The International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (ISSMO) was founded in October 1991. Today ISSMO has more than 500 members from more than 35 countries. The objectives of ISSMO are:
to stimulate and promote research into all aspects of the optimal design of structures and related topics, including engineering systems consisting partially of structures and/or fluids; to encourage practical applications of optimisation fiscale methods and the corresponding software development in all branches of technology; to foster the interchange of ideas amongst various fields contributing to structural and multidisciplinary optimization; to support the role of optimization in multidisciplinary design; to provide a framework for the organization of meetings and other means for the dissemination of knowledge on structural optimization; and to promote teaching of structural opimization in tetiary institutions.
One of the aims of ISSMO is to bring together researchers and practitioners in our field by means of international meetings having high scientific standards, up-to-date conference facilities, and affordable costs to all members of the Society. Along these lines, ISSMO has held bi-annual World Congresses of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization since 1995: WCSMO1 was held in Goslar, Germany, 1995; WCSMO2 in Zakopane, Poland, 1997; WCSMO3 in Buffalo, NY, USA, 1999; WCSMO4 in Dalian, China, 2001; WCSMO5 in Lido di Jesolo, Italy, 2003; WCSMO6 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2005; and WCSMO7 in Seoul, Korea, 2007. Please click on the menu ¡°Conference¡± link above for more information about the previous WCSMOs.
ISSMO is an Affiliated Organization of IUTAM (the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics). ISSMO co-organized with IUTAM a Mini-Symposium on Structural Optimization at the 19th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM) held in Kyoto in 1996. Since then the ICTAM conferences have included a Pre-Nominated Session on Structural Optimization (20th ICTAM, Chicago, 2000, and 21st ICTAM, Warsaw, Poland, 2004). This continues with a similar session at the forthcoming 22nd ICTAM to be held in August 2008, in Adelaide, Australia.
Already since 1994, ISSMO has co-sponsored biannual Symposia on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization held jointly with AIAA (Panama City, FL, 1994; Seattle, WA, 1996; St. Louis, MO, 1998; Long Beach, CA, 2000; Atlanta, GA, 2002; Albany, NY, 2004; Portsmouth, VA, 2006). In addition, ISSMO has co-sponsored a large number of scientific meetings and conferences with other non-profit organizations.
The Journal of the Society is Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (SMO). The aim of SMO is to provide a vehicle for disseminating information about all aspects of structural and multidisciplinary optimization through a single medium, which has obvious advantages for research, literature search and society activities. Information is available by clicking on the "SMO Journal" link under the ¡°Publication¡± link above.
ISSMO/Springer Prize. Any paper presented at WCSMO by a "young" researcher (under the age of 35) can be proposed as a recipient of the ISSMO/Springer Prize by any participant of that congress. The work should be entirely or primarily the young researchers; hence, a supervisor might also be on the paper, but the first author must be the nominee. The prize-winning paper will be selected by the ISSMO Executive Committee. Proposals, including a 50-word justification, are to be submitted to the e-mail address of the ISSMO Secretary General. For the previous awards, see the "ISSMO Prize" link under the ¡°About ISSMO¡± link above.
A database of ISSMO ¡°Members¡± with postal and e-mail addresses is available by clicking on the "Membership" link above. If you wish to see how you may become a member of ISSMO, click first the "Membership" link above and then click on "Join ISSMO". There is no separate membership fee, but 10% of the registration fee for ISSMO WCSMO is used as a membership fee. Members of ISSMO will be able to register for the ISSMO co-sponsored conferences, such as AIAA MAO, ASME IDETC/CIE, and ASMO, at the member pricing registration fee.
The day-to-day running of ISSMO is handled by the Executive Committee that is elected at 4-year intervals at a WCSMO. The current EC (see the "Executive Committee" link under the ¡°About ISSMO¡± link above) members were elected at the WCSMO7, who will hold office until 2011.
Dear ISSMO Member,
INVITATION OF SUGGESTIONS FOR WORKING GROUPS IN ISSMO!
At the General Meeting held during WCSMO-4 in Dalian, China in June 2001, the members of ISSMO were asked to come up with suggestions for new committees of ISSMO and memberships of these. Short time after this, Dr. P. Gosling of UK in a letter to the Executive Committee (EC) of ISSMO suggested that committees could relate to thematic groups and submitted a formal proposal of introducing the concept of "Working Groups" in ISSMO.
The main idea of the proposal is to bring academics from both within ISSMO and currently outside who have similar research interests together to foster a closer working community in support of optimization. Each Working Group (WG) should comprise a chairman and a secretary who would be responsible for reporting to ISSMO at its World Congresses (WCSMOs) and acting as a focal point for anyone outside ISSMO. Members of the WG should support research intiatives in their area through collaboration etc.
