Program


Keynote talks

Speaker: Jae-Min Kwon, from Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, Korea
Title: Digital Twin Technology to Accelerate Fusion R&D

Speaker: Miquel Moreto, from Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain
Title: Towards European High Performance Computing Accelerators based on the RISC-V Open ISA

Speaker: Ane Lasa, from University of Tennessee, USA
Title: Development of multi-scale computational frameworks to solve fusion materials science challenges

Speaker: Jesús Romero, from TAE Technologies, USA
Title: The Field-Reversed Configuration: A promising path to aneutronic fusion

Speaker: Jeff Candy, from General Atomics, USA
Title: Porting and Performance of Spectral Gyrokinetics on NVIDIA, AMD and Intel GPU architectures

Invited talks

  • Andrea Sand (Aalto University): Radiation-induced collision cascades with ab initio informed two-temperature molecular dynamics
  • Federico Ledda (Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino): Atomistic modelling of collision cascades for the integration of radiation damage in ReBCO superconductors for fusion
  • Rogerio Jorge (University of Wisconsin-Madison): The Design of Stellarators with Simple and Flexible Coils
  • Emi Narita (Kyoto University): Convolutional neural network models for predicting evolution of nonlinear gyrokinetic simulations
  • Axel Koenis (Max-Planck-Institute for Plasma Physics): Beyond MHD – global electromagnetismo gyro-kinetic simulations in stellarators
  • Katarzyna Borowiec (Oak Ridge National Laboratory): Liquid immersion blanket simulations using VERTEX-CFD
  • Arpan Sircar (Oak Ridge National Laboratory): Accelerating OpenFOAM on Frontier GPUs for Fusion Multiphysics Simulations

Contributed talks

  • Danielle Torsello (Politecnico di Torino): Mapping irradiation effects in fusion reactors with 3D Monte Carlo simulations
  • Alexander Farmakalides (Lab of Scientific Computing, University of Cambridge): Whole System Fusion Reactor Simulations with the CRATOS framework
  • Arkady Serikov (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)): Computational neutronics analyses of deuteron interactions with lithium target in IFMIF-DONES for fusion applications
  • William Ellis (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority): Virtual Fusion Tokamak Structural Model Enabled by Supercomputing
  • F. J. Dominguez-Gutierrez (National Centre for Nuclear Research): Bridging Experiment and Simulation: Multiscale Analysis of Nanoindentation in Pristine and Irradiated Iron
  • Henrique Bergallo Rocha (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority): Platypus: A Scalable, Open-Source, GPU-Accelerated MOOSE App for Multiphysics Fusion Simulations
  • Pablo Canca (University of Granada): Ab initio study of cementite – α-Fe interfaces under irradiation
  • Pau Manyer Fuertes (Barcelona Supercomputing Center): EQUILI module in ALYA: a free-boundary Grad-Shafranov equation solver using CutFEM
  • Jorge Suárez Recio (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid): ML-Driven Analysis of Self-Healing Properties in Tungsten Grain Boundaries
  • Marianna Szambelan (Laboratory for Scientific Computing, University of Cambridge): A modular workflow for the optimisation and simulation of tokamak plasma in equilibrium
  • Kalp Pandya (Group in Computational Science and HPC, DA-IICT): Hybrid Approach for Plasma Simulation: Integrating data-driven ML model with traditional Fluid Modeling
  • Mathieu Peybernes (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL)): GPU porting of ASCOT5 code for Monte Carlo simulations in fusion plasmas
  • Christos Vagkidis (Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology): Utilizing deep learning for characterization of tokamak edge density perturbations
  • Hernán Domingo Ramos (Barcelona Supercomputing Center): MAXWEL: FEM software module to compute EM fields within a magnetically confined fusion reactor
  • Libin Varghese (Group in Computational Science and HPC, DA-IICT): Parametric study of wall effects on plasma transport across the magnetic filter field in a negative ion source using 2D-3v PIC-MCC simulations
  • Luke Humphrey (UK Atomic Energy Authority): Developing an Automated Fluid Activation Residence Time CFD Database
  • Prashant Dwivedi (Department of Control Engineering, Czech Technical University): Cratering of Tungsten Walls Under High-Velocity Dust Impacts: Effects of Angle and Temperature
  • Xudong Ke Lin (University of Cambridge) : Novel Algorithms for the Accurate and Fast Solution of the Two-Fluid MHD Equations
  • Alberto Fraile (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), BIST & CSIC): High-velocity dust impacts in plasma facing materials: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations
  • Rupert Eardley-Brunt (UK Atomic Energy Authority): Ongoing efforts towards scalable open-source liquid-metal MHD simulation for fusion multiphysics
  • Alvaro Martinez-Pechero (University of Oxford): A novel Crystal Plasticity Finite Element framework to study materials for fusion
  • Remi Delaporte-Mathurin (Plasma Science and Fusion Center, MIT): Upgrading FESTIM for High-Performance Computing with FEniCSx: Mixed Domain Formulation and Enhanced Parallel Scaling

First day – 21 November 2024
Timezone CET (Central European Time)

