U.S.-Brazil International Symposium: Inverse Problems, Design and Optimization (IPDO) Symposium, March 2004, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

在这次由设计、制造和工业创新部门的工程设计项目、化学和运输系统部门的热运输和热加工项目以及国际科学和工程办公室的美洲项目支持的美国-巴西研讨会上，佛罗里达国际大学的G.S.Dulikravich和里约热内卢联邦大学的Helcio R.B.Orlande将于2004年3月在巴西里约热内卢举办关于逆问题、设计和优化(IPDO)的国际论坛。这次聚会将汇聚来自世界不同地区的三个研究人员社区，为展示不同的应用程序、问题和解决方案概念提供一个共同的论坛。研讨会包括讲座、两个教程和一次圆桌讨论。研讨会将几个学科的重要领域联系在一起，社区互动的交叉滋养有望取得丰硕成果。重要的国际参与将增加未来与美国参与者建立网络和合作项目的机会。专题讨论会将就涉及IPDO探索的三个领域的未来最有希望的研究方向提出一份协商一致的建议清单。会议记录将在一份国际期刊上发表。

In this U.S.-Brazil symposium supported by the Engineering Design Program in the Division of Design, Manufacturing, and Industrial Innovation, the Thermal Transport and Thermal Processing Program of the Division of Chemical and Transport Systems, and the Americas Program of the Office of International Science and Engineering, G. S. Dulikravich of Florida International University and Helcio R. B. Orlande of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will organize an international forum on inverse problems, design and optimization (IPDO) to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in March 2004. This gathering will bring together three communities of researchers from different world regions, providing a common forum for presenting different applications, problems, and solution concepts. The symposium involves lectures, two tutorials, and a roundtable discussion.The symposium ties together important areas in several disciplines, and the cross fertilization from the community interaction is expected to be fruitful. Significant international participation will enhance the opportunities for future networking and cooperative projects with U.S. participants. The symposium will put forward a consensus list of recommendations concerning the most promising future directions in research involving the three areas explored by the IPDO. Proceedings will be published in an international journal.