Program
The COMSOL Conference will feature minicourses, keynote presentations, poster presentations, and more. The schedule is listed below with more details added on a rolling basis.
- Introduction: Modeling in COMSOL Multiphysics®
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The Model Builder in the COMSOL Desktop® environment includes functionality for all of the steps needed for modeling and simulation — from defining parameters, materials, geometry, physics settings, and mesh to the evaluation and visualization of results. The desktop environment also features the Application Builder for creating simulation apps and the Model Manager for storing and organizing models, apps, and simulations.
In this session, we focus on the Model Builder and how to set up multiphysics models from scratch. We will set up a model of a thermal actuator that combines electric currents, Joule heating, and thermal expansion using multiphysics couplings in the user interface. Once the main modeling workflow has been demonstrated, we will discuss each of the main steps in more detail, revealing useful tools and unique modeling features in the software. Examples of such features are variables and functions, built-in unit consistency, selections, exclusive and contributing nodes, study sequences, and many more.
Join us in this session to learn about the fundamental workflow of the Model Builder and gain insights into the tools in the Model Builder for adhering to best practices in modeling and simulation.
- Particle Tracing
- Low-Frequency Electromagnetics
- User Presentations: Computational Fluid Dynamics I
- User Presentations: Batteries
- User Presentations: Laser Heating
- Friedrich Maier, Sartorius
- Jos van Schijndel, ASML
- Building Simulation Apps
- LiveLink™ for MATLAB®
- High-Frequency Electromagnetics
- User Presentations: Computational Fluid Dynamics II
- User Presentations: Fuel Cells
- User Presentations: Welding and Casting
- Using the Model Manager
- Heat Transfer
- Electric Motors
- User Presentations: Acoustic I
- User Presentations: Structural Mechanics
- User Presentations: Multiphase Flow
- Importing, Defeaturing, and Repairing CAD Files
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CAD models are usually created by design departments for manufacturing purposes. In many cases, these models contain imperfections and details that have to be repaired or removed for analysis purposes. In addition, it is often desirable to model the volume surrounding an imported object, which requires additional manipulation of the CAD model.
COMSOL Multiphysics® features a wide range of functionality for importing, repairing, defeaturing, and modifying CAD models. In addition, the software can perform further geometry operations on an imported CAD file, for example, to create a volume domain for the analysis of the electromagnetic fields or fluid flow around an object.
Join us in this session to learn more about the geometry repairing and defeaturing functionality in COMSOL Multiphysics® and how to set up a geometry for modeling and simulation.
- LiveLink™ for Simulink®
- Ray Optics
- User Presentations: Acoustics II
- User Presentations: Low-Frequency Electromagnetics I
- User Presentations: Non-Isothermal Flow
- Equation-Based Modeling
- Thermal Radiation
- User Presentations: Plasma Physics
- User Presentations:Chemical Reaction Engineering and Transport
- User Presentations: MEMS and Sensor Design
- User Presentations: Low-Frequency Electromagnetics II
- Martin Wüest, Inficon
- Nagi Elabassi, Meta
- Forced and Natural Convection
- Structural Mechanics
- User Presentations: Electrochemistry
- User Presentations: Plasma Physics
- User Presentations: Advanced Methods and Teaching
- Fluid Flow
- Nonlinear Structural Materials and Fatigue
- User Presentations: Additive Manufacturing
- User Presentations: Construction and Infrastructure
- User Presentations: Microfluidics in Bioscience and Bioengineering
- Latest News in Core Functionality
- Best Practices in Results and Visualization
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One of the great benefits of modeling and simulation is that simulation results allow us to evaluate fields and variables that may be difficult to measure and visualize them in ways that might be difficult to do empirically.
COMSOL Multiphysics® has the unique ability to interpret mathematical expressions of variables, derived variables, functions, and parameters, which can be used on the fly to evaluate and visualize results. You can plot any function of the solution variables and their derivatives using surface, isosurface, slice, streamline, and many more plot types by simply typing in the mathematical expression or by selecting variables from a list. The software also provides functionality for visualizing material appearance, lighting, environment reflections, and shadows — which, combined with plots, create impressive images that can highlight important concepts of a design or process.
Join us in this session to learn how to calculate derived values, create stunning plots, and generate reports and presentations using COMSOL Multiphysics®.
- Laminar and Turbulent Flow
- Battery Design
- User Presentations: Bioscience and Bioengineering
- User Presentations: Geophysics and Geomechanics
- User Presentations: Piezoelectric Devices
- Solver Best Practices
- Multiphase Flow
- Acoustics
- User Presentations: Electrodeposition
- User Presentations: Nanotechnology and Material Mechanics
- User Presentations: Heat Transfer
- Christian Bianchi, UNOX
- Quentin Akkaoui, Matthieu Lepicard, Devialet
- Uncertainty Quantification
- Fuel Cells & Electrolyzers
- Loudspeakers
- User Presentations: Drying Processes
- User Presentations: Electromagnetic Heating
- User Presentations: Semiconductor Processing
- Optimization Techniques
- Porous Media Flow
- Fluid-Structure Interaction
- Electrochemistry, Corrosion, and Electrodeposition
- User Presentations: Renewable Energies
- Meshing and Mesh Import
- MEMS
- Chemical Reaction Engineering
- Composite Materials
- Polymer Flow
Minicourse Topics
Minicourses are 1-hour instructor-led sessions that cover modeling techniques, software functionality, and underlying theory.Modeling Workflow
- Introduction to Modeling in COMSOL Multiphysics®
- Latest News in Core Functionality
- Meshing and Mesh Import
- Solver Best Practices
- Results and Visualization Best Practices
- Building Simulation Apps
- Using the Model Manager
Electromagnetics
- Low-Frequency Electromagnetics
- Electric Motors
- Particle Tracing
- High-Frequency Electromagnetics
- Ray Optics
- Plasma Physics
Structural & Acoustics
- Structural Mechanics
- Nonlinear Structural Materials and Fatigue
- Composite Materials
- MEMS
- Acoustics
- Loudspeakers
Fluid & Heat
- Fluid Flow
- Laminar and Turbulent Flow
- Multiphase Flow
- Polymer Flow
- Porous Media Flow
- Fluid–Structure Interaction
- Heat Transfer
- Thermal Radiation
- Forced and Natural Convection
- Particle Tracing
Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Reaction Engineering
- Electrochemistry, Corrosion, and Electrodeposition
- Battery Design
- Fuel Cells & Electrolyzers
Interfacing
- Importing, Defeaturing, and Repairing CAD Files
- LiveLink™ for MATLAB®
- LiveLink™ for Simulink®
General
- Equation-Based Modeling
- Optimization Techniques
- Uncertainty Quantification
Keynote Speakers
Announced on a rolling basis.
Quentin Akkaoui is the lead transducer engineer at Devialet. He has a PhD in mechanics and vibroacoustics. His job at Devialet consists of designing new transducers adapted to given speaker projects requirements. The development of these new transducers involves the use of specific computational tools for maximizing loudspeaker efficiency. These computational models have been created in house, and the development of new computational models is a main focus of his team.

