Professor Ean Ooi
Head of Engineering
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Biography
Ooi Ean Tat is Professor of Civil and Mechanical Engineering and Head of Engineering at Federation University. His research sits at the interface of computational mechanics, civil engineering and mechanical engineering, with a focus on developing advanced numerical simulation methods for complex engineering systems.
Ean’s main research contributions are in the scaled boundary finite element method, including polygonal and quadtree formulations, nonlinear analysis, fracture and damage modelling and multiphysics simulation. His work supports the modelling of complex geometries, coupled physical processes and failure mechanisms in engineering materials and infrastructure.
His research has applications across structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, resources engineering, mechanical engineering, materials engineering and biomedical engineering. These applications include dam cracking, slope stability, concrete fracture, open-pit mine stability, composites, heat transfer, biomedical thermal therapies and image-based modelling.
Ean has received competitive research funding from the Australian Research Council and various government agencies, including ARC Discovery and Linkage projects. He has also worked with industry partners on infrastructure and resources engineering problems, and previously worked in a biomedical instrumentation start-up developing algorithms for non-invasive blood glucose monitoring.
Ean serves on the Editorial Board of Finite Elements in Analysis and Design and contributes to professional and disciplinary activities through Engineers Australia and international computational mechanics forums.
Fields of research
- Structural engineering
- Biomechanics
- Civil geotechnical engineering
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Qualifications
- Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
Areas of interest
- Structural engineering
- Biomechanics
- Geomechanics
- Computational mechanics
Grants
- DP250100955: A scaled boundary framework for nonlinear dynamic analysis of structures ($678,000)
- DP240101417: Computational MultiPhysics Analysis of 3D Structural Damage and Failure ($528,000)
- LP160101229: Seismic analysis of cracking and deformations in concrete gravity dams ($524,000)
- Batter stability modelling for rehabilitation of open pit mines in the Latrobe Valley; Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions 2021 ($22,000)
- Assessment of batter stability of Latrobe Valley coal mines through computer modelling; Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions 2021 ($24,000)
- Computational modelling of multi-physics structural damage; Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme 2018 ($13,000)
- Structural mechanics
- Computational mechanics
Specialist roles
- Head of Engineering
Professional association memberships
- Engineers Australia (MIE Aust)
- Finite Elements in Analysis and Design (Editorial Board Member)
Future Regions Research Centre (FRRC)
- Publications
Extended octree pattern-based mesh generation and massively parallel computing with the scaled boundary finite element method
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2025.108051
Unsymmetric Serendipity finite elements: Performance analysis
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.finel.2025.104487
On the Scaled Boundary Finite Element Method for Magnetotelluric Modelling
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1111/1365-2478.70122
An adaptive scaled boundary finite element method formulation of localizing gradient damage models
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.cma.2026.119029
A scaled boundary finite element method study on the elastoplastic contact problem based on B-differentiable Newton method
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.finel.2026.104583
Hyperbolic heat conduction in heterogeneous and biological media using the scaled boundary finite element method
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2026.111858