EUROfusion E-TASC General Meeting #2

Europe/Berlin
D2 Conference Room (Max Planck IPP)

D2 Conference Room

Max Planck IPP

Description

The General Meeting offers a valuable opportunity to collectively deliberate on key issues shaping both the current operations and the strategic direction of E-TASC. Discussions will focus on several core themes:

  • Strengthening collaboration and networking across Work Packages focused on Theory and Modelling development (DSO, WPTM, and EnR-MoD).

  • Developing strategies to maximize the impact of ACHs and computing resources.

  • Ensuring the timely release and operational readiness of simulation tools throughout 2026–2027.

  • Promoting the dissemination of developed research software and training activities.

The meeting will feature a combination of plenary sessions and parallel breakout discussions, providing extensive opportunities for in-depth inter-project engagement.

If you have pressing topics that warrant attention at the global E-TASC level, or would like to propose a specialized discussion group, please contact us at your earliest convenience. Your input is essential to refining the agenda and ensuring it reflects the priorities and interests of all contributors.

Your input is vital in refining our agenda and ensuring it addresses the interests of all contributors.

ZOOM Connection

 PLENARY  

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83200137145?pwd=AS6eAGY2laJ7ySUMRYx0n7Ku2m5DP1.1

 Parallel - I

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83200137145?pwd=AS6eAGY2laJ7ySUMRYx0n7Ku2m5DP1.1  

 Parallel - II

https://eu02web.zoom-x.de/j/7423810077?pwd=cWgybHpNMFE5amR0TmluSkYramFFQT09

 Parallel - III  

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81020366806?pwd=92X6whu07Y3PKIjujDULwmWmCMhThq.1

 

Denis Kalupin (EUROfusion PMU)
    • 1
      WELCOME D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

      Speaker: Gianfranco Federici
    • INTRODUCTION: Overview of new E-TASC organisation (Objectives, Scope, Interactions of different elements) D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

      • 2
        Goals of the meeting; Introduction to agenda
        Speaker: Frank Jenko
      • 3
        Digital Solutions for fusion Office (DSO) objectives
        Speaker: Frank Jenko
      • 4
        DISCUSSIONS
      • 5
        Work Package Theory and Modelling (WPTM) Objectives
        Speaker: Xavier Litaudon
      • 6
        DISCUSSIONS
    • 15:00
      COFFEE BREAK D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

    • Theory and Modelling programme outside EUROfusion D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

      • 7
        Theory and modelling programme in UK
        Speaker: Rob Akers (UKAEA)
      • 8
        DISCUSSIONS
      • 9
        Theory and modelling programme in USA: Restructured US Tokamak Research and EU Program Engagement
        Speaker: David Humphreys (General Atomics)
      • 10
        DISCUSSIONS
      • 11
        Theory and modelling programme in USA: Plans for Simulation and Validation in the US Tokamak Research Program.
        Speaker: Nathaniel Ferraro (PPPL)
      • 12
        DISCUSSIONS
      • 13
        Enabling Data-Driven Fusion Science: Platforms, Federation, and AI-Ready Workflows
        Speaker: Sammuil Brian (General Atomics)
      • 14
        DISCUSSIONS
      • 15
        GENERAL DISCUSSIONS
    • POSTERS: Status and plans of actuivities by projects (TSVVs, DTEs, DATA, EnRs) D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

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      Overview presentation followed by extended poster session

    • 10:30
      COFFEE BREAK D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

    • POSTERS: Status and plans of actuivities by projects (TSVVs, DTEs, DATA, EnRs) Library (D2)