Christian Bianchi received his MS and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Padua, Italy. He spent periods as an Erasmus fellow at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and as a visiting scholar in the Food Physics Laboratory at Cornell University, U.S. His research interests include electroheat technologies, with a focus on radiofrequency and microwave applications. He is currently the electromagnetic design technology leader at UNOX S.p.A., a worldwide manufacturer of professional ovens. He is responsible for satisfying electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements in the R&D stage of new products for different markets and for the development of new microwave chambers.

Dr. Nagi Elabbasi is a multiphysics simulation technical lead manager at Reality Labs Research, a division of Meta. He leverages multiphysics simulations to advance innovations for Meta’s AR and VR devices. Prior to joining Meta, Elabbasi was a principal at Veryst Engineering, leading its multiphysics simulation consulting practice. Prior to this, Elabbasi worked in commercial finite element development, and his PhD from the University of Toronto and postdoc at MIT were also on finite element research.
Matthieu Lepicard is the acoustics lead engineer at Devialet and has an MSc in applied mathematics from Université Paris-Saclay. He is responsible for integrating loudspeakers and microphones into Devialet's devices and developing simulation tools to improve the team's understanding of physics for design.

Friedrich Maier is a senior scientist, CAE simulation at Sartorius. The Sartorius Group is a leading international partner of life sciences research and the biopharmaceutical industry. With its products and solutions, Sartorius enables the development and production of new and better therapies as well as affordable medicine. In his role, Maier supports the development of almost the entire Sartorius product landscape. He is also a driving force behind the platform technology provided by the simulation team, of which he was one of the first members. Prior to joining Sartorius, Maier worked in various roles for COMSOL, gaining valuable expertise in multiphysics applications with a strong focus on fluid mechanics coupled to thermal, mechanical, and chemical processes combined with optimization. His career is built upon a physics background as well as his PhD from the University of Göttingen, Germany, where he published research about reactive flows in porous media.

Jos van Schijndel completed his MSc in 1998 at the Department of Applied Physics at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TUe). In 2007, he obtained his PhD degree from TUe in integrated heat, air, and moisture modeling using MATLAB®, Simulink®, and the COMSOL® software. He worked for more than 25 years at TUe on the physics of the built environment. In 2018, he started as a thermal analyst at ASML. His passion is the computational modeling of high-tech devices using state-of-the-art scientific software and experimental validation.

Martin Wüest is head of sensor technology in the Vacuum Control business unit of INFICON Ltd., Liechtenstein. In his role, he is involved in research and development of new total pressure sensors ranging from ionization and heat transfer gauges to membrane deflection gauges. This work includes collaborating on research projects with various European universities and research and metrology institutes. Martin Wüest received his PhD in physics from the University of Bern, Switzerland. Before joining INFICON in 2003, he was senior scientist in the Space Science and Engineering Division of Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX. There, he was involved in the design and calibration of time-of-flight mass spectrometer space hardware, e.g., for NASA’s Cassini mission. He has published several papers on space physics as well as on vacuum technology and edited a reference monograph on calibration of space particle instruments. Martin is a Fellow of the American Vacuum Society.