Monotone co-design theory

This site contains materials describing a new mathematical theory of “monotone” co-design that helps in designing complex systems with many components that are functionally dependent on each other.

“Monotone Co-Design Problems” (MCDPs) are a class of extremely expressive optimization problems. They can express: non-convex constraints, non-differentiable, discontinuous and non-scalarizable objective functions, and work with non-continuous design spaces.

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  • ACT4E: a new course on co-design and Applied Category Theory!

    We have just announced a new free, online course on Applied Compositional Thinking for Engineers (ACT4E). The best way to learn about co-design!

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  • New preprint "A Formal Approach to the Co-Design of Embodied Intelligence" available.

    We have just uploaded a new preprint on the application of co-design to robotics.


  • New preprint on mobility applications of co-design.

    We have just uploaded a new preprint on the application of co-design to the co-design of future mobility systems.

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