Workshop on
"Mesh creation, domain decomposition and parallel computing in 3D geophysics"

University of Pau, France
Thursday, October 20 and Friday, October 21, 2005

Organized by: MAGIQUE 3D -

with support from


Detailed program of the workshop (final version):

Time Last Name First Name Institution Topic of the talk
Thursday, October 20 (Chairman: Dimitri Komatitsch)    
09h00 - 09h30 Tromp  Jeroen Caltech, Pasadena, USA Spectral-element simulations of seismic wave propagation: Current capabilities and future extensions
09h30 - 10h00 Seriani Geza OGS, Trieste, Italy A multi-domain block pseudospectral method for large scale wave modeling
10h00 - 10h30 Ampuero Jean-Paul ETH, Zürich, Switzerland Current challenges in dynamic earthquake rupture modeling
10h30 - 11h00 Coffee break (can also see posters)      
11h00 - 11h30 Stuppazini  Marco Universität München, Germany 3D non-local viscoplastic numerical analysis of a dynamically-loaded sand specimen
11h30 - 12h00 Chen How-Wei National Central University, Taiwan Effects on depth phases for strong motion simulation in Taiwan
12h00 - 12h30 Chaljub Emmanuel University of Grenoble, France Simulation of site effects in Grenoble, France
 
12h30 - 14h00 Lunch
Chairman: Roland Becker      
14h00 - 14h30 Bernardi Christine University of Paris 6, France Mortar finite-element discretization of Darcy's equations in a nonhomogeneous medium
14h30 - 15h00 Halpern Laurence University of Paris 13, France Local space-time refinement for the wave equation
15h00 - 15h30 Lantéri Stéphane INRIA Sophia Antipolis, France Discontinuous Galerkin methods for wave propagation in heterogeneous media: parallel unstructured mesh solvers and applications to computational electromagnetism
15h30 - 16h00 Barucq Hélène INRIA MAGIQUE 3D, Pau, France A wave tracing method in complex media
16h00 - 18h00 Poster session (+ Coffee break)      
19h30 - 22h00 Dinner (restaurant)      
Friday, October 21 (Chairman: Jeroen Tromp)    
09h00 - 09h30 Becker Roland University of Pau, France Adaptive finite elements for the Navier-Stokes equations
09h30 - 10h00 Roman Jean ScAlApplix, INRIA/LaBRI/MAB, University of Bordeaux 1, France High-performance computing for complex scientific applications in the ScAlApplix project
10h00 - 10h30 Vilotte Jean-Pierre IPG Paris, France Unstructured triangular spectral-element methods for wave propagation: applications and perspectives
10h30 - 11h00 Coffee break (can also see posters)      
11h00 - 11h30 Rodgers Arthur Lawrence Livermore, USA Model building and ground motion simulation in Southern Nevada and some challenges for future efforts
11h30 - 12h00 Lee Shiann-Jong Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan Mesh creation for realistic topography and complex basin structure in Taipei, Taiwan
12h00 - 12h30 Savage  Brian Carnegie Institution, Washington DC, USA Regional earthquake simulations at short periods
12h30 - 14h00 Lunch      
Chairman: Evgeny Landa
14h00 - 14h30 Mallet Jean-Laurent GOCAD, Nancy, France GOCAD
14h30 - 15h00 Owen Steven Sandia National Labs, USA CUBIT
15h00 - 15h30 Coffee break (can also see posters)      
15h30 - 16h00 Festa Gaetano IPG Paris, France PML implementation in a classical SEM method and remarks on parallelization
16h00 - 16h30 Thore Pierre TOTAL Oil Company, Pau, France Model analysis in the oil industry based on Stradivarius
People who present a poster        
  Casarotti Emanuele INGV Roma, Italy Meshing a volcano: preliminary results for the Campi Flegrei caldera
  Chen  Min Caltech, Pasadena, USA Waveform modeling of the slab in the Japan subduction zone
  Chevalier Cédric ScAlApplix, INRIA/LaBRI/MAB, University of Bordeaux 1, France Graph partitioning based on "Scotch"
  Darbas Marion University of Paris Dauphine, France Well-conditioned combined field integral equations for the iterative solution of 3D acoustic and electromagnetic scattering problems
  Dubois Loïc OMP Toulouse, France Earthquakes in Iceland based on 3D finite element meshes
  Festa Gaetano IPG Paris, France Spectral-element simulation of dynamic rupture
  Komatitsch Dimitri INRIA MAGIQUE 3D, Pau, France An optimized Perfectly Matched Layer for seismic wave propagation in thin mesh slices
  Liu Qinya Caltech, Pasadena, USA Mesh generation for spectral-element inversions of southern California Earthquakes
  Martin Roland University of Pau, France Mesh creation for a complex heterogeneous oil industry model
  Revaux Charles University of Pau, France Signal processing as a tool for the approximation of wavefronts and interfaces
  Trujillo David University of Pau, France Coupling of multidimensional models in hydrodynamics
 
