@article {10.6180--2139700861, title = {A Variable-Importance-Aware Universal Kriging Framework for Surrogate-Based Structural Optimization}, author = {Yaqoob, Muhammad Hassan and Hai, Huang}, volume = 32, year = 2026, month = {May}, pub_date = {2026-05-17}, article number = {32(2026)26032046}, doi = {10.6180/jase.202609_32.046}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.6180/jase.202609_32.046}, journal = {Journal of Applied Science and Engineering}, issn = {1560-6686}, publisher = {Tamkang University Press} }