Main RoomRoom 2
9:00-9:15Welcome
 Inaugural session: Perspectives in HPC for fusion.
Chair: Y. Suzuki
9:15-10:00Jae-Min Kwon: Digital Twin Technology to Accelerate Fusion R&D
10:00-10:45Miquel Moreto: Towards European High Performance Computing Accelerators based on the RISC-V Open ISA
10:45-11:05Break
Sessión: Fusion materials modelling
Chair: J.García
11:05-11:35Andrea Sand: Radiation-induced collision cascades with ab initio informed two-temperature molecular dynamics
11:35-12:05Federico Ledda: Atomistic modelling of collision cascades for the integration of radiation damage in ReBCO superconductors for fusion
12:05-13:40Lunch Break
 Session: Material modelling and neutronics (Main Room)
Chair: M.J. Caturla
Session: Systems and Multiphysics (Room 2)
Chair: I. Palermo
13:40-14:00Danielle Torsello: Mapping irradiation effects in fusion reactors with 3D Monte Carlo simulationsWilliam Ellis: Virtual Fusion Tokamak Structural Model Enabled by Supercomputing
14:00-14:20Arkady Serikov: Computational neutronics analyses of deuteron interactions with lithium target in IFMIF-DONES for fusion applicationsAlexander Farmakalides: Whole System Fusion Reactor Simulations with the CRATOS framework
14:20-14:40F. J. Dominguez-Gutierrez: Bridging Experiment and Simulation: Multiscale Analysis of Nanoindentation in Pristine and Irradiated IronHenrique Bergallo Rocha: Platypus: A Scalable, Open-Source, GPU-Accelerated MOOSE App for Multiphysics Fusion Simulations
14:40-15:00Pablo Canca: Ab initio study of cementite – α-Fe interfaces under irradiation
15:00-15:30Break
Session: Advanced concepts & fusion materials
Chair: E. Sánchez
15:30-16:15Ane Lasa: Development of multi-scale computational frameworks to solve fusion materials science challenges
16:15-16:45Rogerio Jorge: The Design of Stellarators with Simple and Flexible Coils
16:45-17:30Jesús Romero: The Field-Reversed Configuration: A promising path to aneutronic fusion

Second day – 22 November 2024
Timezone CET (Central European Time)

Main RoomRoom 2
9:30-9:35Welcome Day 2
 Session: Gyrokinetic simulations
Chair: Y. Suzuki
9:35-10:05Emi Narita: Convolutional neural network models for predicting evolution of nonlinear gyrokinetic simulations
10:05-10:35Axel Koenis: Beyond MHD – global electromagnetismo gyro-kinetic simulations in stellarators
10:35-10:55Break
Session: Fast particles, MHD and EM solvers
Chair: S. Futatani
Session: Machine learning
Chair: M. Mantsinen
10:55-11:15Pau Manyer Fuertes: EQUILI module in ALYA: a free-boundary Grad-Shafranov equation solver using CutFEMJorge Suárez Recio: ML-Driven Analysis of Self-Healing Properties in Tungsten Grain Boundaries
11:15-11:35Marianna Szambelan: A modular workflow for the optimisation and simulation of tokamak plasma in equilibriumKalp Pandya: Hybrid Approach for Plasma Simulation: Integrating data-driven ML model with traditional Fluid Modeling
11:35-11:55Mathieu Peybernes: GPU porting of ASCOT5 code for Monte Carlo simulations in fusion plasmasChristos Vagkidis: Utilizing deep learning for characterization of tokamak edge density perturbations
11:55-12:15Hernán Domingo Ramos: MAXWEL: FEM software module to compute EM fields within a magnetically confined fusion reactor
12:15-13:50Lunch Break
 Session: Material modelling & wall effects (Main Room)
Chair: M.J. Caturla
Session: MHD, CFD and tritium modelling (Room 2)
Chair: I. Palermo
13:50-14:10Libin Varghese: Parametric study of wall effects on plasma transport across the magnetic filter field in a negative ion source using 2D-3v PIC-MCC simulationsLuke Humphrey: Developing an Automated Fluid Activation Residence Time CFD Database
14:10-14:30Alberto Fraile: High-velocity dust impacts in plasma facing materials: Insights from molecular
dynamics simulations
Xudong Ke Lin: Novel Algorithms for the Accurate and Fast Solution of the Two-Fluid MHD Equations
14:30 – 14:50Prashant Dwivedi: Cratering of Tungsten Walls Under High-Velocity Dust Impacts: Effects of Angle and Temperature Rupert Eardley-Brunt: Ongoing efforts towards scalable open-source liquid-metal MHD simulation for fusion multiphysics
14:50-15:10Alvaro Martinez-Pechero: A novel Crystal Plasticity Finite Element framework to study materials for fusionRemi Delaporte-Mathurin: Upgrading FESTIM for High-Performance Computing with FEniCSx: Mixed Domain Formulation and Enhanced Parallel Scaling
15:10-15:30Break
Session: CFD & code acceleration
Chair: A. Mishchenko
15:30-16:00Katarzyna Borowiec: Liquid immersion blanket simulations using VERTEX-CFD
16:00-16:30Arpan Sircar: Accelerating OpenFOAM on Frontier GPUs for Fusion Multiphysics Simulations
16:30-17:15Jeff Candy: Porting and Performance of Spectral Gyrokinetics on NVIDIA, AMD and Intel GPU architectures
17:15-17:30Closing