The MultiSimO Lab. in collaboration with Optimization and Variational Methods research group from UCLM has received three-year funding from Fundación Seneca- Agencia de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Región de Murcia for project DICOPMA (23.904 €). The research project is focused on the Optimal Design and Control of the new generation of Active Materials. The DICOPMA project aims at developing new methodologies for the optimal control and design of intelligent devices based on active materials.