ICCMSE 2008

SESSIONS AND SYMPOSIA

Procedures for the approval of a proposal for a session-workshop or symposium:

1. The organiser must send us a proposal for the organisation of a session-workshop or symposium
2. The organiser must give us a small description of his/her proposal (no more than 150 words)
3. The organiser must give us his/her short CV
4. The organiser must inform us about the procedures which will follow for the promotion of this session-workshop or symposium (the organiser is responsible for the promotion)
5. The organiser must give us full affiliations of his/hers with an e-mail in which someone can send a paper on the subject of the session-workshop or symposium.

After approval the organiser will be the responsible person for the selection of the papers. The papers must be send to us until 20/7/2007. In the Proceedings of ICCMSE 2007 (which will be published by AIP Conference Proceedings) the session-workshop or symposium will be in a separate section of the Volume with a Preface written by the organizer. A photo (in JPEG) of the organizer together with a short CV of him must be provided together with the contents of his/her symposium. From time to time the organizer must inform us about the participation of his/her symposium.
 

If a participant wants to send a paper to a Symposium mentioned below the e-mail addresses of the organizer(s) must be used.

SYMPOSIA WHICH HAVE BEEN APPROVED

Symposium 1

Title: Computational Quantum Chemistry: from atoms and molecules to clusters and nano-objects

Organizers: George Maroulis, Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, GR-26500 Patras, GREECE.

E-mail: Enquiries and contributions to maroulis@upatras.gr  or maroulis.george@gmail.com  
 

Description: Basic methodology, computational tools, evaluation of existing methods, theoretical studies on systems of particular interest.

Special Session: Theoretical determination of the electric polarizability: Topical studies, current methodological developments and prospects.

Organizers: G.Maroulis (maroulis@upatras.gr), D.Xenides (xenides@uop.gr) and P.Karamanis (pkar@ccmsi.us)

Symposium 2

Title: Structural and electronic properties of semiconductor clusters
 

Organizer: Aristides Zdetsis, University of Patras  
 

E-mail address: zdetsis@upatras.gr

Description: The field of semiconductor clusters is very important and rapidly evolving with strong implications and application in Science (Physics, Chemistry, and Materials Science) and Technology. Yet several key issues, especially about structural and electronic properties are still controversial and/or unsettled.
In this workshop all fundamental points and issues will be addressed and the recent progress and current research will be examined and reviewed.
Special emphasis will be placed on:
1) Simple and mixed (elemental and complex) clusters free or deposited.
2) Doped and embedded clusters and cages
3) Nanoclusters and Nanocrystals, and
4) Model clusters, as real space models of larger (nano)systems
 

Symposium 3 

Title: "6th Symposium on Mathematical Chemistry".

The 6th Symposium on Mathematical Chemistry -
Dedicated to Professor Douglas J. Klein on the occasion of his 65th birthday

Organizer: Sonja Nikolic, The Rugjer Boskovic Institute, Division of Physical Chemistry, Zagreb, Croatia

Email address: sonja@irb.hr 

Scope and Topics: Graph Theory development, studying complexity of molecules and reactions, development of molecular descriptors, modeling structure-property-activity, advanced chemometric routines and cheminformatics algorithms as the tools required by chemical engineers and analytical chemists to explore their data and build predictive models.

Symposium 4 

Title: "Computational Electronics: Physical Modeling, Mathematical Theory, and Numerical Algorithm"

Organizer: Prof. Dr. Yiming Li, Department of Communication Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan.

Email address: ymli@faculty.nctu.edu.tw  

Scope and Topics:
This symposium is an open forum for discussion on the current trends and future directions of physical modeling, mathematical theory, and numerical algorithm in electronics. The goal is for computational scientists and engineers, computer scientists, applied mathematicians, physicists, and researchers to present their recent advances, ideas, results and to exchange experience in the areas of modeling, simulation, optimization and other support for problems in electronics. We welcome contributions from researchers of academia and industry. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to

-Modeling and simulation of semiconductor quantum dots
-Optoelectronic device, carbon nanotube, and nano-CMOS device
-Process simulation and modeling based on continuum and/or atomistic approaches
-Compact model including parameter extraction and VLSI circuit simulation
-Boundary value problem, initial value problem, and eigenvalue problem
-Numerical methods, optimization theory, and computational statistics
-Parallel and scientific computing, and computational intelligence

