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Jonathan Cagan

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Mechanical Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University

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About Jonathan Cagan at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

Jonathan Cagan is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University whose research focuses on computational design theory, product development, and design optimization.

Research Areas

design theorycomputational designproduct developmentdesign optimizationmanufacturing processesdesign educationdesign automationgenerative design

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