      Library

      D2

      Overview presentation followed by extended poster session

      • 34
        DTE-ENG: Digital Twin platform for integrated design of tokamak components – case studies on EU DEMO divertor and ITER divertor
        Speaker: Domenico Marzullo (ENEA)
      • 35
        DTE-ENG: Integrated Digital Twin Framework for Breeding Blanket Systems: Coupling Plasma, Fuel Cycle, and Thermal-hydraulics dynamic
        Speaker: Carlos Moreno (CIEMAT)
      • 36
        DTE-ENG: IMPACT: a Comprehensive Numerical Platform for Advanced Thermal Protection of Tokamaks
        Speaker: Marie-Helene Aumeunier (CEA)
      • 37
        DTE-PDT: Development of Generic Coupling between Transport and Free-Boundary Equilibrium Codes with Breakdown Modules for Pulse Design Tools
        Speaker: Dr Stefano Marchioni (IPP-CAS)
      • 38
        DTE-DDM: A Novel Machine Learning-Based Digital Twin Architecture for Real-Time Monitoring, Integration and Control of the Breeding Blanket
        Speaker: Antonio Cammi (ENEA)
      • 39
        DTE-PDT: Simulator-agnostic Digital Twin Environment (DTE) integration - towards a consolidated framework with an ITER relevance
        Speaker: Dr Sven Wiesen (DIFFER)
      • 40
        DTE-ENG: Development of a Digital Twin Framework for Fusion
        Speaker: Andrew Davis
      • 41
        DTE-VIZ: VIVID-DTE — Verification-oriented Interactive VISualisation and Decision support for the Digital Twin Environment
        Speaker: Leon Kos (UL)
      • 42
        EnR-MOD: Developing reduced turbulence transport models for the tokamak scrape-off layer
        Speaker: Maurizio Giacomin (ENEA)
      • 43
        EnR-MOD: Advanced algorithms for uncertainty quantification in plasma edge simulation chains
        Speaker: Martine Baelmans (LPP-ERM-KMS)
      • 44
        EnR-MOD: Integral kernel approach to modelling wave heating of stellarator plasmas: breaking further ground in theory and numerical implementation
        Speaker: Dr Philippe Lamalle (Belgium_ERM-KMS)
      • 45
        EnR-MOD: Geometric Orbital Spectrum Analysis of Resonant Ion-Mode Interactions and Transport in Tokamaks and Stellarators (GOSARIT)
        Speaker: Panagiotis Zestanakis (NCSRD)
      • 46
        EnR-MOD: Pedestal Inference Engine (PIE)
        Speaker: Aaro Järvinen (VTT)
      • 47
        EnR-MOD: Massive ASCOT simulations for fast ion tomographic reconstructions and surrogate model training
        Speaker: Antti Snicker (VTT (FinnFusion))
      • 48
        DATA-DMP: Data Management Plan
        Speaker: Pär Strand (VR)
      • 49
        DATA-DB: Multi-Machine Data Bases
        Speaker: Alessandro Pau (EPFL)
    • 12:30
      LUNCH BREAK
    • Parallel 1: DTE Community (self-organisation) D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

      Convener: Frank Jenko
    • Parallel 2: TSVV Community (self-organisation) Seminar Room (2nd floor) (D2)

      Seminar Room (2nd floor)

      D2

      Convener: Xavier Litaudon
    • Parallel 3: ACH Community (self-organisation) R3.054 (EUROfusion)

      R3.054

      EUROfusion

      Convener: Mervi Mantsinen (CIEMAT)
    • 15:30
      COFFEE BREAK D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

    • Plenary: Feedback from break-out sessions and cross-activities D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

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      o Further development of the TSVV-ACH ecosystem
      o Addressing the research gaps and opportunities discussed on Monday
      o Expansion towards fusion engineering
      o Input from experts from other communities

      • 50
        Summary from DTE discussions
        Speaker: Frank Jenko
      • 51
        Summary from TSVV discussions
        Speaker: Xavier Litaudon
      • 52
        Summary from ACH discussions
        Speaker: Mervi Mantsinen (CIEMAT)
      • 53
        GENERAL DISCUSSIONS
    • Plenary: Community demand for theory and modelling D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

      o Further development of the TSVV-ACH ecosystem
      o Addressing the research gaps and opportunities discussed on Monday
      o Expansion towards fusion engineering
      o Input from experts from other communities

    • 10:30
      COFFEE BREAK D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

