Metasurfaces enable precise manipulation of electromagnetic waves for applications such as beam steering, sensing, and stealth technology. However, inverse design of metasurfaces with targeted EM responses remains challenging due to the computational expense of iterative full wave simulation driven optimization and the limited conditioning fidelity and diversity of existing generative approaches.
arXiv:2607. 24777v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Architected metamaterials derive their functions from structure, creating vast opportunities to program physical responses through topology design.
By Haolin Li, Yuyang Miao, Menglei Li, Jinshuai Bai, Liyuan Wang, Xin Liu, Bo Gao, Jiantao Liu, Danilo Mandic, Zahra Sharif Khodaei, M. H. Aliabadi, Weiqiu Chen
arXiv:2607. 07682v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The inverse design of physical systems governed by partial differential equations is computationally demanding due to the high dimensionality and non-convexity of design spaces.
By Xiangming Huang, Guannan Zhang, Lu Lu, Rapha\"el Pestourie
The inverse design of physical systems governed by partial differential equations is computationally demanding due to the high dimensionality and non-convexity of design spaces. Generative models for inverse design often lack robustness and transferability, whereas evolutionary strategies are robust but struggle in high-dimensional spaces.
arXiv:2607. 04123v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Inverse design of mechanical metamaterials seeks a periodic unit cell whose homogenized elastic properties meet a prescribed target, but current learning-based methods are data-hungry, mostly interpolative, and provide no guarantee that the generated design satisfies the specification.
By Yifan Wang
arXiv:2603. 15925v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Inverse design aims to find design parameters $x$ achieving target performance $y^*$.
By Miguel de Campos, Werner Krebs, Hanno Gottschalk
arXiv:2608. 17344v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Neural network surrogates are an emerging alternative to traditional electromagnetic wave simulators like finite-difference time-domain (FDTD); their goal is to replace rigorous physical simulations with pre-trained neural networks that solve wave-scattering forward and inverse problems orders of magnitude faster.
By Charles Dove, Laura Waller
arXiv:2608. 02937v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Designing an effective electromagnetic inverse-scattering solver requires faithful enforcement of nonlinear full-wave physics together with an expressive prior on the unknown permittivity contrast.
By Wenhan Guo, Yuan Gao, Yu Sun
arXiv:2605. 23967v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: In biological systems, sensing is not performed by the brain alone: the body deforms, vibrates, and filters external stimuli before they are transduced into neural signals.
By Kyungmi Na, Yifei Li, Xinyi Yang, Bolei Deng
arXiv:2606. 02507v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Inverse materials design is shifting materials discovery from forward prediction to targeted proposal of candidates that satisfy objectives under physical constraints.
By Anand Babu, Rog\'erio Almeida Gouv\^ea, Gian-Marco Rignanese
arXiv:2602. 08406v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: The prediction of electromagnetic spectra for MXene-based solar absorbers, where MXenes are a family of two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides, is a computationally intensive task traditionally addressed using full-wave solvers.
By Shujaat Khan, Waleed Iqbal Waseer, Muhammad Shahid Jabbar
arXiv:2608. 11860v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Data-driven inverse design enables efficient generation of nanophotonic structures with prescribed optical responses, but spectrum-to-geometry mapping remains challenging due to non-uniqueness and fine geometric features.
By Waleed Waseer, Muhammad Shahid Jabbar, Muhammad Sohail Ibrahim, Shujaat Khan