MECOM2025
S2501 - Acoustics and Vibrations "Tribute to Eng. Mario René Serra"
The Acoustics and Vibrations Session “Tribute to Eng. Mario René Serra” is dedicated to advancing the state of the art in the study of sound and mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids. It focuses on the study of their emission, propagation, reception, modeling, implications, and interactions. Both theoretical and experimental works are welcome, as long as they contribute new discoveries, innovative approaches, or valuable practical applications. Session main topics are:
- Acoustic Engineering and Noise Control
- Environmental acoustics
- Architectural acoustics
- Audiology and Sound Perception
- Digital Processing of Sound Signals and Numerical Techniques
- Structural Acoustics and Vibrations
- Underwater Acoustics and Bioacoustics
- Modal Analysis
- Acousto-Structural Interaction
Organizers:
Leonardo MOLISANI – GAV/UNRC/CONICET – Argentina – lmolisani@vt.edu
Sebastián Ferreyra – CINTRA, UTN-FRC/CONICET – Argentina – sebastian.ferreyra@gmail.com
Ronald O’Brien – GAV/UNRC/CONICET – Argentina – robrien@ing.unrc.edu.ar
Martin Sequeira – UTN-FRBB – Argentina – martins@frbb.utn.edu.ar
Juan Fontana – GAV/UNRC/CONICET – Argentina – juanmfontana@ing.unrc.edu.ar
S2502 - Structural Analysis
This session aims to present and discuss investigations in structural analysis and design that employ numerical methods in their development. Session main topics are:
- Structures of different types: beams, columns, frames, arches, plates, shells
- Structures of various materials, (homogeneous and composite materials): steel, reinforced or prestressed concrete, mixed structures, composite structures
- Structures subjected to: vibrations, static and dynamic loads: wind, earthquake,impact, …
- Procedures for structural design
- Damage assessment and structural reliability
Organizers:
- Rossana Jaca – GMNE, UNComa – Argentina – rossana.jaca@fain.uncoma.edu.ar
- Daniel H. Felix – Dpto. Ing., UNS – Argentina – dhfelix@uns.edu.ar
- Jorge Ballaben – Dpto. Ing., UNS – Argentina – jorge.ballaben@uns.edu.ar
S2503 - Computational Fluid Mechanics
The topics of interest in this Session are related to the development of numerical or computational techniques, as well as to the application of consolidated techniques to problems in the Fluid Mechanics field. This Session is devoted to the development or study of numerical techniques based on finite elements, finite volumes, finite differences, boundary elements, particle methods, and any other that allows to obtain a numerical solution of boundary value problems, initial value problems, or mixed ones. Likewise, the areas of applications include: aeronautics, astrophysics, biology, chemistry, mechanical engineering, bio-mechanics, process engineering, environmental engineering, hydraulic, meteorology, oceanography, geology, acoustics, and combustion, among others. This variety of applications allows addressing topics such as numerical simulations of flows at high Reynolds number, involving a turbulence modelling by means of different techniques (DNS, LES, RANS, hybrid RANS/LES or other models), flows at low Reynolds number (Stokes flows), multi-phase flows, transport of species, wind, flows in porous media, or microfluidics. In all of the cases, the validation of the numerical models against analytical, semi-analytical and/or experimental results, the suitable calibration of them, and their application to real cases are also important topics in this Session.
Organizers:
Ana Scarabino, GFC (UNLP); Argentina – scarabino@ing.unlp.edu.ar
Sofía S. Sarraf. IITCI (UNCOMA-CONICET); Argentina – sssarraf@gmail.com
Hugo G. Castro, LAMEC – UNNE, CONICET; Argentina – guillermo.castro@conicet.gov.ar
Miguel Coussirat, LaMa, FRM-UTN; Argentina – miguel.coussirat@frm.utn.edu.ar
Rodrigo R. Paz, ANSYS Inc. (USA) – CONICET (ARG) – rodrigo.r.paz@gmail.com
Laura Battaglia, CIMEC (UNL-CONICET), UTN-FRSF; Argentina – lbattaglia@cimec.unl.edu.ar
S2504 - Structural dynamics
The session is focused on the presentation and discussion of works concerning the analysis and design of structural systems subjected to dynamic actions, i.e., actions that vary in magnitude and/or position over time, such as wind actions, seismic loads, explosions, impacts, periodic vibrations, etc.
