Papers > Major Topics

Topic 1: Mathematical modeling and formulations

Static (electrostatics, magnetostatics) and quasi-static (induced currents) problems, radiation, propagation and diffraction, boundary conditions, absorbing boundaries, time-dependent domains.

Topic 2: Discretization methods

Numerical methods: finite elements, finite difference and mimetic approaches, finite volumes, spectral methods, integral methods, equivalent charge and dummy source methods, discontinuous Galerkin methods, polytopal approximations (VEM, HDG, HHO, CDO, MFD, ... ), meshless methods, mesh generation, error estimators, mixed methods, fast methods, asymptotic methods, multiscale problems, scheme hybridization.

Topic 3: Methods for solving large systems

Direct methods, iterative methods, multipole and compression methods, preconditioners, linear/non-linear eigenvalue problems, high-performance computing, domain decomposition methods, model reduction.

Topic 4: Materials modeling

Superconducting materials, composite materials, magnetic materials, permanent magnets, metamaterials, plasmonics, active materials, plasma, anisotropy, homogenization, ferromagnetism, ferroelectricity, photonic bandgap structures, absorbers. 

Topic 5: Coupled problems

Multi-physics problems: electromagnetics/thermics/mechanics of solids and fluids, plasma, localized circuits.

Topic 6: Design and optimization

Sensitivity analysis, robust design, parametric, shape and topological optimization, design of experiments, artificial intelligence, inverse problems, design environment, model reduction.

Topic 7: Applications

Electric motors and other electromechanical actuators, electric vehicles, transformers and electric power transmission, induction and microwave heating, wave interactions with inert and living matter, EMC, telecommunications, waveguides and optical fibers, non-destructive testing, antennas, radar and RCS, optics and photonics, terahertz imaging, nano-optics, nano-magnetism.