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E​RCOFTAC Autumn Festival 2026

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21st Da Vinci Competition Final

1​5th - 16th October 2026

A​thens, Greece

 

 

Organised by PC Greece:
National Technical University of Athens, School of Mechanical Engineering, Athens, Greece

Venue: Library & Information Center NTUA, National Technical University of Athens, Zografou Campus, Zografou 157 73.

 

​T​hursday, 15th October 2026

​P​C Greece Presentations

09:15

Prof. Demetri Bouris

Sch. Mech. Eng., National Technical University of Athens

Registration-Welcome

09:30

Assoc. Prof. D. Mitrakos 

Sch. Mech. Eng., National Technical University of Athens

Aerosol and multiphase flows research in the NTUA Nuclear Engineering Sector

09:50

Assoc. Prof. F. Koukouvinis 

Sch. Mech. Eng., National Technical University of Athens

Research activities on compressible multiphase flows

1​0:10

Asst. Prof. D. Kolaitis

Sch. Mech. Eng., National Technical University of Athens

Flow Dynamics and Thermal Characteristics of Surface Wildland Fires: An Experimental Investigation

10:30

Asst. Prof. K. Kourtzanidis

Dept. Mech. Eng., University of Western Macedonia

Plasma-assisted flow control and combustion: self-consistent fluid modeling of plasma dynamics

10:50

C​offee

 

 

11:10

D. Papageorgiou
Prof. A. Tompoulides

Sch. Mech. Eng., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Large-scale HPC for high-order CFD in reactive and atmospheric boundary layer flows

11:30

Prof. V. Riziotis

Sch. Mech. Eng., National Technical University of Athens

Application of hi fidelity aerodynamic models in aeroelastic studies

11:50

Prof. K. Giannakoglou

Sch. Mech. Eng., National Technical University of Athens

Research Activities of the Parallel CFD & Optimization Unit of the School of Mech. Engineering NTUA

12:10

Prof. D. Bouris

Sch. Mech. Eng., National Technical University of Athens

Physical or/and Numerical modelling of applications embedded in the atmospheric boundary layer

12:30

Lunch

 

 

13:30

Asst. Prof. P. Panagiotou
Prof. K. Yakinthos

Sch. Mech. Eng., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Research activities in fixed-wing UAV design, optimization and flight testing

13:50

Prof. K. Yakinthos,
Asst. Prof. P. Panagiotou 

Sch. Mech. Eng., Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Research activities in fixed-wing UAV design, optimization and flight testing

14:10

Lab tour

 

 

15:00

Coffee 

 

 

 

 

21st Da Vinci Competition Final - 5 presentations:

1​5:25

P​rof Maria Vittoria Salvetti

E​RCOFTAC SPC Chair

21st Da Vinci Competition Final - Open

1​5:30

Jordi Casacuberta Puig

Delft University of Technology,
The Netherlands

Instability and Transition of Swept-Wing Flow

15:50

Asif Manzoor Hasan

Delft University of Technology,
The Netherlands

Compressibility Effects in Near-Wall Turbulence

16:10

Matthew McCormack

University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Transition and Multistability in Magnetoconvection

16:30

Luca Placco

Universita degli Studi di Padova, Italy

High-Fidelity Modelling of Supersonic Decelerators for Planetary Descend

16:50

Jana Wedel

University of Maribor, Slovenia;
Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany

Dancing with the Flow: Numerical Modelling of Non-Ideal Micro-Particles in Fluids

1​7:10

Coffee Break

​Committee deliberating

 

1​7:30

Decision - Presentation of Da Vinci Award

Closing Remarks

1​8:00

Closing

 

 

 

Gala Dinner

 

 

 

F​riday, 16th October 2026

Technical and Committee Meetings:

9​:00 - 12:30 Scientific Programme Committee (SPC) and Knowledge Network Committee (KNC)

1​2:30 - 13:00 Lunch

1​3:00 - 15:30 ERCOFTAC Council (EC) and General Assembly (GA) Meetings

 

T​ravel Information: tbc

NTUA campus is located at Zografou area, 5km to the center of Athens. Not to be confused with the NTUA Patission complex in the center of Athens – it is the historical one. Detailed information on NTUA can be found on the following website : https://ntua.gr/en/

Meeting will be at the Library & Information Center NTUA, Zografou 157 73. Please use the following google map: https://goo.gl/maps/PyVQkGLjM3UGdNWY6

From the Airport to city center:

You can travel from the airport to the city centre using the metro line 3/ blue line. Trains run every 36 minutes and it will take about 40 minutes to reach the city centre/ Syntagma Square.

The ticket price from the airport costs 9€ for one way ticket and 16€ for return ticket. More information can be found at the following links:

​How to reach the venue from city centre:

Please note that the ticket to NTUA from the city center (or metro stations in Athens), costs are:

  • Single ticket : 1.20€ and it is valid for 90 minutes and for all public means of transport,
  • Daily ticket : 4.10€ for all public means of transport
  • You can also find tourist tickets and 5 days ticket.

Tickets are sold inside the metro stations and at selected kiosks around the city. For most stations and buses, you can pay by credit or debit card within the station or bus.

Accommodation:

NTUA is located in Zografou campus so any hotel close to metro line 3 (blue line) is suitable. The metro line station for NTUA is “KATEXAKI”. It is a 20 minute (uninteresting but flat) walk from there or a short bus ride on the bus #242.

Hotels close to campus

Hotels at the city center/ Syntagma square

 

Please save the date and do spread the word!

 

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