Computational Design Courses and Certifications

When Design Equals Planning - Computational Approaches to Robot Design

Exploring the intersection of robot design and planning, this seminar discusses computational approaches to simplify design processes and make formal statements about design feasibility across various robotic systems.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Design Computation Human

Revolutionizing Computational Design - From MIT Research to AI-Driven Innovation

Explore a two-decade journey through computational design, from MIT foundations to AI applications, examining how technology transforms creative processes in architecture, fashion, and manufacturing.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Career Certificate

Spatial Computational Thinking

Learn to code in Möbius Modeller's visual language to generate procedural and generative 3D spatial models, then compute performance metrics comparing built-environment design options.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $447.00
• 3 courses

Career Certificate

NUS Spatial Computational Thinking

Write visual procedural scripts in Möbius Modeller to generate 3D geometric models, tag and query them with semantic attributes, and compare design options using spatial performance metrics.

• edX
• 20 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $596.00
• 4 courses

Hackaday

Designing with Complex Geometry - Class 4

Use Grasshopper to generate complex geometry with L-systems, attractor points, vectors, and fields.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Computational Design of Compliant, Dynamical Robots - Cynthia Sung

Explore computational methods for designing compliant robots, using topology optimization, geometry-tuned mechanics, origami structures, and iterative actuation design for dynamic tasks.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Birla Institute Of Technology And Science–Pilani (BITS–Pilani)

Algorithm Design: Mastering Computational Problem Solving

Design efficient algorithms with divide and conquer, greedy methods, dynamic programming, backtracking and branch & bound, graph and randomized algorithms, and classify P, NP and NP-complete problems.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Computational Materials Design

1 rating

The purpose of this course is to analyze the present status and possibilities of computational materials design and to implement a new paradigm of material science by learning basic cutting-edge compu

• edX
• 8 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Grasshopper: Beginner to Advanced

1327 ratings at Udemy

Learn Grasshopper from scratch to build fully parametric 3D models, automate repetitive modelling routines, and create algorithmic solutions for complex forms.

• Udemy
• 8 hours 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Algorithmic Design

5 ratings at OpenLearn

Learn algorithmic design with JavaScript and p5.js by creating personalized wallpaper patterns through playful experimentation.

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Advanced Timber Plate Structural Design

A trans-disciplinary approach in structural design and digital architecture of timber structures with advanced manufacturing workflow.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Materials Cloud

Computational Workflows for an Accelerated Design of Novel Materials - QE School 2023 Lecture 5.3

Explore computational workflows for accelerated design of novel materials, focusing on Hubbard and Koopmans functionals from linear response in advanced quantum calculations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

SNIAVideo

Leveraging Computational Storage for Simulation Science Storage System Design

Explore how computational storage innovations at Los Alamos National Laboratory overcome bottlenecks in simulation science, featuring implementations with ZFS offloads, flash key-value storage, and SQL-like processing.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Materials Cloud

Challenges for Computational Materials Design - Part 1

Explore computational materials design challenges and methodologies with expert insights into modern simulation techniques and their practical applications.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Materials Cloud

Challenges for Computational Materials Design - Part 2

Explore advanced computational challenges in materials design through expert insights on modeling complexities and simulation methodologies.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video