Research

• Structural design and optimization
• Structural reliability
• Sensitivity analysis
• Model validation under uncertainty

Teaching

• 2014-2017: Probability and statistics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
• 2014-2017: Importance analysis methods for structures and mechanisms, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
• 2014-2017: Verification and validation methods for computational models of the aircraft structures, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

Publications

Monographs

Lu ZZ, Li LY, S SF, Hao WR. Importance analysis theory and estimation methods for uncertain structures and mechanisms. Beijing: Science Press, 2015.

Journals

Li LY, Lu ZZ. Variance-based sensitivity analysis for models with correlated inputs and its state dependent parameter solution. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2017, 56(4): 919- 937.

Li LY, Lu ZZ, Zhang KC, Gao Q. General validation and decomposition of the variance-based measures for models with correlated inputs. Aerospace Science and Technology, 2017, 62, 75-86.

Li LY, Lu ZZ. Importance analysis for model with mixed uncertainties. Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 2017, 310: 90-107.

Li LY, Lu ZZ, Wu DQ. A new kind of sensitivity index for multivariate output. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2016, 147, 123-131.

Li LY, Lu ZZ, C C. Moment-independent importance measure of correlated input variable and its state dependent parameter solution. Aerospace Science and Technology, 2016, 48, 281-290.

Li LY, Lu ZZ. A new algorithm for importance analysis of the inputs with distribution parameter uncertainty. International Journal of System Science, 2016, 47(13), 3065-3077.

Li GJ, Lu ZZ, Li LY, Ren B. Aleatory and epistemic uncertainties analysis based on non-probabilistic reliability and its kriging solution. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2016, 40, 5703-5716.

Li LY, Lu ZZ, Cheng L, Wu D. Importance analysis on the failure probability of the fuzzy and random system and its state dependent parameter solution. Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 2014, 250, 69-89.

Li LY, Lu ZZ. Interval optimization based line sampling method for fuzzy and random reliability analysis. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2014, 38, 3124-3135.

Li LY, Lu ZZ. A new kind of regional importance measure of the input variable and its state dependent parameter solution. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2014, 128, 1-16.

Cheng L, Lu ZZ, Li LY. Global sensitivity analysis of fuzzy distribution parameter on failure probability and its single-loop estimation. Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2014, 1-11.

Cheng L, Lu ZZ, Li LY. Regional importance measures based on failure probability in the presence of epistemic and aleatory uncertainties. Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 2014, 228(6), 1029-1047.

Li LY, Lu ZZ. Importance analysis for models with correlated variables and its sparse grid solution. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2013,119, 207-217.

Li LY, Lu ZZ. Regional importance effect analysis of the input variables on failure probability. Computers and Structures, 2013, 125, 74-85.

Li LY, Lu ZZ, Hao WR. Importance analysis for models with correlated input variables using state dependent parameters approach. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2013, 41, 86-97.

Li LY, Lu ZZ. Regional importance effect analysis of the input variables on failure probability and its state dependent parameter estimation. Computers and Mathematics with Application, 2013, 66, 2075-2091.

Zhou CC, Lu ZZ, Li LY. A new algorithm for variance based importance analysis of models with correlated inputs. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2013, 37, 864-875.

Hao WR, Lu ZZ, Li LY. A new interpretation and validation of variance based importance measure analysis for model with correlated inputs. Computer Physics Communications, 2013, 184(5), 1401-1413.