Program


Keynote talks

  • Speaker: Flyura Djurabekova, University of Helsinki, Finland
    Title: Materials simulations from first principles and Molecular Dynamics with application in the fusion R&D
  • Speaker: Federico Felici, EPFL, Switzerland
    Title: Control of tokamak plasmas through Deep Reinforcement Learning: application to magnetic control on TCV
  • Speaker: Filippo Spiga, NVIDIA
    Title: Accelerating time-to-science in Fusion research

Invited talks

  • Martí Circuns i Duxans (Barcelona Supercomputing Center): Validating NEUTRO, a deterministic finite element neutron transport solver for fusion applications, with literature tests, experimental benchmarks and other neutronic codes
  • Emily Belli (General Atomics, General Atomics, UCSD): Multiscale Gyrokinetic Analysis in the Tokamak Pedestal
  • Jesús Domínguez-Palacios (University of Seville): Hybrid kinetic-MHD multi-n simulations of ELMs in the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak with MEGA
  • Jacobo Varela (UC3M): Optimization of plasma heating efficiency in fusion systems through suppression of energetic particle instabilities

Contributed talks

  • Guillermo Godino (Laboratorio Nacional de Fusión, CIEMAT): Quasi-isodynamic stellarator optimisation for several periodicities with a genetic algorithm
  • Luke Humphrey (UK Atomic Energy Authority): Machine Learning Techniques for Sequential Learning Engineering Optimisation
  • Stylianos Varoutis (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology): Deterministic and stochastic modelling of particle exhaust in the subdivertor region of W7-X
  • Christos Tantos (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology): Transient deterministic modeling of neutral gas flow in DEMO particle exhaust system
  • Maria Chrysanthou (Laboratory for Scientific Computing, University of Cambridge): Mathematical and computational assimilation for plasma boundary physics and integrated fusion reactor simulations
  • Alexander Farmakalides (Laboratory for Scientific Computing, University of Cambridge): A Computational Multi-physics Approach for Whole System Fusion Reactor Simulations
  • Xavier Sáez (Barcelona Supercomputing Center): The Advanced Computing Hub at BSC: improving fusion codes following the principles of EUROfusion standard software
  • Hugo Ferrari (CONICET- CNEA – CAB, Argentina): Simulation of NBI ion losses using GPUs
  • Alexey Mishchenko (Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics): Numerical tools for burning plasma applications
  • Paul Wilhelm (ACoM RWTH Aachen): The numerical flow iteration for the Vlasov-Poisson equation
  • Francisco Javier Domínguez Gutiérrez (NOMATEN Centre of Excellence, National Centre for Nuclear Research, Poland): Computational study of nanoindentation–induced incipient plasticity of lattice defected crystalline Molybdenum: An atomistic dislocation model
  • Jorge Suárez Recio (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid): Influence of W/W grain boundaries on helium behaviour by means of a combined DFT and MD approach
  • Juan Pablo Balbuena (University of Alicante): Vacancy and self-interstitial assisted migration of Cr in FeCr alloys
  • Gahyung Jo (Korea Institute of Fusion Energy): Development of a hyperbolic solver for gyrokinetic equation using discontinuous Galerkin method
  • Animesh Kuley (Indian Institute of Science Bangalore): Global gyrokinetic simulations of electrostatic microturbulent transport using kinetic electrons in LHD stellarator
  • Christos Vagkidis (University of Stuttgart): FDTD full-wave simulations for microwave-plasma interactions
  • Pablo Oyola (Universidad de Sevilla): Reduced fast-ion transport in NT plasmas in the presence of TAEs at TCV with 3D nonlinear hybrid kinetic-MHD MEGA code
  • Rupert Eardley (UK Atomic Energy Authority): Progress towards scalable liquid-metal MHD solvers for fusion breeder blanket multiphysics applications
  • Johannes Arend Hopman (CTTC UPC): A highly portable heterogeneous implementation of symmetry-preserving methods for magnetohydrodynamics

First day – 15 December 2022
Timezone CET (Central European Time)

