DAMA Tecnopolo, Bologna, Italy
All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

Thursday 8th October 2026
08:30 - 09:00
30 min
Registration at the welcome desk
09:00 - 09:10
10 min
Opening remarks and workshop statistics
Simone Bnà & Neil Ashton
09:10 - 09:40
30 min
Summary of Workshop Series and Introduction to AutoCFD5 Case 1 and 2
Gary Page & Burkhard Hupertz
09:40 - 09:55
15 min
Meshing TFG Context and Summary
Chair: Vangelis Skaperdas
09:55 - 10:10
15 min
Effect of Turbulence Modeling and Automatic Mesh Refinement on the External Aerodynamics of Automobiles
CNRS / Centrale Nantes
10:10 - 10:25
15 min
Additional Mesh Coarsening Approaches and Their Effects
Multimatic
10:25 - 10:40
15 min
Automated Parallel Hex-Dominant Volume Mesh Generation for the DrivAer Notchback Using ChopMesh
Voxshell
10:40 - 11:10
30 min
Coffee
11:10 - 11:25
15 min
Scale Resolving Simulation TFG Context and Summary
Chair: Charlie Mockett
11:25 - 11:40
15 min
High Order Spectral Element Method DrivAer
Barcelona Supercomputing Center
11:40 - 11:55
15 min
Effect of time-step and grid refinement on DDES approach on flow topology and separation behaviour for the DrivAer model
Bramble CFD
11:55 - 12:10
15 min
Evaluation of Hybrid RANS–LES Scale-Resolving Simulations for the DrivAer Notchback Configuration
ENGYS
12:10 - 12:25
15 min
Flexcompute contribution - SRS and Meshing Group
Flexcompute
12:25 - 12:40
15 min
Effect of LES model on the onset of separation
KM Turbulenz
12:40 - 14:10
1h 30m
Lunch
14:10 - 14:25
15 min
Revisiting DrivAer Aerodynamics: Updated results integrating Noise Factors and AI
Siemens Digital Industries Software
14:25 - 14:40
15 min
Assessment of the open-source CFD code code_saturne on the AutoCFD workshop cases: from steady RANS to hybrid RANS-LES
Simvia / EDF Group
14:40 - 14:55
15 min
Investigation of the Effect of Targeted Octree Mesh Refinement on WFLES and SBES solutions for the DrivAer Notchback Configuration
Synopsys
14:55 - 15:10
15 min
The Role of Numerical Scheme Accuracy in WMLES of the Aerodynamics of the Windsor Body
Universitas Mercatorum
15:10 - 15:25
15 min
Scale-resolving OpenFOAM simulations of the DriveAer case 2 using a novel family of dynamic RANS closures
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
15:25 - 16:00
35 min
Coffee
16:00 - 16:15
15 min
HPC TFG Context and Summary
Chair: Herbert Owen
16:15 - 16:30
15 min
GPU-Accelerated Scale Resolving Simulations for AutoCFD5 on Fixed and Adaptive Octrees
Institute for Advanced Study, Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University
16:30 - 16:45
15 min
Detailed comparison of performance and quality between GPU and CPU simulations with OpenFOAM
Upstream CFD
16:45 - 17:00
15 min
Volcano ScaLES Results for AutoCFD5 Cases
Volcano Platforms
Social Programme
Friday 9th October 2026
08:30 - 08:45
15 min
Registration at the welcome desk
08:45 - 09:00
15 min
Day 1 recap and announcements
09:00 - 09:15
15 min
Noise Factors TFG Context and Summary
Chair: Burkhard Hupertz
09:15 - 09:30
15 min
Quantification of uncertainties from mesh approaches and hardware architecture using PowerFLOW and DrivAer model
Dassault Systèmes
09:30 - 09:45
15 min
Using Ensemble Averaging to Accelerate Uncertainty Quantification in Automotive Aerodynamics Simulations
Ford Motor Company
09:45 - 10:00
15 min
Towards Multi-Factor Noise Assessment in Automotive CFD Using Design of Experiments
ICON
10:00 - 10:15
15 min
Pacefish‘ LBM-based GPU-native CFD
Numeric Systems
10:15 - 10:30
15 min
Ensemble Averaging Method for Efficient Transient Simulations of External Automotive Aerodynamics
Škoda Auto
10:30 - 10:45
15 min
Quantifying Noise Factors: Sampling Length and CrossSolver Uncertainty Analysis
Škoda Auto
10:45 - 11:15
30 min
Coffee
11:15 - 11:30
15 min
AI/ML TFG context, datasets and summary
Chairs: Neil Ashton & Astrid Walle
11:30 - 11:45
15 min
Impact of Input Quantities on Aerodynamic Predictions Using Geometric Deep Learning
Cadence
11:45 - 12:00
15 min
IngeniNetSim: Fast and Scalable Geometric Deep Learning for DrivAerML Aerodynamic Prediction
IngeniAI
12:00 - 12:15
15 min
Spatially Smooth Multi-Granularity Conformal Prediction for Reliable Automotive Aerodynamic Surrogate Modeling
KIT
12:15 - 12:30
15 min
Trustworthy AI Surrogates for DrivAerML: Cross-Architecture Evaluation, Data-Source Ablation, and Calibrated Uncertainty Quantification
Luminary AI
12:30 - 12:45
15 min
Sensitivity Testing of Transformer-Based Architectures for AutoCFD
NVIDIA
12:45 - 13:45
1h 00m
Lunch
13:45 - 14:00
15 min
Single-Pass versus Sequential Multi-Field Prediction with the Courant Neural Surrogate for the DrivAer Case
Pasteur Labs
14:00 - 14:15
15 min
Data-Centric Large Physics Models for Automotive Aerodynamics: From Architecture to Scalable Training Data
PhysicsX
14:15 - 15:00
45 min
OEM Panel Discussion
15:00 - 15:45
45 min
TFG Lead Panel Discussion
15:45 - 16:00
15 min
Summary, Closing Remarks and Future Workshop Discussions
16:00 - 18:00
2h 00m
Close of Workshop, optional networking event

Social Programme Venues

Ferrari SF90

Museo Enzo Ferrari Modena

Explore the spectacular futuristic pavilion dedicated to the life and sports cars of Enzo Ferrari in nearby Modena.

Visit Official Website
Enoteca al Duomo Modena

Enoteca al Duomo

Enjoy a traditional dinner and regional Emilian wines situated in the historical heart of Modena's city center.