JMD 15th Webinar: Generative Artificial Intelligence in Design

Date: October 6, 2026

Time:  4:00 PM – 5:30 PM EST

The Journal of Mechanical Design (JMD) will host a webinar on Generative Artificial Intelligence in Design on October 6, 2026, at 4:00 PM EST. From conceptual ideation to manufacturability, from materials to sustainable systems, generative AI represents a new frontier for how we approach complexity, creativity, and trade-off management in engineering design.

Please register at the link below:

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c1f32b93-8765-4495-b3d0-820a70964d6a@9faf2b86-ac54-4778-bedc-85309a3f0772?source=copyLinkLegacyShareEventDialog

Speakers, Affiliations and Papers

Siyi Xiao Texas A& M University  (cindyx@tamu.edu) “Collaboration Between Two Large Language Models for Design Concept Generation“. Paper No: MD-26-1184 https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4072235

Yanwen Xu The University of Texas at Dallas (Yanwen.Xu@UTDallas.edu)  “Generative Design of Liquid-Cooled Cold Plates Via Enhanced Cross-Attention Conditional Diffusion Model“.

Paper No: MD-25-1972 https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4071943

Anastasia Schauer (anastasia.schauer@austin.utexas.edu) “Simulated Stakeholders: Using Critical Frameworks to Examine LLM agents in early-stage design“.

Paper No: MD-26-1189 https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4072422

Christoph Wittig Adao (christoph.wittig@kit.edu “SheetGen: A Rule-Based Generative Design Algorithm for Manufacturability-Focused Sheet Metal Parts Based on Domain-Specific  Design Knowledge“.

Paper No: MD-26-1179 https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4072234

Ciming Zhu (2674007382@qq.com Beihang University

A Multi‑Agent Architecture of Requirement‑Driven Mechanical System Optimization

Paper No: MD-26-1153

https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4072148

Alejandro Pradas-Gómez (alejandro.pradas@chalmers.se

“DUCTILE: Agentic LLM Orchestration of Engineering Analysis in Product Development Design Practice“

Paper No: MD-26-1238 https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4072279

Agenda: 

• Welcome & AE Overview (5 min) – Leah & SI Editors
• Talk 1 + Q&A (10 min)
• Talk 2 + Q&A (10 min)
• Talk 3 + Q&A (10 min)
• Break (10 min)
• Talk 4 + Q&A (10 min)
• Talk 5 + Q&A (10 min)
• Talk 6 + Q&A (10 min)
• Panel Discussion (10 min)
• Thank you / Closing (5 min)
• Optional: Networking Session (15 min)