Guru Madhavan is the Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar and senior director of programs at the National Academy of Engineering. His new book is Wicked Problems: How to Engineer a Better World (W.W.

Optimization problems involve finding the best solution within specific constraints. As technology advances, these problems have become more complex, often involving multiple constraints and mixed ...

Robotic assembly lines serve as a foundational element of modern manufacturing, facilitating the efficient production of high-quality goods. Reducing the energy consumption of robots in these assembly ...

Modeling how cars deform in a crash, how spacecraft respond to extreme environments, or how bridges resist stress could be made thousands of times faster thanks to new artificial intelligence that ...

Abstract: Aerospace engineers constantly face “wicked problems,” which are ill-defined and complex sociotechnical problems with undefined and often-shifting constraints and requirements. However, the ...