Mini-Symposia

A substantial number of Mini-Symposia on major and challenging topics in Nonlinear Dynamics will be organized by recognized scientists, acting also as chairpersons of those Mini-Symposia.

The following Mini-Symposia are currently approved for ENOC-2008:

Reduced-Order Modeling
Chairs/Organizers:		Prof. Hans Troger Vienna, Austria
		Prof. Alexander Vakakis Athens, Greece & Urbana, USA
Dynamics and Optimization of Multibody Systems
Chairs/Organizers:		Prof. Dieter Bestle Cottbus, Germany
		Prof. Felix Chernousko Moscow, Russia
		Prof. Peter Eberhard Stuttgart, Germany
Micro- and Nano- Electro-Mechanical Systems
Chairs/Organizers:		Dr. Oded Gottlieb Haifa, Israel
		Prof. Steve Shaw East Lansing, USA
Nonlinear Stochastic Systems
Chairs/Organizers:		Prof. Sri Namachchivaya Urbana, USA
		Prof. Arvid Naess Trondheim, Norway
		Prof. Daniil Iourchenko Moscow, Russia
Nonlinear Dynamics and Characterization of Distributed-Parameter Systems
Chairs/Organizers:		Prof. Balakumar Balachandran College Park, MD, USA
		Prof. Sotirios Natsiavas Thessaloniki, Greece
		Prof. Fabrizio Vestroni Rome, Italy
Resonant problems in slow-fast systems
Chairs/Organizers:		Prof. Anatoly Neishtadt Russia-UK
		Prof. Ferdinand Verhulst Utrecht, Netherlands
Fractional Derivatives and Their Applications
Chairs/Organizers:		Prof. Tenreiro Machado Porto, Portugal
		Prof. Alexander Belyaev St.Petersburg, Russia
		Prof. Om Prakesh Agrawal Carbondale, USA
Asymptotic Methods
Chairs/Organizers:		Prof. Igor Andrianov Aachen, Germany
		Prof. Jan Awrejcewicz Lodz, Poland
		Prof. Leonid Manevitch Moscow, Russia
Experimental Methods
Chairs/Organizers:		Prof. Walter Lacarbonara Rome, Italy
		Dr. Nathan van de Wouw Eindhoven, Netherlands
		Prof. Hiroshi Yabuno Tsukuba, Japan
Nonlinear Vibrations and Applications
Chairs/Organizers:		Prof. Ilya Blekhman St.Petersburg, Russia
		Prof. Jon Juel Thomsen Technical University of Denmark
Fundamental and Computational Aspects of Non-Smooth Systems
Chairs/Organizers:		Prof. Claude Lamarque Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'Etat, France
		Dr. Remco Leine Zurich, Switzerland
Engineering Applications
Chairs/Organizers:		Prof. Marian Wiercigroch Aberdeen, UK
		Dr. Alexander Fidlin Karlsruhe, Germany
Hybrid Mechanical Systems
Chairs/Organizers:		Prof. Gennady A. Leonov St.Petersburg, Russia
		Prof. Henk Nijmeijer The Netherlands
Nonlinear Dynamics of Structures and Machines
Chairs/Organizers:		Prof. Matthew P. Cartmell UK
		Prof. Yuri V. Mikhlin Ukraine
		Prof. Konstantin V. Avramov Ukraine
Control of Chaos
Chairs/Organizers:		Prof. Heinz G. Schuster Germany
		Prof. Dr. Eckehard Schöll Germany