AI for Computational Design

This course is also offered in a Live Online format, meeting simultaneously with the on-campus cohort.

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Lead Instructor(s)
Date(s)
Jul 21 - 25, 2025
Registration Deadline
Location
On Campus
Course Length
5 Days
Course Fee
$4,700
CEUs
3.3 CEUs
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Transform your organization's engineering capabilities with comprehensive AI implementation spanning the complete design-to-deployment pipeline, from LLM-driven parametric design through advanced manufacturing optimization, computer vision quality control, and real-world deployment strategies. In this intensive hands-on course, you'll join accomplished global peers to master deployable AI workflows, create neural surrogates for expensive simulations, implement MLOps practices with regulatory compliance, and build complete integrated systems using open-source tools – leaving with working template libraries and custom components ready for immediate organizational deployment.

This course may be taken individually or as part of the Professional Certificate Program in Design & Manufacturing or the Professional Certificate Program in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence.

Course Overview
 

Over the next few decades, engineering organizations worldwide will integrate artificial intelligence throughout their complete design-to-deployment workflows, transforming how complex products are conceived, validated, manufactured, and deployed. This transformation is already accelerating – from LLM-driven parametric design and neural surrogates replacing expensive simulations to computer vision quality control and real-time digital twin optimization. To stay competitive, professionals need comprehensive mastery of AI implementation strategies across the entire engineering pipeline – and practical experience deploying them with regulatory compliance and organizational readiness.

This course provides intensive hands-on training in complete AI engineering workflows from concept through manufacturing to deployment. Over five days, you will master how AI transforms each stage of the engineering process while building deployable implementations for immediate organizational use. In this course, you will also:

• Learn how AI drives manufacturing optimization including toolpath generation, CNC machining, and sustainability metrics 

• Master LLM integration for automated design generation, neural surrogates for simulation replacement, and MLOps practices 

• Implement computer vision systems for quality control, sim-to-real calibration for reliable deployment, and complete workflow integration with custom components

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AI for Computational Design and Manufacturing
Learning Outcomes
  • Master LLM-driven parametric design workflows and prompt engineering for automated CAD generation
  • Implement predictive AI models with proper validation, MLOps practices, and regulatory compliance for engineering applications
  • Deploy computer vision systems for quality control, defect detection, and robotic inspection in manufacturing environments
  • Create neural surrogates to replace expensive simulations and apply Bayesian optimization for complex engineering problems
  • Execute sim-to-real calibration techniques and build streaming digital twins for real-time manufacturing optimization
  • Integrate transformer models for predictive maintenance and time-series analysis of sensor data
  • Develop end-to-end AI engineering workflows with custom components and organizational deployment readiness
  • Apply AI security principles including adversarial robustness, model signing, and audit trails for regulated industries
  • Optimize manufacturing processes using AI-driven toolpath generation for both additive and subtractive methods
  • Build complete MLOps pipelines with experiment tracking, model versioning, and continuous integration practices

Program Outline

Day 1 Morning: 9 am – 12:30 pm

  • LLM-driven parametric CAD workflows and prompt engineering strategies
  • Hands-on prompt-based CAD generation 

Afternoon: 1:30 pm – 5 pm

  • Generative AI agents for engineering analysis and workflow automation
  • Build and test custom LLM engineering agents for design validation

Day 2 Morning: 9 am – 12:30 pm

  • Predictive modeling and responsible AI implementation in engineering contexts
  • Hands-on model training with MLflow experiment tracking and validation

Afternoon: 1:30 pm – 5 pm

  • AI-optimized CAM including subtractive, additive, and reinforcement learning toolpaths
  • Hands-on toolpath optimization with sustainability metrics integration

Day 3 Morning: 9 am – 12:30 pm

  • Computer vision for quality control and robotic inspection systems
  • Hands-on defect detection using CNN and Vision Transformer models

Afternoon: 1:30 pm – 5 pm

  • Neural surrogates and transformers for materials simulation acceleration
  • Hands-on simulation surrogate training with Bayesian hyperparameter tuning

Day 4 Morning: 9 am – 12:30 pm

  • Validating, securing, and trusting engineering AI models with uncertainty quantification
  • Hands-on cross-validation, uncertainty analysis, and adversarial robustness testing

Afternoon: 1:30 pm – 5 pm

  • Sim-to-real calibration, TinyML deployment, and streaming digital twins
  • Hands-on live sensor calibration and real-time twin parameter updates

Day 5 Morning: 9 am – 12:30 pm

  • Transformer models for predictive maintenance and time-series sensor analysis
  • Hands-on fine-tuning transformers on industrial sensor logs

Afternoon: 1:30 pm – 5 pm

  • Integration framework and workflow customization for organizational deployment
  • Hands-on end-to-end AI engineering workflow build-out with custom components

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Who Should Attend

This course is designed for engineering professionals seeking to implement AI throughout their organizations' design-to-deployment workflows. Target participants include design engineers, manufacturing engineers, R&D professionals, engineering managers planning AI adoption strategies, technical leaders responsible for digital transformation initiatives, and consulting engineers advising on AI integration. Relevant industries include aerospace, automotive, medical devices, defense, consumer products, electronics, and any engineering-driven organization looking to deploy AI for design automation, manufacturing optimization, quality control, and predictive maintenance.

Requirements

  • Google Account: Required for Google Colab access (primary development environment)
  • Stable Internet Connection: All coursework conducted in cloud-based Colab notebooks
  • Web Browser: Chrome, Firefox, or Safari for optimal Colab performance
  • Background: Basic Python familiarity (ability to read code and modify parameters), undergraduate-level engineering mathematics (intro calculus), and basic understanding of engineering design principles
  • Note: All coding is pre-written – participants focus on understanding concepts through guided execution rather than programming from scratch
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Content

The type of content you will learn in this course, whether it's a foundational understanding of the subject, the hottest trends and developments in the field, or suggested practical applications for industry.

Fundamentals: Core Concepts, understandings, and tools - 30%|Latest Developments: Recent advances and future trends - 40%|Industry Applications: Linking theory and real-world - 30%
30|40|30
Delivery Methods

How the course is taught, from traditional classroom lectures and riveting discussions to group projects to engaging and interactive simulations and exercises with your peers.

Lecture: Delivery of material in a lecture format - 45%|Discussion or Groupwork: Participatory learning - 25%|Labs: Demonstrations, experiments, simulations - 30%
45|25|30
Levels

What level of expertise and familiarity the material in this course assumes you have. The greater the amount of introductory material taught in the course, the less you will need to be familiar with when you attend.

Introductory: Appropriate for a general audience - 40%|Specialized: Assumes experience in practice area or field - 40%|Advanced: In-depth explorations at the graduate level - 20%
40|40|20