The works should include developments and/or applications of numerical methods and computational techniques, which may be accompanied by theoretical aspects and experimental validations. Papers related to discrete and continuous systems, linear and nonlinear behavior, deterministic and random systems are included, with applications to civil, mechanical, aeronautical, naval structures, etc.
Organizers:
Oscar Moller – IMAE, FCEIA, UNR – Argentina – moller@fceia.unr.edu.ar
Víctor Cortínez – GASM, FRBB-UTN/CONICET – Argentina – vcortine@frbb.utn.edu.ar
José Inaudi – IUA, UNC – Argentina – inaudijose@gmail.com
S2505- Multiphase Flow and Transport in Porous Media and Microscale
The session is dedicated to the presentation of works involving the resolution of fluid flow and/or transport in non-homogeneous media or systems. Generally, these non-homogeneities occur on a micrometric scale, and examples include porous media, microdroplets, microemulsions, or heterogeneities due to the accumulation of electric charges in solution, among others. Two intrinsic characteristics of the mentioned physical systems are laminar fluid flow regimes or very low Reynolds numbers, and for mass transport, the high Péclet number. Among the applications that could be part of this session, we can include:
- Paper microfluidics
- Studies of microdroplets and microemulsions
- Transport in artificial biological media
- Transport of biomolecules in micro- and nanostructured spaces
- Transport in soils and underground media
- Lubrication flow
Organizers:
Gustavo Buscaglia – USP Sao Carlos – Brasil – gustavo.buscaglia@gmail.com
Pablo Gamazo – Dpto. del Agua, UDELAR – Uruguay – gamazo@unorte.edu.uy
Pablo Kler – CIMEC, UNL/CONICET y FRSF-UTN – Argentina – pabloakler@gmail.com
Santiago Marquez Damian – CIMEC, UNL/CONICET y FRSF-UTN – Argentina – santiagomarquezd@gmail.com
S2506 - Computational Mechanics of Solids
This session focuses on the application and development of numerical methods for the computational simulation of general solid mechanics problems, including the development and implementation of innovative methods for traditional problems or the use of existing methods to solve new problems. The main topics of the session include, among others:
- Formulation and implementation of constitutive theories
- Problems related to homogeneous or heterogeneous, linear or nonlinear solids
- Problems involving large deformations, contact and impact
- Mechanical behavior and the use of new materials
- Interfaces and bonding in composite systems
- Mechanical behavior under special actions (e.g. high temperatures)
- Prediction of failure or inestability
Organizers:
Marianela Ripani – FIUBA-UNS – mripani@fi.uba.ar – marianela.ripani@uns.edu.ar
Paula Folino – FIUBA – pfolino@fi.uba.ar
Sonia Vrech – UNT – svrech@herrera.unt.edu.ar
S2507 - Modeling of Multibody Systems
This session aims to cover the latest advances in modeling and the development of numerical methods for multibody systems (MBS). It is dedicated to exploring theoretical and computational methods in rigid and flexible multibody systems, their applications, and the experimental procedures used to validate theoretical foundations. The goal is to present new fundamental approaches used in computer-assisted kinematic and dynamic analysis of multibody systems, as well as methods for mechanism synthesis, and to identify future research directions in the field. In the context of multibody modeling, topics of interest include, but are not limited to: new formulations and models of flexible multibody mechanics; formulations for multibody mechanics based on Lie groups, dual numbers, and screw theory; time integration methods for multibody dynamics with constraints; contact and impact mechanics; reduced-order methods in multibody dynamics; methods for kinematic synthesis of mechanisms. Also welcomed are advanced applications of multibody system modeling in areas such as wind turbines, vehicles, robotics, biomechanics, aerospace engineering, engines, and micro-electro-mechanical systems, among others.
