Working closely with international research institutes and universities is one of the ESTECO’s strong points. Our highly qualified team of professors, researchers and PhDs offer courses and lectures in the scientific and educational environment. As well, we cultivate an ongoing interchange of information and ideas with students, experts, and academicians who offer a critical contribution to the advancement of our technology.
Here is a partial list of the universities and scientific institutions using our technology in academic projects and research activities.
Funded Projects
ESTECO itself was born from a European project, so the participation in European, Regional and Interregional funded research projects has always been a priority. As such, the stream of information remains a constant source of knowledge for our internal research and development teams. This exchange of ideas helps foster new fields of application for our optimization technology tools.
Duration: 2012 – 2014
Funded by: Eurostars Programme - powered by EUREKA and the European Community
The project will develop an innovative tool for designing compact heat exchangers. The tool, based on the calibrated blend of computers simulations and design experience and validated against experimental data, will target design time optimization, reduction of energy consumption, and maximization of performance.
Duration: 2011 – 2014
Funded by: European Commission under the Environment Theme of the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
EPES is a EU FP7 funded research project in manufacturing and sustainability engineering, aiming to produce set of tools for improving products and processes along their lifecycle. The project will develop a set of ICT tools, a methodology and a working handbook that will enable manufacturing companies to enter into a continuous process of upgrading their products along their life cycle within the frame of the virtual factory and Product Service System (PSS) concept through a configurable and adaptable set of services. The services will focus on improving the performance of products in operation taking into account different knowledge-based aspects as reliability, availability, maintainability, costs, productivity, quality, energy efficiency, etc.
Duration: 2010 – 2012
Funded by: POR FESR 2007-2013 - European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
The main objective was to acquire a deep knowledge of the technology of cloud computing in order to exploit its promising potential in the areas in which ESTECO operates worldwide. Results were evaluated through pilot cases in both the computer aided industrial design and the numerical analysis of financial models. The project has also explored opportunities for accessing cloud computing from latest mobile devices.
Duration: 2010 – 2012
Funded by: Regional Law 47/78
The project followed a research and development program aimed at developing new methodologies for the development of innovative drugs (Drug Design) based on multi-objective optimization (MDO) and Design of Experiment (DoE) techniques.
Duration: 2010 – 2012
Funded by: Italian Department of Economic Development
Innovative products made by methodologies, processes and design tools based on the new needs of consumers in the world market.
Duration: 2008 – 2010
Funded by: European Commission under the ICT Theme of the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
The main goal was the definition of an automatic framework to support multi-objective Design Space Exploration (DSE) of multi and many core SoC architectures. The framework enables the tuning of several architectural parameters to minimize multiple metrics (such as energy and latency) while meeting system-level constraints (such as throughput, bandwidth and QoS).
Duration: 2007 – 2009
Funded by: European Commission under 6th Framework Programme for Aeronautic and Aerospace
The objective was to introduce uncertainties within the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation process by applying non-deterministic methodologies in order to obtain an associated domain of variation of the predicted output quantities, instead of a single value. Tools for the evaluation and quantification of uncertainties in aerodynamic and thermal performance predictions were developed, supporting the aeronautical industry goals of enhanced design confidence, risk reduction and improved safety.
Duration: 2007 - 2008
Funded by: Regional Law 30/84
The main objective was to investigate the possibility for ESTECO to provide ready-to-use systems based on modeFRONTIER for analysis and optimization, bundled with open source applications tailored to the specific needs of the customer in the areas of CAD and CAE.
Duration: 2005 – 2007
Funded by: Regional Law 30/84
The main objective was to perform research oriented to the development of series of software modules for the simulation and optimization of an internal combustion engine and its components.
Duration: 2005 – 2009
Funded by: European Commission under 6th Framework Programme for the AEROSPACE Program
The main objective was to establish the technical feasibility of an environmentally compliant supersonic small size transport aircraft (S4TA), through a Multi-Disciplinary Optimization (MDO) approach and focused technological improvements.
Duration: 2004 – 2004
Funded by: Regional Law 30/84
The main objective was to provide a link between CAD software widely used by boats designers with the execution of simulation components in order to enhance the performance of the designed sailing boats.
ESTECO is always open to possible collaborations or R&D partners to get involved in EU research.
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