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15-17 Apr 2026 Leuven (Belgium)
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Planning
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Wed. 15 | Thu. 16 | Fri. 17 |
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8:00 - 8:45 (45min)
Logistics
Registration / welcoming coffee
8:45 - 9:00 (15min)
Opening words
9:00 - 10:00 (1h)
Plenary Lecture
Chair: Daniele Giannini
› The Return of the Helmholtz-resonator: A Story of Acoustic Metamaterials and Advanced Acoustic Resonators
- Felix Langfeldt, University of Southampton
09:00-10:00 (1h)
10:00 - 11:00 (1h)
Metamaterials for sound absorption
Chair: Jean Boulvert
› Multi-Resonant Low-Frequency Sound Absorption Using a Slit-Neck Helmholtz Unit Cell Capped by a Folded Quarter-Wave Resonator
- Christopher Barrett, Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering
10:00-10:20 (20min)
› Broadband Sound Absorption Using Weakly Coupled Parallel-Arranged Helmholtz Resonators in Acoustic Metasurfaces: A Numerical Study
- Faisal Rafique, Southern University of Science and Technology
10:20-10:40 (20min)
› Wideband Post‑Resonance Absorption in Mycelium‑Based Helmholtz Resonators
- Tomas Gomez, KU Leuven, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Laboratory for Acoustics - Soft Matter and Bio-physics, University of Brescia, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
10:40-11:00 (20min)
11:00 - 11:20 (20min)
Coffee break
11:20 - 11:35 (15min)
Polytec sponsoring
Thomas Karasinski, Olivier De Moor
11:35 - 12:35 (1h)
Metamaterials for sound absorption
Chair: Théo Cavalieri
› Utilizing integrated beam-resonators to characterize manufacturing variability in Selective Laser Sintered metamaterials
- Alexander Kryuchkov, Materialise NV, Department of Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven
11:35-11:55 (20min)
› Building an Absorber Using Inclined Wiremesh Gratings
- Juan Pablo Escudero, Laboratoire d'Acoustique de l'Université du Mans
11:55-12:15 (20min)
› Numerical Investigation of Metasurface and its Application in Room Acoustics
- Jonas Helboe Jørgensen, COMSOL A/S
12:15-12:35 (20min)
12:35 - 14:20 (1h45)
Lunch at Domus - Tiensestraat 8, 3000 Leuven
14:20 - 15:20 (1h)
Plenary Lecture
Chair: Sebastiano Cominelli
› Multi-scale approach to analysis and design of subwavelength mechanical and acoustic metamaterials on finite size domains
- Varvara Kouznetsova, Eindhoven University of Technology [Eindhoven]
14:20-15:20 (1h)
15:20 - 16:20 (1h)
Elastic metasurfaces
Chair: Sidharth Beniwal
› Efficient modelling and design of multimodal seismic metasurfaces for broadband ground vibration mitigation
- David Carneiro, KU Leuven
15:20-15:40 (20min)
› Analytical and numerical study of Scholte-Stoneley wave control through elastic metasurfaces
- Farhad Zeighami, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna = University of Bologna
15:40-16:00 (20min)
16:00 - 16:20 (20min)
Phononic crystals
Chair: Farhad Zeighami
› Influence of the Unit Cell Choice on the Effectiveness of Band-Gap Metamaterials
- Plastiras Demetriou, TU Dortmund University, Institute of Structural Mechanics
16:00-16:20 (20min)
16:20 - 16:45 (25min)
Coffee break
16:45 - 17:45 (1h)
Phononic crystals
Chairs: Farhad Zeighami, Plastiras Demetriou
› Symmetry-Breaking in Twisted Kelvin Cell Lattices for Elastic Wace Control
- Lukas Kleine-Wächter, Technische Universität Munchen - Technical University Munich - Université Technique de Munich, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm
16:45-17:05 (20min)
› Analysing Wave Dynamics in Additively Manufactured Viscoelastic Metamaterials
- Sidharth Beniwal, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen (ENTEG), University of Groningen
17:05-17:25 (20min)
› Tunable Matryoshka Local Resonance Sonic Crystal acoustic barrier for optimised low frequency noise control.
