UNCERTAINTIES 2012

http://www.set.eesc.usp.br/uncertainties2012/

This 1st International Symposium on Uncertainty Quantification and Stochastic Modeling (Uncertainties 2012) arises from the scientific community’s interest in having a proper forum for discussion of academic, scientific and technical aspects of uncertainty quantification in mechanical systems.

Uncertainties 2012 will take place at the Maresias Beach Hotel, on the beach of Maresias, São Sebastião, São Paulo, and will be held from February 26 to March 2, 2012. This first meeting is organized on behalf of the ABCM Committee on Stochastic Modeling and Uncertainty Quantification, based on the experience acquired in organizing similar-themed mini-symposia in past conferences as well as previous meetings held at the Catholical University of Rio de Janeiro.

Counting on an overwhelming reception by the scientific community, it is purpose of the ABCM Committee on Stochastic Modeling and Uncertainty Quantification  to make Uncertainties a bi-annual event, creating a permanent forum for the discussion of academic, scientific and technical aspects of uncertainty quantification in mechanical systems.

Uncertainties 2012 aims at providing an appropriate atmosphere for the exchange of experiences, with sufficient free time for scientific connections, interactions with past and future collaborators, and so on. Hence, there will be no parallel sessions. Presentations will be comprised of oral sessions and poster sessions.

The meeting also contemplates two short courses, taught by renowned specialists, aimed at graduate and post-graduate students and with the purpose of increasing the overall understanding of the main aspects of uncertainty quantification and stochastic mechanics.

A policy of No Show – No Paper will be adopted.

English is adopted as the official language of the event, to be used in abstracts, full length papers, posters and oral presentations. The short courses may eventually be taught in Portuguese, depending on interest of both ministrant and students.

The conference organization is negotiating with ABCM the publication of the best papers presented at the conference in a Special Issue of the Journal of The Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering.

Organizing committee

André Teófilo Beck – Universidade de São Paulo (EESC/USP)

Marcelo Areias Trindade – Universidade de São Paulo (EESC/USP)

José Alberto Cuminato – Universidade de São Paulo (ICMC/USP)

Rubens Sampaio – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)

Topics of interest (included but not limited to)

• Bayesian methods
• Computational stochastic mechanics
• Fuzzy methods
• Industrial application of uncertainty quantification
• Interval methods
• Multi-objective optimization in presence of uncertainties
• Probabilistic methods
• Risk analysis
• Robust analysis
• Robust, performance-based and reliability-based structural optimization under uncertainty
• Stochastic control
• Stochastic dynamics and random vibrations
• Structural reliability
• Uncertainty identification
• Uncertainty quantification and reduction
• Uncertainty propagation

Call for Papers

Abstract submission is now open. Authors are invited to submit abstracts limited to 400 words written in English. Acceptable abstracts must contain motivations and brief description of the study and convey the main results and conclusions.

Abstract acceptance will be informed until September 1st 2011. Please notice that full length paper corresponding to accepted abstracts must be submitted until October 1st 2011.

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