Optimizing 3D shapes within the latent spaces of deep generative models is fundamental to computer assisted engineering, yet remains prone to a critical failure mode we term manifold drift: the tendency of gradient-based optimization to move latent vectors away from the manifold of valid shapes. This problem is exacerbated in state-of-the-art 3D shape generative models that operate in increasingly high-dimensional latent spaces where valid shapes occupy a vanishingly small fraction of the full space.
arXiv:2602. 11626v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Learning solution operators on arbitrary geometries remains a central challenge in scientific machine learning, especially for many-query simulation, physics-informed learning, and evolving geometries requiring accurate, geometry-aware predictions at arbitrary spatial locations.
By Wenqian Chen, Zhi-Feng Wei, Yucheng Fu, Michael Penwarden, Pratanu Roy, Panos Stinis
arXiv:2607. 09763v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Engineering shape optimization faces challenges in both expert-dependent problem setup and surrogate-model reliability.
By Wenhao Fan, Yuanwei Bin, Jianghan Gu, Wenfa Luo, Jiao Xiang, Yuntian Chen, Shiyi Chen
Implicit Neural Representations (INRs) have become the standard for continuous 2D shape modeling, but they suffer from black-box uneditability, vulnerability to noise, and high parameter counts that severely hinder deployment on edge devices. We introduce Fluid-SDF, a highly compressed, differentiable Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) framework that models shapes using explicit geometric primitives blended via a smooth minimum function.
arXiv:2606. 09963v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Aerodynamic simulation is a key component of engineering shape design, where core quantities such as the surface pressure coefficient strongly depend on flow dynamics near solid boundaries.
By Xin Zhang, Yipeng Huang, Shu Jiang, Zhenzhong Wang, Min Jiang
arXiv:2505. 11766v4 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Neural Operators (NOs) are powerful architectures for learning mappings between function spaces.
By Haoze Song, Zhihao Li, Xiaobo Zhang, Zecheng Gan, Zhilu Lai, Wei Wang
arXiv:2601. 18707v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Machine learning-based surrogate models have emerged as more efficient alternatives to numerical solvers for physical simulations over complex geometries, such as car bodies.
By Jan Hagnberger, Mathias Niepert
arXiv:2605. 24651v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We propose a Weak-form Physics-Informed Neural Operator (WINO), a data-free framework that combines the efficiency of neural operators with the geometric flexibility of the $\varphi$-finite element method ($\varphi$-FEM).
By Bokai Zhu, Yizheng Wang, Qinghui Zhang, Timon Rabczuk
arXiv:2607. 20653v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Predicting how deformable objects evolve under robotic manipulation is a longstanding challenge.
By Haocheng Yin, Shuohan Tao, Yongsheng Chen, Lu Gan
Non-rigid 3D shape matching is a fundamental task in computer vision and graphics. In this paper, we propose a hybrid self-supervised method based on a coarse-to-fine strategy, which ensures consistency between the coarse mapping and the refined correspondence produced by our refinement module.
arXiv:2606. 17513v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Neural operators provide fast surrogates for PDEs but their deterministic predictions limit their use in tasks requiring uncertainty quantification (UQ), especially under geometric variability.
By Oriol Vendrell-Gallart, Nima Negarandeh, Ramin Bostanabad
arXiv:2602. 02788v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We aim to develop physics foundation models for science and engineering that provide real-time solutions to Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) which preserve structure and accuracy under adaptation to unseen geometries.
By Benjamin D. Shaffer, Shawn Koohy, Brooks Kinch, M. Ani Hsieh, Nathaniel Trask