FEniCS 2026 - Conference programme v3 (18/06/2026)
Wednesday - 17 June
Morning - Advanced Tutorial Session (optional)
Attendees of this session are invited to follow the instructions on the website: FEniCS 2026 – Advanced Tutorial Session to preinstall the latest version of DOLFINx (v0.11.0) together with the required dependencies.
Chair: Andrey Latyshev
| 8:45 - 9:20 | Arrival/Registration of tutorial session participants |
| 9:20 - 10:10 | Tutorial session 1 with Jørgen S. Dokken: An exploration of advanced features in DOLFINx through the shifted boundary method |
| 10:10 - 10:40 | Coffee break |
| 10:40 - 11:30 | Tutorial session 2 with Jack S. Hale: A guide to building and running FEniCSx on HPC systems |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Open Q&A session |
| 12:00 - 13:20 | Lunch outside centre/Arrival/Registration of participants |
Afternoon - Conference starts
| 12:00 - 13:20 | Arrival/Registration of conference participants |
| 13:20 - 13:30 | Opening ceremony |
| 13:30 - 15:30 | Session 1: Software packages with later demonstrations |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 - 17:30 | Session 2: Kernels, HPC deployment, and the wider FEniCS ecosystem |
| 17:30 - 18:30 | Poster session and software demonstrations |
| 18:30 | Cocktail reception (UChicago Center) |
Session 1: Software packages with later demonstrations
Chair: Cécile Daversin Catty
| Time | Presenter | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| 13:30 - 13:45 | Susanne Claus | CutFEMx: A Cut Finite Element Library for FEniCSx |
| 13:45 - 14:00 | Felipe Rocha | Can we predict stress fields without models? Recent adventures of ddfenicsx for Data-driven Identification |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Giovanni Zullo | Z3ST: A FEniCSx Framework for Multiscale Thermo-Mechanical Analysis with Automatic Differentiation |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Antonio Baiano Svizzero | An Open-Source FEniCSx-Based Platform for Industrial Vibroacoustic Simulation |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Joaquin Cornejo | Automated generation of MITC shell elements in code_aster via FEniCSx symbolic engines |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Anton Evdokimov | FEniCSx in Metal Additive Manufacturing |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Luis Gerardo Gutierrez Ibarra | Numerical investigation of urban heat island within variable porous urban domain |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Michel Duprez | PhiFEM : an immersed boundary finite element method for geometries defined by a level-set |
Session 2: Kernels, HPC deployment, and the wider FEniCS ecosystem
Chair: Chris Richardson
| Time | Presenter | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Joseph Dean | Fast Finite Element Kernels for Modern Computing Architectures |
| 16:15 - 16:30 | Michal Habera | Running after rounding errors: a posteriori error bounds of finite element kernels |
| 16:30 - 16:45 | Georgios Kafanas | Distributing FEniCS with the EasyBuild/EESSI ecosystem: how to prepare a software package for distribution in HPC systems |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Jørgen S. Dokken | Evolving FEniCS: The Extension Ecosystem at Simula Scientific Computing |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | Henrik Finsberg | Building a FEniCSx Ecosystem for Biomedical Research |
| 17:15 - 17:30 | Poster and software-only presenters | One-minute blitz session |
Poster and software demonstration one-minute blitz presenters (12 total: 11 posters + 1 software-only demonstration):
- Luke J Barratt, Developing numerical tools to improve the diagnosis of peripheral artery disease
- Raphaël Bulle, Shape optimization using PhiFEM
- Paul T. Kühner, IMPACT - Modelling and optimisation of endless composite filament wound armour plates
- Andreas Zilian, What’s new in dolfiny - high-level convenience wrappers for DOLFINx
- Sanyang Liu, Adaptive edge element method for a quasilinear problem in electromagnetism with strong convergence for Gauss’ law
- Nathan Langlet, Flow distortion generation using topology optimization
- Emna Frikha, Effects of Pre-existing Defects on Helium Bubble Nucleation and Growth in Tungsten
- Théo Bermond, Finite Element Modeling of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy in All-Solid-State Batteries using FEniCSx
- Chris Richardson, GPU kernels in DOLFINx
- Lucia Escudero Sartages, Numerical simulation of asphalt solar collector systems
- Andrey Latyshev, Integration of Externally Defined Constitutive Models into FEniCSx Using DOLFINx-External-Operator
- Guangjin Mou, Towards natural language-driven computational mechanics: A general LLM-integrated platform built on FEniCS
Software demonstrations:
- Susanne Claus, CutFEMx: a cut finite element library for FEniCSx
- Chris Richardson, Software demonstration (GPU)
- Guangjin Mou, Towards natural language-driven computational mechanics: A general LLM-integrated platform built on FEniCS
- Luis Gerardo Gutierrez Ibarra, Numerical investigation of urban heat island within variable porous urban domain
- Giovanni Zullo, Live Demonstration of Z3ST: A FEniCSx Framework for Multiscale Thermo-Mechanical Analysis with Automatic Differentiation
- Antonio Baiano Svizzero, Live Demonstration of an Open-Source Vibroacoustic GUI Built on FEniCSx
- Anton Evdokimov, FEniCSx in Metal Additive Manufacturing
- Felipe Rocha, From Micro to Macro: Unsupervised FE² Acceleration using ddfenicsx and micmacsfenicsx
- Andrey Latyshev, Integration of Externally Defined Constitutive Models into FEniCSx Using DOLFINx-External-Operator
Thursday - 18 June
Morning
| 9:00 - 10:30 | Session 3: Multiphysics |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Session 4: Biomedical modelling and applications |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch outside centre |
Afternoon
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Session 5: Solid mechanics, contact, and material response |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 - 17:15 | Session 6: Solver workflows, inverse modelling, and FEniCS ecosystem |
