin, Wei-Hsin Liao, Zhijian Wang*, Qiguang He*.
National Science Open 4(2), 20240013. (2025)
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2024

[1]

Machine learning driven forward prediction and inverse design for 4D printed hierarchical architecture with arbitrary shapes

Liuchao Jin, Shouyi Yu, Jianxiang Cheng, Haitao Ye, Xiaoya Zhai, Jingchao Jiang, Kang Zhang, Bingcong Jian, Mahdi Bodaghi, Qi Ge*, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Applied Materials Today 40, 102373. (2024)
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[2]

Big data, machine learning, and digital twin assisted additive manufacturing: A review

Liuchao Jin, Xiaoya Zhai, Kang Wang, Kang Zhang, Dazhong Wu, Aamer Nazir, Jingchao Jiang*, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Materials & Design 244, 113086. (2024)
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[ESI Highly Cited Paper] [Cover Paper] [Top Cited] [Top Downloaded]
[3]

Optimizing stimuli-based 4D printed structures: A paradigm shift in programmable material response

Liuchao Jin, Xiaoya Zhai, Jingchao Jiang, Kang Zhang, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2024. (2024)
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[4]

Unlocking the potential of low-melting-point alloys integrated extrusion additive manufacturing: Insights into mechanical behavior, energy absorption, and electrical conductivity

Liuchao Jin, Xiaoya Zhai, Kang Zhang, Jingchao Jiang*.
Progress in Additive Manufacturing 10(4), 2733–2745. (2024)
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[5]

3D printing soft robots integrated with low-melting-point alloys

Liuchao Jin, Xiaoya Zhai, Kang Zhang, Jingchao Jiang*, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Materials Science in Additive Manufacturing 3(3), 4144. (2024)
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[6]

Spider web-inspired additive manufacturing: Unleashing the potential of lightweight support structures

Liuchao Jin, Xiaoya Zhai, Kang Zhang, Jingchao Jiang*, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
MATEC Web of Conferences. (2024)
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[7]

High energy dissipation and self-healing auxetic foam by integrating shear thickening gel

Kang Zhang, Qiang Gao, Jingchao Jiang, Meishan Chan, Xiaoya Zhai, Liuchao Jin, Jiangfan Zhang, Jifan Li*, Wei-Hsin Liao*.
Composites Science and Technology 249, 110475. (2024)
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[8]

On technical issues for underwater charging of robotic fish schools using ocean renewable energy

Liuchao Jin, Weicheng Cui*.
Ships and Offshore Structures 19(9), 1465–1475. (2024)
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2023

[1]

Low-melting-point alloys integrated extrusion additive manufacturing

Jingchao Jiang, Xiaoya Zhai, Kang Zhang, Liuchao Jin, Qitao Lu, Zhichao Shen, Wei-Hsin Liao*
Additive Manufacturing 72, 103633. (2023)
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[2]

Isogeometric topology optimization of auxetic materials based on moving morphable components method

Xiaoya Zhai, Yundong Gai*, Liuchao Jin, Wei-Hsin Liao*, Falai Chen, Ping Hu
Advanced Topics in Mechanics of Materials, Structures and Construction: AToMech1 31, 172. (2023)
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[3]

Design for reversed additive manufacturing low-melting-point alloys

Jingchao Jiang, Xiaoya Zhai, Liuchao Jin, Kang Zhang, Jun Chen, Qitao Lu, Wei-Hsin Liao*
Journal of Engineering Design, 1-14. 2023
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[4]

A novel strategy to fabricate low-melting-point alloy and its composite parts using extrusion additive manufacturing

Jingchao Jiang, Liuchao Jin, Xiaoya Zhai, Kang Zhang, Jun Chen, Wei-Hsin Liao*
The 50th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering. (2023)
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2022

[1]

The unified tracking controller for a tilt-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle based on the dual quaternion

Liuchao Jin, Yuchen Lou, Lu-An Chen, Qi Lu*.
2022 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems (ICUS). (2022)
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[2]

A survey of additive manufacturing reviews

Xiaoya Zhai, Liuchao Jin, Jingchao Jiang*.
Materials Science in Additive Manufacturing 1(4), 21. (2022)
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