WG meeting in Zurich (hosted by ETHZ). 2 day. This page is continuously updated as details are arranged/known. Approximately 10 people to be reimbursed by COST (depending on available budget). It will happen on March/April (to be confirmed) April 28th and 29th as a satellite event a workshop related to upscaling in DEM simulation. of the workshop “Modelling of granular materials - Integrating data, computation, and physics” to be held on April 30th at the Meridian Hall, Collegium Helveticum. Both events are organised/hosted by Danny van der Haven.
Intended WGs: WG1 and WG4. This will be dedicated to a hackathon for Machine Learning methods for DEM simulation, production of deliverables for WG1 and advance of advancing on benchmarking problems common between WG1 and WG4. It may involve a hackathon organised by WG1 if this does not happen in the Netherlands during the meeting described above., as well as progressing on the development of the “Handbook of best-practice and guidance for DEM simualtions.
Time planning (session topics to be confirmed)
| Day | Event |
|---|---|---|
Monday 28 April | Monday 9:00–12:30 | Machine Learning for DEM (Hackathon) |
Moday 14:00–17:00 | Working on benchmarking problems 1 | |
Tuesday 29 April | Tuesday 9:00–12:30 | Working on benchmarking problems 2 |
Tuesday 14:00–17:00 | Working on best-practice and guidance handbook | |
Wednesday 30 April | Wednesday 13:30 - 18:00 | Modelling of granular materials - Integrating data, computation, and physics - Organised by Collegium Helveticum. |
Location
Meridian Hall, Collegium Helveticum, ETH-Zentrum, Schmelzbergstrasse 25, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
Accommodation
Note: You should only make travel/accommodation arrangements once you have received an official invitation by COST. Otherwise your costs cannot be reimbursed.
We are making some tentative hotel reservations for ON-DEM attendees at a location 13 minutes walk from the events' location, but will not be able to do this for all attendees, hence please register your interest as soon as possible (see below) to find cheaper hotel deals.
Other affordable accommodation options in Zurich are:
Alexander guesthouse info@alexander-guesthouse.ch, website: Alexander Guesthouse Zurich - cheap hotel in Zurich
Hotel Bristol info@hotelbristol.ch, website: Official Website
Hotel Kafischnaps contact@kafischnaps.ch, website: Kafischnaps - Hotel / Pension
Register your interest
Please use this form to register your interest on attending this meeting. Deadline for expressions of interest: March 16th, 2025