Objective The objective of this ITN is to develop the next generation methods integrating numerical simulation and geometric design technology. Currently, geometric design and simulation is based on different geometry representation hampering the effective design of Engineering structures, materials and components. Isogeometric analysis developed recently tries to remove those drawbacks by integrating CAD shape functions, in particular NURBS, in numerical analysis.On the other hand, not all design models are based on CAD designs. In many applications, the geometric description is obtained from other data, e.g. CT-scans or surface models or point clouds generated by laser scanners, e.g. from clays models for automotive design. A classical application is reverse engineering, material characterization or computer supported materials design. The automatic image segmentation of CT-scans and the subsequent creation of the “design model” is far from simple. Voxel-based finite element analysis is commonly used in such applicationsThe analysis of an engineering object based on the simulation of some physical system usually requires the generation of a computational basis for a partial differential equation. Typically this discretization is based on a geometric mesh model or a set of nodes which determines local basis elements. The properties of these basis elements in relation to the partial differential equation are crucial to obtain good analysis results. Depending on the system simulated, different types of basis elements are required.In this ITN, we aim to provide a general framework of unifying pre-processing/design in general with numerical analysis. The framework will be applied to the most common and popular methods employed in pre-processing.design and analysis, i.e. spline-based basis functions (NURBS, T-splines, etc.), voxel-based finite elements, polynomial (standard) and spline-based finite elements and extended finite element and meshfree methods. Fields of science natural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsgeometrynatural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsmathematical analysisdifferential equationspartial differential equationsnatural sciencesmathematicsapplied mathematicsnumerical analysisnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-PEOPLE-2011-ITN - Marie-Curie Action: "Initial Training Networks" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2011-ITN See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-ITN - Networks for Initial Training (ITN) Coordinator BAUHAUS-UNIVERSITAET WEIMAR Address Geschwister scholl strasse 8 99423 Weimar Germany See on map Region Thüringen Thüringen Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Andrea Adelmeier (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window EU contribution € 1 022 858,00 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CARDIFF UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 1 243 590,00 Address Newport road 30 36 CF24 0DE Cardiff See on map Region Wales East Wales Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Eevi Laukkanen (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITAT LINZ Austria EU contribution € 606 211,00 Address Altenberger strasse 69 4040 Linz See on map Region Westösterreich Oberösterreich Linz-Wels Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Bert Jüttler (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA Spain EU contribution € 233 701,00 Address Camino de vera sn edificio 3a 46022 Valencia See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jose Antonio Perez Garcia (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window CENTRE DE RECHERCHE EN AERONAUTIQUE ASBL - CENAERO Belgium EU contribution € 234 648,00 Address Batiment eole, 1er étage - rue des frères wright 29 6041 Gosselies See on map Region Région wallonne Prov. 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