By Associate Professor Warren Ferrers Smith

Conference Papers

Hayes P; Smith W; Renilson M; Cannon S, 2012, 'Naval landing craft stability', in RINA, Royal Institution of Naval Architects - International Maritime Conference 2012, Pacific 2012, pp. 543 - 553

Mohamad Ayob AF; Ray T; Smith WF, 2012, 'The quest for optimum high speed planing craft design', in RINA, Royal Institution of Naval Architects - International Maritime Conference 2012, Pacific 2012, pp. 507 - 516

Smith WF; Myers M; Dansie B, 2012, 'F1 in Schools: An Australian Perspective', in Proceedings ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE2012), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Houston, Texas, USA, presented at ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition IMECE2012, Houston, Texas, USA, 09 November 2012 - 15 November 2012, http://www.asmeconferences.org/Congress2012/index.cfm

Smith WF; Mohamad Ayob A; Ray T, 2012, 'The Design of High Speed Planing Craft using a Optimization Framework', in Proceedings ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE2012), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Houston, Texas, USA, presented at ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition IMECE2012, Houston, Texas, USA, 09 November 2012 - 15 November 2012, http://www.asmeconferences.org/Congress2012/index.cfm

Hayes P; Smith WF; Renilson M; Cannon S, 2012, 'Naval Landing Craft Stability - Simulation of Extreme Roll Motions and Shipping of Water into the Well Deck', Athens, pp. 607 - 616, presented at Stability of Ships and Ocean Vehicles, 11th International Conference, Athens, 23 September 2012 - 28 September 2012

Hayes P; Smith WF; Renilson M; Cannon S, 2012, 'Naval Landing Craft Stability', in Pacific 2012 International Maritime Conference, Pacific 2012 International Maritime Conference, Sydney, pp. 1 - 11, presented at Pacific IMC 2012, Sydney, 31 January 2012 - 02 February 2012

Mohamad ayob A; Ray T; Smith WF, 2012, 'The Quest for Optimum High Speed Planing Craft Design', in Pacific 2012 International Maritime Conference, Pacific 2012 International Maritime Conference, Sydney, pp. 507 - 516, presented at Pacific IMC 2012, Sydney, 31 January 2012 - 02 February 2012

Drohan D; McNeice B; Smith WF; Burdekin SG, 2012, 'Development of New RAN Personal Lifesaving Equipment', in Pacific 2012 International Maritime Conference, Pacific 2012 International Maritime Conference, Sydney, pp. 1 - 11, presented at Pacific IMC 2012, Sydney, http://www.pacific2012imc.com/

Smith WF, 2011, 'Some initial findings from an investigation of engineering students' choices and motivations', in Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, pp. 661 - 670, http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/DETC2011-47796

Smith WF, 2011, 'Some Initial Findings From an Investigation of Engineering Students’ Choices and Motivations', in International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, ASME, Washington DC, pp. 1 - 10, presented at ASME IDETC, Washington DC, 28 August 2011 - 31 August 2011

Mohamad Ayob A; Ray T; Smith WF, 2011, 'Scenario-based hydrodynamic design optimization of high speed planing craft for coastal surveillance', in 2011 IEEE Congress of Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2011, IEEE Computer Society, Piscataway, NJ, United States, pp. 354 - 361, presented at 2011 IEEE Congress of Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2011, New Orleans, LA, 05 June 2011 - 08 June 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CEC.2011.5949640

Saha A; Ray T; Smith WF, 2011, 'Towards practical evolutionary robust multi-objective optimization', in 2011 IEEE Congress of Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2011, IEEE Computer Society, Piscataway, NJ, United States, pp. 2123 - 2130, presented at 2011 IEEE Congress of Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2011, New Orleans, LA, United States, 05 June 2011 - 08 June 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CEC.2011.5949877

Singh HK; Ray T; Smith WF, 2010, 'Performance of Infeasibility Empowered Memetic Algorithm (IEMA) on Engineering Design Problems', in AICI - Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, Germany, pp. 425 - 434, presented at 23rd Australasian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Adelaide, SA, 07 December 2010 - 10 December 2010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17432-2_43

