CoCalc Shines at the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics Computational Issues in Geoscience Conference 2023 in Bergen, Norway!

Taking Mathematical Collaboration to New Heights What a time to be alive! CoCalc took part in an exhilarating session at the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics Computational Issues in Geoscience Conference held in Bergen, Norway. These aren’t your usual talks; these are trailblazing, innovative, and story-telling presentations pushing the boundaries of computational geosciences.

Plenary Talks Highlights

We are privileged to have witnessed a stellar range of talks. Francis X. Giraldo of the Naval Postgraduate School, U.S. splendidly delved into Element-based Galerkin Methods in Atmospheric Modeling and how we can leverage it for weather prediction not just at a global scale but regional and Large-Eddy-Simulation (LES) as well.

Then there was Knut-Andreas Lie from SINTEF, Norway, who grabbed the audience’s attention with Differentiable Simulators. His deep insights into its implications for software development and its uses for geoenergy applications were riveting. Oh and not to forget, he made a strong case for how differentiable programming can leapfrog software correctness and development speed.

Similarly, Bradley Mallison from Chevron Technical Center, U.S. offered us an enchanting view into Numerical Methods for Modeling, Editing, and Analyzing Subsurface Structure. A revelation on how they could be used to create more efficient and reliable workflows for structural modeling and analysis.

Insa Neuweiler from University of Hannover, Germany, gave a scintillating talk on Data Assimilation for Hydrological Predictions in the Subsurface. The tough balance between capturing processes in the forward model and dealing with the model error in the data assimilation was excellently portrayed.

The assembly was also graced with Tiina Roose from University of Southampton, U.K. who captivated the audience with Image Based Modelling of Plant-Soil Interaction. Roose urged the audience to realize the soil’s importance for so many ‘free services’ and how we’ve barely scratched the surface of its full potential.

Lastly, Martin Vohralik of Inria Paris, France, elegantly concluded with a talk titled A Posteriori Error Estimates Robust with Respect to Nonlinearities and Final Time. Packed with numerical experiments and robust estimates, his presentation left many in appreciation.

A hearty thanks to all the speakers who shared their wisdom. You’re shaping the future of computational sciences!