Basic Information

Email Address

• Email Address

  han.jike.8rkyoto-u.ac.jp

Professional Memberships

• International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)
• International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (ISSMO)
• Japanese Society of Developmental Biologists
• Japan Association for Computational Mechanics
• The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Japan Society of Civil Engineers
• Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science

Academic Degree

• 25 Mar. 2021

  東北大学修士（工学）
• 25 Sep. 2023

  東北大学博士（工学）

Academic Resume (Graduate Schools)

• 東北大学, 大学院工学研究科博士前期課程土木工学専攻, 修了
• 東北大学, 大学院工学研究科博士後期課程土木工学専攻, 修了

Academic Resume (Undergraduate School/Majors)

• 東北大学, 工学部建築・社会環境工学科, 卒業

High School

• High School

  Shonan Senior High School

Research History

• From Jun. 2024, To Mar. 2026

  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Program-Specific Assistant Professor
• From Apr. 2024, To May 2024

  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Program-Specific Researcher
• From Oct. 2023, To Mar. 2024

  Tohoku University, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Research Fellowship for Young Scientists
• From Sep. 2023, To Mar. 2024

  RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Applied Mechanics, Guest Researcher
• From Apr. 2022, To Sep. 2023

  Tohoku University, Graduate School of Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Research Fellowship for Young Scientists

Language of Instruction

• English
• Chinese
• Japanese

ID,URL

• ORCID ID

  0000-0002-7535-7202

• J-Global ID

  202301000963143980

• Researcher number

  31007826

• External link

  https://www.osdel.me.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english/index.html

researchmap URL

• https://researchmap.jp/jikehan

Research

Research Topics, Overview of the research

• Research Topics

  My research focuses on developing computational methods for simulating complex mechanical behavior, such as large deformation, plasticity, and damage.
  I work on topology optimization techniques for nonlinear and multi-material systems, and I also develop mathematical models of growth and recovery of biological materials using continuum mechanics and multiphysics approaches.

Research Interests

• Computational Mechanics
• Applied Mechanics
• Damage Mechanics
• Finite Element Method
• Particle Method
• Topology optimization

Papers

• Finite Strain Elastoplastic Topology Optimization Using Subloading Surface Model

  Jike Han; Kenjiro Terada

  Advances and Challenges in Computational Mechanics, 2025, Invited, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Extended discrete material optimization: A generalized framework for multi-material topology optimization of nonlinear material constitutive models

  Jike Han; Kazuhiro Izui; Shinji Nishiwaki

  Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Apr. 2026, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

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• A general formulation of topology optimization for nonlinear materials incorporating internal variables by the continuous adjoint method

  Jike Han; Seishiro Matsubara; Tsuguo Kondoh; Kazuhiro Izui; Shinji Nishiwaki

  Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Oct. 2025, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

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• Tension-compression asymmetry based on different energy decompositions within a gradient-extended two-surface damage-plasticity framework

  Jian Zhang; Jike Han; Qinghua Zhang; Stefanie Reese; Tim Brepols

  Computational Mechanics, Jun. 2025, Peer-reviewed

  
• A thermal-mechanical coupling-inspired inelastic constitutive law for the growth and atrophy of biological soft tissues

  Jike Han; Yuka Yokoyama; Taiji Adachi; Shinji Nishiwaki

  Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Sep. 2025, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

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• Multi-material topology optimization based on finite strain subloading surface nonlocal elastoplasticity

  Jike Han; Yuki Yamakawa; Kazuhiro Izui; Shinji Nishiwaki; Kenjiro Terada

  Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Jul. 2025, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

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• Topology optimization for nonlocal elastoplasticity at finite strain

  Jike Han; Kozo Furuta; Tsuguo Kondoh; Kazuhiro Izui; Shinji Nishiwaki; Kenjiro Terada

  Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Feb. 2025, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

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• Topology optimization with a finite strain nonlocal damage model using the continuous adjoint method

  Jike Han; Kozo Furuta; Tsuguo Kondoh; Kazuhiro Izui; Shinji Nishiwaki; Kenjiro Terada

  Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Dec. 2024, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Topology optimization of finite strain elastoplastic materials using continuous adjoint method: Formulation, implementation, and applications

  Jike Han; Kozo Furuta; Tsuguo Kondoh; Shinji Nishiwaki; Kenjiro Terada

  Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Sep. 2024, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• A diffusive-discrete crack transition scheme for ductile fracture at finite strain

  Jike Han; Yuichi Shintaku; Shuji Moriguchi; Kenjiro Terada

  International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 27 Jun. 2024, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Diffusive-discrete crack transition without remeshing achieved by extended B-spline-based implicit material point method

