The annual Applied Computational Science (ACOS) conference took place at DIFFER in Eindhoven. The goal of this annual conference is to bring together the Dutch research community, both academic and industrial researchers, in applied computational science. The conference was organized by NWO and CCER, on Wednesday 3 November 2021.
The theme for ACOS 2021 was ‘Computational Sciences for a Sustainable Future’. We need to accelerate the discovery and optimization of pathways towards sustainable water, food and energy security solutions. Therefore, we need to put the whole range of tools in our computational toolkit to good use: from virtual prototyping and digital twinning of novel sustainability solutions, to machine-learning-based screening of functional materials and chemical components.
The keynote speakers covered the use of machine learning for discovering energy materials for storage and conversion, digital applications in water and agriculture, and the use of magnetism for energy efficient computing. Furthermore, the initiative of a national agenda for computational sciences was presented. The 20 poster authors introduced their poster in a 1-minute pitch session, with a prize for the best poster and best pitch. In short: a nice varied day where computational scientists could meet each other live again.
Keynote speakers
Dr. Johan Mentink
Mentink is an expert in ultrafast dynamics of condensed matter systems, specifically on the theoretical description and numerical simulation of (quantum) many-body effects in the ultrafast dynamics of magnetism.
Dr. Nong Artrith
Artrith applies computational methods to understand and design realistic complex materials, at the Debeye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University. Her specific research focus is on amorphous and nanostructured materials.
Prof. Dragan Savic
Savic is the CEO of KWR Water Research Institute. His research interests cover the interdisciplinary field of hydroinformatics, which transcends traditional boundaries of water/environmental science and engineering, informatics/computer science including Artificial Intelligence, data mining and optimisation techniques and environmental engineering.
More information
See the NWO ACOS 2021 website for more details about the program and the speakers.
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