Perspective: machine learning in design for 3D/4D printing

X Sun, K Zhou, F Demoly… - Journal of Applied …, 2024‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Abstract 3D/4D printing offers significant flexibility in manufacturing complex structures with
a diverse range of mechanical responses, while also posing critical needs in tackling …

Inverse design of 3D cellular materials with physics-guided machine learning

M Abu-Mualla, J Huang - Materials & Design, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This paper investigates the feasibility of data-driven methods in automating the engineering
design process, specifically studying inverse design of cellular mechanical metamaterials …

[HTML][HTML] Micromechanics-based deep-learning for composites: Challenges and future perspectives

M Mirkhalaf, I Rocha - European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 2024‏ - Elsevier
During the last few decades, industries such as aerospace and wind energy (among others)
have been remarkably influenced by the introduction of high-performance composites. One …

[HTML][HTML] A novel bio-inspired design method for porous structures: Variable-periodic Voronoi tessellation

Z Li, S Chu, Z Wu - Materials & Design, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This paper introduces a novel approach, namely Variable-Periodic Voronoi Tessellation
(VPVT), for the bio-inspired design of porous structures. The method utilizes distributed …

Uncertainty quantification of microstructures: a perspective on forward and inverse problems for mechanical properties of aerospace materials

MM Billah, M Elleithy, W Khan, S Yıldız… - Advanced …, 2025‏ - Wiley Online Library
In this review, state‐of‐the‐art studies on the uncertainty quantification (UQ) of
microstructures in aerospace materials is examined, addressing both forward and inverse …

Dual-band topological states in actively convertible metamaterials with parallel platforms

LF Cui, YZ Wang - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Topological propagation in elastic wave metamaterials is widely investigated due to the
superior transmission performance but most studies are focused on a single frequency …

[HTML][HTML] Experiment-informed finite-strain inverse design of spinodal metamaterials

P Thakolkaran, M Espinal, S Dhulipala, S Kumar… - Extreme Mechanics …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Spinodal metamaterials, with architectures inspired by natural phase-separation processes,
have presented a significant alternative to periodic and symmetric morphologies when …

Inverse design of irregular architected materials with programmable stiffness based on deep learning

Z Wei, K Wei, X Yang - Composite Structures, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Incorporating biological materials-inspired irregularity into architected materials is potential
to unfold a wider property or new function space, while the inverse design of irregular …

Inverse designing surface curvatures by deep learning

Y Guo, S Sharma, S Kumar - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Smooth and curved microstructural topologies found in nature—from soap films to trabecular
bone—have inspired several mimetic design spaces for architected metamaterials and bio …

Inverse design of spinodoid structures using Bayesian optimization

A Raßloff, P Seibert, KA Kalina, M Kästner - Computational Mechanics, 2025‏ - Springer
Tailoring materials to achieve a desired behavior in specific applications is of significant
scientific and industrial interest as design of materials is a key driver to innovation …