| 17:15 - 20:00 | Free time |
| 20:00 | Conference dinner at Bofinger |
Session 3: Multiphysics
Chair: Johan Jansson
| Time | Presenter | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Marina Matthaiou | FELiCS: A Versatile Linearized Flow Solver for Multi-Physics Applications |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Théo Bermond | Finite Element Modeling of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy in All-Solid-State Batteries using FEniCSx |
| 9:30 - 9:45 | Remi Delaporte-Mathurin | FESTIM v2.0: Upgraded framework for multi-species hydrogen transport |
| 9:45 - 10:00 | James Dark | Multi-physics Modelling of Nuclear Fusion Reactor Components using FESTIM |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Aaron Gobeyn | Numerical quality factor statistics of multilayered superconducting radio-frequency cavity |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Marc Hirschvogel | A fully monolithic formulation for multiphase fluid-structure interaction |
Session 4: Biomedical modelling and applications
Chair: Jørgen S. Dokken
| Time | Presenter | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Henrik Palme | Nonlinear Inversion Framework - Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE) |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Cécile Daversin Catty | In-silico drug delivery in the human brain |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Andreas Solheim | Data-integrated simulations of solute transport in the rodent brain using FEniCSx |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Thomas Lavigne | Poromechanics to investigate the impact of mechanical loading on human skin micro-circulation |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Pierre Bichon | Contact modeling using the Third Medium Contact (TMC) method: toward the application of a femoral stem insertion inside a bone cavity |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Marius Causemann | Inferring Human Intracranial CSF Absorption Sites via Inverse Modelling of Protein Transport |
Session 5: Solid mechanics, contact, and material response
Chair: Jérémy Bleyer
| Time | Presenter | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Saeid Ghouli | Material model discovery with FEMU in FEniCSx |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Paul Bouteiller | Finite-Pressure Anisotropic Hyperelasticity in FEniCSx: A Phenomenological Approach for Shock Physics |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Musa Choudhury | High-performance solid mechanics simulations in FEniCSx |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Yahya Boye | Flexibility Method for Contact Mechanics in FEniCSx. Finite Element Construction and Hierarchical Compression of Compliance Operators. |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Lavakumar Veludandi | Computational Shakedown Analysis with FEniCSx: Conic Optimization for Large-Scale FEM |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Donald Boyce | Convergence Study on Polycrystalline Materials |
Session 6: Solver workflows, inverse modelling, and FEniCS ecosystem
Chair: Rémi Delaporte-Mathurin
| Time | Presenter | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 - 16:15 | Johnny Vogels | Implementation of the TiNiest Tensor de Rham subcomplex on 3D Hybrid Meshes |
| 16:15 - 16:30 | Alexis Salzman | An implementation of the distributed two scales method for linear elasticity problems based on FEniCSx and PETSc |
| 16:30 - 16:45 | Javier Lorente-Macías | Adjoint-accelerated inverse modelling of acoustic cross-talk in piezoelectric inkjet printheads |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Louis Gombert | FEniCS Post-processing with ParaView |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | Johan Jansson | The Digital Math framework as a robust and general scientific basis for society - advancements in the Adaptive Euler breakthrough for aerodynamics and DigiMat educational program |
Friday - 19 June
Morning
| 9:15 - 10:30 | Session 7: Inverse problems, waves, and flow/transport |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Session 8: Engineering applications in structures, propulsion, and manufacturing |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Prize jury deliberation |
| 12:15 | Closing ceremony and awards |
Session 7: Inverse problems, waves, and flow/transport
Chair: Ridgway Scott
| Time | Presenter | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Xavier Cartoixà | Generalized Stokes problem with pressure Dirichlet boundary conditions for heat transport |
| 9:30 - 9:45 | G. William Slade | Electromagnetic Waveguide Input/Output Boundary Condition using SciFEM and FEniCSx |
| 9:45 - 10:00 | Ofir Mirkin | Towards fully programmable inflatable panels |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Dimitrios Gourzoulidis | A Finite-Element Method for Fluctuating Navier–Stokes Equations |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Nathan Langlet | Flow distortion generation using topology optimization |
Session 8: Engineering applications in structures, propulsion, and manufacturing
Chair: Corrado Maurini
| Time | Presenter | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Johannes Neumann | Finite-Element Modeling of Complex Inelasticity Using FEniCSx: Paper and Thermoplastics |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Daria Mesbah | femOHL: A FEniCSx-based Framework for Structural Integrity and Resilience Assessment of Overhead Power Transmission Infrastructure |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Arshad Fasiludeen | Multiphysics Eddy-Current Simulation for Efficient Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Propulsion |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | José Ángel Bejarano Vázquez | L-PBF Processes via FEniCS: A Finite Element Framework for Heat Modelling and Accelerated Predictive Workflows |
Closing session and prize awards
| Time | Presenter | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Organising Committee | Closing session and prize awards |