The EC of ISSMO sees WGs as instruments to increase international research collaboration and to invigorate ISSMO. The EC therefore warmly supports the idea of introducing WGs in ISSMO, and with this letter the Committee wishes to invite interested members of ISSMO to submit suggestions for topics and memberships of WGs, set the WGs running and propose a first reporting session at WCSMO-5. In between ISSMO's World Congresses the WGs could operate virtually through email and the www, with members meeting up at other common conferences. Obviously, as in fact has already been done, typical themes for WGs could be proposed such as Approximation Methods, Topology Optimization, etc.
The Executive Committee of ISSMO does not wish to act as a filter for possible themes for working groups. Thus, the sole criterion whether a WG is a viable one should be the number of participants it attracts and the level of their participation. However, to keep ISSMO operation reasonably tidy, the EC suggests that the initiators of a WG should be obligated to give the EC a formal notice that a WG is starting. The notice should include the WG charter even if only tentative to be edited as needed later.
Possible initiators of a WG are kindly asked to email the formal notice regarding their WG to the Secretary General of ISSMO.
Sincerely yours,
Niels Olhoff, President of ISSMO
Professor Martin P. Bendsoe
Mathematical Institute
Technical University of Denmark, Building 303, DK-2800, Lyngby, Denmark
Tel/ +45 45 25 30 45
Fax/ +45 45 88 13 99
Email/ M.P.Bendsoe@mat.dtu.dk
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
373-1 Gudeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Korea
Tel/ +82 42 869 3011
Fax/ +82 42 869 3210
Email/ bmkwak@khp.kaist.ac.kr
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
373-1 Gudeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Korea
Tel/ +82 42 869 3011
Fax/ +82 42 869 3210
Email/ bmkwak@khp.kaist.ac.kr
Professor Kyung K. Choi
2134 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1527
Tel/ +1 319 335 5684
Fax/
Email/ kkchoi@engineering.uiowa.edu
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
373-1 Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Korea
Tel/ +82 42 869 3011
Fax/ +82 42 869 3210
Email/ bmkwak@khp.kaist.ac.kr
University of Colorado at Boulder
429 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0429, USA
Tel/ +1 303-735-2103
Email/ Kurt.Maute@Colorado.EDU
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Muegyetem rkp. 3, Kmf 35, H-1521 Budapest, Hungary
Tel/ +36 26 362 592
Fax/ +36 1 463 1099
Email/ smo.rozvany@axelero.hu
Any paper presented at WCSMO by a "young" researcher (under the age of 35) can be proposed as a recipient of the ISSMO/Springer Prize by any participant of that congress. The work should be entirely or primarily the young researchers; hence, a supervisor might also be on the paper, but the first author must be the nominee. The prize-winning paper will be selected by the ISSMO Executive Committee. Proposals, including a 50-word justification, are to be submitted to the e-mail address of the ISSMO Secretary General.
Report of Awardee Selection for ISSMO/Springer Prize 2007
It is my pleasure to report the result of the selection procedure for the awardee of ISSMO/Springer Prize 2007. The prize will be awarded at WCSMO-8 in 2009.
The winner selected is Mr. Ikjin Lee:
Ikjin Lee: "Dimension Reduction Method (DRM) Based RBDO for Highly Nonlinear Systems," Ikjin Lee, K.K. Choi, Liu Du, and David Gorsich
The other 4 finalists are recognized here:
Cory J. Rupp: "Topology Optimization of Large-Scale Phononic Surface Wave Devices and Meta-Materials," Cory J. Rupp, Anton Evgrafov, Martin L. Dunn, Kurt Maute
Yoojeong Noh: "New Transformation of Dependent Input Variables Using Copula for RBDO," Yoojeong Noh, K.K. Choi, and Liu Du
Joong Seok Lee: "Poroelastic Acoustical Foam Design by Topology Optimization for Acoustical Performance Improvement," Joong Seok Lee, Eun Il Kim, Yoon Young Kim, Jung Soo Kim, and Yeon June Kang
Abdus Samad: "Application of Multiple-Surrogate Model to Optimization of a Dimpled Channel," Abdus Samad, Ki-Don Lee, Kwang-Yong Kim, and Raphael T. Haftka
The 2007 Procedure Summarized
We have used a new selection procedure this time to attract a sizable number of recommendations for the nominees, unlike in the past when we had very limited nominees. The new procedure is summarized as following:
Requesting recommendations from all session chairpersons of an excellent paper presented in his/her sessions, including poster sessions.
Soliciting recommendations from ISSMO members, by announcing the "Call for Proposals for ISSMO/Springer Prize."
