Lian Yanping is a full Professor at Institute of Advanced Structure Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology.

He completed his PhD at Tsinghua University (2007-2012), working on meshfree methods for mechanics problem involving extreme deformation. He has been working with Prof. Xiong Zhang on the material point method as the postdoctoral fellow at Tsinghua University (2012-2014) and then joined Prof. Wing Kam Liu’s group at Northwestern University as postdoc working on numerical methods for fractional partial differential equations, large eddy simulation, and metal additive manufacturing. His research has been recognized with numerous accolades, including Second Prize of Outstanding Academic Monography (China University Press Book Award, 2015), AMBENCH Challenging 1st Place (2018), Annual Outstanding Paper in China Science: Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy (2022), Second Prize of Beijing Natural Science Award (2023), National Outstanding Young Scholars in Metamaterials (2024), among others. He also won multiple university awards, including Outstanding Graduate Student of Tsinghua University (2012), Outstanding Graduate Student of Beijing (2012), Outstanding Dissertation Award (Tsinghua University, 2012), Postdoctoral Support Program (Tsinghua University), International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program, Postdoc Professional Development Travel Awards (Northwestern University, USA, 2018).

Numerical methods for Additive manufacturing: process-structure-property;
Numerical methods for extreme deformation problems and fluid-structure interaction problems
Numerical methods for advanced materials and structures design and analysis;
Data driven methods for extreme and multi-physics problems;
Numerical methods for fractional partial differential equations
High-performance computing methods.

(Selected publication, * represented corresponding author)

[1] Mingjian Li, Yanping Lian*, Zhanshan Cheng, Zhidong Wang, Lehui Li, Ruxing Gao, Daining Fang. A clustering adaptive Gaussian process regression method: response patterns based real-time prediction for nonlinear solid mechanics problems. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 436(1): 117669, 2025.

[2] Feiyu Xiong, Yanping Lian*, Chinnapat Panwisawas, Jiawei Chen, Ming-jian Li, Anwen Liu. A microscale cellular automaton method for solid-state phase transformation of directed energy deposited Ti6Al4V. Additive Manufacturing, 95: 104517, 2024.

[3] Biao Zhang, Yanping Lian*, Ming-jian Li, Chunpeng Wang, Ruxing Gao. Mechanical characterisation of lattice structures fabricated by selective laser melting via an image-based finite cell method with a damage model. Materials & Design, 244:113168, 2024.

[4] C.P. Wang, Y.P. Lian*, R.X. Gao*, F.Y. Xiong, M-J. Li. A multi-point synergistic gradient evolution method for topology optimization leveraging neural network with applications in converged and diverse designs. Computational Mechanics, 73:105-122, 2024.

[5] Y.P. Lian*, J. Chen, M.-J. Li*, R.X. Gao. A multi-physics material point method for thermo-fluid-solid coupling problems in metal additive manufacturing processes. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 416(1): 116297, 2023.

[6] L. Li, Y.P. Lian*, M.-J. Li, R. Gao, Y. Gan. A contact method for B-spline material point method with application in impact and penetration problems. Computational Mechanics, 2023.

[7] F.Y. Xiong, Y.P. Lian*, M.-J. Li, J.Q. Ouyang, Y.F. Liu. An extended cellular automaton finite volume method for grain nucleation-growth-coarsening during the wire-based additive manufacturing process. Additive Manufacturing, 76(25):103782, 2023.

[8] M.J. Li, J.W. Chen, Y.P. Lian*, F.Y. Xiong, D.N. Fang. An efficient and high-fidelity local multi-mesh finite volume method for heat transfer and fluid flow problems in metal additive manufacturing. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 404: 115828, 2023.

[9] C.W. He, J.R. Ge*, Y.F. Chen, Y.P. Lian*. Concurrent multiscale virtual tesing for 2D woven composite structures: a pathway towards composites design and structure optimization. Composite Structures, 304: 116406, 2023.

[10] M-J. Li, Y. P. Lian*, X. Zhang*. An Immersed Finite Element Material Point (IFEMP) Method for Free Surface Fluid-structure Interaction Problems. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 393: 114809, 2022.

[11] C.W. He, J.R. Ge*, Y.P Lian*, L.C. Geng, Y.F. Chen, D.N. Fang*. A concurrent three-scale scheme FE-SCA2 for the nonlinear mechanical behavior of braided composites. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 393:114827, 2022.

[12] L.C. Geng, B. Zhang, Y.P Lian*, R.X. Gao, D.N. Fang*. An image-based multi-level hp FCM for predicting elastoplastic behavior of imperfect lattice structure by SLM. Computational Mechanics, 70:123-140, 2022.

The Second Prize of Outstanding Academic Monography (China University Press Book Award, 2015);
AMBENCH Challenging 1st Place (2018);
Annual Outstanding Paper in China Science: Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy (2022);
The Second Prize of Beijing Natural Science Award (2023);
National Outstanding Young Scholars in Metamaterials (2024), among others.