Lei Shi

 

Our new website for research group could be found here: Intelligent Biomechanics Lab 

Before joining KSU, he held the position of Postdoctoral Researcher at Columbia University, collaborating closely with Dr. Vijay Vedula. He was a PhD under the guidance of Professor Kristin Myers at the same department. As the Director of the Intelligent Biomechanics Lab, Professor Shi leads research efforts at the intersection of experimental, computational, and machine-learning technologies, with a primary focus on soft tissue digital twins. His work encompasses various areas, including cardiovascular, reproductive, and gastrointestinal systems, as well as soft robotics.

He is one of the main contributor to the open-source FEA software - svFSI (https://github.com/SimVascular/svFSI) and several neural-network based physics simulation projects (Github).  

Education 

2021: Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University 

Professional Affilliation 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers 

American Heart Association 

Honnors and Award 

NIH R15 2025

NSF ERI 2025

SPCEET Outstanding Early Career Award 2025