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Kazuhiro Izui

Kazuhiro Izui

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Computer Science

D-Index
33
Citations
5445
World Ranking
12567
National Ranking
201

Overview

Kazuhiro Izui is a researcher affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan, specializing in engineering with a focus on civil and structural engineering, mechanics of materials, and computational theory and mathematics. Their work encompasses diverse subfields including industrial and manufacturing engineering as well as building and construction.

The scientist's research centers primarily on topics related to topology optimization in engineering. Other key topics of their work include composite structure analysis and optimization, advanced multi-objective optimization algorithms, composite material mechanics, advanced mathematical modeling in engineering, acoustic wave phenomena research, and metaheuristic optimization algorithms.

Recent publications reflect a strong engagement with topology optimization methods and numerical approaches in engineering. Notable recent papers include:

  • Three-dimensional topology optimization of a fluid-structure system using body-fitted mesh adaption based on the level-set method, 2021, Applied Mathematical Modelling
  • Full-scale 3D structural topology optimization using adaptive mesh refinement based on the level-set method, 2021, Finite Elements in Analysis and Design
  • Optimum design and thermal modeling for 2D and 3D natural convection problems incorporating level set-based topology optimization with body-fitted mesh, 2022, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • Production planning method for seru production systems under demand uncertainty, 2021, Computers & Industrial Engineering
  • Level set-based topology optimization for two dimensional turbulent flow using an immersed boundary method, 2021, Journal of Computational Physics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kazuhiro Izui include:

  • Shinji Nishiwaki
  • Kozo Furuta
  • Hao Li
  • Takayuki Yamada
  • Tsuguo Kondoh

Publishing venues with repeated contributions include:

  • Sekkei Kougaku, Shisutemu Bumon Kouenkai kouen rombunshuu/Sekkei Kogaku, Shisutemu Bumon Koenkai koen ronbunshu
  • The Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Congress Japan
  • Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
  • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering Journal

Best Publications

  • A topology optimization method based on the level set method incorporating a fictitious interface energy

    Takayuki Yamada;Kazuhiro Izui;Shinji Nishiwaki;Akihiro Takezawa

  • A topology optimization method for a coupled thermal–fluid problem using level set boundary expressions

    Kentaro Yaji;Takayuki Yamada;Seiji Kubo;Kazuhiro Izui

  • Topology optimization for thermal conductors considering design-dependent effects, including heat conduction and convection

    A. Iga;S. Nishiwaki;K. Izui;M. Yoshimura

  • Matlab code for a level set-based topology optimization method using a reaction diffusion equation

    Masaki Otomori;Takayuki Yamada;Kazuhiro Izui;Shinji Nishiwaki

  • A Survey of Structural Optimization in Mechanical Product Development

    Kazuhiro Saitou;Kazuhiro Izui;Shinji Nishiwaki;Panos Y. Papalambros

  • A Level Set-Based Topology Optimization Method for Maximizing Thermal Diffusivity in Problems Including Design-Dependent Effects

    Takayuki Yamada;Kazuhiro Izui;Shinji Nishiwaki

  • Structural topology optimization of vibrating structures with specified eigenfrequencies and eigenmode shapes

    Y. Maeda;Shinji Nishiwaki;K. Izui;M. Yoshimura

  • A topology optimization method based on the level set method for the design of negative permeability dielectric metamaterials

    Masaki Otomori;Takayuki Yamada;Kazuhiro Izui;Shinji Nishiwaki

  • Topology optimization of an acoustic metamaterial with negative bulk modulus using local resonance

    Lirong Lu;Takashi Yamamoto;Masaki Otomori;Takayuki Yamada

  • A structural optimization method based on the level set method using a new geometry‐based re‐initialization scheme

    Shintaro Yamasaki;Shinji Nishiwaki;Takayuki Yamada;Kazuhiro Izui

  • Topology optimization in thermal-fluid flow using the lattice Boltzmann method

    Kentaro Yaji;Takayuki Yamada;Masato Yoshino;Toshiro Matsumoto

  • Topology optimization using the lattice Boltzmann method incorporating level set boundary expressions

    Kentaro Yaji;Takayuki Yamada;Masato Yoshino;Toshiro Matsumoto

  • Topology optimization using a reaction-diffusion equation

    Jae Seok Choi;Takayuki Yamada;Kazuhiro Izui;Shinji Nishiwaki

  • Industrial robot system

    Akio Noda;Haruhisa Okuda;Kenichi Tanaka;Tetsuo Sawaragi

  • Robust Topology Optimization for Compliant Mechanisms Considering Uncertainty of Applied Loads

    Nozomu Kogiso;WonJin Ahn;Shinji Nishiwaki;Kazuhiro Izui

  • Reliability-based structural optimization of frame structures for multiple failure criteria using topology optimization techniques

    Katsuya Mogami;Shinji Nishiwaki;Kazuhiro Izui;Masataka Yoshimura

  • Decision-making support system for human resource allocation in product development projects

    M. Yoshimura;Y. Fujimi;K. Izui;S. Nishiwaki

  • Multilevel Redundancy Allocation Optimization Using Hierarchical Genetic Algorithm

    R. Kumar;K. Izui;Y. Masataka;S. Nishiwaki

  • Topology Optimization of the Stator for Minimizing Cogging Torque of IPM Motors

    Jae Seok Choi;Kazuhiro Izui;Shinji Nishiwaki;Atsushi Kawamoto

  • Three-dimensional topology optimization of a fluid–structure system using body-fitted mesh adaption based on the level-set method

    Hao Li;Tsuguo Kondoh;Pierre Jolivet;Kozo Furuta

  • Full-scale 3D structural topology optimization using adaptive mesh refinement based on the level-set method

    Hao Li;Takayuki Yamada;Pierre Jolivet;Kozo Furuta

  • Multi-objective hierarchical genetic algorithms for multilevel redundancy allocation optimization

    Ranjan Kumar;Kazuhiro Izui;Masataka Yoshimura;Shinji Nishiwaki

  • Computers & Industrial Engineering

    Kazuhiro Izui;Yutaka Murakumo;Issei Suemitsu;Shinji Nishiwaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Yamamoto
Takashi Yamamoto Hiroshima University
John E. Renaud
John E. Renaud University of Notre Dame
S. G. Ponnambalam
S. G. Ponnambalam Vellore Institute of Technology University
Kemper Lewis
Kemper Lewis University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva
Emílio Carlos Nelli Silva Universidade de São Paulo
Olivier Pironneau
Olivier Pironneau Sorbonne University

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