Max Aehle, TU Kaiserslautern Title: Introduction to Model Predictive Control Abstract: Model Predictive Control (MPC) is a methodology for controller design. Assuming that the controlled system P (plant) is adequately approximated by another system M (model), MPC iteratively determines its … Continue reading →

Subhashri Manohar, University of Bozen, Bolzano, Italy. Title: A Comparison of Gradient Descent and Stochastic Gradient Descent Algorithms Abstract: In the current decade of Machine Learning, Neural networks are the most sought after method for its ability to solve complex … Continue reading →

Pedro Gomes, Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College London Title: Aerodynamic Driven Multidisciplinary Topology Optimization of Compliant Airfoils Abstract: We propose a strategy for density-based topology optimization of fluid structure interaction problems that deals with some short-comings associated with non stiffness-based … Continue reading →

Xinyu Hui, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi’an, China Title: Fast pressure distribution prediction and unsteady periodic flow field prediction method based on deep learning Abstract: In the aerodynamic design, optimization of the pressure distribution of airfoils is crucial for the aerodynamic … Continue reading →

Maxime Krier, TU Kaiserslautern Title: Bridging Neural Network Architectures and Numerical Differential Equations Abstract: Over the past few years, neural networks have become one of the most important tools for supervised machine learning. A class of architectures called ResNets have … Continue reading →

Prof. Dr. Hermann G. Matthies, Institut für Wissenschaftliches Rechnen, TU Braunschweig Title: Probability, Algebra, Analysis, and Numerics Abstract: Probability theory was axiomatically built on the concept of measure by A. Kolmogorov in the early 1930s, using the probability measure and … Continue reading →

Tim Albring, SciComp Title: Automating Continuous Integration and Deployment using Github Actions and Docker Abstract: Continuous integration – the practice of frequently integrating one’s new or changed code with the existing code repository – should occur frequently enough such that … Continue reading →

Ole Burghardt, SciComp Title: Multiphysics aspects of simulation and design with SU2 Abstract: In this talk we will discuss multiphysics aspects of simulation and design with the open-source solver suite SU2. An emphasis is put the development of discrete adjoint … Continue reading →

Halil Kaya, Turkish Aerospace Industry Title: Generation of surrogate-based aerodynamic model using an adaptive co-Kriging method Abstract: This work presents a multi-fidelity aerodynamic modeling approach for the aerodynamic model generation of a UAV configuration. The aerodynamic data were generated with … Continue reading →

Mehmet Akif Cördük, TU Kaiserslautern Title: GPU Based Price Engines Abstract: High performance computing is needed in many areas of the industry to reduce the cost, energy and increase performance of certain tasks. Thanks to the advancements in GPGPU computing, … Continue reading →