Simultaneous Topology and Material Optimization of Composite Structures under Uncertainty

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university. The research papers included in the dissertation have been funded as follows: Papers I and II received funding from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) through grant agreement PV08.000.02. Papers III and V-VI received funding from the Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten) through grant agreement P48175-1. Paper IV received funding from the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking under the EUs Horizon 2020 program through grant agreement 716864. Paper VII received funding from the Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems (Vinnova) through grant agreements 2022-01200 and 2022-20565. Their support is gratefully acknowledge.I would like to express my gratitude to my supervisor Associate Professor Carl-Johan Thore for the support, guidance and encouragement that you have provided me during this journey. I would also like to extend a special thank you to my former supervisor Professor Anders Klarbring for providing me with the opportunity to conduct doctoral studies. Furthermore, I would like to thank all my colleagues at the Division of Solid Mechanics and RISE-Research Institutes of Sweden AB for all the great discussions and laughter that we have shared over the years.Finally, and most importantly, I would like to thank my family, my loving wife Azra and our beautiful and wonderful son Adem for their endless love, support and encouragement.