Conference Themes
DESIGN OPTIMIZATION AND INVERSE PROBLEMS:
- Acoustic
- Aerodynamics
- Chemistry and combustion
- Civil Engineering
- Design of Experiments
- Electrical Systems
- Electromagnetism
- Fluid Mechanics
- Geophysics
- Heat and Mass Transfer
- Imaging
- Materials processing
- Mechanical Engineering
- Meteorology
- Nuclear Engineering
- Planning
- Robotics
- Solid Mechanics
- Scheduling
- Tomography
- Vibrations and Structural Dynamics
BASIC NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES:
- Shape Optimization
- Size Optimization
- Topology Optimization
- Mathematical Programming Algorithms
- MDO - Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
- Optimality Criteria Methods
- Genetic Algorithms
- Evolutionary Techniques
- Fuzzy Optimization
- Optimization with Approximate Models
- Response Surface Methods
- Metamodels and Surrogates in Optimization
- Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks
- Multi-objective Optimization
- Global Optimization
- Decomposition Methods
- Concurrent Engineering
- Robust Design
- Reliability-Based Design Optimization
- Multi-scale Optimization
- Efficient Analysis and Reanalysis Techniques with Finite Elements Method
- Boundary Elements Method
- Finite Differences Method
- Finite Volume Method
- Meshless Methods
- Sensitivity Analysis
- Analytic and Semi-analytic Formulations
- Variational Formulation
- Automatic Differentiation
- Topological Derivatives and other techniques
- Linear Programming
- Nonlinear Programming
- Mixed Linear and Nonlinear Programming
- Integer Programming
- Stochastic Optimization
- Supply Chain Management
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS:
- Aeronautical Industry
- Automotive Industry
- Bio - Mechanics Applications
- Chemical Processing Equipments
- Energy Generation and Transmission
- Machinery Optimization
- Micro-Mechanics Systems - MEMS
- Micro and Nano - Technologies
- Oil and Gas Industries
- Space Industry and other Industrial Applications