Dr. Xu received the 2024 ASME Design Automation Young Investigator Award in recognition of his research at the intersection of Microstructure Material Design, design for Additive Manufacturing, Design of Mixed Stochasticity Structural Systems, and Uncertainty Quantification.
This award is presented annually to honor an exceptional young investigator making significant contributions in design automation, with a focus on areas such as design representation, optimization, evaluation, and integration. The award was given at the ASME Design Automation Conference, held from August 25-28, 2024, in Washington, DC. The conference gathers international experts in the field of design automation each year.