The Industrial Microwave Modeling Group - International Seminars

17^th Seminar "Computer Modeling in Microwave Power Engineering"

Methods and Models for Microwave Processing of Materials

March 11-12, 2015

Bled, Slovenia

Organized by

IMMG, CIMS, Department of Mathematical Science, WPI

and

Laboratory for Simulation of Materials and Processes (LSMP),
Institute of Metals and Technology (IMT), Ljubljana, Slovenia

In cooperation with

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
SIAM

Endorsed and sponsored by

Association for Microwave Power in Europe for Research and Education (AMPERE)

Seminar Chair:

Vadim V. Yakovlev, IMMG, WPI

Seminar Vice-Chairs:

Božidar Šarler, LSMP, IMT & Laboratory for Multiphase Processes, University of Nova Gorica

Seminar Secretary:

Erin Kiley, IMMG, WPI
Vesna Nahtigal, LSMP, IMT

Organizing & Program Committee:

Didier Bouvard, INP-Grenoble, France
José M. Catalá-Civera, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain
Cristina Leonelli, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Italy
Marilena Radoiu, SAIREM, France
Yury Shestopalov, University of Gävle, Sweden
Sébastien Vaucher, EMPA, Switzerland
Paolo Veronesi, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Italy
Suzanne Weekes (SIAM representative), WPI, USA
Monika Willert-Porada, University of Bayreuth, Germany

Technical Topics:

Tentative set of technical topics includes (but not limited to) the following:

Electromagnetic and multiphysics models of systems and processes of microwave power engineering
Methodology, strategy, concepts of modeling of microwave processing of materials
Virtual experimentation in research, physical prototyping, and industrial applications.
Determination of electromagnetic and thermal material parameters
Composite materials, metamaterials and nanomaterials in microwave power engineering
Modeling-based microwave imaging of materials; non-destructive evaluation and testing
Analytical and numerical methods for inverse electromagnetic scattering

Seminar Publications:

Extended papers (up to 5 pages) representing the seminar contributions will be published in the Seminar Proceedings which will be available at the seminar.
After the meeting, upon the authors' consent, the papers will be uploaded to the seminar web site.

Important Dates:

Submission of titles and abstracts:	January 9, 2015
Notification of acceptance:	January 23, 2015
Submission of papers:	February 6, 2015
End of advanced registration:	February 9, 2015
Preliminary program:	February 20, 2015
Seminar & Final program:	March 11-12, 2015

The Venue

The Seminar will be held in Hotel Lovec in Bled, an Alpine town on the bank of Lake Bled in northwestern Slovenia, a popular tourist location in all seasons.

[New] Seminar Structure

Technical sessions will take place on Wednesday, March 11, in the morning and the whole day of Thursday, March 12. The Seminar Gala Dinner (on Wednesday night) will be preceded by a sightseeing tour in the area.

The semninar program will also include the following special events (allocated for the morning hours on Wednesday, March 11): presentations of the seminar sponsors and a special Panel Session dedicated to the business aspects of the R&D practice in the related fields of science and technology - available European and industrial programs, strategies and prospects, relevant experience, etc.

Social Program

The Seminar Program will have an excellent opportunity for informal discussions and networking during the touristic excursion in the Lake Bled area and the following Gala Dinner in the neighboring town of Radovljica.

Seminar Information

Call for Papers

FYI (PDF)

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