Graduate Seminar Information
*"**Developmental mechanisms in designing: Induction, *
*Gene Transcription, and Commitment**"*
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*Dr. Hou Yuemin*
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Institute of Design Engineering, Tsinghua University
Mechanical and Electronics Engineering School, Beijing Information Science and Technology University
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*_Engineering Building, Room 2901_***
*_Date: Tuesday, October 30^th at 6pm_***
*/Abstract /*
The research on developmental designfocuses oninvestigating the inherent
principles to map functions onto structures by simulating the
developmental mechanisms that take place inan embryo.The developmental
mechanisms, includinginduction, gene transcription and commitment, are
used to develop design conceptsfrom initial function specifications to
structural parameters. Developmental design is a promising solution for
biomimicryand autonomous design. Particularly, embryogenesis-inspired
design drawsonintuitively graspable epistemological foundation for
conceptual design. The talkbegins with a brief review of the development
process of an embryo and of a developmental design framework, and then
discussesembryogenesis-inspired mechanisms, the modeling of the
mechanisms, and the design experiments.
*/About the speaker/*
Dr. HOU Yuemin obtained her Ph.D from Tsinghua University on June of
2005. Her research interests includes Biologically-inspired design
theory and computing, Dynamical analysis and optimal design of systems,
Multidisciplinary representation and modeling for design, analysis and
optimization of systems, Design and neural control of intelligent
systems, and Design and modeling of creativity-oriented public spaces.
She has published more than 40 research papers as the first and
corresponding authors, and delivered presentations at many international
conferences including conferences held in France, Germany, Italy, USA,
and Japan, and gave invited plenary lectures at conferences. She has
completed and is conducting more than 10 research projects as principal
investigator and main researcher. These projects covers the bio-inspired
design and algorithm for multidisciplinary design; dynamics analysis of
mechanical systems and elements including bearings, rotors, gears and
small satellites; neural model for design, neural network control, the
design and optimization of mechanical systems and devices, etc..
Currently, she is working on four granted projects.
/Selected Journal Publications in Design/
1.Hou Yuemin, Ji Linhong, *Partially Autonomous Concept Development of
MFS*, /International Journal of Computer Applications in
Technology/./40( 1/2), 2011:13-22/.
2.Hou Yuemin, Ji Linhong, *Six-Stage Design Framework,*Kybernetes, 2008.
V 37. Issue: 9/10. 1349-1358.
3.Hou Yuemin, Ji Linhong,*Embryogenesis-inspired design mechanisms*,
/International journal of design principles and practices/, 2010, 4(3),
pp.239-258.**
4.Hou Yuemin, Ji Linhong,*Stimulating Design Creativity by Public Places
in Academic Building**s*,Structure and Environment, 2011,spring issue,
pp. 1-10.**
5.Hou Yuemin, JI Linhong, Jin Dewen, Modeling Neural Pathway Using
Neural Network,Computer Applications and Software, 2008,11, 31-33
6.Hou Yue Min, JI Lin Hong, Jin De Wen, the *Nature and Core of design
in Terms of Science Classification*. /Science, Technology and
Dialectics/, v24, n3, 2007: 23-28,110. Also in /Philosophy of Science
and Technology /as reprint of important papers, B2, 8, 2007: 36-42.
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