12th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference

10-12 September 2008
Victoria Conference Centre, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

For over twenty years, the biennial AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization (MA&O) Conference has brought together industry practitioners, government employees, and academics to present and discuss the latest developments in multidisciplinary design, analysis, and optimization. Multidisciplinary analysis and optimization is rapidly becoming a standard element of contemporary design methodologies. With significant advances in computing algorithms and power, impressive analysis and optimization applications have been successfully carried out in industry, government, and academia alike. Additionally, theoretical developments ranging from new optimization algorithms to approaches for design system robustness and reliability have played a significant role in the ever-growing acceptance of multidisciplinary design and optimization. Historically, the MA&O Conference has provided a comprehensive view of the state-of-the-art. For the first time in its history, the MA&O Conference will be held outside the United States. 

TECHNICAL TOPICS

• Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Methodologies
• Decomposition Methods
• Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Software (Algorithms, Architectures and Frameworks,Visualization Methods)
• Structural Optimization
• Uncertainty Quantifications and Non-Deterministic Design
• Non-Deterministic Design Optimization (Uncertainty Quantification and Analysis, Methods for Introducing Uncertainty in Design, Uncertainty Sources and Sampling Issues)
• Reliability-Based Design (Method for Introducing Reliability in Design, Reliability in Coupled Multidisciplinary Systems, First and Second Order Reliability Methods)
• Sensitivity and Risk Analysis (Sensitivity Analysis Methods, Sensitivity-Based Methods, Risk Analysis)
• Modeling and Simulation
• Approximation Methods (Approximation Method Enhancements, Single and Multi-Point Approximations, Response Surface Methods, Kriging and Spline Approximations, Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic, Reduced Order Modeling)
• Modeling Methods (Variable Complexity Modeling, Model Validation, Crashworthiness, Visualization)
• High-Performance Computing
• Parallel Computing
• Shape and Topology Optimization
• Shape and Topology Optimization Theories
• Shape and Topology Optimization Approaches
• Aerodynamic Shape Optimization
• Optimization Methods
• Multi-Criteria Optimization
• Gradient-Based Optimization
• Evolutionary Optimization
• Fuzzy Optimization
• Design
• Approaches for Technology Assessment, Evaluation, and Selection
• Complex Systems Design
• Aeroelastic/Structural Design
• Aerospace Vehicle Design
• Materials Design
• Strategic Issues
• System Affordability
• Data Handling in Distributed Computing
• Web-Based Computing and Collaboration
• Validation and Verification
• Emerging Methods and Applications
• Optimization in Micro and Nano Technologies
• Multi-Scale Modeling and Optimization
• Optimization in Biotechnology
• Fuel Cell Optimization
• Chemical Process Optimization
• MA&O Applications
• Aerospace Systems Applications
• Structural Applications
• Topology and Shape Optimization Applications
• Manufacturing Applications
• Space Launch Applications
• Unconventional Vehicle Design (e.g., blended wing body)
• Weapons Design and Optimization
• Consumer Products Applications
• Automotive Applications
• Application in Multi-Criteria Decision Making
• MDO Benchmark Problems
• Applications in Uncertainty Handling
• Applications in Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization
• Applications with Approximation Methods
• Innovative Applications of Gradient and Non-Gradient Based Methods
• Innovative Applications of Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis

Conference website: http://www.aiaa.org/events/mao [1]