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Director: Khalid Jawed
Dept. of Mech & Aero Engineering @UCLAMechAeroEng
University of California, Los Angeles @UCLAEngineering

UCLA Structures-Computer Interaction Laboratory

@StructuresComp

We learn mechanics from machines Director: Khalid Jawed Dept. of Mech & Aero Engineering @UCLAMechAeroEng University of California, Los Angeles @UCLAEngineering

Jin Qi is working with PhD student Zhuonan Wang on a cable-driven soft body robot inspired by fish movement. The goal is to better understand how soft materials can be actuated to create fluid, biomimetic motion in underwater environments. (Jin Qi 2/3)

StructuresComp's tweet image. Jin Qi is working with PhD student Zhuonan Wang on a cable-driven soft body robot inspired by fish movement. The goal is to better understand how soft materials can be actuated to create fluid, biomimetic motion in underwater environments. (Jin Qi 2/3)

This week, we’re featuring Jin Qi Chong, a freshman in Electrical Engineering at UCLA. Originally from Singapore, Jin Qi is passionate about soft robotics and how they can be applied to real-world tasks in daily life. (Jin Qi 1/3)

StructuresComp's tweet image. This week, we’re featuring Jin Qi Chong, a freshman in Electrical Engineering at UCLA. Originally from Singapore, Jin Qi is passionate about soft robotics and how they can be applied to real-world tasks in daily life. (Jin Qi 1/3)

She’s connecting JAX, TensorFlow, and C++ for efficient energy modeling and contact detection. Next: deployment + benchmarking in C++. (Jinying 3/3)

StructuresComp's tweet image. She’s connecting JAX, TensorFlow, and C++ for efficient energy modeling and contact detection. Next: deployment + benchmarking in C++. (Jinying 3/3)

Jinying works with PhD student Esther Gérard on DisMech—building high-accuracy simulation tools for elastic rods and deformable bodies. (Jinying 2/3)

StructuresComp's tweet image. Jinying works with PhD student Esther Gérard on DisMech—building high-accuracy simulation tools for elastic rods and deformable bodies. (Jinying 2/3)

Meet Jinying Lin, a UCLA CS junior passionate about computational mechanics and high-performance computing. (Jinying 1/3)

StructuresComp's tweet image. Meet Jinying Lin, a UCLA CS junior passionate about computational mechanics and high-performance computing. (Jinying 1/3)

To align stereo and LiDAR data, Anirudh is designing a calibration system that computes rotation and translation between the two—essential for accurate 3D mapping. (Anirudh 3/3)

StructuresComp's tweet image. To align stereo and LiDAR data, Anirudh is designing a calibration system that computes rotation and translation between the two—essential for accurate 3D mapping. (Anirudh 3/3)

Anirudh is building a dataset of 3D depth maps for agricultural scenes using stereo cameras and LiDAR. He’s developing real-time and offline processing pipelines. (Anirudh 2/3)

StructuresComp's tweet image. Anirudh is building a dataset of 3D depth maps for agricultural scenes using stereo cameras and LiDAR. He’s developing real-time and offline processing pipelines. (Anirudh 2/3)

Meet Anirudh, a UCLA sophomore in Electrical Engineering & Pure Math from San Diego. He’s passionate about computer vision for robotics and perception. (Anirudh 1/3)

StructuresComp's tweet image. Meet Anirudh, a UCLA sophomore in Electrical Engineering & Pure Math from San Diego. He’s passionate about computer vision for robotics and perception. (Anirudh 1/3)

She helps build AgriNimble, which fits between crop rows, and AgriCruiser, which moves above them - bringing robotic systems from CAD to real-world deployment. (Miranda 3/3)

StructuresComp's tweet image. She helps build AgriNimble, which fits between crop rows, and AgriCruiser, which moves above them - bringing robotic systems from CAD to real-world deployment. (Miranda 3/3)

Miranda works with PhD student Shivam Panda on CNC-manufactured parts for autonomous weed-management robots like AgriNimble and AgriCruiser. (Miranda 2/3)