Symposium 5 

Title: "2008 International Symposium on Computational Management and Social Science"

Organizer: Prof. Dr. Yiming Li, Department of Communication Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan and Prof. Dr. Shih-Ching Lo, Department of Transportation Technology and Logistics Management, Chung Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan

Email address: ymli@ymlabcad02.eic.nctu.edu.tw  (Y. Li) sclo@chu.edu.tw (S.-C. Lo)
  

Scope and Topics:
This symposium provides a forum for scientists and researchers from academia and industry to exchange knowledge, ideas and results in computational aspects of social and management science. This symposium will cover theory and practice of computational methods, models and empirical analysis for decision making and forecasting in economics, finance, management, transportation, and related aspects of information and system engineering. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

- Theoretical and Empirical Studies of Computational Management Models
- Modeling and Simulation of Management in Emerging Technology and Industry
- Regional Design, Urban Planning, Transportation Systems and Environmental Impact Assessment
- Logistics, Supply-Chain and Operations Models and Computational Methods
- Dynamical Models, Diffusion, Growth, Innovation and Competition
- Policy Model, Evolution of Market Structure, and Business Dynamics
- Computational Statistics, Stochastic Methods and Data Analysis
 

Symposium 6 

Title: "Modelling random media on several length scales: Theory and Applications "

Organizer: Wilfried Gille, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Physics, Hoher Weg 8, D-06120 Halle, Germany

Email address: gille@physik.uni-halle.de
  

Description:
Size, shape and spatial arrangement of geometric objects in real space can be described by functions and parameters of stochastic geometry. Physical devices, constructed and applied for the investigation of random media yield data sets. They depend on the construction of the specific device. Only in exceptional cases, the devices directly yield the desired structure parameters. Computational methods, interrelating data and specific model parameters, are indispensable.

Theory of
-Models of stochastic geometry and their refinement
-Integral transformations for selecting a specific order range
-Scattering and modelling of particle to particle interractions
-Mathematical morphology, particle shape description and pattern recognition
-Chord length distributions of single particles and random two-phase systems

Applications in
-Materials science (alloys, porous materials, coals and ceramic powders, polymers)
-Technology of ceramic powders and industrial applications
-Computational crystallography
-Geography and related fields (environment research, oceanography, forest fire models etc.)
-Reconstruction of archeological artifacts
 

Symposium 7 

Title: "Computer Applications in Science, Engineering and Education"

Organizer: Irene Luque Ruiz and Miguel Ángel Gómez-Nieto, University of Córdoba. Department of Computing and Numerical Analysis. Campus de Rabanales. Albert Einstein Building. E-14071 Córdoba (Spain). Phone: 0034-957-212082, Fax: 0034-957-218630
Email address Enquiries and contributions to: iluque@uco.es (I. Luque Ruiz) or mangel@uco.es (M.A. Gómez-Nieto)
  

Description:
 

The development of software applications for the research and education is an activity that implies a high effort for researchers and teachers. The spread of these software resources and their sharing is a current demand for the investigation development and the improvement of the high education within the objectives of Bologna’s declaration.
In this workshop, all fundamental points are addressed to the current progress and research in the development of computer applications aimed to support the investigation and teaching; in order to create a frame for sharing experiences and results.
Topics We invite research submissions on all topics related to software development including, but not limited to, these listed below:
Computational Chemistry and Chemometric, Computational physics, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Medical Informatics, Engineering Applications, Mathematical software, New Technologies and Innovation in High Education.

Symposium 8 

Title: "Computational Fluid Dynamics"

Organizers: George Karahalios, Department of Physics, University of Patras, GR-26500 Patras, GREECE, Vassilios Loukopoulos, Department of Physics, University of Patras, GR-26500 Patras, GREECE.
 

E-mails:Enquiries and contributions to karaha@physics.upatras.gr or vxloukop@physics.upatras.gr 

  

Description:

Symposium 9 

Title: "Development and applications of linear scaling techniques"

Organizers: R. Zalesny, M. G. Papadopoulos
 

E-mails: zalesny@eie.gr, mpapad@eie.gr 

Description:

The applicability of ab initio quantum-chemical methods to systems with hundreds of atoms is limited due to their poor scaling with the increasing number of atoms. Several strategies to alleviate this problem have been proposed, for example fastmultipole method for Coulomb interactions of point charges, density-matrix purification techniques, local correlation methods or density-fitting approximations. The ultimate goal, however, is to develop methods where the computational cost scales linearly with the system size, the so called "linear-scaling" methods. It is the goal of this symposium to open a forum for discussion on the current trends and future perspectives of development and applications for linear-scaling techniques.
 

