OASIS Intermediate workshop

On 28 January 2016, the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) organizes an intermediate workshop focusing on the research project OASIS (Optimization based integrated process modelling-LCA: application to potable water production). It will take place at LIST's premises in Belvaux.

The workshop is divided in two sections:

• The morning session will host two invited speakers. The first of these talks will present a rigorous framework for the development of more sustainable processes integrating LCA principles with multi-objective optimization, dealing in particular with large-scale optimization problems. The second talk will extend the application domain from potable water to wastewater treatment chains.
• The afternoon session will present the current results of the project OASIS with a first feedback of the project team.

About the project

OASIS - a project supported by the National Research Fund, Luxembourg - aims at coupling LCA with optimization algorithms automatically seeking the best design alternative (in the realm of technically and economically feasible solutions) according to predefined environmental criteria.

> Visit the project page for any further information.

Agenda

	MORNING SESSION
09:15	Registration and coffee
09:45	Enrico Benetto – Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST), Luxembourg Welcome of the participants, general description of the project and aims of the workshop
	Keynote speech
10:00	Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez – University of Manchester, U.K Mathematical programming techniques coupled with life cycle assessment to support the design and planning of sustainable processes
11:00	Coffee break
	Prospective applications of systems optimization
11:15	Ana Bárbara Bisinella De Faria – University of Toulouse - INSA Efficient multi-objective optimization on some promising alternatives to conventional wastewater treatment plants
12:00	Open discussion
12:15	Lunch break
	AFTERNOON SESSION OASIS progress results
13:30	Florin Capitanescu – Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST), Luxembourg Some approaches for multi-objective optimization over computationally expensive simulators
14:15	Aras Ahmadi – University of Toulouse - INSA AMOEA-MAP ‒ a new tool for multi-objective optimization of expensive black-box problems: application to eco-design of drinking water production
15:00	Coffee break
15:15	Richard J. Wallace – Independent expert Combining optimization with detailed process simulation of a potable water production plant
15:45	Open discussion
16:15	Antonino Marvuglia – Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST), Luxembourg Conclusions and next steps of the project

General information

• Venue: Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST) – Room F011 – 41 rue du Brill, L-4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg > See access map
• Contact :  Céline Goncalves   |  Tel. : +352 275 8887 - 4680
• Registration: The participation in the workshop is free of charge for all participants, you can register by e-mail or telephone at the contact address until 22.01.2016.