Scientific topics

Theoretical aspects and fundamentals

  • Mathematical theory and formulation of inverse and optimization problems
  • Neural meta-modelling
  • Regularization techniques
  • (Model) order reduction
  • Identification problems
  • Sensitivity analysis


Algorithms

  • Machine learning techniques for optimization and inverse problems
  • Reconstruction techniques
  • Deterministic, stochastic and hybrid techniques
  • Multi-objective and multi-level optimization
  • Heuristic approaches
  • Design of experiments
  • Constraints
  • Robust optimization under uncertainty
  • Objective functions and direct problems
  • Numerical efficiency
  • Numerical problems


Applications

  • Optimal energy management
  • Biomedical engineering
  • Control systems
  • Coupled problems
  • Electrical machines
  • Industrial and biomedical tomography
  • Information and communication systems
  • Large scale systems
  • Mechatronics
  • Micro- and nanosystems
  • Non-destructive evaluation
  • Design optimization
  • Sensors and actuators
  • Smart applications
  • Transportation and mobility
  • High frequency and antenna design


Software methodologies

  • Parallel and distributed computing, GPU
  • Soft computing and artificial intelligence