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Ehsan Ghane

Postdoc

My research focuses on data-driven modelling of materials. By combining physics and machine learning in data-scarce settings, I develop models to better understand, predict and design material behaviour for reliable engineering applications.

Data-driven modelling of materials for robust engineering applications  

I develop models that combine physics and machine learning to predict how materials behave. The aim is to support more reliable design, advanced manufacturing, and digital twin applications.  

I combine physics-based modelling with machine learning to create robust and interpretable models. A key part of my work is linking microstructural features to macroscopic material behaviour, with applications in digital twins and advanced manufacturing.

My background is in physics and mechanical engineering, with a PhD from University of Gothenburg, where I studied multi-scale modelling of composite materials. Today, I work with approaches such as physics-informed neural networks, finite element modelling, and uncertainty quantification to improve how materials are designed and used in engineering applications.

Publications

Selected Publications

  1. Ghane, E., Maia, M., Rocha, I., Fagerström, M., and Mirkhalaf, S. M. (2026). Multi-scale Analysis of Woven Composites Using Hierarchical Physically Recurrent Neural Networks. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 456: 118939.
  2. Ghane, E., Fagerström, M., and Mirkhalaf, S. M. (2025). Multi-fidelity Data Fusion for Inelastic Woven Composites: Combining Recurrent Neural Networks with Transfer Learning. Composites Science and Technology, 111163.
  3. Ghane, E., Fagerström, M., and Mirkhalaf, M. (2024). Recurrent neural networks and transfer learning for elastoplasticity in woven composites. European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 107, 105378.
  4. Ghane, E., Fagerström, M., and Mirkhalaf, M. (2023). A multiscale deep learning model for elastic properties of woven composites. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 282, 112452.

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Research

Research Areas

  • Computational materials modeling and structural integrity
  • Physics-informed machine learning for engineering systems
  • Multi-scale modeling of heterogeneous materials

Machine Learning & Data Science

  • Deep learning for time-series data, GRU, LSTM, Transformers
  • Physics-informed neural networks and hybrid ML–physics models
  • Data-driven modeling, feature engineering, and uncertainty quantification

Teaching

I also teach in the courses Machine Learning for Mechanical Engineering Applications (TMMV64), Composite Materials (TMKO04), Sustainable Material Choices (TMKM16) and Industrial Material Choices (TMKM22).

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