  Riichi Sugai; Jike Han; Shuji Moriguchi; Kenjiro Terada

  Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Mar. 2024, Peer-reviewed

  
• Crack phase-field enhanced finite cover method for dynamic fracture at finite strain

  Jike Han; Daigo Hirayama; Yuichi Shintaku; Shuji Moriguchi; Kenjiro Terada

  International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 17 Oct. 2023, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Local mechanical characterization and fracture prediction modeling for resistance spot-welded joints of advanced high-strength steel

  Zhenduo Yao; Masaki Omiya; Ninshu Ma; Shinnosuke Nishi; Kenji Takada; Kazuaki Okato; Kai Oide; Takaya Kobayashi; Jike Han; Kenjiro Terada

  Materials Today Communications, Aug. 2023, Peer-reviewed

  
• Extended B-spline-based implicit material point method enhanced by F-bar projection method to suppress pressure oscillation

  Riichi Sugai; Jike Han; Yuya Yamaguchi; Shuji Moriguchi; Kenjiro Terada

  International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 15 Jun. 2023, Peer-reviewed

  
• Gradient damage model for ductile fracture introducing degradation of damage hardening modulus: implementation and experimental investigations

  Jike Han; Seishiro Matsubara; Shinnosuke Nishi; Kenji Takada; Mayu Muramatsu; Masaki Omiya; Kensuke Ogawa; Kai Oide; Takaya Kobayashi; Masanobu Murata; Shuji Moriguchi; Kenjiro Terada

  International Journal of Fracture, Apr. 2023, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• A transition scheme from diffusive to discrete crack topologies at finite strain during the course of a staggered iterative procedure

  Jike Han; Yuichi Shintaku; Shuji Moriguchi; Kenjiro Terada

  International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 30 Mar. 2023, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Variational crack phase-field model for ductile fracture with elastic and plastic damage variables

  Jike Han; Seishiro Matsubara; Shuji Moriguchi; Kenjiro Terada

  Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Oct. 2022, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Influence of strength and notch shape on crack initiation and propagation behavior of advanced high strength steel sheets

  Masaki Omiya; Seiya Arakawa; Zhenduo Yao; Mayu Muramatsu; Shinnosuke Nishi; Kenji Takada; Masanobu Murata; Kazuaki Okato; Kensuke Ogawa; Kai Oide; Takaya Kobayashi; Jike Han; Kenjiro Terada

  Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Aug. 2022, Peer-reviewed

  
• Crack phase-field model equipped with plastic driving force and degrading fracture toughness for ductile fracture simulation

  Jike Han; Seishiro Matsubara; Shuji Moriguchi; Michael Kaliske; Kenjiro Terada

  Computational Mechanics, 23 Sep. 2021, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  
• Incorporation of gradient-enhanced microplane damage model into isogeometric analysis

  Jike Han; Bo Yin; Michael Kaliske; Kenjiro Tarada

  Engineering Computations, 17 Aug. 2021, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  

Awards

• 06 Nov. 2025

  Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Certificate of Merit for Best Presentation
• 25 Sep. 2025

  Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science, Presentation Awards of JSCES conference
• 19 May 2025

  Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Yoshida Research Encouragement Award
• 14 May 2025

  Kensetsu-Kogaku-Kenkyu Promotion Association, Kensetsu-Kogaku-Kenkyu Encouragement Award
• 22 May 2024

  Asian Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Young Scientist Award
• 22 May 2024

  Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science, PhD Thesis Award
• 26 Mar. 2024

  Tohoku University, President's Award
• 01 Sep. 2023

  Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science, Presentation Awards of JSCES conference
• 02 Jun. 2022

  Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science, JSCES Scholarship Award
• 01 Oct. 2021

  Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Applied Mechanics Symposium Presentation Award
• 19 May 2021

  Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science, Young Researcher Paper Award

External funds: Kakenhi

• Construction of creative design method of new functional structures using crack initiation/growth and finite deformation

  Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

  Medium-sized Section 18:Mechanics of materials, production engineering, design engineering, and related fields

  Kyoto University

  Shinji Nishiwaki

  From 30 Jun. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2025, Project Closed

  トポロジー最適化;構造創成;構造メタマテリアル;き裂の発生・進展;有限変形

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-22K18755/
• Development of multi-material topology optimization framework for nonlinear materials

  Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

  Basic Section 18030:Design engineering-related

  Kyoto University

  韓 霽珂

  From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2028, Granted

  数理最適化;最適設計;材料非線形性;有限要素法;連続体力学

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-25K17528/

Education

Teaching subject(s)

• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Mechanical and System Engineering Laboratory 3

  5058, Spring, Faculty of Engineering, 1
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Mechanical and System Engineering Laboratory 3

  5058, Fall, Faculty of Engineering, 1
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Exercise for Machine Shop Practice

  5061, Fall, Faculty of Engineering, 1