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Technical University of Munich

David Schmölz, M.Sc.

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David Schmölz

Curriculum Vitae

since 2020Research Associate at Chair of Structural Analysis, Prof. Dr.-Ing. K.-U. Bletzinger
2017-2020Student of Civil Engineering M.Sc., Technical University of Munich
2016Semester abroad, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
2013-2017Student of Civil Engineering B.Sc., Technical University of Munich
2012Abitur at Rudolf-Diesel-Gymnasium, Augsburg

Teaching

  • Introduction to Finite Element Methods
  • Structural Optimization

Research

  • Node-Based Shape Optimization
  • Shape and Sensitivity Filtering

Thesis supervision

Publications

2025

  • Bastian Devresse, David Schmölz, Armin Geiser, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger, Roland Wüchner: A node-based parameterization for bead-like features in shape optimization. Engineering Materials, Structures, Systems and Methods for a More Sustainable Future, 2025 more… BibTeX
  • Bastian Devresse, David Schmölz, Armin Geiser, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger, Roland Wüchner: A node-based parameterization for bead-like features in shape optimization. SEMC 2025: The Ninth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, 2025 more… BibTeX
  • Bastian Devresse, David Schmölz, Armin Geiser, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger, Roland Wüchner: Eine knotenbasierte Sickenoptimierung in der Formoptimierung. 12. Landshuter Leichtbau-Colloquium, 2025 more… BibTeX
  • Bastian Devresse, David Schmölz, Armin Geiser, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger, Roland Wüchner: Eine knotenbasierte Sickenoptimierung in der Formoptimierung. 12. Landshuter Leichtbau-Colloquium, 2025 more… BibTeX Full text (mediaTUM)
  • Bastian Devresse, David Schmölz, Armin Geiser, Kai-uwe Bletzinger, Roland Wüchner: A Node-Based Shape Optimization Parameterization for Bead Feature Generation. 16th World Congress for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (WCSMO), 2025 more… BibTeX Full text (mediaTUM)
  • David Schmölz, Bastian Devresse, Armin Geiser, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger, Roland Wüchner: Shape optimization using the explicit Vertex Morphing method with filter kernels in mapped coordinates. Engineering Materials, Structures, Systems and Methods for a More Sustainable Future, 2025 more… BibTeX
  • Schmölz, David; Devresse, Bastian; Geiser, Armin; Bletzinger, Kai-Uwe: Simultaneous node-based shape and thickness optimization of thin-walled structures using the explicit Vertex Morphing method. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 68 (2), 2025 more… BibTeX Full text ( DOI )

2024

  • Geiser, Armin; Schmölz, David; Baumgärtner, Daniel; Bletzinger, Kai-Uwe: Discretization-independent node-based shape optimization with the Vertex Morphing method using design variable scaling. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 67, 2024 more… BibTeX Full text ( DOI )

2023

  • Bastian Devresse, David Schmölz, Armin Geiser, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger: Bead patterns in free form shape optimization. 7th ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference, 2023 more… BibTeX Full text (mediaTUM)
  • Bastian Devresse, David Schmölz, Armin Geiser, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger: Parameterizations for bead-like regular shapes in node-based shape optimization. FE ohne Schnee, 2023 more… BibTeX Full text (mediaTUM)
  • Schmölz, David; Antonau, Ihar; Geiser, Armin; Najian Asl, Reza; Bletzinger, Kai-Uwe: Extended Vertex Morphing parameterizations for node-based shape optimization with engineering specifications. 7th ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference, 2023 more… BibTeX
  • Schmölz, David; Geiser, Armin; Bletzinger, Kai-Uwe: A novel hydroforming-specific constraint formulation for node-based shape optimization using Vertex Morphing. 15th World Congress of Structural Multidisciplinary Optimization​, 2023 more… BibTeX

2022

  • Schmölz, David; Bletzinger, Kai-Uwe: Vertex Morphing Enriched By Engineering Parameters. 9th GACM Colloquium on Computational Mechanics, 2022 more… BibTeX

2021

  • Schmölz, David; Geiser, Armin; Bletzinger, Kai-Uwe: Investigation of combining Vertex Morphing and rigid body parameterization. 14th World Congress of Structural Multidisciplinary Optimization​, 2021 more… BibTeX
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