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12:30 - 15:30 (3h)
Reception & Welcome + Lunch
Welcome, check-in and lunch at La Villa Clythia
15:30 - 16:40 (1h10)
Technical Session
Salle Descartes
Chaired by Hervé Turlier
› Numerical simulation of active cell surfaces - from pattern formation to cell division
- Sebastian Aland, TU Freiberg, HTW Dresden
15:30-16:00 (30min)
› Nematically-guided morphogenesis
- Waleed Mirza, EMBL Barcelona
16:00-16:20 (20min)
› A hydrodynamic description of actin cortex using a polymerizing active gel theory with nematic and polar order
- Ludovic Dumoulin, Université de Genève
16:20-16:40 (20min)
16:40 - 17:10 (30min)
Coffee break
17:10 - 18:40 (1h30)
Technical Session
Salle Descartes
Chaired by Anja Geitmann
› Title coming soon
- Gabriella Mosca, Center for Plant Molecular Biology, Tübingen University
17:10-17:40 (30min)
› Decoupling Active Control and Passive Mechanics in Apical Hook Maintenance
- Amir Porat, Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University, School of Physics and Astronomy [Tel Aviv]
17:40-18:00 (20min)
› [Keynote] From neurons and plants to elephant trunks The multiscale mechanics of active filaments
- Alain Goriely, University of Oxford
18:00-18:40 (40min)
18:40 - 19:00 (20min)
Opening notes
Practical information for participants
19:00 - 20:00 (1h)
Welcome cocktail
Apéritif provençal
20:00 - 21:30 (1h30)
Dinner
7:30 - 9:00 (1h30)
Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30 (1h30)
Technical Session
Salle Descartes
Chaired by Christophe Godin
› [Keynote] Modeling cell growth
- Anja Geitmann, McGill University
09:00-09:40 (40min)
› Hydromechanical field theory of plant morphogenesis
- Hadrien Oliveri, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
09:40-10:00 (20min)
› Plant morphogenesis across scales
- Arezki Boudaoud, École Polytechnique
10:00-10:30 (30min)
10:30 - 11:00 (30min)
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:10 (1h10)
Technical Session
Salle Descartes
Chaired by Arnold Reusken
› Bulk-surface evolving FEM setup for the simulation of dendritic spines growth on realistic geometries
- Alessandro Contri, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
11:00-11:20 (20min)
› Shape evolution of fluid deformable surfaces under active geometric forces
- Axel Voigt, Institute of Scientific Computing, TU Dresden
11:20-11:50 (30min)
› A conservative Eulerian finite element method for transport and diffusion in moving domains
- Henry Von Wahl, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
11:50-12:10 (20min)
12:30 - 15:30 (3h)
Lunch + Free Time + Discussion
15:30 - 16:40 (1h10)
Technical Session
Salle Descartes
Chaired by Sara Zahedi
› Navier-Stokes equations on surfaces: Analysis and numerical simulations
- Arnold Reusken, IGPM, RWTH Aachen
15:30-16:00 (30min)
› Cellular systems on curved surfaces - from curvotaxis, coordinated motion and cell-dependent surface deformation
- Lea Happel, Institute of Scientific Computing, TU Dresden
16:00-16:20 (20min)
› Modelling and Simulation of Intracellular Signalling Pathways: Coupling Chemical Processes and Mechanical Properties
- Sofie Verhees, Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences
16:20-16:40 (20min)
16:40 - 17:10 (30min)
Coffee break
17:10 - 17:40 (30min)
Technical Session
Salle Descartes
Chaired by Sara Zahedi
› Fluidic two-phase biomembranes: Numerical analysis and computations
- Robert Nürnberg, University of Trento
17:10-17:40 (30min)
17:40 - 19:00 (1h20)
Joint discussion around focus topics
Salle Descartes
Discussion and Q&A about the focus topics of the workshop (Cell/tissue large deformations and growth, Meshing/Remeshing challenges and topology changes, Coupled surface-bulk dynamics, Mechanochemical couplings, Multiscale modelling of morphogenesis and Acceleration techniques).
