Biography
Dr. Ying-Kuan Tsai is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Ingram School of Engineering at Texas State University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University, his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from National Taiwan University, and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. He subsequently served as a Postdoctoral Scholar in Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. His research focuses on the integration of engineering design, control, artificial intelligence, and digital twins for the design and operation of intelligent and autonomous engineering systems. His current research interests include control co-design, digital twins, uncertainty-aware learning and optimization, model predictive control, reinforcement learning, surrogate modeling, and design optimization, with applications in advanced manufacturing and autonomous systems.
Research Interests
Engineering Optimization; Design Under Uncertainty; Control Co-Design; Digital Twins; Applied Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence; Model Predictive Control; Reinforcement Learning; Uncertainty Quantification
Teaching Interests
Dynamics and Controls; Design Optimization; Digital Twins; Numerical Methods; Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Engineers; Optimal Control