Instituted by International Centre for Mechanical Sciences

Coordinated by Giampiero Mastinu (Technical University of Milan) and Massimiliano Gobbi (Technical University of Milan)

The course focused on the design of mechanical systems when suitable mathematical models are available. The course was devoted both to engineers wishing to acquire basic concepts of Optimisation Theory, with special reference to Multi-Objective Programming, and to engineers specialising in the field of vehicle design.

Instituted by B.M. Birla Science Centre

Coordinated by A.S.R. Murthy (Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur) and B.G. Sidharth (B.M. Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad)

The objective of the course was to highlight the importance of the reliability of the computer hardware and software in view of increasing extent of automation and to discuss the recent trends in these areas of technology. The course included lectures relating to definitions, modelling and analysis of reliability aspects of software and hardware.

Instituted by International Centre for Mechanical Sciences

Coordinated by Nicolò Bachschmid (Technical University of Milan) and Paolo Pennacchi (Technical University of Milan)

The course focused on the following points: model of the system comprising of rotors, bearing and supporting structure; models of possible malfunctions; measurement and monitoring systems; different diagnostic methodologies. The course was devoted to people involved in maintenance and control of rotating machines in power plants and petrochemical plants and to researchers in the area of Rotordynamics.

Instituted by B.M. Birla Science Centre

Coordinated by J.S.R. Subrahmanyam (Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi) and K.V.K. Prasad (B.M. Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad)

The course was formulated to address the advances in computer architectures handling some critical designs related to a very broad spectrum of applications, such as high reliability/real time applications, high speed computational facilities for fundamental research, etc.

Instituted by International Centre for Mechanical Sciences

Coordinated by Pierluigi Crescenzi (University of Florence) and Stefano Leonardi ("La Sapienza" University in Rome)

The course focused on the study of the inherent complexity of optimization problems and on the design and experimentation of heuristics for their efficient approximate solution.