The purpose of this Lecture Series is to offer a full overview of the present development and the potential of the Large Eddy Simulation (LES) of turbulent flows. The first part of the course will introduce and discuss fundamental principles, present state-of-the-art applications. The specific numerical problems related to the implementation of LES will be also presented.
The second part will present applications of these approaches to various engineering fields of wide interest.
The course will be concluded discussing the possible developments of LES and Detached Eddy Simulation (DES) which represents the most promising technique to extend the usefulness of LES for high Reynolds-number flows.
The course will be delivered by internationally recognized experts. Its content is addressed both to researchers interested in the fundamental simulation of turbulence and engineers wanting to apply the LES technique or LES solvers to the accurate simulations of turbulent flows.
The lecture series director is Professor Ugo Piomelli from Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada. The local organizer is Professor Jeroen van Beeck from the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium.
- Deadline for on-site registration: 25 May 2026
- Deadline for online registration: 1 June 2026
Monday, 8 June 2026
08:30 - 09:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00 - 09:15 Welcome Address
09:15 - 10:30 Large Eddy and Direct Simulation of Turbulent Flows
Prof. Ugo Piomelli, Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:15 Large Eddy and Direct Simulation of Turbulent Flows (cont’d)
Prof. Ugo Piomelli, Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 15:15 Large Eddy and Direct Simulation of Turbulent Flows (cont’d)
Prof. Ugo Piomelli, Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 - 17:00 Large Eddy and Direct Simulation of Turbulent Flows (cont’d)
Prof. Ugo Piomelli, Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada
17:00 - 18:00 Reception
Tuesday, 9 June 2026
09:15 - 10:30 Large Eddy and Direct Simulation of Turbulent Flows
Prof. Ugo Piomelli, Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:15 Large Eddy and Direct Simulation of Turbulent Flows (cont’d)
Prof. Ugo Piomelli, Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 15:15 Applications of Large Eddy Simulation and Direct Simulation to Biological Flows
Prof. Elias Balaras, The George Washington University, USA
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 - 17:00 Applications of Large Eddy Simulation and Direct Simulation to Biological Flows (cont'd)
Prof. Elias Balaras, The George Washington University, USA
17:00 End of day
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
09:15 - 10:30 Numerical Implementation of Large-Eddy Simulation
Prof. Pierre Sagaut, Laboratoire de Mécanique Modélisation et Procédés Propres, UMR CNRS 7340, Aix-Marseille Université, France
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:15 Numerical Implementation of Large-Eddy Simulation (cont’d)
Prof. Pierre Sagaut, Laboratoire de Mécanique Modélisation et Procédés Propres, UMR CNRS 7340, Aix-Marseille Université, France
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 15:00 Immersed Boundary Technique for Large Eddy Simulation
Prof. Roberto Verzicco, Università di Roma "Tor Vergata", Italy
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:45 Immersed Boundary Technique for Large Eddy Simulation (cont’d)
Prof. Roberto Verzicco, Università di Roma "Tor Vergata", Italy
16:45 End of day
Thursday, 11 June 2026
09:15 - 10:30 Applications of Large Eddy Simulation to Atmospheric Flows and Wind Engineering
Prof. Johan Meyers, KULeuven, Belgium
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:15 Applications of Large Eddy Simulation to Atmospheric Flows and Wind Engineering (cont'd)
Prof. Johan Meyers, KULeuven, Belgium
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 15:00 Detached Eddy Simulation
Prof. Yannick HOARAU, University of Strasbourg, France
15:00 - 16:45 Coffee Break
16:45 - 17:00 Application of Detached Eddy Simulations.
Prof. Yannick HOARAU, University of Strasbourg, France
17:00 End of the day
Friday, 12 June 2026
9:15 - 10:30 HPC requirements for LES and related techniques
Dr. Oriol Lehmkuhl, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:15 HPC requirements for LES and related techniques
Dr. Oriol Lehmkuhl, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Spain
12:15 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 15:00 Visit of VKI laboratories
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30: End of Lecture Series
Before registering, please check our eligibility criteria.
Sales Conditions:
| on-site - Undergraduate Students (Proof Needed) | 315.0 |
| on-site - PhD Students (Proof Needed) | 864.0 |
| on-site - Recognized Universities / Research Center | 1368.0 |
| on-site - Commercial Organizations | 1728.0 |
| on-site - Special Registration | 0.0 |
| on-site - Lecturer | 0.0 |
| online - Undergraduate Students (Proof Needed) | 283.5 |
| online - PhD Students (Proof Needed) | 777.6 |
| online - Recognized Universities / Research Center | 1231.2 |
| online - Commercial Organizations | 1555.2 |
| online - Special Registration | 0.0 |
| online - Lecturer | 0.0 |
*Fees are VAT included.
*Additional Discounts (if applicable, i.e. Nato membership) are applied at checkout.
**Prices include early bird -10% discount.
Large Eddy Simulation and Related Techniques 2026
**Early Bird Limit: April 8, 2026
By purchasing this product you agree with our sales conditions.