Organizers:
Alberto Cardona, CIMEC, UNL/CONICET – Argentina – acardona@unl.edu.ar
Federico Cavalieri, CIMEC, UNL/CONICET – Argentina – fcavalieri@santafe-conicet.gov.ar
Martín Pucheta, CIII, UTN-FRC y CONICET – Argentina – martinpucheta@gmail.com
S2508 - Multiscale Modeling of Mechanics and Physics of Complex Materials
This session gathers contributions on recent advances in modeling material responses across multiple spatial and temporal scales. Topics of interest include developments and applications of constitutive theories that describe mechanical, physical, and coupled responses such as elastoplasticity, viscoplasticity, hyperelasticity, thermal conductivity, ferroelectricity, etc. Developments based on homogenization methods and molecular dynamics will be of particular interest. The main topics of the session are:
- Constitutive modeling
- Multiple scales
- Homogenization
- Molecular dynamics
Organizers:
Sebastián Giusti – GIDMA, FRC-UTN/CONICET – Argentina – sgiusti@frc.utn.edu.ar
Javier Mroginski – LAMEC-IMIT-CONICET, UNNE – Argentina – javierm@ing.unne.edu.ar
Pablo Sanchez – UTN-FRSF / CIMEC, UNL/CONICET – psanchez@intec.unl.edu.ar
S2509 - Multiphysics
This session deals with algorithms, numerical techniques, and scientific or industrial applications involving multiphysics problems, i.e., problems where multiple physical fields are coupled. Typical examples are:
- Fluid-structure interaction
- Electro and Thermo mechanical interaction
- Free surface problems
- Magneto Hydro-Dynamics
- Fluid Dynamics with chemical reactions
- Hydro- and Aeroelasticity
The session particularly focuses on: (i) situations where the interaction between different physical fields is fundamental; (ii) new algorithms that address this interaction in a special way; (iii) numerical analysis and modeling techniques used in multiphysics, among others.
Organizers:
Marcela Cruchaga – Univ. Santiago de Chile – Chile – marcela.cruchaga@usach.cl
Ezequiel López – Univ. Nacional del Comahue y CONICET, Neuquén – Argentina – ezequiel.lopez@fain.uncoma.edu.ar
Gustavo Ríos Rodríguez – CIMEC, CONICET/UNL, Santa Fe – Argentina – gusadrr@yahoo.com.ar
Mario Storti – CIMEC, CONICET/UNL, Santa Fe – Argentina – mario.storti@gmail.com
Luciano Garelli – CIMEC, CONICET/UNL, Santa Fe – Argentina – lucianogarelli@gmail.com
S2510 - Mathematical Foundations of Numerical Methods
The papers of interest in this session are related to the development and/or analysis of numerical techniques applicable to solving boundary value, initial value, or mixed problems, including those based on finite element methods, finite volume methods, finite difference methods, boundary element methods, or others. The emphasis in these works is on the mathematical aspect and foundations of the techniques employed, without limitation to the possible application of the considered method.
More specifically, the following topics fall within the scope of this session: formulation of reduced models, element technology (e.g., enriched formulations), methods for solving linear and nonlinear systems of equations, chimera methods or related global/local schemes, stabilization schemes, and studies on the existence and uniqueness of solutions to boundary value problems, among others. Areas and topics include:
- Numerical Solution of Ordinary, Partial, and Fractional Differential Equations
- Scientific Computing and Algorithms
- Stochastic Differential Equations
- Approximation Theory
- Numerical Linear Algebra
- Numerical Solution of Integral Equations
- Error Analysis and Interval Analysis
- Difference Equations and Recurrence Relations
- Numerical Problems in Dynamical Systems
- Algebraic Differential Equations
- Numerical Methods in Fourier Analysis
Mariela Olguin – FCEIA, UNR – mcolguin@fceia.unr.edu.ar
Ariel Lombardi – FCEIA, UNR – ariel@fceia.unr.edu.ar
López, Ezequiel – Univ. Nacional del Comahue y CONICET, Neuquén – Argentina – ezequiel.lopez@fain.uncoma.edu.ar
S2511 - Optimization and Control: Theory and Applications
The session will include papers on numerical methods and applications related to optimization, control, and optimal control. Applications to the transportation of people, goods, fuels, and vehicular traffic will be welcomed, as well as applications in electric power, medicine, biology, health, and the environment, among others. The main topics of the session are:
- Linear, Non-linear and Combinatorial Optimization
- Continuous, Stochastic, and Game Optimization
- Variational Inequalities, Equilibria, and Mean Field Games
- Optimal Control, Numerical Solution of HJB Equations, and Real-Time Optimal Control of Systems
- Methods adapted for solving large-scale problems
- Numerical Solutions and Computational Implementation
- Optimal design and inverse problems
- Sensitivity analysis
Organizers:
Sebastián Giusti – GIDMA, FRC-UTN, CONICET – Argentina – sgiusti@frc.utn.edu.ar
Juan Manuel Podestá – LAMEC-IMIT UNNE/CONICET – Argentina – jmapodesta@ing.unne.edu.ar
S2512 - Nuclear Reactors Engineering
This session aims to bring together specialists in the calculation and numerical modeling of nuclear power reactors in the areas of solids, materials, and fluids. Specifically, it focuses on structural integrity analysis, seismic studies, deterministic and probabilistic assessments, nuclear safety, and analysis of plant behavior under design conditions and beyond design basis conditions. It also covers material aging calculation under irradiation and various plant-specific mechanisms.
