Call for Papers

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Below is a detailed list of paper topics. As you upload your manuscripts to the AIAA website (www.aiaa.org) you will be able to choose your paper's topic from a detailed list. This selection will be used to identify the best reviewer for your paper and will be used to help organize the conference sessions.

We also invite you to participate in the Student Paper Competition and/or submit proposals for and organize Special Panel and Technical Sessions.

Topics of Interest (10 Technical Tracks)

1. Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Methodologies

• Decomposition Methods
• Architectures and Frameworks
• Software Integration
• Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Software
  • MDO Software - Algorithms
  • MDO Software - Frameworks
  • MDO Software - Visualization Methods
  • MDO Software - Structural Optimization

2. Uncertainty Quantification 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

3. 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
• Modeling Methods
  • Variable Complexity Modeling
  • Model Validation
  • Reduced Order Modeling
  • Crashworthiness
  • Visualization
• High Performance Computing
• Parallel Computing

4. Shape and Topology Optimization

• Shape and Topology Optimization - Theories
• Shape and Topology Optimization - Approaches
• Aerodynamic Shape Optimization

5. Optimization Methods

• Multi-criteria Optimization
• Gradient Based Optimization
• Evolutionary Optimization
• Fuzzy Optimization

6. Design

• Approaches for Technology Assessment, Evaluation, and Selection
• Complex Systems Design
• Aeroelastic/Structural Design
• Aerospace Vehicle Design
• Materials Design

7. Strategic Issues

• System Affordability
• Data Handling in Distributed Computing
• Web-based Computing and Collaboration

8. Emerging Methods and Applications

• Optimization in Micro and Nano Technologies
• Multi-scale Modeling and Optimization
• Optimization in Biotechnology
• Fuel Cell Optimization
• Chemical Process Optimization

9. 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 Multicriteria 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

10. Work-In-Progress