Smith WF, 2010, 'Investigating Engineering Students’ Choices and Motivations – a work in progress', in Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, The Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology, University of Technology, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia, pp. 32 - 37, presented at 21st Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Sydney, Australia, 05 December 2010 - 08 December 2010, http://www.aaee2010.com.au/index.cfm

Singh HK; Ray T; Smith WF, 2010, 'Performance of Infeasibility Empowered Memetic Algorithm for CEC 2010 Constrained Optimization Problems', in IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, IEEE, Barcelona, Spain, pp. 1 - 8, presented at IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, Barcelona, Spain, 18 July 2010 - 23 July 2010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CEC.2010.5585946

Singh HK; Ray T; Smith WF, 2010, 'Surrogate Assisted Simulated Annealing (SASA) for Constrained Multi-objective Optimization', in IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, IEEE, Barcelona, Spain, pp. 1 - 8, presented at IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, Barcelona, Spain, 18 July 2010 - 23 July 2010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CEC.2010.5586124

Smith WF, 2010, 'Excitement and Education from Design Based Experiential Learning - Perspectives of F1inSchools', in ConnectED 2010: proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney, pp. 32 - 37, presented at CONNECTED2010 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, 28 June 2010 - 01 July 2010

Mohamad ayob A; Ray T; Smith WF, 2010, 'A Framework for Scenario-Based Hydrodynamic Design Optimization of Hard Chine Planing Craft', in Volker B (ed.), Proceedings of 9th International Conference on Computer and IT Applications in the Maritime Industries, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, pp. 7 - 19, presented at 9th International Conference on Computer and IT Applications in the Maritime Industries, Gubbio, Italy, 12 April 2010 - 14 April 2010, http://www.ssi.tu-harburg.de/doc/webseiten_dokumente/compit/dokumente/compit2010_gubbio.pdf

Mohamad ayob A; Ray T; Smith WF, 2010, 'Hydrodynamic Design Optimization of a Hard Chine Planing Craft for Coastal Surveillance', in Proceedings of 2010 International Maritime Conference, Pacific 2010 International Maritime Conference, Sydney, pp. 73 - 82, presented at Pacific 2010: International Maritime Conference, Sydney, 27 January 2010 - 29 January 2010, http://www.pacific2010imc.com/pdf/PacificIMC2010_Program.pdf

Hayes P; Smith WF; Renilson M; Cannon S, 2010, 'Naval Landing Craft Stability Research', in Proceedings of 2010 International Maritime Conference, Pacific 2010 International Maritime Conference, Sydney, presented at Pacific 2010: International Maritime Conference, Sydney, 27 January 2010 - 29 January 2010, http://www.pacific2010imc.com/pdf/PacificIMC2010_Program.pdf

Mohamad ayob A; Ray T; Smith WF, 2009, 'An Optimization Framework for the design of Planning Craft', in Proceedings of INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN SHIPBUILDING (ICCAS 2009), RINA, Shanghai, China, presented at International Conference on Computer Applications in Shipbuilding 2009, Shanghai, China, 01 September 2009 - 03 September 2009, http://www.rina.org.uk/ICCAS2009

Singh HK; Isaacs A; Ray T; Smith WF, 2009, 'An Improved Secondary Ranking for Many Objective Optimization problems', in Proceedings of Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, ACM, NY, presented at Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO-2009), Montreal, Canada, 08 July 2009 - 12 July 2009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1569901.1570190

Isaacs A; Puttige VR; Ray T; Smith WF; Sreenatha AG, 2009, 'Development of a memetic algorithm for dynamic multi-objective optimization and its applications for online neural network modeling of UAVs', in Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, Atlanta, USA, presented at International Joint Conference on Neural Networks 2009, Atlanta, USA, 14 June 2009 - 19 June 2009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN.2008.4633847

