AutoCFD5 — Workshop materials and recordings

Held on 8–9 October 2026 · DAMA Technopole, Bologna, Italy



Workshop completed

AutoCFD5 has concluded. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the 5th Automotive CFD Prediction Workshop. Explore the presentation slides, session recordings and Technology Focus Group summaries below. Additional materials are being added as they become available.

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Explore the workshop

Start with the test-case introduction and the Technology Focus Group summaries:

Watch the panel discussions and workshop conclusions, browse the workshop programme, or explore the AutoCFD5 video playlist.

Latest update

Oct 28, 2026 AutoCFD5 slides and recordings are available. Explore the presentation library for talk slides, session recordings and Technology Focus Group summaries from Bologna, 8–9 October 2026. Additional materials are being added as they become available.

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About AutoCFD5

AutoCFD5 was held on 8–9 October 2026 at DAMA Technopole, Bologna, Italy, with Upstream CFD as the main event organiser, CINECA providing the venue and local organisational support, and EVCM as financial administrator. It followed AutoCFD1 in Oxford (2019), AutoCFD2 in Berlin (2021), AutoCFD3 in Barcelona (2022) and AutoCFD4 in Belfast (2024).

The workshop brought together automotive CFD researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to assess predictive capability for road-car geometries and discuss practical modelling guidance. Topics included turbulence modelling, meshing, numerical schemes, high-performance computing, noise factors and AI/ML.

The Windsor Squareback and DrivAer Notchback benchmark resources remain available for reference and further study. For the AI/ML activity, the open-source DrivAerML dataset was the standard training dataset used to assess model architectures.

Stay involved

For questions about workshop materials, corrections, follow-up publications or future AutoCFD activities, contact admin@autocfd.org. For follow-up technical discussions and information about any continuing TFG activity, contact the relevant group leaders below.

Technology Focus Groups

Five Technology Focus Groups supported collaboration and technical discussion in preparation for AutoCFD5. Their workshop summaries and available recordings are linked above.

Meshing TFG - Vangelis Skaperdas (Cadence / BETA-CAE Systems)
Noise Factors TFG - Burkhard Hupertz (Ford)
AI/ML TFG - Neil Ashton (Mistral) and Astrid Walle (Pasteur Labs)
Scale Resolving Simulations (SRS) TFG - Charles Mockett and Marian Fuchs (Upstream CFD)
HPC TFG - Herbert Owen and Oriol Lehmkuhl (Barcelona Supercomputing Center)

Read the Technology Focus Group scope and goals and the AutoCFD data policy.

Workshop archive

The programme, historical dates, registration information, venue and accommodation information are retained as a record of the 2026 event.

AutoCFD Workshop Committee

  • Neil Ashton (Mistral)
  • Simone Bnà (CINECA)
  • Burkhard Hupertz (Ford)
  • Charles Mockett (Upstream CFD)
  • Herbert Owen (Barcelona Supercomputing Center)
  • Gary Page (Loughborough University)
  • Charles Ribes (Stellantis)
  • Vangelis Skaperdas (BETA-CAE Systems)
  • Ben Thornber (Queens University Belfast)
  • Astrid Walle (Pasteur Labs)

Meet the AutoCFD Workshop Committee or email admin@autocfd.org with workshop questions.

AutoCFD5 Event Organisers

Main event organiser
Local organiser, providing venue & organisational support
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