Professor Steve Waiching Sun Selected as Cornell AI4S Visiting Professor

The Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Department congratulates Professor Steve Waiching Sun on his selection as a Cornell University AI4S Visiting Professor through the Cornell AI4S Initiative (CAISI).

Professor Sun was nominated by Cornell Professor David Bindel in recognition of his work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, sustainable infrastructure, and materials. As an AI4S Visiting Professor, Professor Sun will engage with Cornell faculty, students, and the broader AI4S community through seminars, guest lectures, research discussions, and opportunities for academic collaboration.

The Visiting Professorship is typically held for two years and is designed to foster sustained scholarly exchange through short academic visits to Cornell. This recognition highlights Professor Sun’s contributions to advancing the application of AI to sustainable infrastructure and materials, as well as his leadership in this emerging area of research. During his visit, Professor Sun will collaborate with AI4S on generative AI for PDE solvers and inverse material design (see Figure 9 of [1]).

Congratulations to Professor Sun on this well-deserved recognition! CEEM looks forward to his continued contributions to the field and to the collaborative opportunities this honor will bring.

Reference:

Sun, W. (2026). Geometry-informed neural atlas for boundary value problems of complex 3D geometries. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 461, 119225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2026.119225