Dr Edmondo Minisci

Senior Lecturer

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Personal statement

I have 20+ years of experience in the field of model based analysis and design optimisation of complex mechanical/aerospace systems/devices.

At the Intelligent Computational Engineering Laboratory (ICE-Lab), whithin the Aerospace Centre of Excellence.

Please do not hesitate to contact me for research or knowledge exchange collaborations or to discuss a possible PhD project.

Expertise

Has expertise in:

Multi-Objective Optimisation
Nature Inspired Optimisation Algorithms
Uncertainty Treatment
Multidisciplinary Design Optimisation Under Uncertainties
MDOuU of Aerospace Transportation Systems and Renewable Energy Systems
Trajectory and Shape Optimisation
(Re-)Entry of Space Objects and Design for Demise
Meta-modelling Techniques
Computational Intelligence
Machine Learning
Multi-Fidelity Optimisation Approaches
Engineering Design Optimisation
Intelligent Control

Prizes and awards

Sir Arthur C Clarke Award for Space Achievement (Academic Study/Research): Recipient; 1/6/2015
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (Politecnico di Torino, Italy): Recipient; 2004

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Publications

Probabilistic analysis of wind turbine performance degradation due to blade erosion accounting for uncertainty of damage geometry: Campobasso M Sergio, Castorrini Alessio, Ortolani Andrea, Minisci Edmondo; Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Vol 178 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113254
A numerical approach to evaluate temperature-dependent peridynamics damage model for destructive atmospheric entry of spacecraft: Peddakotla SA, Yuan J, Minisci E, Vasile M, Fossati M; The Aeronautical Journal Vol 127, pp. 398-427 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1017/aer.2022.69
Decentralized and automated business logic in a future MBSE blockchain ecosystem: Boumghar Red, Riccardi Annalisa, Ameen Shazhad, Arulselvan Ashwin, Minisci Edmondo; Model Based Space Systems and Software Engineering - MBSE2022 (2022)
Decentralized trust management in concurrent design using blockchain: Boumghar Redouane, Ameen Shazad, Riccardi Annalisa, Arulselvan Ashwin, Minisci Edmondo, Bui Long AnhToan, Pizarro De La Iglesia José; 10th International Systems & Concurrent Engineering for Space Applications Conference (SECESA 2022) (2022)
Adjoint state method for the trajectory optimization of a reentry vehicle: Marchetti Francesco, Minisci Edmondo; 19th EUROPT Workshop on Advances in Continuous Optimization (EUROPT 2022) (2022)
Multi-fidelity nonlinear aeroelastic analysis of a strut-braced ultra-high aspect ratio wing configuration: Nagy Peter, Jones Bryn, Minisci Edmondo, Fossati Marco, Cea Alvaro, Palacios Rafael, Roussouly Nicolas, Gazaix Anne; AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum (2022); https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-3668

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Research interests

Currently involved in projects regarding:

design optimisation of high lift devices;
multidisciplinary design optimisation under uncertainties of wind turbines and aerospace transportation systems;
machine learning techniques for data analytics, meta-modelling, and intelligent control;
aerospace tehcnologies and computational intelligence methods for sustainable development, especially precision agriculture and forest management.

Professional activities

Contributions on Reliability to Recondition the Maintenance Plan and the Design of Systems by Using Evolutionary Algorithms: Examiner; 6/2022
Characterization and Capture of Space Debris Objects Using Domain Ontology and Optimal Control: Examiner; 3/2022
A Consideration of Geometry in Very-Low Earth Orbit Satellites: Examiner; 4/2021
International Conference on Bioinspired Optimisation Methods and Their Applications: Chair; 17/11/2020
STARDUST-R GLOBAL VIRTUAL WORKSHOP I: Organiser; 2020
5th European Optimisation in Space Engineering Workshop: Organiser; 21/11/2019

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Projects

DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Downie, Jenna: Cartmell, Matthew (Principal Investigator) Minisci, Edmondo (Co-investigator) Downie, Jenna (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 01-Jan-2026
Symbolic Computation for Differential Equation Based Systems: Cartmell, Matthew (Principal Investigator) Minisci, Edmondo (Co-investigator) Wynne, Bradley (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2026
EPSRC IAA: Uncertainty Quantification of Novel Aeroelastic Systems using Advanced Composite Materials: Yuan, Jie (Principal Investigator) Minisci, Edmondo (Co-investigator) Vasile, Massimiliano (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2022
Optimisation for energy efficiency: Minisci, Edmondo (Principal Investigator); Short course within the framework of the Scientific School on Energy Efficient Buildings. University of Cagliari.; 13-Jan-2021 - 18-Jan-2021
A Distributed Ledger approach to MBSE: Riccardi, Annalisa (Principal Investigator) Arulselvan, Ashwin (Co-investigator) Minisci, Edmondo (Co-investigator); 09-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2022
System Engineering Models meet Knowledge Graphs: Riccardi, Annalisa (Principal Investigator) Minisci, Edmondo (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2022

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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