Ole Sigmund

Ole Sigmund (born 28 May 1966) is a Danish mechanical engineer and professor at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). His research focuses on topology optimization and has also extended to photonics and third medium contact formulations. He co-authored the 2003 book Topology Optimization: Theory, Methods, and Applications with Martin P. Bendsøe.

Career After research positions at the University of Essen and Princeton University, Sigmund continued his academic career at DTU, where he became professor in 2010.

His later work has also included photonics, including photonic inverse design, as well as co-authored extensions of the third medium contact method for topology optimization, including frictional formulations and three-dimensional contact problems.

A 2022 National Academies Press workshop volume described Sigmund, together with Noboru Kikuchi and Martin Bendsøe, as one of the founders and main contributors to the development of topology optimization methods in academia and industry.