The first round voting with each Executive Committee (EC) member voting for five finalist papers from the pool of qualified nominees. The qualification criterion is announced in the "Call for Proposals for ISSMO/Springer Prize." The five finalist papers are selected based on the number of votes each paper received. For this process, only the abstracts of these papers are reviewed by the EC members. In addition, the EC members who are co-authors of the qualified papers are excused from voting their co-authored papers, and thus vote for less than five top papers depending on the number of their co-authored papers.
The second round voting with a full ranking of the five finalists. For this process the full papers are reviewed by the EC members. No EC members who are co-authors of the five finalist papers are involved in the voting. The winner was decided by the score calculated from the rankings.
The starting pool size was 67 papers. Twenty of them responded with brief (50 word) justifications for qualifications, as requested by the call for proposal, were taken as the legitimate candidates for the Prize.
It is finally noted that most of the EC members have agreed in that the procedure taken was fine. However, there is always room for improvements. Before making it a standard procedure for the future ISSMO/Springer Prize, we like to receive your input. Please send any improvement ideas or questions to Secretary General at the address, bmkwak@khp.kaist.ac.kr or bmkwak@kaist.edu, by the end of this year.
Fernando V. Stump (Brazil) and Gil Ho Yoon (Korea) were announced as winners of the ISSMO/Springer prize 2005 for the papers "Material Distribution Design of Functionally Graded Rotating Disks with Stress Constraint" and "Optimal Layout Design Using the Element Connectivity Parameterization Method: Application to Three-Dimensional Geometrical Nonlinear Structure", respectively, presented at WCSMO-6. Dr Yoon and Mr. Stump gave brief presentations on the subject of the winning papers, and President Martin P. Bendsøe handed over the diplomas to the winners. Dr. Byeng Dong Youn has been selected as recipient of 2003 ISSMO/Springer Prize for Young Scientist. Among four nominations for the prize, Dr. Youn received the highest number of EC member votes. The title of the presentation is "Efficient Evaluation Approaches for Probabilistic Constraints in Reliability-Based Design Optmization," that is coauthored with K.K. Choi and R.-J. Yang. The prize has been awarded in the General Assembly Meeting during WCSMO-6 in Rio de Janeiro, 2005.Dr. Erik Lund and Dr. Kang-Soo Park have been selected as recipients of the 2001 ISSMO/Springer Prize for Young Scientist.
The Prize is awarded to Dr. Lund and Dr. Park for excellent presentations and contents of outstanding papers read at ISSMOs Fourth World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (WCSMO-4) held in Dalian, China, June 4-8, 2001.
From among nine young scientists nominated for the Prize by the members of ISSMO, Dr. Lund and Dr. Park both received the highest number of the Executive Committees' votes. Due to this tie the Committee decided that Dr. Lund and Dr. Park should share the Prize.
Dr. Erik Lund (Aalborg University, Denmark, el@ime.auc.dk ) receives the Prize for the paper "Shape Design Optimization of Stationary Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems with Large Displacements and Turbulence" that is co-authored with Henrik M?ler and Lars Aaes Jakobsen.
Dr. Kang-Soo Park (KAIST, South Korea, pgsoo@kaist.ac.kr ) is selected as recipient of the Prize for the paper "Topology Optimization of the Primary Mirror of a Multi-Spectral Camera" which is co-authored with Su-Young Chang and Sung-Kie Youn.
Both prize-winning papers can be seen in the Proceedings of WCSMO-4.
In connection with the next World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (WCSMO-5) to be held in Lido di Jesolo, Italy, in May 2003, Dr. Lund and Dr. Park will be both invited to give a brief presentation of their winning papers, and the Prizes will be handed over to them at a small ceremony during the General Assembly Meeting.
Professor, dr.techn. Niels Olhoff
The International Society for Structural Optimization was founded during the NATO Advanced Study Institute "Optimization of Large Structural Systems" in Berchtesgaden, Germany in October 1991 by a group of participants. The meeting elected an Interim Executive Committee, who drafted a constitution defining the aims and organization of the Society. Its name was changed in 1993 to International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (ISSMO). Its first official meeting, the "5th Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization", was organized jointly with AIAA, NASA, and US Air Force in Panama City, Florida from September 7 to 9 in 1994. ISSMO members boosted the participation at this meeting to a record number of over 370. A General Meeting of ISSMO in Panama City confirmed the Executive Committee and an amended version of the Constitution. One of the aims of ISSMO is to bring together researchers and practitioners in the field of structural optimization, including multidisciplinary aspects, by means of international meetings having
high scientific standards, up-to-date conference facilities, and affordable costs to all members of the Society.The First World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Oprimization(WCSMO-1) held in Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany from May 28 to June 2, 1995 achieved these objectives and also had the largest number of participants ever for a meeting devoted entirely to structural and multidisciplinary optimization, namely 232 delegates from 34 countries. Subsequently, World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization are being held biennially.
