Research Topics
- Computational mechanics
- Design optimization
Professor Sharif Rahman's research interests include multiscale mechanics of heterogeneous media, mathematical models of random microstructure, uncertainty quantification of high-dimensional complex systems, random eigenvalue problems, and stochastic mesh-free and finite-element methods.
Research Team
Katherine Morris
Title/Position
Graduate Research Assistant
Projects
Current research projects:
- CDS&E: Stochastic Isogeometric Analysis by Hierarchical B-Spline Sparse Grids
- High-Dimensional Stochastic Design Optimization by Spline Dimensional Decomposition
- Reliability Analysis and Design Optimization of Fatigue Life of Vehicle Components
- Predictive and Analytical Methods for Rapidly Assessing the Reliability of Commercial Off-the-Shelf Parts and Emerging Technologies
Research summaries:
- Stochastic Optimization for Design under Uncertainty with Dependent Probability Measures
- A New Decomposition Method for Solving Stochastic Eigenvalue Problems in Computational Dynamics
- Reliability-Based Design Optimization of Large-Scale Complex Systems
- Novel Computational Methods for Solving Random Eigenvalue Problems
News
ME professor developing new algorithms to optimize design reliability
Friday, September 15, 2023
Sharif Rahman, a professor of mechanical engineering and a faculty affiliate of the Iowa Technology Institute, is developing advanced computational algorithms to optimize designs of complex engineering systems and structures that could make ground vehicles, aerospace structures, and electronic packaging, among many examples, more reliable.