Special Technology Sessions (STS) on Advanced Technologies for Sustainable
Aviation, Surface Transport and Related Industry Areas

Proposals for STS should be submitted before 15th June 2025

Why Special Technology Sessions (STS)

  • The Rational for the ST
      • On initiative of the ECCOMAS Industry Interest Group, the WCCM-ECCOMAS Congress 2026 will have Special Technology Sessions (STS) on technologies and research especially of relevance for industrial applications. The STS will address advanced computational methods and tools needed for sustainable aviation, surface transport and other industry areas, as well as their validation and application.

      At the ECCOMAS Congresses since 1996, the industrial technology oriented STS have a long tradition, based on the fact, that the industry in Europe, especially in Aviation and Transport, had and still has a strong need for advanced computational methods in areas as fluid dynamics, structure mechanics, design optimisation and operations. With artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and big data handling the challenges get another dimension for industry that needs to be addressed.

The STS Objectives at WCCM-ECCOMAS 2026

  • The STS will address advanced sustainable technologies for aviation, transport and related industry areas
      • Aviation, Surface Transport and related industries need to reduce their emissions and to play a driving role towards limiting global warming. Aviation and surface transport have the goal of climate neutrality by mid-century, which requires a significant increase in novel technologies and enhanced innovation.

      At WCCM-ECCOMAS 2026, the STS will address the development and use of computational methods, their validation and application, all contributing to reducing emissions of aviation, surface transport and related industries. This includes innovative computational methods and design tools for all relevant technology areas reaching up to concepts of novel configurations and advanced propulsion systems.

      As the WCCM-ECCOMAS Congress focuses on computational methods, the aim of the STS and their papers is to present novel computational and digitalized methods and tools (modelling, simulation, optimisation and control, artificial intelligence (AI), etc.) for the application in aviation, surface transport and related industries. The STS can also include the validation and technology demonstration by experiments and testing. In the view of high-performance computing and big data handling, the STS will also address the use of computational methods for innovative production and operation methods for the different transport means.
  • The Candidate Topic Areas:
    • Fluid mechanics (transonic aerodynamics, drag reduction, high-lift, hypersonic, flow control, etc.)
    • Structure mechanics (advanced materials, structural design, composites, additive manufacturing, fatigue, etc.)
    • Acoustics (aero-acoustics, noise reduction, vibration, CAA, etc.)
    • Numerical methods (CFD, high order methods, hybrid RANS/ LES, DNS, uncertainty quantification, optimization, etc.)
    • Disruptive vehicle architectures in aviation and surface transport (propulsion integration, novel configurations, etc.)
    • Novel propulsion systems (turbomachinery, low emission propulsion, combustion, hybrid systems, electric propulsion, Hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), etc.)
    • Applications of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and expert systems in the use in design, production, operation and maintenance.
    • Use of super computing and handling of big data quantities in design, optimisation and operation.

      Today’s central challenge for Aviation and Surface Transport is minimizing the environmental impact while maintaining an economic viability. The STS at the WCCM-ECCOMAS Congress 2026 are expected to provide a better understanding and perspectives of the computational tools and methods for advanced applications in Aviation, Surface Transport and other related industries in support of meeting the challenging goals of greening.

How to organize an STS for WCCM-ECCOMAS 2026

      • Experienced experts of aeronautics, surface transport and related industries are invited to organise the STS with selected specialists from industry, research institutions and universities. The STS organisers are free in choosing their speakers and ensure the scientific and technical quality of the STS.

      Who intends to organize an STS needs to submit a tentative session title and a brief abstract ( < 1 page) of the planned STS to the organizers of ECCOMAS IIG STS Committee (see below). Each STS will have two hours at the congress, and its organizer needs to identify 4 – 6 speakers for the planned STS. The proposed STS being set up by invitation do not need to participate in a review process. The rules and deadlines for STS given by the ECCOMAS IIG and the Congress organizers need to be respected. In order to submit a STS proposal, please use the same template and follow the same steps for MS submissions here.

Contacts:

  • Prof. Jacques Periaux, CIMNE/UPC, Barcelona/ Spain
    (ECCOMAS IIG Committee)

  • Dr. Tero Tuovinen, JAMK Univ. of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä/ Finland
    (ECCOMAS IIG Committee)

  • Prof. Gabriel Bugeda, CIMNE/UPC, Barcelona/ Spain

  • Dr. Dietrich Knoerzer, Independent Aeronautics Consultant
    Brussels/ Belgium