Organizers:
Santiago Corzo – CIMEC, UNL/CONICET – Argentina – santiagofcorzo@gmail.com
Juan Ramos Nervi – Dpto. de Materiales, NASA – Argentina – jnervi@na-sa.com.ar
S2513 - Industrial Applications
The objective of the session is to showcase case studies of numerical methods applied to solving engineering problems derived from industrial and governmental activities. The aim is to create a discussion forum where working groups related to this topic can present their progress and discuss difficulties, outstanding issues, and proposed solutions, aiming to provide increasingly comprehensive and precise answers to the problems posed by the industrial sector. The main topics of the session are:
- Industrial installations: process industry, petrochemicals, metallurgy, etc.
- Machinery: mechanical stresses, external and internal flow in components
- Structures: support systems, transportation systems, static and dynamic loads, vibrations, etc.
- Vehicles: dynamic behavior, structural stresses, external aerodynamics, interior flow in cabins, internal combustion engines
- Pressure vessels and reactors: verification of equipment subjected to pressure and temperature
- Manufacturing processes: simulation of metal parts manufacturing, composite materials, etc.
- Modeling of physical and chemical processes for industrial application: processes involving mass and energy transfer, multiphase and multicomponent systems
- Failure analysis and forensic engineering: expertise, failure studies
FEA and CFD for device design and optimization
Organizers:
Damián Ramajo – CIMEC, UNL/CONICET – Argentina – damianramajocimec@gmail.com
Darío Godino – CIMEC, UNL/CONICET – Argentina – dmgodino@gmail.com
Horacio P Burbridge – UTN/FRP, Y-TEC – Argentina – horacio.burbridge@ypftecnologia.com
S2514 - Surfaces and interfaces modeling
The objective of this session is to bring together researchers to share their latest scientific advances in the field of computational modeling of solid surfaces and interfaces. Topics of interest include theoretical computational studies and applications (simulations based on DFT, ab initio, semi-empirical methods) that describe mechanical, physical, and/or chemical properties of the systems under study. The works may be accompanied by experimental validations.
Organizers:
Sandra I. Simonetti – UNS y UTN-FRBB – Argentina – ssimonet@uns.edu.ar
Elena Alvareda – CENUR, LN-UDELAR – Uruguay – alvareda@fq.edu.uy
S2515 - High Performance Computing
The objective of this session is to develop an interdisciplinary dialogue to explore how the latest trends in HPC can transform scientific and engineering problem-solving, promoting collaboration between academia, industry, and software developers.
Description: Advances in computational resources and capabilities, driven by the convergence of heterogeneous architectures and artificial intelligence, are redefining paradigms for efficiently leveraging technological resources. Over the last decade, parallelism has been the cornerstone of increasing processing speed, evolving from instruction and data levels to complex models of threads, nodes, and specialized accelerators (GPUs, TPUs, FPGAs). However, the increasing complexity of today’s systems—which integrate multiple layers of parallelism, hierarchical memory, and ultra-low-latency networks—requires innovative programming and optimization strategies. These must maximize, not only performance and scalability, but also energy efficiency and sustainability, critical aspects in the era of massive data centers and cloud computing.
This session seeks to bring together researchers and practitioners addressing challenges in computational mechanics, multiphysics, and related fields by designing advanced algorithms, adaptive data structures, and optimization techniques for emerging architectures.
Organizers:
Luciano Garelli – CIMEC, CONICET/UNL – Argentina – lgarelli@cimec.unl.edu.ar
Juan M. Gimenez – CIMEC, CONICET/UNL – Argentina – jgimenez@cimec.santafe-conicet.gov.ar
S2516 - Teaching of Numerical Methods
The use of Numerical Methods in various branches of Exact Sciences and Engineering has been deeply entrenched in recent years and formally incorporated into most of the new curriculum plans. The teaching of these methods and their applications has been integrated into different contexts, with varying degrees of interaction between subjects in different curriculum blocks: basic sciences, basic and applied technologies. Likewise, there is a variety of interest in the basic or applied nature and a broad perspective in the approach to transferring the concept of Numerical Method to students.
