Team / Yisheng Lu
Yisheng Lu is a Ph.D. student enrolled in Fall 2025, currently works as a Teaching and Research Assistant at the SEAD Lab. Prior to this, he received his B.Eng. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Huaqiao University, P.R. China and his M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from National University of Singapore. His research focuses on machine learning optimization, digital twins, and their applications to additive manufacturing processes, with particular emphasis on laser powder bed fusion (LPBF).
Education
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2022–2024
B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, Huaqiao University, China, 2018–2022
Professional History
Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2025–Present
Research Assistant, ME Advanced Manufacturing Lab, NUS (Suzhou) Research Institute, 2024-2025
Research Assistant, NUS Environmental Research Institute, 2022–2024
Awards and Honors
- National Scholarship, China (2018-2020, awarded twice)
- Excellent Graduation Project of Bachelor’s Degree, Huaqiao University (2022)