CV

Education

B.S. in Civil Engineering Department, Jilin University, Jilin, China, 2012
M.S. in Civil Engineering Department, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, IL, US, 2015
Ph.D in Civil Engineering Department, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, IL, US,2019

Work experience

2015-2019: Research Assistant
- UIUC
2018-2019: Data Scientist Intern
- Syngenta Digital Innovation Lab
- Champaign, IL

Skills

Programing Language
- C, C++, Fortran, Python, Matlab, R
Machine Learning
- Tensorflow, Keras, Pytorch
Software
- Abaqus

Publications

Effect of off-fault low-velocity elastic inclusions on supershear rupture dynamics

Ma, X., Elbanna, A. E. (2015). Effect of off-fault low-velocity elastic inclusions on supershear rupture dynamics. Geophysical journal international, 203(1), 664-677.

Strain localization in dry sheared granular materials: A compactivity-based approach

Ma, Xiao, and Ahmed Elbanna. 2018. Strain localization in dry sheared granular materials: A compactivity-based approach. Physical Review E 98 (2): 022906.

A hybrid finite element‐spectral boundary integral approach: Applications to dynamic rupture modeling in unbounded domains

Ma X, Hajarolasvadi S, Albertini G, Kammer D, Elbanna A. A hybrid finite element‐spectral boundary integral approach: Applications to dynamic rupture modeling in unbounded domains. Int J Numer Anal Methods Geomech. 2018;1‐22.

Network models for characterization of trabecular bone

Mondal, A., Nguyen, C. Ma, X, Elbanna, A. & Carlson, J. (2019). Network models for characterization of trabecular bone. Phys. Rev. E

Dynamic rupture propagation on fault planes with explicit representation of short branches

Ma. X, Elbanna. A. Dynamic rupture propagation on fault planes with explicit representation of short branches.Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 523:115702, 2019

A Novel Hybrid Finite Element‐Spectral Boundary Integral Scheme for Modeling Earthquake Cycles: Application to Rate and State Faults With Low‐Velocity Zones

Abdelmeguid. M, Ma. X, Elbanna. A. A Novel Hybrid Finite Element‐Spectral Boundary Integral Scheme for Modeling Earthquake Cycles: Application to Rate and State Faults With Low‐Velocity Zones. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 124 (12), 12854-12881 2019