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SUMMARY:Computational Design and Optimization for Physically Intelligent S
 ystems
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DESCRIPTION:Junyu Liu\nEDIC candidacy exam\nExam president: Prof. Wenzel J
 akob\nThesis advisor: Prof. Mark Pauly\nCo-examiner: Prof. Pascal Fua\n\nA
 bstract\nPhysically intelligent systems exploit geometry\, physics\, mater
 ial distribution\, and structural coupling to generate useful behaviors. T
 his thesis develops computational design and optimization methods for ligh
 tweight mechanical systems with complex geometries and rich deformation be
 havior. The central goal is to create a simulation-driven inverse design f
 ramework in which shape\, material\, and structural parameters are optimiz
 ed together so that the resulting physical system achieves desired equilib
 rium configurations\, alignment targets\, and crucially functional mechani
 cal responses. By combining differentiable mechanics\, compact design para
 meterizations\, robust equilibrium solving\, instructive shape space and f
 unctional space analysis\, and optimization\, the work investigates how co
 mplex physical behavior can be encoded directly into the design process.\n
 \nSelected papers\n- Computational Design and Automated Fabrication of Ki
 rchhoff-Plateau Surfaces: https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3072959.3073
 695\n- The Design Space of Plane Elastic Curves: https://cdl.ethz.ch/pub
 lications/the-design-space-of-plane-elastic-curves/\n- Procedural Metamat
 erials: A Unified Procedural Graph for Metamaterial Design: https://cdl.e
 thz.ch/publications/procedural-metamaterials-a-unified-procedural-graph-fo
 r-metamaterial-design/
LOCATION:BC 329 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==BC%20329
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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