Exa-MA 2027 General Assembly — Bordeaux
The next Exa-MA General Assembly will take place in Bordeaux from Monday 18 to Wednesday 20 January 2027, at the Inria research centre in Talence. The three-day meeting will bring together the consortium for scientific progress reviews, PhD and postdoctoral presentations, poster sessions, and discussions on the project’s roadmap.
1. Event details
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Dates: 18–20 January 2027, beginning with a welcome lunch on Monday at 12:00 and ending with a packed lunch on Wednesday at 12:45.
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Venue: Centre de recherche Inria, 200 avenue de la Vieille Tour, 33400 Talence, France (Bordeaux).
2. Monday 18 January — WP1–WP3 and round-table discussions
| Time (CET) | Session | Speakers / participants |
|---|---|---|
12:00–13:30 |
Welcome lunch |
All participants |
13:30–13:40 |
Introductory words |
Hélène Barucq, Christophe Prud’homme |
13:40–13:50 |
WP1 — Discretization: progress and scientific highlights |
Pierre Alliez, Isabelle Ramière |
13:50–14:05 |
PhD presentation — WP1 |
Antoine Simon |
14:05–14:20 |
PhD presentation — WP1 |
Pierre Dubois |
14:20–14:30 |
WP2 — Model order, surrogate, and scientific ML methods: progress and scientific highlights |
Stéphane Lanteri, Emmanuel Franck |
14:30–14:45 |
PhD presentation — WP2 |
Hassan Ballout |
14:45–15:00 |
PhD presentation — WP2 |
Daria Hrebenshchykova |
15:00–15:10 |
WP3 — Solvers for linear algebra and multiphysics: progress and scientific highlights |
Vincent Faucher, Luc Giraud, Frédéric Nataf |
15:10–15:25 |
PhD presentation — WP3 |
Brieuc Antoine |
15:40–15:55 |
Postdoctoral presentation — WP3 |
Lukas Spies |
15:55–16:30 |
Poster presentations and coffee break |
All participants |
16:30–18:00 |
Round-table discussions — session 1 |
All participants |
19:30 onwards |
Dinner |
All participants |
The 15:25–15:40 slot is not assigned in the current Monday agenda.
3. Tuesday 19 January — WP4–WP7 and intra-WP meetings
| Time (CET) | Session | Speakers / participants |
|---|---|---|
08:30–09:00 |
Welcome coffee |
All participants |
09:00–10:00 |
Presentations by members of the board or scientific committee on specific subjects |
Speakers and topics to be confirmed |
10:00–10:30 |
Poster presentations and coffee break |
All participants |
10:30–10:40 |
WP4 — Combining data and models, inverse problems: progress and scientific highlights |
Mark Asch, Arthur Vidard |
10:40–10:55 |
PhD presentation — WP4 |
Hélène Hénon |
10:55–11:05 |
WP5 — Optimization: progress and scientific highlights |
El Ghazali Talbi |
11:05–11:20 |
PhD presentation — WP5 |
Amaury Belières |
11:20–11:35 |
PhD presentation — WP5 |
Mahmoud El Mehdi El Khadiri |
11:35–11:45 |
WP6 — Uncertainty quantification: progress and scientific highlights |
Josselin Garnier, Clément Gauchy |
11:45–12:00 |
PhD presentation — WP6 |
Mahamat Nassouradine |
12:00–12:15 |
WP7 — Showroom, benchmarking, and co-design coordination: progress and scientific highlights |
Christophe Prud’homme, Ansar Caloo |
12:15–12:30 |
Research engineering presentation — HPDDM (WP7) |
Erik Fabrizzi |
12:30–13:30 |
Lunch break |
All participants |
13:30–15:30 |
Intra-WP meetings |
All participants |
15:30–16:00 |
Poster presentations and coffee break |
All participants |
16:00–18:00 |
Scientific board meeting |
Board members, PC leaders, and WP leaders |
19:30 onwards |
Dinner |
All participants |
4. Wednesday 20 January — Round-table discussions and roadmap
| Time (CET) | Session | Speakers / participants |
|---|---|---|
08:30–09:00 |
Welcome coffee |
All participants |
09:00–10:30 |
Round-table discussions — session 2 |
All participants |
10:30–11:00 |
Poster presentations and coffee break |
All participants |
11:00–12:30 |
Feedback from intra-WP meetings: points to address and roadmap |
WP leaders |
12:30–12:45 |
Closing remarks |
Hélène Barucq, Christophe Prud’homme |
12:45 onwards |
Packed lunch |
All participants |