Yes but perhaps moreso in the more traditional ways. Stellarator geometries have several layers of optimization. You optimize for a last closed flux surface w

Yes but perhaps moreso in the more traditional ways. Stellarator geometries have several layers of optimization. You optimize for a last closed flux surface weighing MHD and turbulence models, then you optionally optimize nested flux surfaces, then you optimize single filament coils, then you optimized multi-filament coils. The computations are all too much, but more efficient optimizations buy performance for less computing.