17th SPHERIC International Workshop

 ​27-29 June 2023, Rhodes, Greece

Keynotes

Prof. Viv Kendon
Strathclyde University

Title: 
Integrating quantum computing with HPC

Bio: ​​  She has been developing quantum computing for the past twenty years, focusing on understanding how it works and how to turn theory into practical applications.  She leads the UK Exascale development project QEVEC (Quantum Enhanced and Verified Exascale Computing) and CCP-QC, a UK network to bring the computational science and engineering communities together with the quantum computing community.  She is on the management board of INQA (International Network in Quantum Annealing).  

Prof. Antonio Gil
Swansea University 

Title:
TBC

Bio: Antonio J. Gil is a Professor at the Zienkiewicz Institute for Modelling, Data and AI at Swansea University and Head of the School of Aerospace, Civil, Electrical, General and Mechanical Engineering. He has been active in research in the area of computational mechanics for over 20 years, with contributions in a variety of topics, including, large strain solid mechanics, in-silico modelling of soft robotics, electro-magneto-acousto-mechanics, meshless methods and finite element/volume methods. His work as a young investigator has been recognised with awards such as the UK Leverhulme Prize and the ECCOMAS Olgierd Cecil Zienkiewicz award

Prof. Peter Stansby
University of Manchester

Title:
History of particle shifting and future wave structure interaction

Winners of the Joe Monaghan Prize

Bio:  Peter graduated with a BA in Engineering from Cambridge University in 1971, and a PhD in aerodynamics three years later.  His working life began in industry with the Atkins Group. In 1980 he joined the University of Manchester where he was awarded a DSc. He has been a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering since 2001.  His research interests have focused on offshore structures, coastal engineering, marine energy (wave and tidal), and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) particularly Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), publishing over 180 Q1 journal papers. He has been developing wave energy devices for 15 years resulting in the system M4. He is the inaugural Osborne Reynolds Professor of Fluid Mechanics at the University of Manchester.   

Workshop Topics

Instructions for authors

Please follow the instruction below:

Abstract submission

Authors may choose one of the following two categories for their abstract submission:

and are encouraged to use the templates provided. For abstracts which may not align well with one of the two categories, authors may choose the one closer to their work.

The abstracts should be 1 page long and must include one illustrative figure outlining the quality of the results. A comparison with reference solutions or SPHERIC benchmark cases is highly encouraged. 

A pdf version of the abstract should be submitted by 24  February 2023  via email. Authors are requested to indicate in their email: 

  • whether the abstract refers to (a) fundamental SPH research or (b) SPH practical/industrial applications
  • assign their contribution to at least three Workshop Topics

The email should have "SPHERIC 2023 Abstract - Last_Name_of_Corresponding_Author" as subject. 

The abstract submission process is now closed .

Review process

The abstracts will be assessed by at least three SPH experts from the scientific committee using a blind peer-review process. The quality of the abstracts will be assessed using averaged ratings for three equally important criteria than can be found in the "guide for authors and reviewers" document also, briefly highlighted below:

  • for a fundamental SPH research abstract the criteria are (1) novelty, (2) applicability/expected impact, and (3) improvements/quality of results
  • for an industrial application abstract the criteria are (1) novelty, (2) usability, and (3) competitiveness

Notification of acceptance for publication will be given on or before the 17th of March 2023 by email.

Paper

After notification of accepted abstracts, authors must prepare and submit their full manuscript according to the SPHERIC templates, the paper must not exceed 8-pages in total. Templates are available for MS Word  or LaTeX.  It is important NOT to put any page numbers in the final paper. It is also recommended not to spend too much space explaining "standard/well known SPH equations" on the paper, as readers are assumed to be familiar with the basic SPH formulation. 

Papers should be submitted by the 28th April 2023 in pdf format via email. The email should have SPHERIC 2023 Article - "Last_Name_of_Corresponding_author" as object. Students can enter the "Libersky Prize" by indicating their intention on the submission email. 

At least one unique registration must correspond to each paper and the registration should be finalized no later than 5th May 2023. This author will be the presenter at the workshop. There is a maximum of one presentation for each delegate during the workshop. 

Papers with no registered authors by 6th May 2023 will be marked invalid and will NOT be published in the workshop proceedings or have a presentation slot (cf. Registration and payment Section).

Libersky student prize

The Libersky Prize is awarded at every SPHERIC Workshop for the best student "paper & presentation" judged by the Scientific Committee. Student authors who would like to sign up for the student prize should indicate it in their email during the submission of the paper. To be eligible for the student prize, the student must be the first author on the paper, present the work and attend the final ceremony.

The award is named in honour of Prof. Larry Libersky, one of the pioneers of SPH in engineering. 

SPH Training Day

Supplementary to the workshop, a Training Day is offered on the 26th of June, 2023 between 09:30 and 17:30. The training is most suitable for researchers who may or may not be familiar with the principles of SPH and/or are beginning their work in the field. ​​More experienced SPH researchers and practitioners from academia or industry may find the training day a useful opportunity for sharing insights and ideas.
Registration is scheduled from 09:00 to 09:30. 

The training day is structured into two parts:

  1. Two theoretical lectures in the morning session.
  2. The afternoon session will be devoted to a practical session with pre- and post-processing tools using the ​open-source SPH solver ​package DualSPHysics. The session will be delivered by the developers of the DualSPHysics solver.

Please note, a PC will not be provided for the practical training day and delegates may bring their laptop for running the software.

Lecture 1

Dr. Javier Calderon-Sanchez
Assistant Professor
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain  

Lecture 2

Dr Corrado Altomare  
Ramón y Cajal Postdoctoral Researcher Maritime Engineering Laboratory  Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech Spain

The Training Day carries an additional registration fee. 
Participants of the Training Day have to register online on the Registration page.

How to travel

By air

Rhodes is connected with all major European and International airports via Rhodes International Airport Diagoras (IATA: RHO), located less than 14 km on the ​southern-west side of Rhodes and 10 km away from the venue, Rhodes Palace.

Reaching Rodes Palace from/to the airport is ​convenient by taxi (20 min) or a regular bus service   No. 50/59 (30-40 min). 

By sea

Rhodes is well connected by ferry from Athens (Piraeus port) with 4-5 ​available routes per week taking approximately 16 hours. 

Further, Rhodes is connected to all major and local islands such as ​Heraklion , Kos, Patmos, Leros and Simi. For tickets, please use popular sites such as Ferryscanner or Ferryhopper.