Vision

Vision

•      To become a global leader in predictive science for multiscale flows by transforming fundamental understanding into real-world impact in healthcare and energy.

Mission

•      Understanding and prediction of multi-scale fluid phenomena.

•      Real-world impact in healthcare and energy through the fusion of fluid dynamics, AI, and quantum computing.

Three Pillars: FIS

•      F. Fidelity · Fluid Dynamics: multi-scale modeling, Lattice Boltzmann methods (hemodynamics, urban wind, fluid-structure interaction). The physical foundation.

•      I. Invariance · Artificial Intelligence: physics-informed machine learning, surrogate models, AI prediction and diagnosis (blood viscosity, cardiovascular disease, lung cancer).

•      S. Supremacy · Quantum Computing: QLBM, QNN, hybrid quantum-classical algorithms on NISQ hardware.

The MFDL Loop

•      One lab, two engines: fundamentals and start-ups, reinforcing each other.

•      Outward flow: fundamentals → AI/quantum methods → healthcare and engineering applications → products and start-ups (CARDIOS, Q-LungCDSS, M.E.N.D. BioSimulator, QuantaQube).

•      Return flow: clinical and industrial needs → next research questions and data.

Strategy: The 3 I's

•      Innovation: cross-pillar research (quantum-AI imaging, AI-accelerated CFD, quantum algorithms for flow); new computational models; patents and products through start-up teams.

•      Infusion: AI and quantum in curricula and workshops; co-development with hospitals and industry; cross-pillar and fundamentals-startup teams; open labs and outreach.

•      Investment: HPC, GPU, and quantum hardware access (IBM, IonQ); grants and lab endowment; talent across fluids, machine learning, and quantum.