Shape Optimization

Stealth Shaper: Reflectivity Optimization as Surface Stylization

Kenji Tojo, Ariel Shamir, Bernd Bickel, Nobuyuki Umetani

Conference SIGGRAPH 2023 Geometry & Modeling
Surface Stylization Differentiable Rendering Shape Optimization Mesh Deformation Inverse Design

A Differential Monte Carlo Solver For the Poisson Equation

Zihan Yu, Lifan Wu, Zhiqian Zhou, Shuang Zhao

Conference SIGGRAPH 2024 Animation & Simulation
Monte Carlo Method Poisson Equation Walk On Spheres Differentiable PDE Solver Shape Optimization

Fabricable 3D Wire Art

Kenji Tojo, Ariel Shamir, Bernd Bickel, Nobuyuki Umetani

Conference meta-only SIGGRAPH 2024 Geometry & Modeling
Wire Art Fabrication Differentiable Rendering Shape Optimization 3D Curve

Soft Pneumatic Actuator Design using Differentiable Simulation

Arvi Gjoka, Espen Knoop, Moritz Bächer, Denis Zorin, Daniele Panozzo

Conference SIGGRAPH 2024 Animation & Simulation
Differentiable Simulation Finite Element Method Shape Optimization Pneumatic Actuator Soft Robot

Asymptotic analysis and design of linear elastic shell lattice metamaterials

Di Zhang, Ligang Liu

Journal SIGGRAPH 2025 Geometry & Modeling
TPMS Shell Lattice Metamaterial Asymptotic Analysis Shape Optimization Homogenization Linear Elasticity

DualMS: Implicit Dual-Channel Minimal Surface Optimization for Heat Exchanger Design

Weizheng Zhang, Hao Pan, Lin Lu, Xiaowei Duan, Xin Yan, Ruonan Wang, Qiang Du

Conference SIGGRAPH 2025 Geometry & Modeling
Minimal Surface Heat Exchanger Design Neural Implicit Representation Shape Optimization Additive Manufacturing

Inverse Geometric Locomotion

Quentin Becker, Oliver Gross, Mark Pauly

Journal meta-only SIGGRAPH 2025 Animation & Simulation
Geometric Locomotion Inverse Design Shape Optimization Trajectory Optimization Reduced Shape Space Space-Time Interpolation Differentiable Simulation Computer Animation

Shape Space Spectra

Yue Chang, Otman Benchekroun, Maurizio M. Chiaramonte, Peter Yichen Chen, Eitan Grinspun

Journal SIGGRAPH 2025 Animation & Simulation
Reduced-Order Modeling Eigenanalysis Neural Fields Implicit Neural Representation Shape Space Differentiable Simulation Shape Optimization Modal Sound Synthesis Laplace Operator

Curvature Space Editing of Highly-Coiled Hair

Alvin Shi, Florence Bertails-Descoubes, A. M. Darke, Theodore Kim

Conference SIGGRAPH 2026 Geometry & Modeling
Hair Modeling Super-Helix Curvature Space Shape Optimization Geometry Processing

Stress-Aware Panelization of Freeform Surfaces

Xinzhuo Hu, Roi Poranne, Julian Panetta

Journal meta-only SIGGRAPH 2026 Geometry & Modeling
Panelization Freeform Surface Digital Fabrication Structural Optimization Shape Optimization

C-Shells: Deployable Gridshells with Curved Beams

Quentin Becker, Seiichi Suzuki, Yingying Ren, Davide Pellis, Julian Panetta, Mark Pauly

Journal meta-only SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 Geometry & Modeling
Deployable Structure Gridshell Curved Beam Computational Fabrication Shape Optimization

Computational Design of Flexible Planar Microstructures

Zhan Zhang, Christopher Brandt, Jean Jouve, Yue Wang, Tian Chen, Mark Pauly, Julian Panetta

Journal meta-only SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 Geometry & Modeling
Computational Design Metamaterials Microstructure Hyperelasticity Shape Optimization

Developable Quad Meshes and Contact Element Nets

Victor Ceballos Inza, Florian Rist, Johannes Wallner, Helmut Pottmann

Journal SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 Geometry & Modeling
Developable Surface Quad Mesh Discrete Differential Geometry Computer-Aided Design Shape Optimization Contact Element

Shrink & Morph: 3D-Printed Self-Shaping Shells Actuated by a Shape Memory Effect

David Jourdan, Pierre-Alexandre Hugron, Camille Schreck, Jonàs Martínez, Sylvain Lefebvre

Journal meta-only SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 Geometry & Modeling
3D Printing Shape Memory Self-Shaping Shell Computational Fabrication Shape Optimization

Sparse Stress Structures from Optimal Geometric Measures

Dylan Rowe, Albert Chern

Conference meta-only SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 Geometry & Modeling
Topology Optimization Shape Optimization Tensegrity Geometric Measure Theory Structural Design

Computational Design of a Kit of Parts for Bending Active Structures

Quentin Becker, Uday Kusupati, Seiichi Suzuki, Mark Pauly

Journal meta-only SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 Geometry & Modeling
Bending Active Structures Computational Design Digital Fabrication Shape Optimization Kit of Parts

Differential Walk on Spheres

Bailey Miller, Rohan Sawhney, Keenan Crane, Ioannis Gkioulekas

Journal SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 Rendering
Walk on Spheres Monte Carlo Differentiable Simulation Shape Optimization Partial Differential Equation Inverse Problem

Optimized shock-protecting microstructures

Zizhou Huang, Daniele Panozzo, Denis Zorin

Journal SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 Geometry & Modeling
Microstructure Design Shape Optimization Nonlinear Homogenization Metamaterial Shock Absorption 3D Printing

PhysiOpt: Physics-Driven Shape Optimization for 3D Generative Models

Xiao Sean Zhan, Clément Jambon, Evan Thompson, Kenney Ng, Mina Konaković Luković

Conference meta-only SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Animation & Simulation
Shape Optimization Differentiable Simulation Generative Models Finite Element Method Fabrication