Publications

[25] Design of bi-stable metamaterials through energy barrier control

A. Ferrer, P. Farrell

Under preparation. 2024.

[24] SIMP-All method: an interpolation based on the topological derivative for 3D problems

J Geli, A. Ferrer. 

Under preparation. 2024

[23] Polyak and Nesterov acceleration in topology optimization

A Pena, A. Ferrer

Under preparation. 2025.

[22] Design of optimal column under buckling load

B Descalzi, A Mañeru, A Ferrer, J C Bellido

Under preparation. 2025.

[21] Stress minimization for lattice structures. Part II: Macro-structure design. 

A Ferrer, P Geoffrey-Donders, G Allaire. 

Under preparation. 2025.

[20] Preconditioning iterative solvers via the Empirical Interscale Finite Element Method (EIFEM)

R. Rubio; A. Ferrer; J.A. Hernández.
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 2025

[19] Phase-field modeling of fracture via homogenization. 

G. Villalta, A Ferrer, F Otero. 

International Journal of Fracture. 2025.

[18] Global Length and Overhang Control for Level Set and Density Approaches via Perimeter Minimization. 

J A Torres, F Otero, A Ferrer

International Journal for Numerical Methods for Engineering. 2025.

[17] Mixed Dimensional Coupling interface definition for layered sections

F Turon, A Ferrer, F Otero, X Martinez

Computers & Structures, 302, 2024.

[16] bROM: An extension of beam theory through model order reduction

R Rubio, A Ferrer, J Hernandez, X Martinez, 

Computers & Structures, 297, 107326. 2023.

[15] Python code for stress-constrained topology optimization in ABAQUS: Theory, implementation, and case studies. 

Fernandes P., Ferrer A., Gonçalves P., Parente M.,Pinto R., Correia N. 

Applied Sciences, 2023, vol. 13, no 23, p. 12916

[14] Performance analysis of a damage-tolerant composite self-deployable elastic-hinge. 

Fernandes P., Pinto R., Ferrer A., Correia N. 

Composite Structures, Volume 288, 2022.

[13] A consistent approximation of the total perimeter functional for topology optimization algorithms.

Amstutz, S., Dapogny, C., Ferrer, A. (2021).

ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations (ESAIM: COCV). 2021

[12] Inverse homogenization using the topological derivative.

A Ferrer, S Giusti. 

Enginering Computations. 2021

[11] Stress minimization for lattice structures. Part I: Micro-structure design. 

A Ferrer, P Geoffrey-Donders, G Allaire. 

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.3792020010920200109 

[10] SIMP‐ALL: A generalized SIMP method based on the topological derivative concept

A Ferrer.

 International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 120 (3), 361-381

[9] Large-scale stochastic topology optimization using adaptive mesh refinement and coarsening through a two-level parallelization scheme

J Baiges, J Martínez-Frutos, D Herrero-Pérez, F Otero, A Ferrer

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 343, 186-206

[8] A consistent relaxation of optimal design problems for coupling shape and topological derivatives

S Amstutz, C Dapogny, À Ferrer

Numerische mathematik 140 (1), 35-94

[7] Two‐scale topology optimization in computational material design: An integrated approach

A Ferrer, JC Cante, JA Hernández, J Oliver

International journal for numerical methods in engineering 114 (3), 232-254

[6]On multi-scale computational design of structural materials using the topological derivative

J Oliver, A Ferrer, JC Cante, SM Giusti, O Lloberas-Valls

Advances in Computational Plasticity, 289-308

[5] Approximating the Basset force by optimizing the method of van Hinsberg et al.

G Casas, A Ferrer, E Oñate

Journal of Computational Physics 352, 142-171

[4] The domain interface method in non-conforming domain decomposition multifield problems

O Lloberas-Valls, M Cafiero, J Cante, A Ferrer, J Oliver

Computational mechanics 59 (4), 579-610

[3] Dimensional hyper-reduction of nonlinear finite element models via empirical cubature

JA Hernandez, MA Caicedo, A Ferrer

Computer methods in applied mechanics and engineering 313, 687-722

[2] Vademecum-based approach to multi-scale topological material design

A Ferrer, J Oliver, JC Cante, O Lloberas-Valls

Advanced modeling and simulation in engineering sciences 3 (1), 1-22

[1] Topological sensitivity analysis in heterogeneous anisotropic elasticity problem. Theoretical and computational aspects. 

SM Giusti, A Ferrer, J Oliver.

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 311, 134-150.