# overview
Dr. Wei Yan is Professor of Architecture, William M. Pena Professor in Information Management, and Director of PhD & MS Research Programs in the Department of Architecture, and Chair of Research Council in the College of Architecture, Texas A&M University. He specializes in Computational Methods in Architecture, Augmented Reality, AI, Building Information Modeling, Parametric Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization. He has led research projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), CAD and design industries, etc. and co-led NSF, DOE, ASHRAE, etc. projects. He received the Best Paper Prize in Design Computing and Cognition 2006 and the Best Paper Awards in Conferences on Learning and Collaboration Technologies/HCI International 2022 and 2024, as well as a Special Mention in the International Conference ReUSO 2024 on Generative AI for the Built Heritage. He was named a Presidential Impact Fellow in 2017 and a recipient of the Student Government Association Open Educator Award in 2019, both at Texas A&M. Yan was educated at the University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D. in Architecture and M.S. in Computer Science), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich (Postgraduate Studies in Computer-Aided Architectural Design), and Tianjin University (M.E. in Architectural Technology & Science and B.E. in Architecture). In 2012, he was a Guest Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a Visiting Professor at Stanford University. In 2007, he received NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant.

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4007 Control Engineering, Mechatronics And Robotics

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System For The Observation Of Populous Heterogeneous Information (sophi)

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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9 Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure

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4607 Graphics, Augmented Reality And Games

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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9 Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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Clinical Trials And Supportive Activities

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University of California, Berkeley - (Berkeley, California, United States)

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Simulating the behavior of users in built environments

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Detection of Camera Model Inconsistency and the Existence of Optical Image Stabilization System

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Geometric, cognitive and behavioral modeling of environmental users: Integrating an agent-based model and a statistical model into a user model

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Multi-User and Web-based Parametric Modeling with Multiple Visual Programming Tools

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Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe)

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Energy modeling and data structure framework for Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems (SHBE) - a review

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Enhancing Usability in AR and Non-AR Educational Technology: An Embodied Approach to Geometric Transformations

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Floor finish selection in health-care facilities: a systematic literature review

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Environment-behavior simulation from cad to bim and beyond

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BIMThermoAR: Visualizing Building Thermal Simulation Using BIM-Based Augmented Reality

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TOWARDS BIM-BASED PARAMETRIC BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION

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Parametric Design Review 2.5: A Prototype for Real-Time Experiential Daylighting Evaluation

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Systems And Methods Performing Object Occlusion In Augmented Reality-based Assembly Instructions

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A fast genetic algorithm for solving architectural design optimization problems

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AI's Spatial Intelligence: Evaluating AI's Understanding of Spatial   Transformations in PSVT:R and Augmented Reality

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Shape Clustering Using K-Medoids in Architectural Form Finding

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A study of the impact of occupant behaviors on energy performance of building envelopes using occupants' data

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Hybrid workstations: Establishing interactive and responsive user-interfaces for daylight applications

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A framework to integrate object-oriented physical modelling with building information modelling for building thermal simulation

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BIPV Prototype for the Solar Insolation Calculation

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International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC)

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Incorporatng form diversity into architectural design optmization

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VISUALIZATION OF BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE IN BUILDING INFORMATION MODELS

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Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe)

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Augmented reality instructions for construction toys enabled by accurate model registration and realistic object/hand occlusions.

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Building shape optimization based on interconnected embodied and operational energy and carbon impacts

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ESMUST: EnergyPlus-driven surrogate model for urban surface temperature prediction

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Thermal Performance Visualization Using Object-Oriented Physical and Building Information Modeling

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An augmented reality application and experiment for understanding and learning spatial transformation matrices

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Simulating human behaviour in built environments

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BIM-Powered Augmented Reality for Advancing Human-Building Interaction

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Integrating web 2D and 3D technologies for architectural visualization

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Risk Assessment for Performance Driven Building Design with BIM-Based Parametric Methods

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Clustering forms for enhancing architectural design optimization

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Multi-3D-Models Registration-Based Augmented Reality (AR) Instructions for Assembly

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AR-Classroom: Investigating User-App-Interactions to Enhance Usability of AR Technology for Learning Two and Three Dimensional Rotations

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A decision-making framework for life-cycle energy and seismic loss assessment of buildings

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Toward the application of a machine learning framework for building life cycle energy assessment

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Teaching Building Information Modeling at Undergraduate and Graduate Levels

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A Multi-Stage Framework for Building Energy Optimization: Key Factors and Prototypes

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Evaluating the impact of operating energy reduction measures on embodied energy

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A NEW IMPLEMENTATION OF HEAD-COUPLED PERSPECTIVE FOR VIRTUAL ARCHITECTURE

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BIMxAR: BIM-Empowered Augmented Reality for Learning Architectural Representations

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A USER INTERFACE FOR PARAMETRIC ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REVIEWS

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Creating and Improving a Closed Loop: Design Optimization and Knowledge Discovery in Architecture

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9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

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Automated interactive video playback for studies of animal communication.

