Shule Zhao | Northwestern Polytechnical University

About Me

I am a Master student in school of Aeronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University(NPU), supervised by Prof. Zhang Weiwei, with co-supervision from Prof. Kou Jiaqing. My research focuses on AI for aerodynamics and aircraft design. I earned my Bachelor of Engineering in Aircraft Design from NPU and continued my studies here as a graduate student under a guaranteed admission scheme.

Research Interests

Fluid Mechanics: Aerodynamic Modelling, Aerodynamic loads
AI4S: Physics embedded/guided machine learning, goal-oriented feature extractor
Aerodynamic design: generative design, aerodynamic shape optimazition

News

[Aug. 2025] Our paper on aerodynamic loads was accepted for publication in the Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics journal.
[Oct. 2024] I was awarded the National Scholarship for Postgraduates!
[Sep. 2024] I gave an oral presentation at the 34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS)!
[Sep. 2023] I began my Master’s degree in Mechanics at NWPU!

Publications

Machine learning of skin friction distribution based on surface inviscid flow feature

Shule Zhao, Weiwei Zhang* (*Corresponding authors)

Chinese Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics(in Chinese), 2024.

PDF Accept, online

34th ICAS

CORRELATION MODELLING OF SURFACE INVISCID FLOW CHARACTERISTICS AND FRICTION DISTRIBUTION BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING

Shule Zhao, Weiwei Zhang* (*Corresponding authors)

the 34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS), 2024.

PDF Oral Presentation

Envisioning the blueprint: Aeronautics in large models era

Weiwei Zhang* (*Corresponding authors), Shule Zhao

Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 2025.

PDF Accept, online

Euler Equation Embedded Machine Learning Method for Wall Pressure and Skin Friction Distribution

Shule Zhao, Weiwei Zhang* (*Corresponding authors)

Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, 2025.

PDF Accept

Services

President, Student Union of the School of Aeronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University (2021-2022)
Managing Editor, WeChat Official Accounts "Mechanics & AI"（力学与人工智能） & "Tree Home Information"（大树之家V讯） (expanding our subscriber base from 8,000 to over 29,000+)