- Chetan Chalurkar, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
17:25-17:45 (20min)
18:30 - 20:30 (2h)
Dinner at Café Entrepot - Vaartkom 4, 3000 Leuven
21:00 - 23:00 (2h)
Scientific popularisation at OPEK - Vaartkom 4, 3000 Leuven
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8:45 - 9:45 (1h)
Plenary Lecture
Chair: Gioia Fusaro
› Wave propagation across time-varying interfaces
- Marie Touboul, POEMS
08:45-09:45 (1h)
9:45 - 10:45 (1h)
Non-linear, non-hermitian and topological acoustic/elastic systems
Chair: Anis Maddi
› Turning Walls into Sound Routers: A Reconfigurable and Active Time-Reversal Metasurface
- Constant Bourdeloux, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, CNRS
09:45-10:05 (20min)
› Acoustics with time modulating ultrathin resistive sheet
- Ioannis Stefanou, Laboratoire d'Acoustique de l'Université du Mans
10:05-10:25 (20min)
› Time-Domain Robustness of Classical and Detuned Resonator Chains Under Nonlinear Impulsive Excitation
- Filippo Tosato, Royal Military Academy (RMA)
10:25-10:45 (20min)
10:45 - 11:10 (25min)
Coffee break offered by METAVISION
11:10 - 12:30 (1h20)
Non-linear, non-hermitian and topological acoustic/elastic systems
Chairs: Filippo Tosato, Sané Erasmus
› Scattering properties of rotating metamaterials with effective properties
- Levi T. Kaganowich, Acoustics Research Centre [University of Salford]
11:10-11:30 (20min)
› Long-Time Dynamics of Nonlinear Topological Mechanical Lattices
- Sané Erasmus, Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Group, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town
11:30-11:50 (20min)
› Auxetic Higher-Order Topological Insulator with a Tunable Band Gap
- Eloi Perez Compte, Department of Applied Science and Technology [Politecnico di Torino]
11:50-12:10 (20min)
› Amplitude-Dependent Wave Attenuation in Nonlinear Locally Resonant Metamaterials
- Berkay Bicer, KU Leuven Department of Mechanical Engineering, Division LMSD, Flanders Make
12:10-12:30 (20min)
12:30 - 14:30 (2h)
Lunch at Café Sport - Martelarenplein 13, 3000 Leuven
14:30 - 15:50 (1h20)
Metamaterials for sound insulation
Chairs: Sofie Becuwe, Elena Violeta Carreras Casanova
› A holistic design framework for Acoustic Metawindows: from simple metamaterial units to sustainable full-scale building integration
- Gioia Fusaro, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Bologna
14:30-14:50 (20min)
› Study of the wave propagation inside an open phase gradient metamaterial
- Adrien Guthapfel, KU Leuven, LMSD (Campus Heverlee), E2E core Lab, Flanders Make
14:50-15:10 (20min)
› Exploring the influence of chirality in the band gap formation of 3D metamaterials
- Alonso Cuartero, EMPA, Laboratory for Acoustics/Noise control, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering [Zürich]
15:10-15:30 (20min)
› Vibration reduction on an automotive power electronic unit using a locally resonant metamaterial solution: predictive methodology and validation
- Sara Tincani, Robert Bosch GmbH, Center of Competence-Vibration, KU Leuven, Campus Diepenbeek, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wetenschapspark 27, 3590 Diepenbeek
15:30-15:50 (20min)
15:50 - 17:00 (1h10)
Walk and discussions towards Stella Brewery
17:00 - 19:00 (2h)
Social activity and discussions at Stella Artois Brewery - Aarschotsesteenweg 20, 3000 Leuven
20:00 - 22:00 (2h)
Dinner at Brasserie't Oud Gasthuys - Brusselsestraat 63B, 3000 Leuven
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8:45 - 9:45 (1h)
Plenary Lecture
Chair: Matthieu Mallejac
› Loss-compensated non-reciprocal wave scattering with synchronized self-oscillators
- Nicolas Noiray, CAPS Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich
08:45-09:45 (1h)
9:45 - 10:45 (1h)
Metamaterials for sound insulation
Chair: Faisal Rafique
› Multi-material 3-d printing of customizable membrane-type acoustic metamaterials
- Uğur Dinçer, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Lightweight Systems, Lilienthalplatz 7, 38108 Braunschweig
09:45-10:05 (20min)
› Auralisation of sound transmission through a vibro-acoustic metamaterial
- Stuart Cumming, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research
10:05-10:25 (20min)
› Resonant acoustic metamaterials for broadband sound transmission loss enhancement and cavity depth minimization in double walls
- Michiel Lannoye, KU Leuven, Department of Civil Engineering
10:25-10:45 (20min)
10:45 - 11:10 (25min)
Coffee break
11:10 - 12:30 (1h20)
Metamaterials for sound insulation
Chair: Adrien Guthapfel
› A study on the low-frequency vibroacoustic behavior of membranes with added strip masses using a finite element model
- Ajju Raja Justus, Ph.D. Scholar
11:10-11:30 (20min)
› Suppression of vibration transmission across junctions between thin plates using metamaterial strips
- Sofie Becuwe, KU Leuven, Department of Civil Engineering, Structural Mechanics Section
11:30-11:50 (20min)
› Sonic Crystal Noise Barrier Design and Validation
- Nicolas Herrera Leon, University of Coimbra
11:50-12:10 (20min)
12:10 - 15:00 (2h50)
Numerical methods
Chair: Lukas Kleine-Wächter
› Numerical Modeling of Nonlinear Sound Propagation in Bubbly Viscoelastic Acoustic Metamaterials
- Elena Violeta Carreras Casanova, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
12:10-12:30 (20min)
12:30 - 14:20 (1h50)
Lunch at Domus - Tiensestraat 8, 3000 Leuven
14:20 - 16:00 (1h40)
Numerical methods
Chair: Lukas Kleine-Wächter
› Deep learning-based inverse design of tolopogical interface and corner states in two-dimensional phononic crystals
- Xue-Qian Zhang, Beijing Jiaotong University, Universitat Politècnica de València = Universitad Politecnica de Valencia = Polytechnic University of Valencia
14:20-14:40 (20min)
› WFEM-based assessment of the robustness of finite metamaterial vibration isolation under varying, realistic load cases
- Line Mardini, Empa, Laboratory for Acoustics/Noise Control, KU Leuven, Department of Mechanical Engineering campus Diepenbeek
14:40-15:00 (20min)
15:00 - 16:00 (1h)
Numerical methods
Chair: Lucas Van Belle
› Mechanical Metamaterials for Modulating Turbulent Flow Dynamics
- Bastiaan J.T. Piest, Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen, University of Groningen [Groningen]
15:00-15:20 (20min)
› Characterizing and Quantifying the Impact of Production Uncertainties on the Dynamic Response of a series of Metamaterial beams
- Yves Pillot, KU Leuven Department of Mechanical Engineering, Division LMSD, Flanders Make
15:20-15:40 (20min)
› Monolithic inertial metamaterial for vibration absorption
- Alvin Chung, Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University
15:40-16:00 (20min)
16:00 - 16:10 (10min)
Closing cerimony
16:10 - 17:00 (50min)
Closing drinks and discussions
20:00 - 22:00 (2h)
Dinner at Café Sport - Martelarenplein 13, 3000 Leuven
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