StructuresComp's tweet image. Miranda works with PhD student Shivam Panda on CNC-manufactured parts for autonomous weed-management robots like AgriNimble and AgriCruiser. (Miranda 2/3)

Meet Miranda Christine, a UCLA Mechanical Engineering senior from San Francisco. She builds robotics systems that merge hands-on fabrication with field-ready function. (Miranda 1/3)

StructuresComp's tweet image. Meet Miranda Christine, a UCLA Mechanical Engineering senior from San Francisco. She builds robotics systems that merge hands-on fabrication with field-ready function. (Miranda 1/3)

Our lab has openings for UCLA Undergraduate Students through the SRP 99 or 199 programs starting Fall 2025. Projects span solid/structural mechanics, robotics, machine learning, AI, and computer vision. Available positions: tinyurl.com/scilab-undergr…

StructuresComp's tweet image. Our lab has openings for UCLA Undergraduate Students through the SRP 99 or 199 programs starting Fall 2025. Projects span solid/structural mechanics, robotics, machine learning, AI, and computer vision.

Available positions: tinyurl.com/scilab-undergr…

She’s recreating the Python Dismech structure in C++, using language-specific tools like memory control to boost performance and scalability. (Alex 3/3)

StructuresComp's tweet image. She’s recreating the Python Dismech structure in C++, using language-specific tools like memory control to boost performance and scalability. (Alex 3/3)

Alex is building a C++ version of the Dismech simulator with PhD student Radha Lahoti. Her work enables fast, differentiable robotics simulation. (Alex 2/3)

StructuresComp's tweet image. Alex is building a C++ version of the Dismech simulator with PhD student Radha Lahoti. Her work enables fast, differentiable robotics simulation. (Alex 2/3)

Our lab has openings for UCLA Undergraduate Students through the SRP 99 or 199 programs starting Fall 2025. Projects span solid/structural mechanics, robotics, machine learning, AI, and computer vision. Available positions: tinyurl.com/scilab-undergr…

StructuresComp's tweet image. Our lab has openings for UCLA Undergraduate Students through the SRP 99 or 199 programs starting Fall 2025. Projects span solid/structural mechanics, robotics, machine learning, AI, and computer vision.

Available positions: tinyurl.com/scilab-undergr…

Meet Alex Ren, a CS junior from San Ramon, CA. She’s passionate about software optimization and automation - and loves spending time outdoors. (Alex 1/3)

StructuresComp's tweet image. Meet Alex Ren, a CS junior from San Ramon, CA. She’s passionate about software optimization and automation - and loves spending time outdoors. (Alex 1/3)

In collaboration with UNLV, Harris is building a dataset to train models that detect hard-to-see fruit. The goal: more accurate, farm-ready vision systems. (Harris 3/3)

StructuresComp's tweet image. In collaboration with UNLV, Harris is building a dataset to train models that detect hard-to-see fruit. The goal: more accurate, farm-ready vision systems. (Harris 3/3)

Our lab has openings for UCLA Undergraduate Students through the SRP 99 or 199 programs starting Fall 2025. Projects span solid/structural mechanics, robotics, machine learning, AI, and computer vision. Available positions: tinyurl.com/scilab-undergr…

StructuresComp's tweet image. Our lab has openings for UCLA Undergraduate Students through the SRP 99 or 199 programs starting Fall 2025. Projects span solid/structural mechanics, robotics, machine learning, AI, and computer vision.

Available positions: tinyurl.com/scilab-undergr…

Harris works with postdoc Andy on fruit detection in concealed environments—using thermal differences to spot fruit hidden in leaves and branches. (Harris 2/3)

StructuresComp's tweet image. Harris works with postdoc Andy on fruit detection in concealed environments—using thermal differences to spot fruit hidden in leaves and branches. (Harris 2/3)

This week, we’re featuring Harris, an undergraduate researcher in our lab. Harris is passionate about combining sensing technologies and machine learning to tackle real-world problems in agriculture. (Harris 1/3)

StructuresComp's tweet image. This week, we’re featuring Harris, an undergraduate researcher in our lab. Harris is passionate about combining sensing technologies and machine learning to tackle real-world problems in agriculture. (Harris 1/3)

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