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WG5 - Industrial networking and commercial utilisation

WG5 - Industrial networking and commercial utilisation

Driver

@Donna Fitzsimmons Francisco Gilabert

Approver

@Daniel Barreto

Contributors

Informed

Objective

  1. Define and standardize calibration methodologies for Discrete Element Method (DEM).;

  2. Design and implement user interfaces and experiences (UI/UX) for open-source DEM codes;

  3. Demonstrate cloud deployment of DEM codes using platforms like Amazon Web Services;

  4. Develop techniques for upscaling simulations to reduce computation time with minimal accuracy loss;

  5. Conduct true industrial case studies in collaboration with academic stakeholders, software houses, and industrial end-users.

Due date

Key outcomes

D5.1. (M12) – Annual report of industrially relevant activities, including meetings, discussions, other activities as well as the conclusions and actions derived from these. (September 30, 2024)

D5.2. (M18) – White paper identifying barriers to commercial utilisation of DEM code and assessment of user difficulties. (March 31, 2025)

D5.1. (M24) – Annual report of industrially relevant activities, including meetings, discussions, other activities as well as the conclusions and actions derived from these. (September 30, 2025)

D5.1. (M36) – Annual report of industrially relevant activities, including meetings, discussions, other activities as well as the conclusions and actions derived from these. (September 30, 2026)

D5.1. (M48) – Annual report of industrially relevant activities, including meetings, discussions, other activities as well as the conclusions and actions derived from these. (September 30, 2027)

D5.3. (M48) – Tools to improve commercial utilisation of DEM codes, such as cloud deployment examples and guided user interfaces which are fully documented and published in a repository. (September 30, 2027)

Status

in progress

 

 Problem Statement

This Working Group is explicitly focussed on creating/maintaining links with industry stakeholders and facilitating commercial utilisation of the achievements of this network. This WG will have two key aims: 

  • Firstly, to work directly with key industrial users of DEM to identify current barriers to commercial utilisation of DEM. Industry needs are often quite different to those for academic users. For industry the focus is more on easy-of-use/setup, robustness, ‘quick’ results and how to calibrate the models for real industrial materials.

  • Secondly, to work with software houses and DEM consultancy firms in order to develop the tools to overcome these barriers. Here the use (G)UI/UX for codes, characterisation/calibration methodologies, cloud computing, etc. are of special interest.

The outputs of these two aims will be combined via several industrial case studies that will synergise the fundamental knowledge from other WGs, software houses and industrial stakeholders.

 Scope

Must have:

  • establish and maintain connections with industry stakeholders for DEM commercialization;

  • identify barriers to DEM use with industrial users (ease of use, robustness, calibration);

  • collaborate on:

    • Standardization of calibration methodologies;

    • UI/UX design for open-source codes;

    • Cloud deployment demonstrations (e.g., AWS).

  • conduct case studies with academia, software houses, and industrial users;

  • produce annual reports on industrially relevant activities and outcomes.

Must have:

  • establish and maintain connections with industry stakeholders for DEM commercialization;

  • identify barriers to DEM use with industrial users (ease of use, robustness, calibration);

  • collaborate on:

    • Standardization of calibration methodologies;

    • UI/UX design for open-source codes;

    • Cloud deployment demonstrations (e.g., AWS).

  • conduct case studies with academia, software houses, and industrial users;

  • produce annual reports on industrially relevant activities and outcomes.

Nice to have:

  • explore methods to reduce simulation time with minimal accuracy loss;

  • create comprehensive tool documentation for public repositories;

  • develop a white paper on barriers to DEM commercialization and user difficulties.

Not in scope:

  •  

 

 Timeline

Oct2023NovDecJan2024FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan2027FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctD5.1D5.1D5.1D5.2D5.1 & D5.3
Liaising with industrial partners
Identifying barriers to utilisation
Benchmarking, interfaces and application examples

Regular communication with partners

Coordination of focus groups

Assessment of (user) difficulties

Development of relevant user interfaces

Development of relevant user interfaces

Development of relevant user interfaces

Development of relevant user interfaces

Development of cloud deployment examples

Development of cloud deployment examples

Development of cloud deployment examples

Development of cloud deployment examples

Selection of benchmarking and validation problems

Selection of benchmarking and validation problems

Selection of benchmarking and validation problems

Selection of benchmarking and validation problems

 

 Milestones and deadlines

Milestone

Owner

Deadline

Status

Milestone

Owner

Deadline

Status

D5.1. (M12) – Annual report of industrially relevant activities, including meetings, discussions, other activities as well as the conclusions and actions derived from these.

Sep 30, 2024

 

D5.2. (M18) – White paper identifying barriers to commercial utilisation of DEM code and assessment of user difficulties.

 

Mar 31, 2025

in progress

D5.1. (M24) – Annual report of industrially relevant activities, including meetings, discussions, other activities as well as the conclusions and actions derived from these.

 

Sep 30, 2025

 

D5.1. (M36) – Annual report of industrially relevant activities, including meetings, discussions, other activities as well as the conclusions and actions derived from these.

 

Sep 30, 2026

 

D5.1. (M48) – Annual report of industrially relevant activities, including meetings, discussions, other activities as well as the conclusions and actions derived from these.

 

Sep 30, 2027

 

D5.3. (M48) – Tools to improve commercial utilisation of DEM codes, such as cloud deployment examples and guided user interfaces which are fully documented and published in a repository.

 

Sep 30, 2027

 

 Reference materials

 

Meet the team

Donna Fitzsimmons

WG5 Leader

Francisco Gilabert

WG5 Vice-Lead

Contact us

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