The persons listed below, in recognition of their outstanding contributions
in the field of computational mechanics, were invited to deliver a plenary
or semi-plenary lecture at the WCCM VIII - ECCOMAS V world congress. Click
the name for more information about the lecturer, and the title of his or
her lecture to access the abstract.
Plenary Lecturers |
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Ted Belytschko
Northwestern University, United States
Multiscale Computational Methods for Failure
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Pierre Ladevčze
LMT-Cachan, Paris 6 University, France
The Latin Method: A Paradigm for Multiscale and Multiphysics Computational Methods
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Herbert Mang
Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Computational Multi-Scale Analysis in Civil Engineering
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Kazuhiro Nakahashi
Tohoku University, Japan
Building-Cube Method: A CFD Approach for Near-Future PetaFlops Computers
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Michael Ortiz
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States
Electronic-Structure Calculations at Macroscopic Scales
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Roger Owen
University of Wales Swansea, United Kingdom
Multi-Field Coupling Strategies for Large Scale Problems Involving Multi-Fracturing Rock and Particulate Media
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Olivier Pironneau
Université Paris VI, France
Numerical Challenge for Option Pricing
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Alfio Quarteroni
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Mathematical Modeling for Medicine, Sports, and the Environment
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Robert Taylor
University of California at Berkeley, United States
My Fifty Years with Finite Elements!
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Barbara Wohlmuth
University of Stuttgart, Germany
Stable Hybridization Techniques in Computational Mechanics
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Semi-Plenary Lecturers |
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Ferdinando Auricchio
Universitŕ di Pavia, Italy
On the Stability of Finite Element Schemes for Finite Strain Incompressible Elasticity
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Zdenek Bazant
Northwestern University, United States
Computing Quasibrittle Failure Probability: from Nano to Macro |
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Javier Bonet
University of Wales Swansea, United Kingdom
Two Step Taylor-Galerkin Solution of Lagrangian Explicit Dynamic Solid Mechanics |
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Gengdong Cheng
Dalian University of Technology, China
Multi-Scale Design Optimization |
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Charbel Farhat
Stanford University, United States
Reduced-Order Modeling, Differential Geometry and Physics-Based Near-Real-Time Predictions |
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Axel Flaig
Aerodynamics, Airbus, Germany
Eco-efficient by Design - Challenges for Aerodynamics Engineers for Future Aircraft Design |
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Tom Hughes
The University of Texas at Austin, United States
Isogeometric Analysis: Progress and Challenges |
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Sergio Idelsohn
CIMNE, Spain
Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina
Fluid-Structure-Interaction Problems Including "Added-Mass Effects" |
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Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai
Asian Institute Of Technology, Thailand
Advances in Kriging-Based Finite Element Method |
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Wing Kam Liu
Northwestern University, United States
Multiresolution Mechanics: Linking Material Properties to Evolving Microstructure |
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Rainald Löhner
George Mason University, United States
Combination of Body-Fitted and Embedded/Immersed Methods for Complex CFD Applications |
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Nicolas Moës
Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France
The eXtended Finite Element Method: State of the Art and Challenges Ahead |
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Ernst Rank
Technical University München, Germany
Computational Steering: Towards Advanced Interactive High Performance Computing in Engineering Sciences |
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Scott Sloan
University of Newcastle, Australia
Limit Analysis with Adaptive Mesh Refinement |
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Wolfgang Wall
Technical University of Munich, Germany
Computational modeling of the respiratory system |
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Takashi Yabe
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Robust Multi-Phase Flow Solvers with Mesh-Free Adaptive Grid CIP Method |