Jia Zhao

Jia Zhao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Alabama, based in 144 Gordon Palmer Hall. Their work combines mathematical modeling, numerical analysis, and high-performance simulations to study multiphase complex fluids and mathematical biology. They can be contacted at jia.zhao@ua.edu.

Their research spans interdisciplinary domains, including:

• Machine learning and deep neural networks for discovering partial differential equation (PDE) models.
• Computational modeling of liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) in cellular compartments.
• Hydrodynamic models of biofilms, focusing on formation, antimicrobial persistence, and quorum sensing.
• Modeling eukaryotic cell mitotic dynamics, such as rounding, oscillation, and cytokinesis.
• Development of complex fluids models for multiphase systems, active liquid crystals, and viscoelasticity.
• Analysis of fluid-structure interactions (FSI) in biological and medical applications.
• Design of multifunctional polymeric rod-like nanocomposites.
• Creation of accurate numerical schemes for complex fluid simulations.
• Deep learning algorithms for solving PDEs.
• Software development optimized for hybrid CPU-GPU architectures.

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