19:30 - 21:00 (1h30)
Dinner
7:30 - 9:00 (1h30)
Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30 (1h30)
Technical Session
Salle Descartes
Chaired by Axel Voigt
› [Keynote] Title coming soon
- Marino Arroyo, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
09:00-09:40 (40min)
› Modeling Stress Fiber Formation and Homeostasis
- Valentin Wössner, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University, BioQuant, Heidelberg University
09:40-10:00 (20min)
› Biomechanical modeling frameworks for morphogenesis: from cells to tissues and back
- Roman Vetter, ETH Zürich, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB)
10:00-10:30 (30min)
10:30 - 11:00 (30min)
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:10 (1h10)
Technical Session
Salle Descartes
Chaired by Arezki Boudaoud
› Simulating plant biomechanics: gaining insights on how plants build efficient and effective morphologies
- Euan Smithers, Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge University
11:00-11:20 (20min)
› Analyzing the components of transport advection fields in auxin dynamics at the shoot apical meristem
- Christophe Godin, ENS Lyon, INRIA Lyon
11:20-11:50 (30min)
› Mechanical disparities in plant tissues for controlled morphogenesis
- Loann Collet, IRBV, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Montréal
11:50-12:10 (20min)
12:10 - 12:30 (20min)
Group picture
At La Villa Clythia
12:30 - 14:00 (1h30)
Lunch
14:00 - 17:10 (3h10)
Social activities
Culture, sport and leisure
17:10 - 17:40 (30min)
Coffee break
17:40 - 19:00 (1h20)
Joint discussion around focus topics
Salle Descartes
Discussion and Q&A about the focus topics of the workshop (Cell/tissue large deformations and growth, Meshing/Remeshing challenges and topology changes, Coupled surface-bulk dynamics, Mechanochemical couplings, Multiscale modelling of morphogenesis and Acceleration techniques).
19:30 - 21:00 (1h30)
Dinner
7:30 - 9:00 (1h30)
Breakfast
9:00 - 10:30 (1h30)
Technical Session
Salle Descartes
Chaired by Padmini Rangamani
› [Keynote] Investigating neurodevelopmental disorders using innovative IGA, dynamic domain expansion, local refinement and deep learning
- Jessica Zhang, Carnegie Mellon University
09:00-09:40 (40min)
› PDE-constrained optimization for parameter identification in chemotaxis equations
- Karolína Benková, Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences
09:40-10:00 (20min)
› A cut finite element method for problems in time-dependent domains
- Sara Zahedi, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
10:00-10:30 (30min)
10:30 - 11:00 (30min)
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 (1h30)
Working groups around focus topics
Salle Descartes
Parallel session where small groups get the chance to examine together a question of their interest in depth.
12:30 - 15:30 (3h)
Lunch + Free time + Discussion
15:30 - 16:40 (1h10)
Technical Session
Salle Descartes
Chaired by Jessica Zhang
› Simulating mixed dimensional reaction transport systems in realistic cell geometries
- Padmini Rangamani, UC San Diego
15:30-16:00 (30min)
› Boundary geometry controls topological defect transitions that determine lumen nucleation in embryonic development
- Pamela Guruciaga, European Molecular Biology Laboratory [Heidelberg]
16:00-16:20 (20min)
› A viscous active shell theory of the cell cortex
- Hudson Borja da Rocha, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
16:20-16:40 (20min)
16:40 - 17:10 (30min)
Coffee break
17:10 - 17:30 (20min)
Technical Session
Salle Descartes
Chaired by Jessica Zhang
› Stress-mediated growth determines division site morphology of E. Coli
- Petr Pelech, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University
17:10-17:30 (20min)
17:45 - 18:30 (45min)
Master Students Session
Salle Descartes
Chaired by Roman Vetter
› A 3D vertex model to map contraction patterns to epithelial shape and mechanics
- Enrique García-Ortiz, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)
17:45-18:00 (15min)
› A Numerical Stability Study for Homogenized Constraint Mixture Models
- Paul Tuch, TU Munchen
18:00-18:15 (15min)
› Modelling surface-bulk couplings in cell migration with unfitted finite elements
- Martina Gatti, Politecnico di Milano, Collège de France
18:15-18:30 (15min)
19:30 - 21:30 (2h)
Gala dinner
Menu Gala Provençal (subject to changes)
1. Bruschetta with ricotta, fresh tomato and basil
2. Salmon steak with tomato confit and pesto
Roasted courgettes with olive oil and pan-fried polenta
3. Cheeseboard
4. Saint-Tropez tart Micka
// Vegan option available
7:30 - 9:00 (1h30)
Breakfast
9:40 - 10:30 (50min)
Technical Session
Salle Descartes
Chaired by Marino Arroyo
› Combining cell- and tissue-level processes in models of plant development
- Brendan Lane, John Innes Centre
09:40-10:10 (30min)
› Modelling coupled surface-bulk viscous flows in animal cells with unfitted finite elements
- Eric Neiva, CIRB, Collège de France, CNRS
10:10-10:30 (20min)
10:30 - 11:00 (30min)
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:00 (1h)
Wrap up & conclusion
12:30 - 14:30 (2h)
Lunch + Farewell
