MODELLING, OPTIMIZATION AND SIMULATION: PROBLEMS AND APPLICATIONS
Udine, 3 - 7 April 2000

Instituted by B.M. Birla Science Centre

Coordinated by B.G. Sidharth (B.M. Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad) and A. Ghosal (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)

The course covered concepts and techniques of modelling, optimization and simulation. The topic is of great relevance in the context of control mechanical systems and robots, which are of utmost importance in industry.


ADVANCED OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR OPERATIONS RESEARCH
Hyderabad, 31 July - 4 August 2000

Instituted by International Centre for Mechanical Sciences

Coordinated by Paolo Serafini (University of Udine) and Franca Rinaldi (University of Udine)

The course introduced the theoretical background of Integer Linear Programming with special attention to techniques, such as the cutting-plane and column-generation methods, and showed how these results may be applied to solve some specific problems of production scheduling, crew scheduling and routing.

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MECHANICS OF SATURATED AND PARTIALLY SATURATED POROUS MEDIA AND APPLICATIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
Hyderabad, 23 - 27 October 2000

Instituted by International Centre for Mechanical Sciences

Coordinated by Bernard Schrefler (University of Padua) and Luciano Simoni (University of Padua)

The course took a modern approach to understanding and solving a large variety of environmental problems in geomechanics, based on a thorough knowledge of heat and mass transfer mechanisms in deforming porous media. At the same time, it placed emphasis on appropriate constitutive behaviour of the solid phase and to numerical modelling.

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FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING: FOUNDATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
Hyderabad, 13 - 17 November 2000

Instituted by International Centre for Mechanical Sciences

Coordinated by Furio Honsell (University of Udine) and Simone Martini (University of Udine)

The course aimed to expose the theoretical underpinnings of modern and future Functional Languages, ranging from features, to implementation techniques, and applications and to present some practical proof assistants based on Functional Languages.

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TRENDS IN MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
Udine, 18 - 22 December 2000

Instituted by B.M. Birla Science Centre

Coordinated by V. Sinha (Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur) and S.L. Maskara (Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur)

The course provided an insight, concept and understanding of the technology behind this new field of communication. The course also provided a platform for professional interaction between people working in this area in Europe and India.

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