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).
Dr Edmondo Minisci
Senior Lecturer
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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
Publications
- Single-stage to orbit ascent trajectory optimisation with reliable evolutionary initial guess
- Marchetti Francesco, Minisci Edmondo, Riccardi Annalisa
- Optimization and Engineering (2021)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11081-021-09698-w
- Stochastic satellite tracking with constrained budget via structured-chromosome genetic algorithms
- Gentile Lorenzo, Greco Cristian, Minisci Edmondo, Bartz-Beielstein Thomas, Vasile Massimiliano
- Optimization and Engineering (2021)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11081-021-09693-1
- Machine learning-enabled prediction of wind turbine energy yield losses due to general blade leading edge erosion
- Cappugi Lorenzo, Castorrini Alessio, Bonfiglioli Aldo, Minisci Edmondo, Campobasso M Sergio
- Energy Conversion and Management Vol 245 (2021)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114567
- A deep learning approach to solar radio flux forecasting
- Stevenson Emma, Rodriguez-Fernandez Victor, Minisci Edmondo, Camacho David
- Acta Astronautica (2021)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.08.004
- Genetic programming guidance control system for a reentry vehicle under uncertainties
- Marchetti Francesco, Minisci Edmondo
- Mathematics Vol 9 (2021)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/math9161868
- Investigating the influence of uncertainty in novel airframe technologies on realizing ultra-high aspect ratio wings
- Ma Yiyuan, Minisci Edmondo, Elham Ali
- AeroBest 2021 (2021)
Research interests
Currently involved in projects regarding:
- design optimisation of high lift devices;
- multidisciplinary design optimisation under uncertainties of wind turbines;
- (re-)entry modelling and simulation of space objects and design for demise; and
- machine learning techniques for data analytics, meta-modelling, and intelligent control;
- aerospace tehcnologies and computational intelligence methods for forestry management, and precision agriculture
Professional activities
- 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
- International workshop on satellite constellations and formation flying
- Organiser
- 16/7/2019
- 17th Workshop on Advances in Continuous Optimization
- Chair
- 28/6/2019
- Numerical Computations: Theory and Algorithms (NUMTA2019)
- Member of programme committee
- 10/2018
Projects
- 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
- Artifical Intelligence for Space Traffice Management
- Vasile, Massimiliano (Principal Investigator) Grey, Stuart (Co-investigator) Minisci, Edmondo (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2020 - 30-Jan-2023
- Using Chatbot Technology To Assure Quality Knowledge Capture From Space
- Vasile, Massimiliano (Principal Investigator) Azzopardi, Leif (Co-investigator) Minisci, Edmondo (Co-investigator) Moshfeghi, Yashar (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2023
- Robust- and sustainable-by-design ultra-higH aspEct ratio wing and Airframe (RHEA) H2020
- Fossati, Marco (Principal Investigator) Minisci, Edmondo (Co-investigator)
- Robust- and sustainable-by-design ultra-high aspect ratio wing and airframe
- 01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2023
- Assessment of a very high power cargo transportation system to Mars
- Maddock, Christie (Principal Investigator) Minisci, Edmondo (Co-investigator) Vasile, Massimiliano (Co-investigator) Ricciardi, Lorenzo Angelo (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2020 - 15-Jan-2020
Address
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
James Weir Building