Shape optimization and Applications
Workshop
University of Ottawa and Fields Institute

Ottawa, May 12-14, 2004



The workshop will be help at Montpetit bld, Room 207 (campus mapMontpetit Room 207 ). The room is equipped with a computer display projector, slide and overhead projectors and three greenboards (for those prefering chalk).
 
The lunch is offered at Jazzy Club (located in the space between Morisset, Fauteux and Thompson)

For an abstract of courses and talks, please refer to Abstract section in the main woekshop webpage

Time, Day
SPEAKER
ACTIVITY
PLACE
Day 1, May 12


                     
08:15-09:00

Registration. Opening of the workshop Montpetit 207


Breakfast (served in the workshop room)
Montpetit 207
09:00-10:00
Michel Delfour
CRM, U of Montreal
Introduction to Shape Optimization problems - motivation

Montpetit 207
10:00-10:30

Coffee break
Montpetit 207
10:30-11:30
Michel Delfour
CRM, U of Montreal
Introduction to shape analysis and  optimization:
examples, problem formulation, metrics and topologies
Montpetit 207
11:30-12:30
Michel Pierre
ENS Cachan, France
About the regularity of optimal shapes
Montpetit 207
12:30-14:30
Lunch Jazzy Club
14:30-15:30
Mohamed Masmoudi
University P. Sabatier, France 
Numerical methods for shape optimization problems:
topological derivatives and levelset method in shape problems
Montpetit 207
15:30-16:00
Brian Wetton
University of British Columbia
Generalized Stefan velocities Montpetit 207
16:00-16:30

Tea break Montpetit 207
16:30-17:30
Arian Novruzi
University of Ottawa             
Shape derivatives of elliptic PDE solutions and of integral shape functionals
Montpetit 207
Day 2, May 13



08:15-09:00

Breakfast (served in the workshop room)
Montpetit 207
09:00-10:00
Michel Delfour
CRM, U of Montreal
Introduction to Shape Optimization problems:
existence of optimal shapes and geometries
Montpetit 207
10:00-10:30

Coffee break
Montpetit 207
10:30-11:30
Michel Pierre
ENS Cachan, France
About the regularity of optimal shapes

Montpetit 207
11:30-12:30
Mohamed Masmoudi
University P. Sabatier, France 
Numerical methods for shape optimization problems:
topological derivatives and levelset method in shape problems
Montpetit 207
12:30-14:30

Lunch  Jazzy Club


Industrial shape optimisation applications session

14:30-15:00
Arian Novruzi
University of Ottawa
Electromagnetic casting of liquid metals
Montpetit 207
15:00-15:30
Huaxiong Huang
York University
Industrial shape optimisation problem (crystal growth)
Montpetit 207
15:30-16:00
Ian Frigaard
UBC
The maximal layer of static mud on the walls of a cemented well Montpetit 207
16:00-16:30

Tea break

16:30-17:00
Nasirudine Ahmed
University of Ottawa
Shape optimisation application (artificial heart) Montpetit 207
17:00-17:30
Arian Novruzi
University of Ottawa
Shape optimisation of porous domain/free air transmission coefficient
Montpetit 207
Day 3, May 14



08:15-09:00

Breakfast (served in the workshop room)
Montpetit 207
09:00-10:00
Michel Delfour
CRM, U of Montreal
Introduction to Shape Optimization problems:
shape derivatives and calculus on hypersurfaces
Montpetit 207
10:00-10:30

Coffee break Montpetit 207
10:30-11:30
Michel Pierre
ENS Cachan, France
About the regularity of optimal shapes
Montpetit 207
11:30-12:30
Mohamed Masmoudi
University P. Sabatier, France

Numerical methods for shape optimization problems:
topological derivatives and levelset method in shape problems
Montpetit 207
12:30-14:30
Lunch
Jazzy Club
14:30-15:00
Alexandru Tammasan
University of Toronto
On the scattering method of D-equation and the reconstruction of convection coefficients Montpetit 207
15:00-15:30
Jianying Zhang
UBC
Levelset method for shape optimization of a plate piezoelectric patch Montpetit 207
15:30-16:00
Arian Novruzi
University of Ottawa
Structure of shape derivatives
Montpetit 207
16:00-

Closure of the workshop