University of Cagliari
“Overview on the activities and strategies of a seriously committed UK university with a focus
on my own research and knowledge exchange activities."
09 June 2015
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Chimica e dei Materiali
Nell'ambito del programma Visiting Professor della Università degli Studi di Cagliari, finanziato dalla Regione Autonoma della Sardegna si annuncia il seguente seminario
“Overview on the activities and strategies of a seriously committed UK university with a focus
on my own research and knowledge exchange activities."
Dr. Edmondo Minisci
Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Strathclyde University, Glasgow UK
Il giorno 09 giugno alle ore 09:00 in aula “Mura” presso ex Dipartimento di Chimica
(DIMCM), via Marengo, 2, Cagliari - Facoltà di Ingegneria
Programma del seminario
The talk will give an overview of the activities carried out by divisions and research groups
in terms of research, knowledge exchange, and teaching, at the University of Strathclyde, as
well as the strategies and actions planned and followed to grow.
A brief description of the structure of the university will be followed by progressively more
detailed descriptions of the activities carried out within the Engineering Faculty, the
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, the Centre for Future Air-Space
Transportation Technology, and, finally, the Research Cluster in Uncertainty Quantification
and Optimisation.
The talk will be structured to stimulate reflection on pros and contras of a typical UK
university, and to introduce some technical content on Uncertainty Quantification and
Optimisation as well as Modelling and Simulation of (Re-)Entry Objects, which will be the
main topics of two following technical seminars.
The Lecturer: Dr Edmondo Minisci, PhD
Dr Minisci is currently working at University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, UK) as Lecturer in Multidisciplinary
Design Optimisation (affiliated to the Centre for Future Air-Space Transportation Technology,
cFASTT). He has almost 15 years of experience on the analysis and design of mechanical/aerospace
systems/devices. He is the general chair of the EUROGEN 2015 (ECCOMAS Thematic) Conference on
applied numerical optimisation and is currently involved in projects regarding:
a) global optimization of trans-atmospheric and interplanetary trajectories,
b) uncertainty based multi-disciplinary design of space transportation systems and wind turbines, and
c) modelling and simulation of (re-)entry objects (re-entry vehicles, as well as asteroids and space debris).
Dr Minisci is also founder member and former general manager of OPTIMAD Engineering S.r.l. - Italian
SME, Spin-off of the Politecnico di Torino, active in the field of fluid dynamic analysis, design, and
optimization.