Multi-Fidelity Methods for Fusion Energy Tutorials - IPAM

Multi-Fidelity Methods for Fusion Energy Tutorials

Part of the Long Program Multi-Fidelity Methods for Fusion Energy
March 10 - 13, 2026

Schedule

All times in this Schedule are Pacific Time (PT)

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Morning Session
8:00 - 8:55 Check-In/Breakfast (Hosted by IPAM)
8:55 - 9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00 - 10:15
Lise-Marie Imbert-Gerard (University of Arizona)

An introduction to magnetic confinement in toroidal devices

10:15 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:00
Frank Jenko (Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics/TU Munich)

Towards Digital Twins of Fusion Systems

12:00 - 12:30 Core Orientation (MFE2026)
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
2:00 - 3:15
Frank Jenko (Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics/TU Munich)

Plasma Models in Fusion Research

3:15 - 3:45 Break
3:45 - 5:00

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Check-In/Breakfast (Hosted by IPAM)
9:00 - 10:15
Emily Belli (General Atomics)

Computational plasma physics for turbulence & integrated modeling of transport

10:15 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:00
Omar Hurricane (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

Virtual Talk - Inertial Confinement

12:00 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
2:00 - 3:15
John Jakeman (Sandia National Laboratories)

Forward Uncertainty Quantification

3:15 - 3:45 Break
3:45 - 5:00
Tim Wildey (Sandia National Laboratories)

Inverse Uncertainty Quantification with PyApprox


Thursday, March 12, 2026

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Check-In/Breakfast (Hosted by IPAM)
9:00 - 10:15
Jaime Marian (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA))

Modeling and Simulation Techniques for Structural Materials Under Fusion Conditions

10:15 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:00
Boris Kramer (University of California San Diego)

Robust Design Optimization

12:00 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
2:00 - 3:15
Jochen Garcke (Universität Bonn and Fraunhofer SCAI )

Introduction to Machine Learning for Science and Engineering

3:15 - 3:45 Break
3:45 - 5:00

Friday, March 13, 2026

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Check-In/Breakfast (Hosted by IPAM)
9:00 - 10:15
10:15 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:00
Andrew Christlieb (Michigan State University)

An introduction to Scientific Machine Learning
Presentation (PowerPoint File)
12:00 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
2:00 - 3:15 Research groups conversation