    • Plenary: Community demand for theory and modelling D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

      o Further development of the TSVV-ACH ecosystem
      o Addressing the research gaps and opportunities discussed on Monday
      o Expansion towards fusion engineering
      o Input from experts from other communities

    • 12:30
      LUNCH BREAK
    • Plenary: PPP – Theory and Modelling D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

      o Training
      o Building user communities
      o Applications
      o Resources

      • 66
        Proxima Fusion: Strengthening Europe’s modelling ecosystem through public-private collaboration
        Speaker: Orso Meneghini (Proxima Fusion)
      • 67
        DISCUSSIONS
      • 68
        Next Step Fusion: Overview of NSFsim application for plasma simulations and integrated modelling
        Speaker: Georgy Subbotin (Next Step Fusion)
      • 69
        DISCUSSIONS
      • 70
        Google DeepMind: Fast, differentiable, and scalable tokamak simulation using JAX at Google DeepMind: status, applications, and opportunities.
        Speaker: Jonathan Citrin (Google Deep Mind)
      • 71
        DISCUSSIONS
    • 15:30
      COFFEE BREAK D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

    • Plenary: Open Discussions D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

      o Training
      o Building user communities
      o Applications
      o Resources

      Conveners: Frank Jenko, Xavier Litaudon
    • 19:00
      DINNER Münchener Str. 10, 85748 Garching bei München

      Münchener Str. 10, 85748 Garching bei München

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      Gasthof Neuwirt

    • Plenary: Software and Data standards within E-TASC D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

      o Training
      o Building user communities
      o Applications
      o Resources

      • 72
        EUROfusion Standard Software
        Speaker: Frank Jenko
      • 73
        DISCUSSIONS
      • 74
        Recent IMAS developments
        Speaker: Simon Pinches
      • 75
        DISCUSSIONS
    • 10:30
      COFFEE BREAK D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

    • Plenary: Data needs and delivery D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

      o Training
      o Building user communities
      o Applications
      o Resources

    • 12:30
      LUNCH BREAK
    • Parallel 1: Hands on: Tools for code development D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

      • 84
        New EUROfusion Gateway (EFGW): how to use tools (e.g. IMAS, IMAS-Python), how to setup environment.
        Speaker: Michal Owsiak (IPPLM)
      • 85
        Opportunity to improve communication between teams by promoting Mattermost, JIRA, Confluence, Gitlab.
        Speaker: Michal Owsiak (IPPLM)
    • Parallel 2: Hands on: HPC specific tools Seminar room (2nd floor) (D2)

      Seminar room (2nd floor)

      D2

    • Parallel 3: E-TASC SB (Closed Session) R3.054 (EUROfusion)

      R3.054

      EUROfusion

      Conveners: Frank Jenko, Xavier Litaudon
    • 15:30
      COFFEE BREAK D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

    • Parallel 1: Training Activities: Experiences and Lessons Learned D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

    • Parallel 2: Hands on: HPC specific tools Seminar room (2nd floor) (D2)

      Seminar room (2nd floor)

      D2

      • 89
        Unveiling the performance efficiency of codes using BSC performance tools
        Speaker: Marta Gracia Gasulla (BSC)
      • 90
        Simple and portable methods to extract performance metrics from software running on HPC clusters
        Speaker: Federico Cipolletta (CIEMAT - BSC)
    • Parallel 3: E-TASC SB (Closed Session) R3.054 (EUROfusion)

      R3.054

      EUROfusion

      Conveners: Frank Jenko, Xavier Litaudon
    • Plenary: Goals for 2026-2027 and preparation for FP10 D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

      Conveners: Frank Jenko, Xavier Litaudon
    • 10:30
      COFFEE BREAK D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

    • Plenary: SUMMARY and CONCLUSIONS D2 Conference Room

      D2 Conference Room

      Max Planck IPP

      • 91
        • Meeting memorandum
        Speaker: Frank Jenko
      • 92
        Final remarks and closing the meeting
        Speakers: Frank Jenko, Xavier Litaudon