Preface.- 25 Years of ECMI: A View Back to its Childhood.- Part I Circuits and Electromagnetic Devices: Normal Hyperbolicity of Manifolds of Equilibria in Nonlinear Circuits with Mem-Devices: R. Riaza.- Index Analysis of Branch-Oriented and Hybrid Models of Non-Passive Circuits: I. García de la Vega et al.- Multiscale Modeling of Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaic Devices: M. Porro et al.- Simulation of Nanoscale Double-GateMOSFETs: C.V. Dario et al.- Coupled Heat-Electromagnetic Simulation of Inductive Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles: C. Kaufmann et al.- Part II Environment: Optimal Location of River Sampling Stations: A Case Study: L.J. Alvarez-Vázquez et al.- Global Analysis of a Nonlinear Model for Biodegradation of Toxic Compounds in a Wastewater Treatment Process: N. Dimitrova.- Pollutant Transport and its Alleviation in Groundwater Aquifers: A. Ali et al.- Optimal Shape Design of Wastewater Canals in a Thermal Power Station: A. Martínez et al.- Mathematical Treatment of Environmental Models: Z. Zlatev et al.- Model-Based Assessment of Geophysical Observations: From Numerical Simulations towards Volcano Hazard Forecasting: G. Currenti et al.- Thermal and Rheological Aspects in a Channeled Lava Flow: M. Filippucci et al.- Part III Fibers: On Viscoelastic Fiber Spinning: Die Swell Effect in the 1D Uniaxial UCM Model: M. Lorenz et al.- Numerical Treatment of Non-Stationary Viscous Cosserat Rod in a Two-Dimensional Eulerian Framework: W. Arne et al.- Asymptotic Modeling Framework for Fiber-Flow Interactions in a Two-Way Coupling: T. Martin Cibis et al.- Efficient Simulation of Random Fields for Fiber-Fluid Interactions in Isotropic Turbulence: F. Hübsch et al.- On Stability of a Concentrated Fiber Suspension Flow: U. Strautins.- Microstructure Simulation of Paper Forming: E. Svenning et al.- Three-Dimensional Fiber Lay-Down in an Industrial Application: J. Maringer et al.-

3d Modeling of Dense Packings of Bended Fibers: H. Altendorf et al.- Part IV Flow: Sinking Bubbles in Stout Beers: C.P. Cummins et al.- Modelling of a Simplified Fluid-Structure Interaction Formulation: J. Niemeyer et al.- Simulation of a Rubber Beam Interacting with a Two-Phase Flow in a Rolling Tank: E. Svenning et al.- Enhanced Water Flow in Carbon Nanotubes and the Navier Slip Condition: T.G. Myers.- Flow Field Numerical Research in a Low-Pressure Centrifugal Compressor with Vaneless Diffuser: A. Frolov et al.- Analysis of Two-Phase Flow in the Gas Diffusion Layer of a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell: A. Gordon et al.- A Criterion for Air-Gap Formation in Vertical Continuous Casting: The Effect of Superheat: M. Vynnycky.- Moulding Contact Lenses: E. Murphy et al.- Large Eddy Simulation of Boundary-Layer Flows over Two-Dimensional Hills: A. Chaudhari et al.- Part V Medicine: A Visual Representation of the Drug Input and Disposition Based on a Bayesian Approach: O. Barrière et al.- Modelling a Competitive Antibody / Antigen Chemical Reaction that Occurs in the Fluorescence Capillary-Fill Device: M. Rebelo et al.- Model-Based Medical Decision Support for Glucose Balance in ICU Patients: Optimization and Analysis: T. Martin Cibis et al.- Epileptic Seizures Diagnose using Kunchenko's Polynomials Template Matching: O. Chertov et al.- Part VI Robotics and Automotive Industry: Collision-Free Path Planning of Welding Robots: C. Landry et al.- Motion Planning for Mechanical Systems with Hybrid Dynamics: K. Flaßkamp et al.- Model Reduction of Contact Problems in Elasticity: Proper Orthogonal Decomposition for Variational Inequalities: J. Krenciszek et al.- Performance of Sensitivity Based NMPC Updates in Automotive Applications: J. Pannek et al.- Novel Updating Mechanisms for Stochastic Lattice-Free Traffic Dynamics: A. Sopasakis.- Part VII Further Applications: Modelling Some Recrystallization Processes with Random Growth Velocity of the Grains: E. Villa et al.- A Mathematical Model for the Melting of Spherical Nanoparticles:

F. Font et al.- Local Quantum-Like Updates in Classical Molecular Simulation Realized within an Uncoupling-Coupling Approach: K. Fackeldey et al.- Design of Automatic Eye Protective Welding Devices: M. Bazec et al.- A Three-Segment Inverse Method for the Design of CoA Correcting TIR Collimators: C. Prins et al.- Mathematical Modelling of Haptic Touchscreens: W.T. Lee et al.- A Covariant Spacetime Approach to Transformation Acoustics: M.M. Tung et al.- Location and Management of a New Industrial Plant: M.E. Vázquez-Méndez et al.- A Satellite-to-Satellite Laser Tracking Solution within the Post-Newtonian Model of the Earth Outer Space: J.M. Gambi et al.- Part VIII Methods: Polynomial-Chaos Based Methods for Differential Algebraic Equations with Random Parameters: R. Pulch.- Efficient Calculation of Uncertainty Quantification: E.J.W. ter Maten et al.- A Stochastic Geometric Framework for Dynamical Birth-and-Growth Processes. Related Statistical Analysis: G. Aletti et al.- MATLAB Implementation of Functional Type a Posteriori Error Estimates with Raviart-Thomas Approximation: M.A. Churilova et al.- Finite Element Concepts and Bezier Extraction in Hierarchical Isogeometric Analysis: A.Vuong.- A Second Order Finite-Difference Ghost-Cell Method for the Steady-State Solution of Elasticity Problems: A.Coco et al.- Time-Exact Solution of Large Linear ODE Systems by Block Krylov Subspace Projections: M.A. Botchev.- Computing Hyperbolic Matrix Functions Using Orthogonal Matrix Polynomials: E. Defez et al.- Counter-Harmonic Mean of Symmetric Positive Definite Matrices: Application to Filtering Tensor-Valued Images: J. Angulo.- Heat Conduction Problem for Double-Layered Ball: S. Blomkalna et al.- Part IX EDUCATION: The ECMI Educational Programme in Mathematics for Industry: A Long Term Success Story: M. Heilio et al.- Recent Evolution Enhancing the Interface between Mathematics and Industry in French Higher Education: E. Godlewski.- Two Examples of Collaboration between Industry and University in Spain: F. Pena.- ECMI Master Programmes at the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University: S. Dimova.

This book contains the proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Mathematics for Industry, ECMI2012, held in Lund, Sweden, July 2012, at which ECMI celebrated its 25th anniversary. It covers mathematics in a wide range of applications and methods, from circuit and electromagnetic devices, environment, fibers, flow, medicine, robotics and automotive industry, further applications to methods and education.

The book includes contributions from leading figures in business, science and academia that promote the application of mathematics to industry and emphasize industrial sectors that offer the most exciting opportunities. The contributions reinforce the role of mathematics as being a catalyst for innovation as well as an overarching resource for industry and business.

The book features an accessible presentation of real-world problems in industry and finance, provides insight and tools for engineers and scientists who will help them to solve similar problems and offers modeling and simulation techniques that will provide mathematicians with a source of fresh ideas and inspiration.