The objectives of the International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization are:
to stimulate and promote research into all aspects of the optimal design of structures andrelated topics, including engineering systems consisting partially of structures;
to encourage practical applications of optimization methods and
the corresponding software development in all branches of technology;
to foster the interchange of ideas amongst various fields contributing to structural
optimization;
to support the role of optimization in multidisciplinary design;
to provide a framework for the organization of meetings, forums and other means for the
dissemination of knowledge on structural optimization; and
to promote teaching of structural optimization in tertiary institutions.
Any person with an interest in structural optimization and being a graduate in engineering or mathematics or related other sciences can become an Individual Member. Organizations engaged or having an interest in structural optimization can become Institutional Members.
The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, two Vice-Presidents, the Secretary-General and up to six other members, which include the Past-President and Past-Secretary. The Executive Committee is to be elected for up to four years at a General Meeting. Any member of the Society can be nominated for the Executive Committee. Members of the Executive Committee must represent a fair geographical distribution (maximum 50 percent from any one continent).
Responsibilities of the Executive Committee include:
sponsoring meetings and conferences; sponsoring publications of the Society which may include one or several journals; arranging affiliation of the Society with other scientific and professional organizations; appointing other committees.The Society is to organize a meeting called "World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization" normally every two years or at intervals decided by the Executive Committee. The organization of each World Congress is carried out by the Commit tees appointed by the Executive Committee.
A General Meeting shall be held every two years and must be announced at least six months before the first day of such a Meeting. Whenever possible, General Meetings should be held in conjunction with a World Congress. All individual Members may attend the General Meetings and each Institutional Member may be represented by one delegate.
Each Individual Member of the Society and each delegate representing an Institutional Member attending a General Meeting has one vote in the election of the Executive Committee and in all other matters of broad concern to the Society. The quorum consists of at least twenty members.
The Executive Committee may introduce annual membership fees subject to resolutions at General Meetings. A part of registration fees for World Congresses may be used to cover expenses of the Society.
This constitution can be amended at a General Meeting by a two third majority of the members voting.
The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, two Vice-Presidents, the Secretary-General, the Treasurer and five additional members which include the Past-President and the Past-Secretary-General. The President and other members of the Executive Committee are to be elected for a four year term at a General Assembly meeting. Any member of the Society can be nominated for the Executive Committee. A call via email to all members of ISSMO for nomination of members of a new EC should be launched one month before the election of the EC. Members of the Executive Committee must represent a fair geographical distribution, reflective of the membership of the Society. No more than 50% of the Executive Committee may be from any one continent and at least three continents must be represented in this group. When a general election does not yield this required distribution, the Executive Committee shall co-opt an additional member of the Society to its ranks. This increase in the size of the Executive Committee shall only be for the term affected by the election. The new Executive Committee takes over one month after its election.
The Executive Committee is to meet at least once every two years and is to comply with all decisions at General Assembly meetings. All important decisions between meetings must be approved by the Executive Committee by postal ballot.
Secretary-General (SG)The Bureau consists of the President, two Vice-Presidents, Secretary-General, Past-President and Past-Secretary. The Bureau must meet at least once annually to make decisions, but is to comply with all decisions of the Executive Committee. The Past-President or Past-Secretary is to be replaced by another Bureau member if one of these functions is not filled.
PresidentDay-to-day administration of the society, including all correspondence with Members and Committee Members, preparing minutes of meetings, presentation of a report at General Meetings.
PresidentThe text of all circulars sent to Members or Committee Members must be approved by the President, who also supervises the day-to-day activities of the Secretary-General and chairs all General Meetings as well as meetings of the Executive Committee and Bureau. All ballot papers are to be received and evaluated by the President, who also is to receive all complaints and suggestions from members via the SG.
Vice-Presidents (VP)The President and Secretary-General are to consult regularly the two VP's. A VP is to replace the function of the President or SG if the latter are temporarily incapable of carrying out their duties. One VP is to coordinate activities with other societies and the other VP supervises the organization of congresses and other conferences.
TreasurerTo look after all financial matters of the Society, including collection of membership fees, setting up bank accounts and handling registration fees for meetings.
Since 1996 the Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (SMO) Journal published by Springer-Verlag became the official journal of the Society. SMO publishes ISSMO news, minutes of the General Assembly and Executive Committee meetings and related announcements.
For your membership listing and approval, please visit "Join ISSMO" and submit your information. If you have any difficulty, please email a resume with a list of publications to Secretary General. Associate membership is granted upon recommendation of one of the members of the executive committee based on record of activity in the field of Structural or Multidisciplinary Optimization. Full membership requires attendance of at least one of the World Congresses of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization.