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Ana Carolina works towards new measures for mitigating noise while driving monopile foundations for wind turbines.

Yogesh develops new topology optimization for the design of fiber-reinforced composites created by additive manufacturing.

Dongyu's develops new enriched finite element methods for analyzing complex microstructures.

Sabiju is engaged in a project that looks at acoustic metamaterials for mitigating crosstalk in ultrasound flow meters.

Guillermo is working on the optimization of components (for instance scintillator crystals) used for particle detection at CERN.

Surya investigates the use of machine learning as a generative approach alternative to topoloy optimization for design.

Hessel works on the development of reduced order models and applying them to the solution of highly nonlinear dynamics.

Daniel develops topology optimization for designing nano-photonic devices to improve light detection in scintillator crystals.

Jeffrey is developing topology optimization for designing the geometry of medical devices for bone defects.

Shivam is investigating the analysis of periodic lattice structures for their use in the design of medical implants.

Patrick investigates the design of quazi-zero stiffness mechanisms for motion isolation during the installation of wind turbine blades.

Hendrik develops density-based topology optimization to optimize the Q factor in nanomechanical resonators.

Niels develops tools for the optimization of origami fold patterns with different functinoality.

Carlos' research focuses on the design and optimization of meta-surfaces for low-frequency noise attenuation.

Paulo investigates the use of machine learning for obtaining optimal designs via topology optimization.

As a postdoc, Huy worked on the optimization of calibration parameters for DEM simulations using genetic algorithms.

Jian is developing enriched finite element methods for the computational design of brittle fracture-resistant structures.

Sanne looks at creating new finite element technology for the analysis and design of phononic crystals.

Remco's research focuses on the dynamic behavior of deformable origami structures for the attenuation of mechanical waves.

Robbert-Jan works on developing discontinuity-enriched finite element methods for simulating discrete dislocation dynamics.

Elena investigated the use of NURBS to improve geometry representation in enriched finite element methods.

Koen worked on creating reduced-order models from finite element models analyzing the nonlinear behavior of origami structures.

Michael looked at the virtual element method for high-order polynomial approximations and its interplay with standard FEM.

Derk worked on a new technique to obtain Pareto fronts in multiobjective gradient-based optimization.

Yogesh works on the fundamentals behind reduced order modeling for solving highly nonlinear dynamics problems.

Julian looks at the use of machine learning (autoencoders) for dimensionality reduction in topology optimization.

Rahul worked on a new highly-accurate stress recovery technique from tetrahedral finite element solutions.

Kartik developed a high-order enriched finite element formulation for beams and plates that is devoid of shear locking.

Steven is developing topology optimization techniques for designing photonic crystals with different properties.

Shangru works in developing interface-enriched topology optimization for the design of brittle-resistant structures.

Zhiyuan works on developing enriched finite element methods for the design of ceramic matrix composites.