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Bayesian optimization (BO) is a powerful framework for optimizing expensive black-box objectives, yet extending it to graph-structured domains remains challenging due to the discrete and combinatorial nature of graphs. Existing approaches…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-12 Shu Hong , Yongsheng Mei , Mahdi Imani , Tian Lan

In this paper, we propose a topology optimization (TO) framework where the design is parameterized by a set of convex polygons. Extending feature mapping methods in TO, the representation allows for direct extraction of the geometry. In…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-05-09 Aaditya Chandrasekhar

We propose an efficient probabilistic method to solve a deterministic problem -- we present a randomized optimization approach that drastically reduces the enormous computational cost of optimizing designs under many load cases for both…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-10-11 Xiaojia Zhang , Eric de Sturler , Glaucio H. Paulino

Topology optimization (TO) can be viewed as seeking an optimal solution in the design space of a given TO problem. For weakly non-linear TO problems, e.g., compliance minimization, sensitivity-based methods typically converge well, whereas…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-25 Ziliang Wang , Jiahua Wu , Jun Yang , Shintaro Yamasaki

Topology Optimization (TO) provides a systematic approach for obtaining structure design with optimum performance of interest. However, the process requires numerical evaluation of objective function and constraints at each iteration, which…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-03-22 Ren Kai Tan , Chao Qian , Dan Xu , Wenjing Ye

Topology optimization (TO) is employed in engineering to optimize structural performance while maximizing material efficiency. However, traditional TO methods incur significant computational and time costs. Although research has leveraged…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Shuyue Feng , Cedric Caremel , Yoshihiro Kawahara

In traditional topology optimization, the computing time required to iteratively update the material distribution within a design domain strongly depends on the complexity or size of the problem, limiting its application in real engineering…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2024-05-14 Gabriel Garayalde , Matteo Torzoni , Matteo Bruggi , Alberto Corigliano

The need for optimized structures with good mechanical performance for the minimum weight is common in industry. Solid Isotropic Material with Penalization (SIMP) is a Topology Optimization (TO) method offering a trade-off between minimum…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-28 Luis Irastorza-Valera , Ricardo Larraínzar-Garijo , Javier Montoya-Adárraga , Luis Saucedo-Mora

Topology optimization is widely used by engineers during the initial product development process to get a first possible geometry design. The state-of-the-art is the iterative calculation, which requires both time and computational power.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-09-30 Alex Halle , L. Flavio Campanile , Alexander Hasse

Structural topology optimization (TO) is central to engineering design but remains computationally intensive due to complex physics and hard constraints. Existing deep-learning methods are limited to fixed square grids, a few hand-coded…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-29 Amin Heyrani Nobari , Lyle Regenwetter , Cyril Picard , Ligong Han , Faez Ahmed

In this paper, we present a topology optimization (TO) framework to enable automated design of mechanical components while ensuring the result can be manufactured using multi-axis machining. Although TO improves the part's performance, the…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2020-02-19 Amir M. Mirzendehdel , Morad Behandish , Saigopal Nelaturi

The data-driven approach is emerging as a promising method for the topological design of multiscale structures with greater efficiency. However, existing data-driven methods mostly focus on a single class of microstructures without…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2020-09-17 Liwei Wang , Siyu Tao , Ping Zhu , Wei Chen

Projected Gradient Descent (PGD) methods offer a simple and scalable approach to topology optimization (TO), yet they often struggle with nonlinear and multi-constraint problems due to the complexity of active-set detection. This paper…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-11-19 Amin Heyrani Nobari , Faez Ahmed

The work explores a specific scenario for structural computational optimization based on the following elements: (a) a relaxed optimization setting considering the ersatz (bi-material) approximation, (b) a treatment based on a nonsmoothed…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2021-08-06 J. Oliver , D. Yago , J. Cante , O. Lloberas-Valls

Robust topology optimization (RTO), as a class of topology optimization problems, identifies a design with the best average performance while reducing the response sensitivity to input uncertainties, e.g. load uncertainty. Solving RTO is…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-08-22 Rini Jasmine Gladstone , Mohammad Amin Nabian , Vahid Keshavarzzadeh , Hadi Meidani

In this paper, we propose PATO-a producibility-aware topology optimization (TO) framework to help efficiently explore the design space of components fabricated using metal additive manufacturing (AM), while ensuring manufacturability with…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2021-12-10 Naresh S. Iyer , Amir M. Mirzendehdel , Sathyanarayanan Raghavan , Yang Jiao , Erva Ulu , Morad Behandish , Saigopal Nelaturi , Dean M. Robinson

To facilitate widespread adoption of automated engineering design techniques, existing methods must become more efficient and generalizable. In the field of topology optimization, this requires the coupling of modern optimization methods…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2024-02-23 Connor N. Mallon , Aaron W. Thornton , Matthew R. Hill , Santiago Badia

In this paper, we present a topology optimization (TO) framework to simultaneously optimize the matrix topology and fiber distribution of functionally graded continuous fiber-reinforced composites (FRC). Current approaches in density-based…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2022-05-16 Aaditya Chandrasekhar , Amir Mirzendehdel , Morad Behandish , Krishnan Suresh

For natural frequency optimization of engineering structures, cellular composites have been shown to possess an edge over solid. However, existing multiscale design methods for cellular composites are either computationally exhaustive or…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2021-06-14 Liwei Wang , Anton van Beek , Daicong Da , Yu-Chin Chan , Ping Zhu , Wei Chen

Topology optimization(TO) is widely used in engineering because of its ability to save material and optimize structural performance. Although prior work has explored 2D human-centered design tool for TO, the results are often limited in…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-24 Shuyue Feng , Cedric Caremel , Yoshihiro Kawahara