Jovana Jovanova, TU Delft, Panelist

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Abstract: Round Table - Adaptive Structures in the 21st Century – A Big Tent: Mid- and Early-Career Researchers Chart Paths Forward

Bio: Dr. Jovana Jovanova is Associate Professor in Adaptive Structures at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Her research is focused on adaptive (meta)structures, mechanisms and machines able to change their properties and/or functionality over time to improve performance, reliability, and efficiency. Adaptation is the ability of engineering systems to recognize the changes occurring in their (operational) environment and adjust internally to respond in a desired way. She develops analytical and numerical models of mechanically intelligent structures that utilize smart materials and/or nonlinear geometry for programmable adaptation. She explores concepts of smart structures in meta-materials and soft robotics, for novel designs of adaptive machines with applications in the maritime and transport technology. She is passionate about international and interdisciplinary collaboration, and she leads and supports multiple initiatives in the Netherlands and the EU, as well as globally in Brazil and USA.