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Ice Thermal Storage Systems for Nuclear Power Plant Supplemental Cooling and Peak Power Shifting

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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Learning 3D Matrix Algebra Using Virtual and Physical Manipulatives: Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data Evaluating the Efficacy of the AR-Classroom

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Towards the Application of Uncertainty Analysis in Architectural Design Decision-Making A Probabilistic Model and Applications

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ESTABLISHING PARAMETRIC RELATIONSHIPS FOR DESIGN OBJECTS THROUGH TANGIBLE INTERACTION

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Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe)

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anyFish 2.0: An open-source software platform to generate and share animated fish models to study behavior

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WP-BIM: Web-based Parametric BIM Towards Online Collaborative Design and Optimization

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Integrating video tracking and virtual reality in environmental behavior study

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Embedding Sensitivity Analysis into PSO for Building Energy Optimization

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Communication by Interaction: A Multiplayer VR Environment for Building Walkthroughs

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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Development of a Reference Building Information Model (BIM) for Thermal Model Compliance Testing-Part II: Test Cases and Analysis

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Optimizing building layout to minimize the level of danger in panic evacuation using genetic algorithm and agent-based crowd simulation

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Automated interactive video playback for studies of animal communication.

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Parametric BIM-based Energy Simulation for Buildings with Complex Kinetic Facades

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Design thinking visualization: Case studies on form generation and design evaluation

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Developing a physical BIM library for building thermal energy simulation

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FATAL FIRE RISK CHECKING FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING DESIGN

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Integrating Parametric Modeling, BIM, and Building Performance Analysis into Augmented Reality for Architectural Design and Education

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Interaction of glazing parameters, climatic condition and interior shadings: performing energy and cost analysis in a residential building in Iran

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PARAMETERIZE URBAN DESIGN CODES WITH BIM AND OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING

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A building-integrated photovoltaic prototype for calculating solar orientation and solar insolation

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Integrating BIM and gaming for real-time interactive architectural visualization

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Design and Evaluation of an Augmented Reality App for Learning Spatial Transformations and their Mathematical Representations

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Architectural spatial layout planning using artificial intelligence

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BPOpt: A framework for BIM-based performance optimization

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Learning 3D Matrix Algebra Using Virtual and Physical Manipulatives: Qualitative Analysis of the Efficacy of the AR-Classroom

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Augmented Reality Applied to LEGO Construction: AR-based Building Instructions with High Accuracy & Precision and Realistic Object-Hand Occlusions

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An Augmented Reality Application and User Study for Understanding and Learning Architectural Representations

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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anyFish: an open-source software to generate animated fish models for behavioural studies

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Learning Spatial Transformations and their Math Representations through Embodied Learning in Augmented Reality

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A BIM-Compatible Schema for Architectural Programming Information

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Text2VP: Generative AI for Visual Programming and Parametric Modeling

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Application and evaluation of a K-Medoids-based shape clustering method for an articulated design space

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Floor finish selection in the design of healthcare facilities: a survey of facility managers

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Interpreting architectural space through camera movement

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Developing a Tangible User Interface for Parametric and BIM Applications Using Physical Computing Systems

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Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe)

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The Application of Fully Immersive Virtual Reality on Reminiscence Interventions for Older Adults: Scoping Review.

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Translating building information modeling to building energy modeling using model view definition.

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Building Information Modeling (BIM)-based daylighting simulation and analysis

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IMPROVING GENETIC ALGORITHM FOR DESIGN OPTIMIZATION USING ARCHITECTURAL DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE

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Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis using building information modeling

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The Application of Fully Immersive Virtual Reality on Reminiscence Interventions for Older Adults: Scoping Review (Preprint)

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Spall damage repair using 3D printing technology

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INTERFACING BIM WITH BUILDING THERMAL AND DAYLIGHTING MODELING

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Balancing freedom and control for walkthrough in virtual architecture: A smart and comprehensive navigation system

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Towards Multi-Objective Optimization for Sustainable Buildings with Both Quantifiable and Non-Quantifiable Design Objectives

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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Development of a Reference Building Information Model for Thermal Model Compliance Testing-Part I: Guidelines for Generating Thermal Model Input Files

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Learning Geometric Transformations for Parametric Design: An Augmented Reality (AR)-Powered Approach

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Optimo: A BIM-based Multi-Objective Optimization Tool Utilizing Visual Programming for High Performance Building Design

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Using Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence to Improve Teaching and Learning Spatial Transformations in STEM Disciplines

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Physical Building Information Modeling for Solar Building Design and Simulation

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Texas A&M University; Architecture; 3137 TAMU

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Venkatraj, Varusha (2022-04). Towards the Application of a Machine Learning Framework for Building Life Cycle Energy Assessment. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Zarrinmehr, Saied (2016-12). A Computational Model for Simulation, Visualization and Evaluation of Mandatory and Optional Building Occupancy Scenarios. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Liu, Yang (2017-08). Human-Tool-Interaction-Based Action Recognition Framework for Automatic Construction Operation Monitoring. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Wu, Chengde (2017-12). A SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR THE INTEGRATION OF SMOKE PROPAGATION SIMULATION, EVACUATION SIMULATION, AND BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Altabtabai, Jawad A S R B (2017-12). Parametric BIM-based Design Review. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Alawadhi, Mohammad S A A M (2017-05). Building Energy Model Generation Using a Digital Photogrammetry-Based 3D Model. Master's Thesis.

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Shahsavari, Fatemeh (2021-08). Integrating Probabilistic Methods into BIM and Parametric Modeling for Performance-Driven Building Design and Risk Assessment. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Gonen, Mehmet Ozgur (2017-05). Quad Dominant 2-Manifold Mesh Modeling. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Su, Zhouzhou (2015-08). Improving Design Optimization and Optimization-based Design Knowledge Discovery. Doctoral Dissertation.