[NotiAMCA] Engineering Optimization at EURO - Bonn 2009

[Victorio Sonzogni]

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to invite engineers, applied mathematicians and computer 
scientists 
working on research, development and practical application of Engineering 
Optimization
to the sessions of the stream: 

"Engineering Optimization" 

EURO XXIII, 23rd European Conference on Operational Research
Bonn, July 5 - 8, 2009 

You can reach to more information on the following website: 

http://www.euro-2009.de/ 

I hope to see you there with interesting lectures. 

Kindest regards, 

Jose Herskovits

OptimizE - Engineering Optimization Lab
Mechanical Engineering Program
COPPE - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
www.optimize.ufrj.br

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ENGINEERING DESIGN OPTIMIZATION:

Modern design techniques seek for the best design to perform the desired 
tasks. 
Engineering Optimization deals with the optimal design of elements and systems 
in all 
engineering fields.

Nowadays, use of Design Optimization techniques is rapidly growing in most of 
engineering disciplines, like automotive, aeronautical, mechanical, civil, 
nuclear, 
naval, mechanical, electrical, energy and off-shore engineering. This is due 
to the 
increase of technological competition and the development of strong and 
efficient 
techniques for several practical applications.

MDO - MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION:

Engineering Systems are increasingly complex and represented by large and 
sophisticated numerical models. They involve several interacting disciplines 
or are 
made up of distinct interacting subsystems that must be considered 
simultaneously to 
obtain efficient designs.

Multidisciplinary Design Optimization is devoted to the design of complex 
systems 
involving interacting subsystems or disciplines. The main scientific 
challenges of MDO 
are concerned with the development of strong and efficient numerical 
techniques and 
with the computational organization required for the necessary coupling of 
codes 
employed in interacting disciplines.

INVERSE PROBLEMS:

Numerical methods for inverse problems in most of cases are based on 
optimization 
techniques similar to those employed in optimal design. This field, applied in 
all 
engineering disciplines, is of utmost importance for Engopt conference.

ENGINEERING SIMULATION INVOLVING OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS:

Several physical phenomena are naturally represented by an optimization 
problem. This 
is the case when the "equilibrium" is attained at the minimum of an energy 
function. 
In several applications, constraints must be satisfied. This is the case of 
contact 
problems is solids mechanics.

BASIC NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES:

Engineering Optimization requires a large set of basic computer tools. This is 
the 
case of several CAD tools for geometric modeling, engineering analysis 
methods, 
sensitivity analysis as well as mathematical programming and genetic or 
evolutionary 
optimization algorithms.