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We present a general numerical approach to shape optimization with state constraints for 2-dimensional geometries, without relaxing the constraints. To do this we reformulate the problem on a fixed reference domain using a conformal…

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We introduce a unified sensitivity concept for shape and topological perturbations and perform the sensitivity analysis for a discretized PDE-constrained design optimization problem in two space dimensions. We assume that the design is…

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This paper introduces a novel approach to system identification for nonlinear input-output models that minimizes the simulation error and frames the problem as a constrained optimization task. The proposed method addresses vanishing…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-12-17 Vito Cerone , Sophie M. Fosson , Simone Pirrera , Diego Regruto

The topology of a network associated with a reservoir computer is often taken so that the connectivity and the weights are chosen randomly. Optimization is hardly considered as the parameter space is typically too large. Here we investigate…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2021-01-19 Chad Nathe , Enrico Del Frate , Thomas Carroll , Louis Pecora , Afroza Shirin , Francesco Sorrentino

Shape optimization has been playing an important role in a large variety of engineering applications. Existing shape optimization methods are generally mesh-dependent and therefore encounter challenges due to mesh deformation. To overcome…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-11-11 Xili Wang , Pengfei Yin , Bo Zhang , Chao Yang

We implement a shape optimization algorithm for body-assisted light-matter interactions described by the formalism of macroscopic quantum electrodynamics. The approach uses the level-set method to represent and incrementally evolve…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-09-09 Jonas Matuszak , Stefan Yoshi Buhmann , Robert Bennett

We present a robust and efficient numerical framework based on a median filter scheme for solving a broad class of interface-related optimization problems, from image segmentation to topology optimization. A key innovation of our work is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-02-24 Sihao Cheng , Ziming Shao , Dong Wang

Topology optimization (TO) is a family of computational methods that derive near-optimal geometries from formal problem descriptions. Despite their success, established TO methods are limited to generating single solutions, restricting the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-18 Andreas Radler , Eric Volkmann , Johannes Brandstetter , Arturs Berzins

In this paper, we propose a method, called GridFace, to reduce facial geometric variations and improve the recognition performance. Our method rectifies the face by local homography transformations, which are estimated by a face…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-08-21 Erjin Zhou , Zhimin Cao , Jian Sun

Near-field and radiation coupling between nearby radiating elements is unavoidable, and it is considered a limiting factor for applications in wireless communications and active sensing. This article proposes a density-based topology…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-14 Pan Lu , Eddie Wadbro , Jonas Starck , Martin Berggren , Emadeldeen Hassan

We propose an optimization algorithm for computing geodesics on the universal Teichm\"uller space T(1) in the Weil-Petersson ($W P$) metric. Another realization for T(1) is the space of planar shapes, modulo translation and scale, and thus…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2015-10-15 Matt Feiszli , Akil Narayan

Topology optimization is able to maximally leverage the high DOFs and mechanical potentiality of porous foams but faces three fundamental challenges: conforming to free-form outer shapes, maintaining geometric connectivity between adjacent…

Graphics · Computer Science 2023-08-09 Ming Li , Jingqiao Hu , Wei Chen , Weipeng Kong , Jin Huang

The aim of this article is to introduce a new methodology for constructing morphings between shapes that have identical topology. The morphings are obtained by deforming a reference shape, through the resolution of a sequence of linear…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-02-04 Abbas Kabalan , Fabien Casenave , Felipe Bordeu , Virginie Ehrlacher , Alexandre Ern

One of the main limitations of utilizing optimal wavefront shaping in imaging and authentication applications is the slow speed of the optimization algorithms currently being used. To address this problem we develop a micro-genetic…

The goal of this work is to improve focusing of high-intensity ultrasound by modifying the geometry of acoustic lenses through shape optimization. The shape optimization problem is formulated by introducing a tracking-type cost functional…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-12-15 Markus Muhr , Vanja Nikolić , Barbara Wohlmuth , Linus Wunderlich

We propose a novel optimization algorithm for continuous functions using geodesics and contours under conformal mapping.The algorithm can find multiple optima by first following a geodesic curve to a local optimum then traveling to the next…

Computation · Statistics 2015-04-15 Ricky Fok , Aijun An , Xiaogong Wang

In this work, we develop an adaptive algorithm for the efficient numerical solution of the minimum compliance problem in topology optimization. The algorithm employs the phase field approximation and continuous density field. The adaptive…

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Topology Optimization (TO), which maximizes structural robustness under material weight constraints, is becoming an essential step for the automatic design of mechanical parts. However, existing TO algorithms use the Finite Element Analysis…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-04-14 Zherong Pan , Xifeng Gao , Kui Wu

Topology identification comprises reconstructing the interaction Hamiltonian of a quantum network by properly processing measurements of its density operator within a fixed time interval. It finds application in several quantum technology…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-11-23 Stefano Gherardini , Henk J. van Waarde , Pietro Tesi , Filippo Caruso

We present a global optimization approach to optical flow estimation. The approach optimizes a classical optical flow objective over the full space of mappings between discrete grids. No descriptor matching is used. The highly regular…

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