This research uniquely combines structural design with control engineering and sustainability to develop new types of load-bearing adaptive structures that have significantly improved performance as well as reduced environmental impacts compared with conventional passive structural systems.

The first-ever formulation for the All-In-One structure-control topology synthesis of adaptive structures that can produce globally optimum solutions.

This work introduces innovative methods for retrofitting aging bridges and designing new ones equipped with active components, aiming to increase span, reduce material use and associated emissions, and extend service life.

This work introduces a new integrated structure-control optimization process for the design of ultra-lightweihgt ribbed slabs.

New computational methods to design and control structures able to adapt to loading through large shape reconfigurations involving geometrically non-linear effects.

This work introduces a new variable stiffness and damping vibration control device that is able to effectively mitigate the dynamic response of load-bearing structures under a wide range of loading conditions.