Isaacs A; Ray T; Smith WF, 2009, 'Memetic Algorithm for Dynamic Bi-Objective Optimization Problems', in Proceedings of CEC2009, IEEE, Trondheim, Norway, presented at IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 2009(CEC2009), Trondheim, Norway, 18 May 2009 - 21 May 2009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CEC.2009.4983147

Smith WF, 2008, 'Twenty-one years of the Warman Design and Build competition', in To Industry and Beyond, Rockhampton, presented at 19th Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education: To Industry and Beyond, Rockhampton, 07 December 2008 - 10 December 2008

Singh HK; Isaacs A; Ray T; Smith WF, 2008, 'A study on the performance of substitute distance based approaches for evolutionary many objective optimization', in LNCS 5361: Simulated Evolution and Learning ? SEAL 2008, Melbourne, Australia, presented at 7th International Conference on Simulated Evolutionary and Learning, Melbourne, Australia, 07 December 2008 - 09 December 2008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89694-4_41

Isaacs A; Ray T; Smith WF, 2008, 'An efficient hybrid algorithm for optimization of discrete structures', in LNCS 5361: Simulated Evolution and Learning ? SEAL 2008, Melbourne, Australia, presented at 7th International Conference on Simulated Evolutionary and Learning, Melbourne, Australia, 07 December 2008 - 09 December 2008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89694-4_63

Singh HK; Isaacs A; Ray T; Smith WF, 2008, 'Infeasibility Driven Evolutionary Algorithm (IDEA) for engineering design optimization', in AI 2008: Advances in artificial intelligence, Auckland, NZ, presented at 21st Australasian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Auckland, NZ, 01 December 2008 - 05 December 2008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89378-3_11

Singh HK; Isaacs A; Ray T; Smith WF, 2008, 'A simulated annealing algorithm for single objective trans-dimensional optimization problems', in Eighth International Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems (HIS 2008), Barcelona, Spain, presented at 8th International Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems, Barcelona, Spain, 10 September 2008 - 12 September 2008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/HIS.2008.45

Smith WF; Ray T, 2008, 'Preliminary Frigate Design using a Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithm', in Proceedings of Pacific 2008 International Maritime Comference, Sydney, presented at Pacific 2008 International Maritime Conference, Sydney, 29 January 2008 - 31 January 2008

Ray T; Smith WF, 2008, 'Robust Ship Designs - Balancing Uncertainty - Impacts of Future Trends', in Proceedings of Pacific 2008 International Maritime Comference, Sydney, presented at Pacific 2008 International Maritime Conference, Sydney, 29 January 2008 - 31 January 2008

Isaacs A; Ray T; Smith WF, 2008, 'Blessings of Maintaining Infesible Solutions for Constrained Multi-objective Optimization Problems', Hong Kong, presented at IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence 2008, Hong Kong, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CEC.2008.4631171

Isaacs A; Ray T; Smith WF, 2007, 'An evolutionary algorithm with spatially distributed surrogates for multi-objective optimization', in 3rd Australian Conference on Artificial Life (ACAL) 2007, Gold Coast, Qld, presented at 3rd Australian Conference on Artificial Life (ACAL) 2007, Gold Coast, Qld, 04 December 2007 - 06 December 2007, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76931-6

Singh HK; Isaacs A; Ray T; Smith WF, 2007, 'A Simulated Annealing Algorithm for Constrained Multi-objective Optimization Problems', in Proceedings 2008 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, CEC 2008, Singapore, presented at IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC 2007), Singapore, 25 September 2007 - 28 September 2007

Isaacs A; Ray T; Smith WF, 2007, 'A hybrid evolutionary algorithm with Simplex local search', in 2007 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC 2007), The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., Singapore, presented at IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC 2007), Singapore, 25 September 2007 - 28 September 2007, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CEC.2007.4424678

Isaacs A; Ray T; Smith WF, 2007, 'Novel evolutionary algorithm with set representation scheme for truss design', in 2007 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC 2007), The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., Singapore, presented at IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC 2007), Singapore, 25 September 2007 - 28 September 2007, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CEC.2007.4424979

