Yingying Ren will join ISTA in September 2024.
Ren Group
Geometric Computing and Digital Fabrication
Our group focuses on research in geometry, simulation, and computational inverse design. Advancements in digital fabrication technology enable us to create structures featuring intricate geometric details. By developing computational methods, we can design shape-morphing structures that transfer the complexities of assembly, actuation, 3D shape approximation, and structural stability into their fabricated geometries.
We work on developing efficient geometric representations to model the physical systems, robust and accurate PDE solvers to simulate complex phenomena, and numerical optimization algorithms to navigate high-dimensional highly non-convex energy landscapes. We draw both inspiration and validation from practical applications, aiming to develop techniques that address real-world challenges.
Current Projects
Deployable structures | soft robotics | computational homogenization | shape space analysis | multistability
Publications
ReX-Link: Yingying Ren
Career
Starting 2024 Assistant Professor, Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)
2024 PhD, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland