EMERGENT dEvelopment of MassivEly paRallel numerical methods for the efficient desiGn of novEl mechaNical meTamaterials
Contact
- Supervisor: Noëlie DI CESARE and Bastien DI PIERRO (University UCB Lyon 1)
- Laboratory: Composite Materials Laboratory LMC2
- Email: noelie.di-cesare@univ-lyon1.fr
- graduate program: master M2 MAM
Summary: (link to a detailed description)
This project aims to recruit a final-year master's student specialized in theoretical mechanics, offering a scholarship and support, with the prospect of completing their internship in the partner laboratory upon achieving strong academic performance. The student will follow courses during the fall semester, and will complete its training by working in the lab for their final internship, during 6 months.
Project EMERGENT aims to revolutionize the design of novel mechanical metamaterials by developing an innovant parallel numerical methodology. To do so, EMERGENT proposes an innovative framework leveraging spectral methods based on Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) and level-set (LS) approaches. FFT-based methods avoid physical-space meshing and inherently satisfy boundary conditions through Fourier series. The LS method captures complex topologies with continuous boundary definitions, ensuring manufacturability. Computational efficiency will be achieved through massively parallel processing using General Purpose Graphics Processing Units (GPGPUs).
The internship involves developing a numerical proof of concept by integrating FFT/LS formulations and parallelizing computations with GPGPU, with applications in 3D-printable materials, cloaking technologies, and advanced metamaterial design.
