JIAN CHEN

Research Institute for Earth and Information Sciences Center for Mathematical Science and Advanced Technology Computational Science and Engineering Group-

  • Senior Researcher

Degree

  • Ph.D., The University of Electro-Communications

Research Interests

  • Applied Mechanics
  • Granular materials
  • High performance computing
  • Particle methods
  • Landslide
  • Liquefaction
  • Computational mechanics

Research Areas

  • Informatics, Computational science, Computational diaster mitigation and reduction
  • Nanotechnology/Materials, Applied materials, Granular materials
  • Social infrastructure (civil Engineering, architecture, disaster prevention), Geotechnical engineering, liquefaction, landslide
Research activity information

Papers

Misc.

Books and Other Publications

  • Muneo Hori; Jian Chen; Sumet Supprasert; Lalith Wijerathne; Tsuyohi Ichimura, Contributor, Chapter 13 of "Effects of Local Spin on Overall Properties of Granule Materials"
    Effects of Local Spin on Overall Properties of Granule Materials               
    Springer, 2018
  • Hans-Georg Matuttis; Jian Chen, Joint work
    Understanding the Discrete Element Method: Simulation of Non-Spherical Particles for Granular and Multi-body system               
    Wiley, 2014

Presentations

  • Dominik Krengel; Jian Chen; Hans-Georg Matuttis; Takashi Matsushima
    Implementing van der Waals forces for polytope particles in DEM simulations of clay
    Powders and Grains, Dec. 2025
  • Dominik Krengel; Jian Chen; Zhipeng Yu; Hans-Georg Matuttis; Takashi Matsushima
    A geometry-based implementation of;ranged forces between polytope particles               
    Computational Modeling of Granular and Sediment Dynamics, Dec. 2025, [Invited]
  • Dominik Krengel; Jian Chen; Shun Nomura; Shunsuke Ota; Hidenori Takahashi
    Vertical pullout of a non-spherical intruder from a granular medium
    Computational Modeling of Granular and Sediment Dynamics, Dec. 2025, [Invited]
  • Jian Chen; Daisuke Nishiura; Mikito Furuichi
    Discrete Element Modeling of Landslides: How Grain Size and Mass Entrainment Affect Runout Dynamics               
    Invited Lecture at Tongji University as visiting scholar, Nov. 2025, [Invited]
  • Mikito Furuichi; Jian Chen; Daisuke Nishiura; Ryuta Arai; Satoshi Ide
    Granular simulation for earthquakes in geological scale structure evolution               
    IWACOM-IV, 19 Sep. 2024, [Invited]
  • Mikito Furuichi; Daisuke Nishiura; Sota Arakawa; Jian Chen; Ryuta Arai; Dye S K.; Sato; Satoshi Ide
    Granular simulation of earthquakes in geological-scale structural evolution               
    16th International Conference on Computational Methods (ICCM2025), Sep. 2025, [Invited]
  • Jian Chen; Yanfang Qin; Daisuke Nishiura; Mikito Furuichi
    Subduction Deformation Under Frictional and Structural Controls: A DEM-Based Analysis of Subducting Graben Structures
    International Joint Workshop on Slow-to-Fast Earthquakes 2025, Sep. 2025
  • Dominik Krengel; Shunsuke Ota; Jian Chen; Shun Nomura; Hidenori Takahashi
    Pullout of a plate anchor from a granular medium beyond material failure               
    16th International Conference on Computational Methods, Sep. 2025, [Invited]
  • Jian Chen; Yanfang Qin; Daisuke Nishiura; Mikito Furuichi
    Numerical Sandbox Experiments with DEM: Frictional and Structural Controls on Prism Deformation
    16th International Conference on Computational Methods, Sep. 2025
  • Jian Chen; Daisuke Nishiura; Mikito Furuichi
    Discrete Element Modeling of Landslides: How Grain Size and Entrainment Affect Runout
    10th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods, Jul. 2025
  • Jian Chen; Yanfang Qin; Yohei Hamada; Daisuke Nishiura; Mikito Furuichi
    A DEM-Based Analysis on Subduction Deformation Under Frictional and Structural Controls               
    May 2025
  • Jian Chen; Yanfang Qin; Daisuke Nishiura; Mikito Furuichi
    Subduction Deformation Under Frictional and Structural Controls: A DEM-Based Analysis
    EGU General Assembly 2025, May 2025
  • Dominik Krengel; Jian Chen; Yu Zhipeng; Hans-Georg Matuttis; Takashi Matsushima
    Implementing van der Waals forces for polytope DEM particles               
    1st GAIA workshop, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Jian CHEN; Daisuke NISHIURA; Mikito FURUICHI
    Influence of Grain Size and Mass Dynamics on Landslide Simulations Using DEM               
    1st GAIA workshop, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Yanfang Qin; Jian Chen; Daisuke Nishiura; Mikito Furuichi
    Evolution of subduction deformation fronts and implications for megathrust friction properties: insights from discrete element modeling               
    AGU24 Annual Meeting, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Mikito Furuichi; Ryuta Arai; Jian Chen; Daisuke Nishiura; Sota Arakawa; Satoshi Ide
    Granular simulation of earthquakes and energy budget analysis in geological-scale structural evolution               
    AGU24 Annual Meeting, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Jian CHEN; Daisuke NISHIURA; Mikito FURUICHI
    Study on grain size effect and mass entrainment in landslides based on DEM simulations               
    JAEE Annual Meeting 2024, 05 Dec. 2024
  • Dominik Krengel; Jian Chen; Haoran Jian; Takashi Matsushima
    The combined effect of particle angularity and friction on the bulk properties of granular aggregates               
    ALERT Geomaterials Workshop 2024, 01 Oct. 2024
  • Dominik Krengel; Jian Chen; Yu Zhipeng; Hans-Georg Matuttis; Takashi Matsushima
    Implementing van der Waals forces for polytope DEM particles, Dominik Krengel               
    5th International Symposium Geomechanics, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Jian Chen; Yanfang Qin; Daisuke Nishiura; Mikito Furuichi
    Studying thrust convergence using numerical sandbox experiments               
    International Joint Workshop on Slow-to-Fast Earthquakes 2024, 18 Sep. 2024
  • 陳 健; 西浦 泰介; 古市 幹人
    地すべり現象に対する高解像度離散要素法シミュレーション:粒子径の影響と粒子の巻き込み効果について               
    第67回理論応用力学講演会, 03 Sep. 2024
  • Dominik Krengel; Jian Chen; Haoran Jian; Takashi Matsushima
    Dependence of the shear strength in granular systems on the combined effect of particle shape and friction               
    26th International Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2024
  • Jian Chen; Yanfang Qin; Daisuke Nishiura; Mikito Furuichi
    A DEM Numerical Sandbox for Investigating Thrust Formation               
    15th International Conference on Computational Methods (ICCM2024), 17 Jul. 2024, [Invited]
  • 古市 幹人; Chen Jian; 西浦 泰介; 新井 隆太; 山本 由弦; 井出 哲
    Granular simulation for earthquakes in geological scale structure evolution               
    JpGU Meeting 2024, 29 May 2024
  • 陳 健; 西浦 泰介; 古市 幹人
    Application of JKR contact theory for DEM simulations of cohesive soils
    第27回応用力学シンポジウム, 26 May 2024
  • Jian Chen; Tomohide Takeyama; Hideyuki O-tani; Satoru Oishi; Muneo Hori
    Stochastic Liquefaction Hazard Assessment for Urban Regions Based on Soil Dynamics               
    The 9th International Conference on Computational Methods (ICCM2018), Aug. 2018, [Invited]
  • Jian Chen; Saki Nonaka; Hideyuki O-tani; Kazuki Yamanoi; Tomohide Takeyama; Oishi Satoru; Muneo Hori
    Developing large scale simulations for slope stability analysis based on FDPS               
    The 1st International Symposium on Seismic Performance and Design of Slopes (ISSPD), Aug. 2018, [Invited]
  • Jian Chen; Hideyuki O-tani; Kohei Fujita; Tomohide Takeyama; Muneo Hori
    Application of High Performance Computing for Assessing Hazard of Earthquake induced Liquefaction in Urban Regions               
    The 2nd Huixian International Forum on Earthquake Engineering for Young Researchers, Aug. 2016, [Invited]
  • Jian Chen; Tomohide Takeyama; Hideyuki O-tani; Kohei Fujita; Muneo Hori
    A soil dynamics based liquefaction potential assessment framework for urban sites               
    The 6th International Conference on Computational Methods (ICCM2015), Jul. 2016, [Invited]