MDO...Reaching Globally

For over twenty years, the biennial AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization (MA&O) Conference has brought together industry practitioners, government employees, and academics to present and discuss the latest developments in multidisciplinary design, analysis, and optimization. Multidisciplinary analysis and optimization is rapidly becoming a standard element of contemporary design methodologies. With significant advances in computing algorithms and power, impressive analysis and optimization applications have been successfully carried out in industry, government, and academia alike. Additionally, theoretical developments ranging from new optimization algorithms to approaches for design system robustness and reliability have played a significant role in the ever-growing acceptance of multidisciplinary design and optimization. Historically, the MA&O Conference has provided a comprehensive view of the state of the art. For the first time in its history, the MA&O Conference will be held outside the United States.