Graduate Seminar
Information
“Developmental
mechanisms in designing:
Induction,
Gene
Transcription,
and Commitment”
Dr. Hou Yuemin
Institute
of
Design Engineering, Tsinghua University
Mechanical and Electronics Engineering School, Beijing Information Science and Technology University
Engineering
Building, Room 2901
Date: Tuesday,
October 30th
at 6pm
Abstract
The research on developmental design
focuses on
investigating the inherent
principles to map
functions onto structures by simulating the developmental
mechanisms
that take place in an embryo. The developmental mechanisms, including
induction,
gene transcription and commitment,
are
used to develop design concepts from initial function specifications to structural parameters. Developmental design is a
promising solution for
biomimicry
and
autonomous design. Particularly, embryogenesis-inspired design
draws on intuitively graspable
epistemological
foundation
for conceptual design.
The
talk begins with a brief review of the
development
process of an embryo and of a developmental design framework,
and then discusses embryogenesis-inspired
mechanisms, the modeling of the
mechanisms, and the design
experiments.
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 Buildings,
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.