VI Workshop on Computational Data Analysis and Numerical Methods: Book of Abstracts

The VI Workshop on Computational Data Analysis and Numerical Methods (WCDANM) is going to be held on June 27-29, 2019, in the Department of Mathematics of the University of Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã, Portugal and it is a unique opportunity to disseminate scientific research related to the areas of Mathematics in general, with particular relevance to the areas of Computational Data Analysis and Numerical Methods in theoretical and/or practical field, using new techniques, giving especial emphasis to applications in Medicine, Biology, Biotechnology, Engineering, Industry, Environmental Sciences, Finance, Insurance, Management and Administration. The meeting will provide a forum for discussion and debate of ideas with interest to the scientific community in general. With this meeting new scientific collaborations among colleagues, namely new collaborations in Masters and PhD projects are expected. The event is open to the entire scientific community (with or without communication/poster)

Accomplishment

The concepts of knowledge and of accomplishment have many similarities. In fact they are duals, in a sense that I explain. Similar issues arise about both of them, deriving from the functions they serve in everyday evaluation of inquiry and action

Computer-Aided Geometry Modeling

Techniques in computer-aided geometry modeling and their application are addressed. Mathematical modeling, solid geometry models, management of geometric data, development of geometry standards, and interactive and graphic procedures are discussed. The applications include aeronautical and aerospace structures design, fluid flow modeling, and gas turbine design

Form mind body space time – the geometry of human movement

Movement happens in three-dimensional space: an interaction is established withthe body as agent of movement and the space surrounding the movement. Thedoctoral study "Form Mind Body Space Time: The Geometry of Human Movement"explores this interaction focusing on human movement and the geometry of spaceas defining and defined by the moving human body. Forms are produced by themoving body as space-time configurations and geometry is both a framework andsource of inspiration. This creative practice-led research demonstrates the ways inwhich human movement embodies and expresses geometry and how movementexists in relationship with three-dimensional space. The project presents theoreticalexplorations in design, making and movement, through a phenomenological firstpersonpractice approach, where designing, making and moving are themethodological actions. The researcher’s body is the primary source of investigationand data collection. The geometry-inspired movement practice is established inurban or natural places as well as in a specifically designed framework. Drawing onthe seminal work of Rudolph Laban, the research investigates the interactionbetween mover, movement and a built structure, called movement infrastructure,which supports and enables the production of movement defined by the humanbody’s symmetry and proportions

On Folding: Towards a New Field of Interdisciplinary Research

It is only recently, with the increasing interest in origami and folding in natural sciences and the humanities, that the fold as a new conception in a whole range of disciplines has begun to be conceived in a broader way. Folding as a material and structural process offers a new methodology to think about the close relationship of matter, form and code. It henceforth crosses out old dichotomies, such as the organic and the inorganic or nature and technology, and blurs the boundaries between experimental, conceptual and historical approaches. This anthology aims to unfold this new interdisciplinary field and its disciplinary impact, ranging from materials science, biology, architecture, and mathematics to literature and philosophy

The space shuttle payload planning working groups. Volume 4: Life sciences

The findings of the Life Sciences working group of the space shuttle payload planning activity are presented. The objectives of the Life Sciences investigations are: (1) to continue the research directed at understanding the origin of life and the search for extraterrestrial evidence of life, (2) biomedical research to understand mechanisms and provide criteria for support of manned flight, (3) technology development for life support, protective systems, and work aids for providing environmental control, and (4) to study basic biological functions at all levels or organization influenced by gravity, radiation, and circadian rhythms. Examples of candidate experimental schedules and the experimental package functional requirements are included