People who attend the meeting but do not give a talk or present a poster        
  Aider Jean-Luc ESPCI, Paris, France
  Amara Mohamed University of Pau, France
  Baina Reda OPERA, Pau, France
  Beauduin Raoul OPERA, Pau, France
  Blitz Céline IPG Paris, France
  Boubendir Yassine University Of Minnesota, USA
  Calandra Henri TOTAL Oil Company, Pau, France
  Capatina-Papaghiuc Daniela University of Pau, France
  Coulaud Olivier ScAlApplix, INRIA/LaBRI/MAB, University of Bordeaux 1, France  
  Coutant Olivier University of Grenoble, France
  Cristini Paul INRIA MAGIQUE 3D, Pau, France
  Delavaud Élise IPG Paris, France
  Escobar Igor TOTAL Oil Company, Aberdeen, UK
  Favretto-Cristini Nathalie INRIA MAGIQUE 3D, Pau, France
  Fontes Mathieu University of Pau, France
  Gout  Christian INRIA MAGIQUE 3D, Rouen, France
  Guilbot Jérôme TOTAL Oil Company, Pau, France
  Jobard Bruno LIUPPA, University of Pau, France
  Komatitsch Jean-Marc Bayonne, France
  Landa Evgeny OPERA, Pau, France
  Luce Robert University of Pau, France
  Mercerat Enrique Diego IPG Paris, France
  Puiseux Pierre University of Pau, France
  Ricarte Patrice Institut Français du Pétrole, Pau
  Saint-Guirons Anne-Gaëlle University of Pau, France
  Thomas Jean-Marie University of Pau, France

(please note that times are given in "military time" style, which is customary in continental Europe: e.g. 10h00 is 10 am, 15h30 is 3:30 pm etc.)

Official web site of City of Pau, France:

In English: http://www.pau.fr/versionetrangere/ang/accueil.htm

In French: http://www.pau.fr

The city of Pau is located here:

For an interactive map, click here.

The name of the city is pronounced "Po", approximately as the beginning of the word "positive".

Registration fees:

The workshop is free (no registration fees).

Airport:

The airport name is Uzein (PUF). It is easy to reach from both Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport and Orly (ORY) airport in Paris, France.

Official web site of the airport in English: http://www.pau.aeroport.fr/index.cfm?&lg=EN

Official web site of the airport in French: http://www.pau.aeroport.fr

Airport shuttle to/from downtown:  http://www.pau.aeroport.fr/acces/navettes.cfm?&lg=EN

Railway station:

SNCF, Gare de Pau, Avenue Jean Biray, 64000 Pau

Phone: 05 59 98 71 10

There are several express trains (TGV - "Trains à Grande Vitesse") a day to/from Paris and other major cities.

Online train reservations: http://www.voyages-sncf.com

Hotel information and online booking:

Some Pau hotels at www.webstore.fr

Some Pau hotels at www.booking.com

AL'HÔTEL PAU ** 38 rue Ronsard, 64000 PAU (8 minutes walking distance from the University)

Pau Hôtel La Palmeraie / Le Renaissance *** 1 passage de l'Europe, 64000 PAU

Best Western Continental *** 2, rue Maréchal Foch, 64000 Pau, english version

INTER-HÔTEL DE GRAMONT *** 3, Place Gramont - 64000 PAU, english version

Kyriad Hôtel Pau Centre  Etoiles 80 rue Émile Garet, Pau

Hôtel RONCEVAUX 25 rue Louis Barthou - 64000 PAU, english version

MERCURE Pau Palais Des Sports *** 106, avenue de L'Europe, 64000 PAU

IBIS Pau Centre ** 26, Rue Samonzet, 64000 PAU

Hôtel du COMMERCE ** 9, rue Maréchal Joffre. - 64000 PAU, english version

ETAP HÔTEL PAU Boulevard de l'Aviation, 64000 PAU

Poster boards:

The maximum dimensions of the poster boards are 120 centimeters (width) x 200 centimeters (height) (i.e., 47.2 inches x 78.7 inches). PLEASE NOTE that the orientation of the posters is VERTICAL (i.e., height > width) and that for technical reasons the poster boards cannot be rotated.

Email and Internet access:

Room "IPRA inter-étages", located on the second floor of the "IPRA" building 50 meters/yards from the "Duboué" building where the workshop will be held, has terminals connected to the Web. The terminals should be permanently connected, with no need for a login/password, however if the system asks you for a password at some point, please tell us, and we will give you a guest account.

The campus of the University has wireless WiFi access without WEP or WPA encryption.

Workshop dinner:

Dinner on Thursday night will be at La Concha, a nice restaurant in downtown. The address of the restaurant is:

Rue de Liège, at the angle of Place de Verdun, 64000 Pau. It is here:

Contacts:

Campus map:

We are located in the "IPRA" Building (# 3 in the map below, in blue), the building closest to the "Leclerc" Shopping Mall across the street, on the second floor ("premier étage").

Here is a picture of the building.

The workshop will be held in room "Amphithéâtre G" on the first floor ("rez-de-chaussée") of the Duboué building.

 

To reach the campus :

By car :

From the A64 freeway (from Bayonne or Toulouse), take Exit # 10.

Click here for an interactive map

By public transportation (bus) :

A convenient public bus service to/from downtown is provided by STAP ("Société des Transports de l'Agglomération Paloise").

Take either line 2 or line 6 and get off at the "Leclerc" stop, or line 4 and get off at the "Facultés" stop.

For more information on these lines (including detailed interactive maps), visit the STAP bus service web site.

One-way tickets cost approximately 1 euro.

Weather forecast :

Click on the following link to see the weather forecast. Temperatures are given in Celsius degrees, not Fahrenheit. To convert from one to the other, use the following temperature conversion web site, or the formulas:

Tf = (9/5) * Tc + 32 = 1.8 * Tc + 32 where Tc = temperature in degrees Celsius and Tf = temperature in degrees Fahrenheit

Tc = (5/9) * (Tf - 32) = 0.55556 * (Tf - 32) where Tc = temperature in degrees Celsius and Tf = temperature in degrees Fahrenheit

Currency :

The official currency used in France is the euro (symbol: € or EUR). Click on the following link to get current conversion rates.