Uday Kusupati

Uday Kusupati is a researcher at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the Geometric Computing Group (GCM). His work focuses on computational frameworks for designing deployable, bending-active, and reconfigurable structures with applications in architecture, robotics, and fabrication.

• Doctoral thesis (2025) introduces Umbrella Meshes, a novel class of deployable structures using elastic beams and rigid plates.
• Co-authored publications in ACM Transactions on Graphics and Advances in Architectural Geometry explore inverse design algorithms, physics-based simulation, and sustainable fabrication techniques.

Research Interests

Uday specializes in computational design of deformable structures, integrating physics-based modeling, geometric optimization, and implicit surface representations to enable programmable material behavior. His work bridges theoretical mechanics with practical applications in 3D fabrication and soft robotics.

Publications Overview

Recent articles emphasize optimizing deployable systems for shape versatility, material efficiency, and reconfigurability. Key contributions include inverse design pipelines for bending-active structures, semantic editing of meshes via implicit templates, and homogenization techniques for inflatable systems.

Collaborations and Grants

Collaborated with Mark Pauly, Mathieu Gaillard, and other experts. Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (FNS) for computational design research.