SurfNet: Generating 3D shape surfaces using deep residual networks

by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Mar 24, 2017 | 2017, Asim Unmesh, Ayan Sinha, Karthik Ramani, Recent Publications

  3D shape models are naturally parameterized using vertices and faces, i.e., composed of polygons forming a surface. However, current 3D learning paradigms for predictive and generative tasks using convolutional neural networks focus on a voxelized...

Shimon robot concert

by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Mar 24, 2017 | News, Uncategorized

Product personalization enabled by assembly architecture and cyber physical systems

by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Feb 14, 2017 | 2017, Karthik Ramani

Personalization is an emerging manufacturing paradigm towards meeting diversified customer needs. This paper proposes a framework for producing personalized products efficiently. An approach for optimal mix of different module types is proposed in order to construct a...

Toy Design at Purdue: Learning To Be Kids AND Engineers

by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Feb 6, 2017 | Karthik Ramani, News

Prof. Karthik Ramani talks about how Toy Design class (ME444) at Purdue University Mechanical Engineering is bringing out creativity by designing and making fun toys.  

VizScribe: A visual analytics approach to understand designer behavior

by Convergence Design Lab Admin | Jan 16, 2017 | 2017, Design Collaboration, Design Learn, DESIGN METHOD, Design Representation, Karthik Ramani, Recent Publications, Senthil Chandrasegaran

Design protocol analysis is a technique to understand designers’ cognitive processes by analyzing sequences of observations on their behavior. These observations typically use audio, video, and transcript data in order to gain insights into the designer’s...