The University of British Columbia

$160,600.00 CAD

≈ 2 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2020-2021
Agreement period
April 22, 2020 – April 30, 2023
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2020-2021-Q1-948443

Published purpose

Many design problems involve geometric relationships or shapes. In these problems, the central issue can often be formulated to computing optimal shapes or configurations subject to a set of constraints. Often numerical simulations can be performed based on physical laws to virtual test the effectiveness of a design. Recent advances in machine learning allow for a data-driven solution: a neural network can be trained using pre-computed simulation data and then use the neural network as an online simulator. This project investigates geometric techniques for representing and processing shape data for machine learning and computing optimal shapes for design.

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