Symposium 10 

Title: "On the efficient computation of the linear and nonlinear optical properties of fullerene derivatives"

Organizers: A.Avramopoulos, O. Loboda, M. G. Papadopoulos
 

E-mails: aavram@eie.gr, oloboda@eie.gr, mpapad@eie.gr

Description:

One of the goals of the materials science is the development of new materials with large non-linear optical properties. Fullerene-based materials, including endohedral fullerenes, are considered to be quite good candidates for photonic applications. This Symposium will focus on the recent theoretical and computational advances related to the computation of the linear and nonlinear optical properties of these compounds.

Symposium 11 

Title: "Recent progress in computing vibrational contributions to linear and nonlinear optical (NLO) properties"

Organizers: H. Reis and M. G. Papadopoulos

E-mails: hreis@eie.gr , mpapad@eie.gr 

Description:

Although the importance of vibrational contributions to NLO properties is well recognized, the methods for their reliable computation are still less well developed than those for the computation of the electronic counterpart. In this symposium, recent progress and new results in this important area will be presented.

Symposium 12 

Title: "Environmental Waste Management"

Organizer:  Dr. Mohamed A. Barakat, Associate Prof., Head of Chemical & Electrochemical Metallurgy Laboratory, Central Metallurgical R&D Institute (CMRDI), P.O.Box 87 Helwan 11421, Helwan, Cairo, Egypt, Fax:202-5010639, Ph (w): 202-5010642, (c): 20127153501.

E-mail: mabarakat@gmail.com 

Description:

1- Wastewater treatment: Spent Effluents from different industrial sectors such as; plating, surface treatment, textile, leather tanning, fertilizers, chemicals and petrochemicals.
2- Industrial solid wastes treatment:
Recovery of metal values and recycling of wastes such as; sludge, scrap, slag, dust, ..
3- Clean technologies for pollution prevention: Innovative technologies for metals recovery.
4- Hazardous Wastes Management: Handling precautions, Spill procedures, Material safety.

 

Symposium 13 

Title: "5th Symposium on Industrial and Environmental Case Studies"

Organizer: Prof. Fragiskos Batzias, Vice Head of the Department of Industrial Management & Technology at the University of Piraeus, Greece; Head of the Laboratory of Simulation of Industrial Processes and the Research Group of Systems Analysis. Karaoli & Dimitriou 80, 18534, Piraeus, Greece. Tel.: +30 210 4142369; +30 2104142368. Fax.: +30 210 4142392
 

Email: fbatzi@unipi.gr; csiontor@unipi.gr  

Description:

This Symposium appeared for the first time within ICCMSE 2004 and continued within ICCMSE 2005, 2006 and 2007 with considerable success. All kinds of case studies on industrial and environmental issues are welcomed, provided that they are not solely theoretical but include or refer to some kind of computational methodology and possibly an implementation or short case examples based on real or simulated data. Practical applications are also accepted for consideration, provided that they are adequately connected with the corresponding field of Science or Engineering or Technology or Applied Informatics. Papers within such a field, including or referring to some kind of case study implementation based on real or simulation data, should be emailed directly to fbatzi@unipi.gr; csiontor@unipi.gr by 25th July 2008.

Symposium 14

Title: "Computational Water Resources in Coastal Areas"

Organizer: Vladimir J. Alarcon, Ph.D., P.E., Assistant Research Professor, GeoResources Institute, Mississippi State University, Box 9627, Mississippi State, MS 39762, Phone: 662-325-7704, Fax: 662-325-7692
 

Email: alarcon@gri.msstate.edu   

Description:

The modeling and simulation of water resources phenomena in coastal areas is changing rapidly. Recent developments in information technology, remote sensing, and data collection technologies have changed the paradigms under which modeling is done. The particular natural and human environment that is present in coastal areas requires special approaches from conceptual models and numerical techniques, up to results visualization and dissemination. This session intends to provide an up-to-date account of current modeling and simulation strategies undergoing throughout the world.