The scientific activities of the Design, Industrialization, and Innovation axis cover all phases of the lifecycle of complex and innovative products. It is motivated by the need to increase quality and decrease costs, supported by advancements in the field of computing and production automation, which have seen significant evolution in recent years across all stages: from design to control to manufacturing.
Topics to be developed include:
- Decision-making on products and management of production systems.
- Support for innovation and optimization of technical solutions.
- Industrialization integrating cost, manufacturing, tooling, and operational methods.
- Supply chain and all value-added creation stages.
- Simulation or evaluation of systems based on digital product or process models.
- Design and realization of new architectures.
- Development of products, processes, and systems.