9:00-9:15 Welcome: Mary Kate Chessey
 Session: Optimization for machine design, engineering and control
Chair: Edilberto Sánchez
9:15-10:00 Federico Felici: Control of tokamak plasmas through Deep Reinforcement Learning: application to magnetic control on TCV
10:00-10:20Guillermo Godino: Quasi-isodynamic stellarator optimisation for several periodicities with a genetic algorithm
10:20-10:40Luke Humphrey: Machine Learning Techniques for Sequential Learning Engineering Optimisation
10:40 – 11:00Break
 Session: Deterministic and multiphysics approaches to simulate fusion reactors
Chair: Alejandro Soba
11:00-11:30Martí Circuns i Duxans: Validating NEUTRO, a deterministic finite element neutron transport solver for fusion applications, with literature tests, experimental benchmarks and other neutronic codes
11:30-11:50Stylianos Varoutis: Deterministic and stochastic modelling of particle exhaust in the subdivertor region of W7-X
11:50-12:10Christos Tantos: Transient deterministic modeling of neutral gas flow in DEMO particle exhaust system
12:10-12:30Maria Chrysanthou: Mathematical and computational assimilation for plasma boundary physics and integrated fusion reactor simulations
12:30-12:50Alexander Farmakalides: A Computational Multi-physics Approach for Whole System Fusion Reactor Simulations
12:50-14:20Lunch Break
Session: Advanced Computing with emphasis on the use of accelerators
Chair: Mervi Mantsinen
14:20-15:05Filippo Spiga: Accelerating time-to-science in Fusion research
15:05-15:25Xavier Sáez: The Advanced Computing Hub at BSC: improving fusion codes following the principles of EUROfusion standard software
15:25-15:45Hugo Ferrari: Simulation of NBI ion losses using GPUs
15:45-16:05Break
 Session: Simulation of turbulence in fusion plasmas
Chair: Mary Kate Chessey
16:05-16:35Emily Belli: Multiscale Gyrokinetic Analysis in the Tokamak Pedestal
16:35-16:55Alexey Mishchenko: Numerical tools for burning plasma applications
16:55-17:15Paul Wilhelm: The numerical flow iteration for the Vlasov-Poisson equation

Second day – 16 December 2022

9:00-9:05Start Day 2
 Session: Atomistic simulations of fusion reactor materials
Chair: Julio Gutiérrez
9:05-9:50 Flyura Djurabekova: Materials simulations from first principles and Molecular Dynamics with application in the fusion R&D
9:50-10:10 Francisco Javier Domínguez Gutiérrez: Computational study of nanoindentation–induced incipient plasticity of lattice defected crystalline Molybdenum: An atomistic dislocation model
10:10-10:30Jorge Suárez Recio: Influence of W/W grain boundaries on helium behaviour by means of a combined DFT and MD approach
10:30-10:50Juan Pablo Balbuena: Vacancy and self-interstitial assisted migration of Cr in FeCr alloys
10:50-11:10Break
 Session: Simulation of turbulence and wave propagation in fusion plasmas
Chair: Edilberto Sánchez
11:10-11:30Gahyung Jo: Development of a hyperbolic solver for gyrokinetic equation using discontinuous Galerkin method
11:30-11:50Animesh Kuley: Global gyrokinetic simulations of electrostatic microturbulent transport using kinetic electrons in LHD stellarator
11:50-⁠12:10Christos Vagkidis: FDTD full-wave simulations for microwave-plasma interactions
12:10-13:40Lunch Break
 Session: Magnetohydrodynamics I
Chair: Shimpei Futatani
13:40-14:10Jesús Domínguez-Palacios: Hybrid kinetic-MHD multi-n simulations of ELMs in the ASDEX Upgrade tokamak with MEGA
14:10-14:30Pablo Oyola: Reduced fast-ion transport in NT plasmas in the presence of TAEs at TCV with 3D nonlinear hybrid kinetic-MHD MEGA code
14:30-14:50Rupert Eardley: Progress towards scalable liquid-metal MHD solvers for fusion breeder blanket multiphysics applications
14:50-15:10Break
Session: Magnetohydrodynamics II
Chair: Shimpei Futatani
15:10-⁠15:40Jacobo Varela: Optimization of plasma heating efficiency in fusion systems through suppression of energetic particle instabilities
15:40-16:00 Johannes Arend Hopman: A highly portable heterogeneous implementation of symmetry-preserving methods for magnetohydrodynamics
16:00-16:20Closing: Mary Kate Chessey