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Citation

If you use PME-toolkit in your work, please cite both:

  1. the software (this repository);
  2. the relevant methodological papers.

Software

The recommended citation for PME-toolkit is:

Serani, A. (2026). PME-toolkit: a reproducible framework for design-space dimensionality reduction in parametric shape optimization. Zenodo.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18962859

Citation metadata is also available in:

CITATION.cff

Methodological papers

Depending on your usage, please cite the relevant works on:

  • Parametric Model Embedding (PME)
  • Physics-Informed PME (PI-PME)
  • Physics-Driven PME (PD-PME)

Representative references include:

Serani, A., & Diez, M. (2023). Parametric model embedding.
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 404, 115776.

Serani, A., Diez, M., & Quagliarella, D. (2024).
Aerodynamic shape optimization in transonic conditions through parametric model embedding.
Aerospace Science and Technology, 155, 109611.

Serani, A., Palma, G., Wackers, J., Quagliarella, D., Gaggero, S., & Diez, M. (2025).
Extending parametric model embedding with physical information for design-space dimensionality reduction in shape optimization.
Engineering with Computers, 1–21.

Gaggero, S., & Serani, A. (2026).
Physics-informed dimensionality reduction for propeller shape optimization.
Applied Ocean Research, 166, 104932.

Software paper

A software paper describing PME-toolkit has been submitted to JOSS and is currently under review.

The draft is available at:

paper/paper.md