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5 papers

math.OC2026

Retraction based regression methods on Riemannian manifolds

Estefanía Loayza-Romero, Benedikt Sibum, Kathrin Welker

Geodesic regression generalizes classical regression models to manifold-valued data by replacing affine models in Euclidean spaces with geodesic models on Riemannian manifolds. In…

math.OC2026

A Riemannian approach for PDE-constrained shape optimization over the diffeomorphism group using outer metrics

Estefania Loayza-Romero, Lidiya Pryymak, Kathrin Welker

In this paper, we study the use of outer metrics, in particular Sobolev-type metrics on the diffeomorphism group in the context of PDE-constrained shape optimization. Leveraging th…

math.OC2025

On an optimization framework for damage localization in structures

Owais Saleem, Tim Suchan, Natalie Rauter +1

Efficient structural damage localization remains a challenge in structural health monitoring (SHM), particularly when the problem is coupled with uncertainty of conditions and comp…

math.OC2025

Fracture propagation by using shape optimization techniques based on outer Riemannian metrics

Tim Suchan, Winnifried Wollner, Kathrin Welker

In this work, we investigate a novel approach for the simulation of two-dimensional, brittle, quasi-static fracture problems based on a shape optimization approach. In contrast to…

math.OC2025

Numerical techniques for geodesic approximation in Riemannian shape optimization

Estefania Loayza-Romero, Kathrin Welker

Shape optimization is commonly applied in engineering to optimize shapes with respect to an objective functional relying on PDE solutions. In this paper, we view shape optimization…