Churches AE; Green C; Field B; Wightley A; Green LN; van de Loo P; Burvill C; Smith WF; Snook C, 2007, 'Creating tomorrow`s engineering designers', in ConnecED 2007 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, University of New South Wales, presented at ConnectED 2007 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, 09 July 2007 - 12 July 2007

Smith WF, 2007, 'Perspectives of the `Warman design and build competition`', in ConnecED 2007 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, University of New South Wales, presented at ConnectED 2007 International Conference on Design Education, Sydney, 09 July 2007 - 12 July 2007

Ray T; Smith WF, 2006, 'Surrogate Assisted Evolutionary Algorithm for Multiobjective Optimization', in AIAA Specialist MDO Conference, Rhode Island, US, presented at AIAA Specialist MDO Conference, Rhode Island, US, 01 May 2006 - 04 May 2006, http://www.aiaa.org/agenda.cfm?lumeetingid=1172&formatview=1&dateget=03-May-06

Stoll CJ; Smith WF; Milthorpe JF, 2006, 'Development of a testing procedure for the procurement of RHIBs for the RAN', in PACIFIC 2006, Sydney, presented at PACIFIC 2006, Sydney, 31 January 2006 - 02 February 2006

Smith WF; Yeomans SR, 2006, 'Observations drawn from occurrences of deck cracking', in PACIFIC 2006, Sydney, presented at PACIFIC 2006, Sydney, 31 January 2006 - 02 February 2006

Xie S; Peacock DA; Milthorpe JF; Smith WF, 2004, 'Modelling and Exploring Heirarchical Systems Engineering Models with a Preliminary Ship Design Focus', in AIAA (ed.), 9th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium and Exhibit on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Atlanta, Georgia, presented at 9th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, 30 August 2004 - 01 September 2004

Neumann DC; Smith WF, 2004, 'An Advance for Australian Naval Ships Mass Property (Weight) Management', in Prandolini L (ed.), Maritime Engineering - Challenges and Opportunities, Sydney, pp. 322 - 329, presented at Maritime Engineering - Challenges and Opportunities, Sydney, 03 February 2004 - 05 February 2004

Xie S; Milthorpe JF; Smith WF; Wei R, 2004, 'A Contribution based Decomposition Method for Multidisciplinary Engineering Optimization', Albany, NY, pp. 3 - 8, presented at 10th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, Albany, NY

Xie S; Smith WF, 2003, 'A Flexible mixed variables genetic algorithm for multi-objective optimization', in 2nd International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CIRAS 2003), Singapore, presented at 2nd International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CIRAS 2003), Singapore, 15 December 2003 - 18 December 2003

Xie S; Smith WF, 2003, 'Modelling and exploring the systems design space using a hybrid genetic algorithm', in SETE 2003, Canberra, presented at SETE 2003, Canberra, 27 October 2003 - 29 October 2003

Xie S; Smith WF, 2002, 'Towards a hybrid solver-integration of a genetic algorithm within "dsides"', in Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, pp. 137 - 147, presented at ASME 2002 DETC and CIE, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 29 September 2002 - 02 October 2002, http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/DETC2002/CIE-34400

Smith WF; Milthorpe JF, 2002, 'An Overview of Undergraduate Maritime Engineering Research at the Australian Defence Force Academy', in Prandolini L (ed.), Pacific 2002 International Maritime Conference, Sydney, presented at Pacific 2002 International Maritime Conference, Sydney, 29 January 2002 - 31 January 2002

Fulton N; Baird J; Smith WF, 2002, 'Modelling airspace design from a systems engineering perspective', in 9th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2002-5618

Fulton NL; Baird JP; Smith WF, 2002, 'Modelling Airspace Design from a Systems Engineering Perspective', in AIAA (ed.), 9th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium and Exhibit on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Atlanta, Georgia USA, presented at 9th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium and Exhibit on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Atlanta, Georgia USA, -

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