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Selected Publications
2023
- Sherkat, S., Garmaroodi, A. A., Wortmann, A., & Wortmann, T. (2023). Residential complex design as a Constraint Satisfaction Problem. Automation in Construction, 154, 104995. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2023.104995
2022
- Davidová, M., Fischer, L. K., & Teye, M. (2022). POL– AI: Leveraging Urban EcoSystem. In B. Sweeting (Ed.), Relating Systems Thinking and Design (RSD11) 2022 Symposium (pp. 1–11). Systemic Design Association.
- Skoury, L., Amtsberg, F., Yang, X., Wagner, H. J., Menges, A., & Wortmann, T. (2022). A Framework for Managing Data in Multi-actor Fabrication Processes (C. Gengnagel, O. Baverel, G. Betti, M. Popescu, M. R. Thomsen, & J. Wurm, Eds.).
- Akbar, Z., Wood, D., Kiesewetter, L., Menges, A., & Wortmann, T. (2022). A Data-Driven Workflow for Modelling Self-Shaping Wood Bilayer, Utilizing Natural Material Variations with Machine Vision and Machine Learning. In J. van Ameijde, N. Gardner, K. H. Hyun, L. Dan, & U. Sheth (Eds.), CAADRIA proceedings: Vol. Volume 1 (pp. 393–402). CAADRIA. https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2022.1.393
- Elshani, D., Wortmann, T., & Staab, S. (2022, May). Towards Better Co-Design with Disciplinary Ontologies: Review and Evaluation of Data Interoperability in the AEC Industry. In Proceedings of LDAC2022 - 10th Linked Data in Architecture and Construction Workshop. LDAC2022 - 10th Linked Data in Architecture and Construction Workshop, Hersonissos, Greece.
- Elshani, D., Lombardi, A., Fisher, A., Staab, S., Hernández, D., & Wortmann, T. (2022, May). Knowledge Graphs for Multidisciplinary Co-Design: Introducing RDF to BHoM. In Proceedings of LDAC2022 - 10th Linked Data in Architecture and Construction Workshop. LDAC2022 - 10th Linked Data in Architecture and Construction Workshop, Hersonissos, Greece.
- Zorn, M., Catunda, N., Claus, L., Kobylinska, N., Frey, M., & Wortmann, T. (2022). Replacing energy simulations with surrogate models for design space exploration. Bauphysik, 44(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1002/bapi.202200034
- Sherkat, Shermin., Wortmann, Andreas., & Wortmann, Thomas. (2022). Potentials of Symbolic AI Planning for Construction. Forumbauinformatik. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363481115_Potentials_of_Symbolic_AI_Planning_for_Construction
- Elshani, D., Lombardi, A., Fisher, A., Staab, S., Hernández, D., & Wortmann, T. (2022, September). Inferential Reasoning in Co-Design Using Semantic Web Standards alongside BHoM. Proceedings of 33. Forum Bauinformatik. https://doi.org/10.14459/2022md1686600
- Zorn, M., Catunda, N., Claus, L., Kobylinska, N., Frey, M., & Wortmann, T. (2022, September 22). Replacing Time-Consuming Building Performance Simulations with Real-Time Surrogate Models and their Application in Early-Stage Design Space Exploration. Proceedings of BauSim Conference 2022. BauSIM 2022, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. https://publications.ibpsa.org/conference/?id=bausim2022
- Wortmann, T., Cichocka, J., & Waibel, C. (2022). Simulation-based Optimization in Architecture and Building Engineering—Results from an International User Survey in Practice and Research. Energy and Buildings, 259, Article 259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.111863
2021
- Natanian, J., & Wortmann, T. (2021). Simplified evaluation metrics for generative energy-driven urban design: A morphological study of residential blocks in Tel Aviv. Energy and Buildings, 240, 110916. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0378778821002000
- Wortmann, T., & Natanian, J. (2021). Optimizing solar access and density in Tel Aviv: Benchmarking multi-objective optimization algorithms. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2042(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2042/1/012066
- Natanian, J., Luca, F. D., Wortmann, T., & Capeluto, G. (2021). The Solar Block Generator: an additive parametric method for solar driven urban block design. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2042(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2042/1/012049
- Petrov, M., & Wortmann, T. (2021, April). Latent fitness landscapes - Exploring performance within the latent space of post-optimization results. Proceedings of the Symposium on Simulation for Architecture & Urban Design.
- Waibel, C., Zhang, R., & Wortmann, T. (2021, April). Physics Meets Machine Learning: Coupling FFD with Regression Models for Wind Pressure Prediction on High-Rise Facades. Proceedings of the Symposium on Simulation for Architecture & Urban Design.
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Thomas Wortmann
Ph.D.,Dipl.-Ing., M.Sc.Tenure Track Professor | Architectural Computing