Organization

Risk Evaluation and Disaster Mitigation Research Division
Computational Safety Engineering Lab
Assistant Professor
Ph.D.(Engineering)

Research Subject(s)
My research focuses on the development and application of numerical simulation methods for structural integrity and failure. By integrating physics-based simulation, structural optimization, and fracture mechanics with emerging technologies such as data science and quantum computing, I aim to develop advanced methods and tools to simulate the physical behavior of structures and design them for safety and reliability. My long-term goal is to develop computational safety technologies that enhance society's resilience under uncertainty and disasters.
Key Words
Computational mechanics / Structural optimization / Fracture mechanics / Numerical simulation
Website
Selected Works

Sukulthanasorn, N., and Terada, K. (2026). Quantum neural network-assisted topology optimization: Concept and implementation with parameterized quantum circuits. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 448, 118411.

Sukulthanasorn, N., Xiao, J., Wagatsuma, K., Nomura, R., Moriguchi, S. and Terada, K. (2025). A novel design update framework for topology optimization with quantum annealing: Application to truss and continuum structures. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, doi:10.1016/j.cma.2025.117746.

Laosunthara, A., Krutphong, K., Leelawat, N., Wararuksajja, W., Sukulthanasorn, N., Suppasri, A., Thongthip, R. and Chintanapakdee, C. (2025). Initial observations and immediate lessons learned from Thailand's response to the 2025 Mandalay earthquake. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105675.

Sukulthanasorn, N., Watanavit, P., Vo, D., Prasertsri, T., Mear, M.E. and Rungamornrat, J. (2022). Weakly Singular BIE-based Procedure for T-stress Analysis of Cracks in 3D Anisotropic Linear Elastic Finite Media. International Journal of Fracture, doi:10.1007/s10704-022-00667-7

Selected Memberships
  • International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)
  • The Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science (JSCES)
Selected Awards
  • The Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Program
  • The Best Presentation Award, the 7th Asian Conference on Mechanics of Functional
  • Materials and Structures (ACMFMS2020 +1)
  • Best Student Paper Award (2022), The Asian Society of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (ASSMO)