• Computational EM and its application in integrated circuit EDA modeling and geophysical exploration
• Differential equation and machine learning
• Multiphysics modeling (EM, acoustics, elastics, and heat transfer)
• Inverse problem and imaging
• Non-destructive testing with EM and ultrasonic waves
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Dr. Qingtao Sun is an assistant professor at Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo. He received the Ph.D. degree from Duke University in 2017, and then worked successively in Wave Computation Technologies, Inc. and Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Dr. Sun’s research interests include computational electromagnetics, Multiphysics modeling and its applications. To date, he has published 37 SCI papers on top-tier journals, such as IEEE TGRS, TAP, and TMTT, and received approximately 900 journal citations according to Google Scholar, and has 5 granted US patents and 1 granted China paten. Dr. Sun received Outstanding PhD Dissertation Awards from Duke University, and Honorable Mention Award from 2016 IEEE AP-S paper competition. He was a member of Youth Editorial Committee of Petroleum Science, which is honored as the National Leading Journal. Dr. Sun, as one of the kernel technical members of Halliburton, developed novel acoustic logging techniques and tools for both logging-while-drilling and wireline, and received the Inventor Awards by the company. In addition, he received Outstanding Achievement Award for Scientific Research in Higher Education Institutions by Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Progress Award by China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, and Science and Technology Award by Dongying City.
RESEARCH FIELD
• Computational EM and its application in integrated circuit EDA modeling and geophysical exploration
• Differential equation and machine learning
• Multiphysics modeling (EM, acoustics, elastics, and heat transfer)
• Inverse problem and imaging
• Non-destructive testing with EM and ultrasonic waves
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2012-2017: PhD. (majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering), Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
2009-2012: Master (majoring in Geodetection and Information Technology), School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (East China)
2005-2009: Bachelor (majoring in Exploration Technology and Engineering), School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (East China)
WORK EXPERIENCE
2023-Present: Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, Assistant professor
2017-2023: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Senior scientist, Principal scientist
2017-2017: Wave Computation Technologies, Inc., Research associate
ACADEMIC PART-TIME JOBS (PARTIAL)
2023: ACES 2023, TPC member
2020-2022: Petroleum Science, Youth Editorial Committee
2021: PIERS2021, SC1&SC5 Session Organizer
Journal Review: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation，IEEE Transactions on
Geoscience and Remote Sensing，IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics，Photonics
Technology Letters，Petroleum Science, Pure and Applied Geophysics
AWARDS AND HONORS
2023: Inventor Awards, Halliburton
2017: Outstanding PhD Dissertation Awards, Duke University
2016: Honorable Mention Award, IEEE AP-S paper competition
2012: Outstanding Achievement Award for Scientific Research in Higher Education Institutions, Ministry of Education
2012: Science and Technology Progress Award, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation
2012: Science and Technology Award, Dongying City.
General Information
37 SCI papers, 15 of them as the first or corresponding author. Received approximately 900 journal citations according to Google Scholar.
Google Scholar：
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-2-I69kAAAAJ&hl=en
10 Representative Works (* refers to the corresponding author)
1. M. Jiang, Q. Sun*, Q. H. Liu, and X. Li, “Deep image prior based super resolution for fast electromagnetic forward modeling,” IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 1900-1905, 2025.
2. Q. Sun, Q. H. Liu, and Y. Hu, “Implicit-explicit wave equation-based discontinuous Galerkin time domain method,” IEEE Antennas Wirel. Propag. Lett., vol. 23, no. 12, pp. 4887-4891, Dec. 2024.
3. Q. Sun and Y. Hu, Fast geometric multigrid preconditioned finite-difference frequency-domain method for borehole electromagnetic sensing, IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett., vol. 19, 2022.
4. Q. Sun, R. Zhang, and Y. Hu, Finite-element modeling of time-domain controlled source electromagnetic survey with weighted Laguerre polynomials, Geophysics, vol. 86, no. 6, E383-E389, 2021.
5. Q. Sun, R. Zhang, and Y. Hu, Domain decomposition based discontinuous Galerkin time domain method with weighted Laguerre polynomials, IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., 2021.
6. Q. Sun, R. Zhang, Q. Zhan, and Q. H. Liu, 3-D implicit-explicit hybrid finite difference/spectral element/finite element time domain method without a buffer zone, IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., vol. 67, no. 8, pp. 5469-5476, 2019.
7. Q. Sun, Q. Zhan, R. Zhang, and Q. H. Liu, Mixed total field/scattered field based discontinuous Galerkin frequency-domain method for subsurface sensing, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., vol. 57, no. 6, pp. 3354-3360, Dec. 2018.
8. Q. Sun, Q. Zhan, Q. Ren, and Q. H. Liu, Wave equation-based implicit subdomain DGTD method for modeling of electrically small problems, IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech., vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 1111-1119, Apr. 2017.
9. Q. Sun, Q. Ren, Q. Zhan, and Q. H. Liu, 3-D domain decomposition based hybrid finite-difference time-domain/finite-element time-domain method with nonconformal meshes, IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech., vol. 65, no. 10, pp. 3682-3688, Oct. 2017.
10. Q. Sun, R. Zhang, Q. Zhan, and Q. H. Liu, Multiscale hydraulic fracture modeling with discontinuous Galerkin frequency-domain method and impedance transition boundary condition, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., vol. 55, no. 11, pp. 6566-6573, 2017.
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