WORKSHOP PROGRAM

Day 0
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
19:00-21:00 Welcome Reception
(Kordon Otel)

 

Day 1
Thursday, August 30, 2007

Chairs: Christos Christopoulos & Raphael Kastner
09:00 Opening Remarks
09:10 Design, Implementation and Optimization of a Highly Efficient Multilevel Fast Multipole Algorithm
Idesbald van den Bosch, Marc Acheroy, and Jean-Paul Marcel
Communication, Information System and Sensors, Royal Military Academy, Brussels, B-1000, Belgium
09:35 Broadband Multilevel Fast Multipole Method for Locally Refined Meshes
Seppo Jarvenpaa
Electromagnetics Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O.Box 3000, Finland
10:00 Broadband MLFMA with Faster Translations and Optimal Memory Demand on the Sub Wavelength Levels
Tommi Dufva and Jukka Sarvas
Electromagnetics Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O.Box 3000, 02015 TKK, Finland
10:25
Efficient Solution of the Combined-Field Integral Equation with the Parallel Multilevel Fast Multipole Algorithm
Levent Gürel (1,2) and Özgür Ergül(1,2)
(1)Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
(2)Computational Electromagnetics Research Center (BiLCEM)
Bilkent University, TR-06800, Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey
10:50-11:10 Coffee Break
11:10
Improved MDA Compression for Accelerated Linear System Solutions and Monopolar Basis Functions for Accurate MFIE Formulations
E. Übeda(1), A. Heldring(1), Juan M. Rius(1), H. Espinosa(1), J. M. Tamayo(1), and J. Parron(2)
(1)AntennaLab, Dept. of Signal Theory and Communications, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, UPC, Jordi Girona 1-3, 08034 Barcelona (Spain)
(2)Dept. of Telecommunication and system Engineering, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, UAB, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona (Spain)
11:35 Multidimensional Fast Physical Optics Algorithm for Fast Evaluation of Scattering Patterns of Complex Targets as a Function of Direction and Frequency
Alp Manyas(1,2) and Levent Gürel(1,2)
(1)Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
(2)Computational Electromagnetics Research Center (BiLCEM)
Bilkent University, TR-06800, Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey
12:00
On O(n) Algebraic Preconditioners for the Fast Multipole Method
Bruno Carpentieri
Institute for Mathematics and Scientific Computing, Karl-Franzens University, A-8010 Graz, Austria
12:25 Sequential and Parallel Preconditioners for Large-Scale Integral-Equation Problems
Tahir Malas(1,2), Özgür Ergül(1,2), and Levent Gürel(1,2)
(1)Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
(2)Computational Electromagnetics Research Center (BiLCEM)
Bilkent University, TR-06800, Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey
12:50-13:00 Discussions
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:15-18:00
City Tour: Please join us for a guided tour of İzmir.
19:30-21:30
Workshop Dinner (Kordon Otel)

 

Day 2
Friday, August 31, 2007

Chairs: Jukka Sarvas & Eduard Übeda
09:00

Multi-scale Problems and Complexity in Computational Electromagnetics
C Christopoulos(1), P Sewell(1), K Biwojno(1), J Wykes(1), J D Paul(1), D W P Thomas(1), A Ajayi(1),
L de Menezes(2)
(1)GGIEMR, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
(2)Dep. de Eng. Eletrica, University of Brasilia, DF-70910-900, Brazil

09:25
Picard’s Extended Maxwell System and Frequency Stable Surface Integral Equations
Matti Taskinen(1) and Simopekka Vanska(2)
(1)Electromagnetics Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, P.O.Box 3000, FI-02015 TKK, Finland
(2)Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 68, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
09:50 Electromagnetic Modelling of Composite Structures with Surface Integral Equations of the Second Kind
Pasi Yla-Oijala and Matti Taskinen
Electromagnetics Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O. Box 3000, Finland
10:15 Fast and Accurate Solutions of Scattering Problems Involving Dielectric Objects with Moderate and Low Contrasts
Özgür Ergül(1,2) and Levent Gürel(1,2)
(1)Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
(2)Computational Electromagnetics Research Center (BiLCEM)
Bilkent University, TR-06800, Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey
10:40-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00
Solving the EFIE for Printed Layered Structures with Ferrite Layers
Francisco Mesa(1) and Francisco Medina(2)
(1)Dpt. Fisica Aplicada 1, ETS de Ingenieria Informatica, Avd. Reina Mercedes s/n, Seville, 41012, Spain
(2)Dpt. Electronica y Electromagnetismo, Facultad de Fisca, Avd. Reina Mercedes s/n, Seville, 41012, Spain
11:25
FEM and SIE Modeling of Layered Uniaxial Crystals for Compact Directive Antennas
Salih Yarga, Gökhan Mumcu, Kubilay Sertel, and John L. Volakis
ElectroScience Lab., ECE Dept., The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43212, USA
11:50
A Comprehensive New Methodology for Formulating FDTD Schemes with Controlled Order of Accuracy and Dispersion
Bezalel Finkelstein and Raphael Kastner
School of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69987, Israel
12:15
A Numerical Study on EM Interaction of  a Multilayered Superquadric-Ellipsoidal Head Model and MRI-Based Heads Proximate to a Dipole Antenna at 900/1800 MHz
L.-C. Kuo(1), Y.-C. Kan(2), and H.-R. Chuang(1)
(1)Department of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
(2)Department of Communication Engineering, Yuan Ze University, Chung-Li, Taiwan, R.O.C.
12:40-12:50 Discussions
12:50-13:00 Closing Remarks
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:30-16:30
Boat Ride: Interested guests are welcome to join us for a short boat ride in İzmir Bay.
We will take the public-transportation boats operated by the İzmir Municipality in the bay.

 

Day 2+1
Saturday, September 1, 2007
09:00-18:00
Trip to Ephesus: Day trip to Ephesus, Virgin Mary Church, and Kusadası.