Current research fields in science and technology were presented and discussed at the EKC2008, informing about the interests and directions of the scientists and engineers in EU countries and Korea. The Conference has emerged from the idea of bringing together EU and Korea to get to know each other better, especially in fields of science and technology.

The focus of the conference is put on the topics:

• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering
• Information and Communications Technology
• Life and Natural Sciences
• Energy and Environmental Technology

Inhalt
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).- A Numerical Study on Rotating Stall Inception in an Axial Compressor.- A Numerical Study on Flow and Heat Transfer Analysis of Various Heat Exchangers.- Application of a Level-Set Method in Gas-Liquid Interfacial Flows.- Modelling the Aerodynamics of Coaxial Helicopters from an Isolated Rotor to a Complete Aircraft.- State-of-the-Art CFD Simulation for Ship Design.- Investigation of the Effect of Surface Roughness on the Pulsating Flow in Combustion Chambers with LES.- Numerical Study on Blood Flow Characteristics of the Stenosed Blood Vessel with Periodic Acceleration and Rotating Effect.- Analysis and Test on the Flow Characteristics and Noise of Axial Flow Fans.- Implicit Algorithm for the Method of Fluid Particle Dynamics in Fluid-Solid Interaction.- Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering.- EKC 2008: Summary of German Intelligent Robots Research Landscape 2007.- Characteristics of the Arrangement of the Cooling Water Piping System for ITER and Fusion Reactor Power Station.- Development of Integrated Operation, Low-End Energy Building Engineering Technology in Korea.- RF MEMS Switch Using Silicon Cantilevers.- Robust Algebraic Approach for Radar Signal Processing: Noise Filtering, Time-Derivative Estimation and Perturbation Estimation.- A New 3-Axis Force/Moment Sensor for an Ankle of a Humanoid Robot.- DGPS for the Localisation of the Autonomous Mobile Robots.- Verification of Shell Elements Performance by Inserting 3-D Model: In Finite Elements Analysis with ANSYS Program.- Analysis of Textile Reinforced Concrete at the Micro-level.- Product Service Systems as Advanced System Solutions for Sustainability.- Life Prediction of Automotive Vehicle's Door W/H System Using Finite Element Analysis.- Peak Oil and Fusion EnergyDevelopment.- Modelling of a Bubble Absorber in an Ammonia-Salt Absorption Refrigerator.- Literature Review of Technologies and Energy Feedback Measures Impacting on the Reduction of Building Energy Consumption.- Mechanical Characteristics of the Hard-Polydimethylsiloxane for Smart Lithography.- ITER Plant Support Sytems.- Growth Mechanism of Nitrogen Incoporated Carbon Nanotubes with RAP Process.- Micro Burr Formation in Aluminum by Electrical Discharge Machining.- Multi-objective Environmental/Economic Dispatch Using the Bees Algorithm with Weighted Sum.- Experimental Investigation on the Behaviour of CFRP Laminated Composites under Impact and Compression After Impact (CAI).- Development of and Research on Energy-Saving Buildings in Korea.- Non-iterative MUSIC-Type Imaging Algorithm for Reconstructing Penetrable Thin Dielectric Inclusions.- Network Based Service Robot for Education.- Design of Hot Stamping Tools and Blanking Strategies of Ultra High Strength Steels.- Information and Communications Technology.- Efficient and Secure Asset Tracking Across Multiple Domains.- Wireless Broadcast with Network Coding: DRAGONCAST.- A New Framework for Characterizing and Categorizing Usability Problems.- State of the Art in Designers' Cognitive Activities and Computational Support: With Emphasis on the Information Categorization in the Early Stages of Design.- A Negotiation Composition Model for Agent Based eMarketplaces.- Discovering Technology Intelligence from Document Data in an Organisation.- High-Voltage IC Technology: Implemented in a Standard Submicron CMOS Process.- Life and Natural Sciences.- Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy for Intravascular Diagnosis of Atherosclerosis.- Mathematical Modelling of Cervical Cancer Vaccination in the UK.- Particle PhysicsExperiment on the International Space Station.- Effects of Methylation Inhibition on Cell Prolieration and Metastasis of Human Breast Cancer Cells.- Proteomic Study of Hydrophobic (Membrane) Proteins and Hydrophobic Protein Complexes.- Climate Change: Business Challenge or Opportunity?.- Comparison of Eco-Industrial Development between the UK and Korea.- On Applications of Semiparametric Multiple Index Regression.- Towards Transverse Laser Cooling of an Indium Atomic Beam.- Heat and Cold Stress Indices for People Exposed to Our Changing Climate.- The Thrill Effect in Medical Treatment: Thrill Effect as a Therapeutic Tool in Clinical Health Care (Esp. Music Therapy).- Status of the Climate Change Policies in South Korea.- Trends in Microbial Fuel Cells for the Environmental Energy Refinery from Waste/Water.- Cell Based Biological Assay Using Microfluidics.- Finite Volume Method for a Determination of Mass Gap in the Two Dimensional O(n) ?-Model.- Understanding the NO-Sensing Mechanism at Molecular Level.- Environmentally Friendly Approach Electrospinning of Polyelectrolytes from Aqueous Polymer Solutions.