Since ENIEF 2011, and continuously, this session aims to generate a space for discussion on the Teaching of Numerical Methods and their Applications in undergraduate and graduate programs. Papers can be presented on both the design of curricula associated with the Teaching of Numerical Methods in particular and/or their use in related subjects, as well as innovative teaching experiences involving the use of Numerical Methods as an analytical tool.
Organizers:
Luciano Ponzellini Marinelli, FCEIA -UNR / FQI – UCA – Argentina – luciano.ponzellini@gmail.com
César Pairetti – FCEIA, UNR – Argentina – pairetti@fceia.unr.edu.ar
Germán Blesio – FCEIA, UNR – Argentina – blesio@fceia.unr.edu.ar
S2517 - Hydrodynamics and Transport in Hydraulic Engineering
- Implementation of numerical schemes for the representation of hydrodynamics in natural systems and hydraulic structures
- Modeling of scalar transport
- Computational representation of erosion/deposition processes in natural systems
- Information requirements and methodologies for the calibration of numerical models
- Design criteria and geometric optimization in hydraulic structures
Organizers:
Lucas Domínguez – CEFHAL, UNL/CONICET – Argentina – ldominguez@fich.unl.edu.ar
Pablo Santoro – FING, UDELAR – Uruguay – psantoro@fing.edu.uy
Iván Ragessi – Laboratorio de Hidráulica – FCEFyN – UNC – Argentina – matias.ragessi@unc.edu.ar
S2518 – Europe-Argentina Cooperation
This Session is aimed at creating a space for bringing together authors who participate or have participated in Interaction and Cooperation Projects involving Argentina and European countries. There are many existing links, and this space hopes to foster their strengthening and growth in the field of Computational Mechanics. The organizers of this space are part of the FraMMET Project (Fragility, Marginality, Mobility, Energy Transition – TNE-00074), and the success of their joint activities has prompted them to propose this Session. Papers that are part of a Cooperation Project and focus on the following topics (not exclusive) are welcome:
- Methodologies for energy and structural optimization of construction solutions
- Energy efficiency
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- Sustainability
- Application of AI to engineering problems
Organizers:
Antonio Caggiano – UniGE, Génova, Italia – antonio.caggiano@unige.it
Umberto Berardi – PoliBA, Bari, Italia – umberto.berardi@poliba.it
Paula Folino – FIUBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina – pfolino@fi.uba.ar
Silvana Flores Larsen – UNSA, Salta, Argentina – seflores@unsa.edu.ar
S2519 - Computational Modeling in Bioengineering, Biomechanics, and Biomedical Systems
The aim of this session is to bring together researchers to share their latest scientific achievements in the field of computational modeling and numerical simulation of bioengineering, biomechanics, and biomedical systems. Contributions are welcome in theoretical, numerical, and practical areas in the following areas and topics:
- Anatomical modeling from medical images
- Structural and dynamic design of prostheses
- Modeling and simulation of tissue growth and remodeling
- Multiscale biomechanical modeling of living tissues
- Physiological modeling of organs and systems
- Microfluidics modeling
- Virtual and augmented reality tools for simulation and surgery
- Dynamic exoskeleton models controlled by neural, electroencephalographic, and electromyographic signals
- Disease prediction and diagnostic models
- Application of models in medical practice
Organizers:
B. Silvano Zanutto – FIUBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina – silvano@fi.uba.ar
Sergio Lew – FIUBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina – slew@fi.uba.ar
Poster contest
Following the tradition of AMCA Congresses, a competition of posters presented by students of engineering and bachelor degrees will take place during MECOM 2022. The best works will be selected according to originality and presentation criteria by an evaluating committee designated by the organizing committee and the scientific committee.
Organizers:
To participate in the poster competition students should follow same process that any paper through the OCS system:
- Send the poster abstract including title, authors and filiation (same deadline as abstracts submission)
- Send the poster with the style indicated below (same deadline as full paper submission).
- The poster final print dimensions must be: 90 cm in width and 90 cm in height.
The student should be registered in the congress and he should personally expose the poster.
Instructions for poster preparation
The abstract should follow the format established for the first page of the congress papers (AMCA style).
The paper format can be downloaded here: POSTER FORMAT
Although the poster format is free (except for the heading that should include title, authors and filiation) it should contain the following items : Introduction (General problem description, assumptions and objectives), Methodology (Materials and methods), Results and Conclusions.
The evaluation of the abstract, the poster and the presentation by the student will be in charge of an evaluating committee designed by the organizing committee and the scientific committee.
The evaluating committee will prepare an order of merits and the three best posters will be awarded.