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Conferences

Presentations​

2025​

  1. Lai, Z. (2025). Design and Development of DEM Software for Engineering Applications. 1st National Conference on Particle Computing, Lanzhou, China. [Invited]

  2. Lai, Z. (2025). Coral Sand DEM Modeling. ICMMES 2025, Wuhan, China.

  3. Lai, Z. (2025). Study on the Effect of Particle Morphology on Drag Coefficient. Chinese Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Changsha, China.

  4. Lai, Z. (2025). Geotechnical Constitutive Modeling and Numerical Methods. Geotechnical Constitutive and Numerical Forum, Guangzhou, China.

  5. Lai, Z. (2025). Deformable Solid Mechanics Analysis Framework. Xiong'an Rock Mechanics Conference, Xiong'an, China.

2024​

  1. Lai, Z. (2024). NetSDF-DEM for Multiscale Fluid-Particle Systems. WCCM-APCOM 2024, Vancouver, Canada.

  2. Lai, Z. (2024). Machine Learning-Enabled Discrete Element Method for Computational Particle Mechanics. DACOMA 2024. [Invited]

  3. Lai, Z. (2024). Machine Learning-Enabled Discrete Element Method for Computational Particle Mechanics. 4th International Conference on Data-Driven Computing and Machine Learning in Engineering, Nanjing, China. [Invited]

  4. Lai, Z. (2024). Machine Learning-Enabled Discrete Element Method. National Conference on Particle Material Computational Mechanics, China.

  5. Lai, Z. (2024). Multi-scale Mechanical Characteristics and Reinforcement of Island-Reef Geotechnics. Coral Reef Geotechnical Conference, China.

  6. Lai, Z. (2024). NetSDF-DEM Framework. Workshop on Multiscale Modeling, Algorithms and Applications, China.

  7. Lai, Z. (2024). SDF-CFD-DEM for Arbitrary Particle Shapes. ZWsoft Particle Material Seminar. [Invited]

2023​

  1. Lai, Z. (2023). CFD-DEM for Simulating Synchronous Grouting in Shield Tunneling. IGES 2023.

  2. Lai, Z. (2023). Coupled CFD-DEM for Simulating Granular Flows. CFSM-Clemson, Clemson, USA.

  3. Lai, Z. (2023). CFD-DEM Algorithm and Software Development for Irregular Particles. Guangdong Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Annual Meeting, China.

2022​

  1. Lai, Z. (2022). SDF-Based Multiphase Flow and Arbitrary Shape Particle CFD-DEM Simulation Method. 6th National Conference on Computational Mechanics of Granular Materials (CMGM), Hangzhou, China. [Invited]

  2. Lai, Z. (2022). A Unified Signed-Distance-Field DEM Framework for Arbitrary Particle Shapes. 15th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM-APCOM 2022), Yokohama, Japan.

  3. Lai, Z. (2022). Two-Phase Flow in Granular Media. ECCOMAS 2022.

  4. Lai, Z. (2022). Contact Algorithm and Software Development for Non-Spherical DEM Particles. Academic Exchange at Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China. [Invited]

2021​

  1. Lai, Z. (2021). Machine Learning-Enabled Discrete Element Method for Contact Detection and Resolution of Irregular-Shaped Particles. 16th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM16), Chicago, USA.

  2. Lai, Z. (2021). Contact Algorithm and Software Development for Non-Spherical DEM Particles. China University of Geosciences Youth Forum, Wuhan, China. [Invited]

2020​

  1. Lai, Z. (2020). TWS Framework for Granular Particle Reconstruction. Geo-Congress 2020.

2019​

  1. Lai, Z. (2019). Fourier Series-Based DEM for Irregular-Shaped Particles. EMI 2019.

2018​

  1. Lai, Z. (2018). Fast Contact Detection of General Irregular-shaped Particles. EMI 2018.

  2. Lai, Z. (2018). Fast Contact Detection of General Irregular-Shaped Particles. IS-Atlanta 2018, Atlanta, USA.

2017​

  1. Lai, Z. (2017). Inverse Problem in Material Characterization. Albany Seminar (SUNY Albany), Albany, USA. [Invited]

2016​

  1. Lai, Z. (2016). Bifurcation Analysis for Cladding Tubes. EMI 2016 / PMC 2016.

  2. Lai, Z. (2016). Bifurcation Analysis for Multiphysics Problems. EMI 2016 / PMC 2016.

Posters​

2024​

  1. Lai, Z. (2024). NetSDF: Neural Network-Encoded Signed Distance Field for Shape Representation. EMI-IC 2024.

2018​

  1. Lai, Z. (2018). DEM Modeling of Bio-Cementation. GeoShanghai 2018, Shanghai, China.