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Following the success of six annual national conference on the MDAO (Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis, and Optimization) theme since 2018, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI) are pleased to announce this international conference. iNCMDAO (international and national conference on MDAO) aims to bring together researchers from abroad and the growing MDAO community in India comprising academia, industry, and government institutions.

The 1st international and 7th edition of the National Conference on Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis and Optimization (NCMDAO 2023) is organized in the verdant and vibrant campus of Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru,  from December 16 – 18, 2024.

The conference provides a platform to bring together the researchers and industry professionals working in the field of MDAO and share the expertise in the form of contributed paper presentations, interactive poster sessions, keynotes and thematic sessions, panel discussions, and masterclass lectures on contemporary topics.

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Topics

The focus is on design and analysis as applicable to optimization of engineering systems in aerospace, mechanical, automotive, manufacturing, biomedical and other domains. The overall scope of the conference is classified into the following technical tracks:

Track – 01: Structural Optimization: Size, Shape, and Topology

Track – 02: Design and Optimization of Materials and Metamaterials

Track – 03: Multiscale and Multiphysics Problems

Track – 04: Metamodeling or Surrogate Modeling

Track – 05: Systems Design and Optimization

Track – 06: Machine Learning and Data Science in Optimization

Track – 07: Mixed Integer and Linear Programming

Track – 08: Evolutionary, Bayesian, Heuristic Optimization Techniques, and Quantum Algorithms for Optimization

Track – 09: Uncertainty Quantification, Reliability, and Robustness in Design

Track – 10: Optimization and Additive Manufacturing

Track – 11: Industry Applications and Case Studies in MDAO

Track – 12: Emerging Trends in Optimization, Online Optimization

Track – 13: Optimization in Industry 4.0/Digital Twin/IoT/Smart manufacturing

Track – 14: Generative engineering/ design synthesis

Track – 15: Miscellaneous Topics

Committees

Patrons

• Prof. Govindan Rangarajan, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
• Dr. Kota Harinarayana, Design Division, Aeronautical Society of India

Conference Steering Committee

• Dr. Kota Harinarayana, Design Division, Aeronautical Society of India
• Prof. K. Sudhakar, Retired professor, IIT-Bombay
• Prof. G. K. Ananthasuresh, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
• Prof. Palaniapan Ramu, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras
• Dr. Ravi Salagame, Autobotik-Singapore
• Dr. Pankaj Priyadarshi, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Indian Space Research Organization, Thiruvanthapuram
• Mr. Vinay Ramanath, Siemens, Bengaluru
• Prof. Deepak Sharma, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

Conference Chair

• Prof. G. K. Ananthasuresh, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

Technical Committee

• Co-chairs: Prof. Palaniappan Ramu (Indian Institute of Technology-Madras) and Mr. Vinay Ramanath, Siemens-Bengaluru
• Members

Finance Committee

• Chair: Prof. Dhish Saxena, Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee
• Prof. Rinku Mittal, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati

Industry Committee

• Chair: Dr. Ravi Salagame, Autobotic-Singapore
• Mr. Vinay Ramnath, Siemens, Bengaluru
• Mr. Mohan Sangli, iCube Consulting
• Mr. Murali Balasubramaniam, Stellantis Tech Center, Chennai
• Dr. Vivek Dave, Harting, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
• Mr. Jan Mikolon, Senior Technologist, IBM Munich

International Coordination Committee

• Co-chairs: Dr. Somnath Nagendra and Prof. Anupam Saxena, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur
• Member

Publicity and Web Committee

• Chair: Prof. Sourav Rakshit, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras
• Member

Local Organizing Committee

• Chair: Dr. M. Sivapragasam, M. S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru
• Dr. Valliammai Somasundaram, Aeronautical Development Agency, Bangalore (valli.ada@gov.in)
• Dr. Vadivelan A., Aeronautical Development Establishment, Bangalore (vadivelan.a.ade@gov.in)
• Dr. Kandaswamy S., Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad (kandasamy.srinivasan@gov.in)

International Advisory Committee

• Chair: Prof. Kalyanmoy Deb, Michigan State University
• Member

Past Editions of NCMDAO (2018-2023)

NCMDAO 2023,  NCMDAO 2022, NCMDAO 2021, NCMDAO 2020, NCMDAO 2019, NCMDAO 2018

Contact

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