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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2025

Brent R. Bielefeldt ,
Darren J. Hartl  and
Marcelo H. Kobayashi
Brent R. Bielefeldt
Affiliation:
Texas A & M University
Darren J. Hartl
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Texas A & M University
Marcelo H. Kobayashi
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University of Hawaii, Manoa
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Topology Optimization via L-Systems and Genetic Algorithms
Bioinspired Encoding for Generative Design
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