Papers
5
Total Citations
296
H-Index
4
About
Bolei Deng is an innovative researcher working at the intersection of mechanical metamaterials, computational materials design, and nonlinear wave mechanics. His work focuses on engineering structures and materials with extraordinary, programmable properties that push the boundaries of what is achievable in soft robotics, wearable technology, and energy-absorbing systems. Among his most influential contributions is his development of neural accelerated evolution strategies for the inverse design of mechanical metamaterials, enabling researchers to systematically realize materials with target nonlinear mechanical responses — a landmark paper that has already garnered 178 citations. Deng has also pioneered the use of nonlinear wave propagation to drive robotic locomotion, demonstrating pulse-driven and soliton-crawling robots that exploit exotic wave physics for motion, accumulating over 40 and 22 citations respectively. His more recent work on computationally discovering microstructured composites that optimally balance stiffness and toughness — a longstanding engineering challenge — has rapidly attracted 53 citations since 2024. Collectively, Deng's research bridges advanced computation, physics, and materials engineering, offering transformative tools for designing next-generation functional materials and intelligent mechanical systems. His growing citation record marks him as a rising and highly impactful voice in the field.
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- 3Pulse-driven robot: Motion via solitary waves40 citations · 2020
- 4Topological Solitons Make Metamaterials Crawl22 citations · 2022
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