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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
8:45 - 9:00 (15min)
Welcome
9:00 - 10:00 (1h)
Plenary Lecture
› 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 - 10:15 (15min)
Flash presentations - Posters
› Optimization of TPMS structures for broadband sound absorption
- Xueying Guan, Delft University of Technology
10:00-10:03 (03min)
› 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
10:04-10:07 (03min)
› Study of the wave propagation inside an open phase gradient metamaterial
- Adrien Guthapfel, KU Leuven, LMSD (Campus Heverlee), E2E core Lab, Flanders Make
10:08-10:11 (03min)
› 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
10:12-10:15 (03min)
10:15 - 11:15 (1h)
Metamaterials for sound absorption
› 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
10:15-10:35 (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
10:35-10:55 (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
10:35-10:55 (20min)
11:15 - 11:45 (30min)
Coffee break
11:45 - 12:05 (20min)
Polytec sponsoring
Polytec
12:05 - 13:05 (1h)
Metamaterials for sound absorption
› Utilizing integrated beam-resonators to characterize manufacturing variability in Selective Laser Sintered metamaterials
- Alexander Kryuchkov, Materialise NV, Department of Mechanical Engineering, KU Leuven
12:05-12:25 (20min)
› Building an Absorber Using Inclined Wiremesh Gratings
- Juan Pablo Escudero, Laboratoire d'Acoustique de l'Université du Mans
12:25-12:45 (20min)
› Numerical Investigation of Metasurface and its Application in Room Acoustics
- Jonas Helboe Jørgensen, COMSOL A/S
12:45-13:05 (20min)
13:05 - 14:30 (1h25)
Lunch
14:30 - 15:30 (1h)
Plenary Lecture
› Multi-scale approach to analysis and design of subwavelength mechanical and acoustic metamaterials on finite size domains
- Varvara Kouznetsova, Eindhoven University of Technology [Eindhoven]
14:30-15:30 (1h)
15:30 - 16:30 (1h)
Elastic metasurfaces
› Efficient modelling and design of multimodal seismic metasurfaces for broadband ground vibration mitigation
- David Carneiro, KU Leuven
15:30-15:50 (20min)
› Analytical and numerical study of Scholte-Stoneley wave control through elastic metasurfaces
- Farhad Zeighami, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna = University of Bologna
15:50-16:10 (20min)
› Influence of the Unit Cell Choice on the Effectiveness of Band-Gap Metamaterials
- Plastiras Demetriou, TU Dortmund University, Institute of Structural Mechanics
16:10-16:30 (20min)
16:30 - 17:00 (30min)
Coffee break
17:00 - 18:00 (1h)
Phononic crystals
› 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
17:00-17:20 (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
17:20-17:40 (20min)
› Tunable Matryoshka Local Resonance Sonic Crystal acoustic barrier for optimised low frequency noise control.
- Chetan Chalurkar, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
17:40-18:00 (20min)
18:30 - 20:30 (2h)
Dinner
21:00 - 23:00 (2h)
Popularisation event
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9:00 - 10:00 (1h)
Plenary Lecture
› Wave propagation across time-varying interfaces
- Marie Touboul, POEMS
09:00-10:00 (1h)
10:00 - 10:15 (15min)
Flash presentations - Posters
› Mode coupling and avoided crossings in twisted Kelvin-cell chains
- Lukas Kleine-Wächter, Technische Universität Munchen - Technical University Munich - Université Technique de Munich, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm
10:00-10:03 (03min)
› Transference of shear wave generated due to an impulsive source in a PFRC layer bonded to FG substrate: Green's Function Technique
- Arpita Maji, Arpita Maji
10:04-10:07 (03min)
› Time-Domain Robustness of Classical and Detuned Resonator Chains Under Nonlinear Impulsive Excitation
- Filippo Tosato, Royal Military Academy (RMA)
10:08-10:11 (03min)
› Turning Walls into Sound Routers: A Reconfigurable and Active Time-Reversal Metasurface
- Constant Bourdeloux, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, CNRS
10:12-10:15 (03min)
10:15 - 11:15 (1h)
Non-linear, non-hermitian and topological acoustic/elastic systems
› Amplitude-Dependent Wave Attenuation in Nonlinear Locally Resonant Metamaterials
- Berkay Bicer, KU Leuven Department of Mechanical Engineering, Division LMSD, Flanders Make
10:15-10:35 (20min)
› Scattering properties of rotating metamaterials with effective properties
- Levi T. Kaganowich, Acoustics Research Centre [University of Salford]
10:35-10:55 (20min)
› Acoustics with time modulating ultrathin resistive sheet
- Ioannis Stefanou, Laboratoire d'Acoustique de l'Université du Mans
10:55-11:15 (20min)
11:15 - 11:45 (30min)
Coffee break offered by METAVISION
11:45 - 12:45 (1h)
Non-linear, non-hermitian and topological acoustic/elastic systems
› Experimental Observation of a Temporal Topological Interface State in a Parametric Oscillator
- Harshit Kumar Sandhu, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
11:45-12:05 (20min)
› Auxetic Higher-Order Topological Insulator with a Tunable Band Gap
- Eloi Perez Compte, Department of Applied Science and Technology [Politecnico di Torino]
12:05-12:25 (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
12:25-12:45 (20min)
12:45 - 14:30 (1h45)
Lunch
14:30 - 15:30 (1h)
Metamaterials for sound insulation
› 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)
› Exploring Metamaterial-Like Behavior in Sandwich Panels with Architected Stone Wool Cores
- Monica Ballesteros Villarreal, ROCKWOOL A/S
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)
15:30 - 20:00 (4h30)
Social activity and discussions
20:00 - 22:00 (2h)
Dinner
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9:00 - 10:00 (1h)
Plenary Lecture
› Loss-compensated non-reciprocal wave scattering with synchronized self-oscillators
- Nicolas Noiray, CAPS Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich
09:00-10:00 (1h)
10:00 - 10:15 (15min)
Flash presentations - Posters
› Towards an Effective Surface Impedance Description of Cavity-Resonant Acoustic Metamaterials
- Elio Di Giulio, University of Naples Federico II - Industrial Engineering Department
10:00-10:03 (03min)
› Sound Insulation of Reconfigurable Intelligent Acoustic Metasurfaces in Complex Low-Altitude Noise Environments
- Zhi-Hua He, YiLi Normal University, College of Physics Science and Technology
10:05-10:08 (03min)
› Vibroacoustic Analysis of an ABH-Embedded CFRP Plate Using a Gaussian Expansion Method
- CHINNA BABU SINGEPOGU, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
10:10-10:13 (03min)
10:15 - 11:15 (1h)
Metamaterials for sound insulation
› 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
10:15-10:35 (20min)
› Auralisation of sound transmission through a vibro-acoustic metamaterial
- Stuart Cumming, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research
10:35-10:55 (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
10:55-11:15 (20min)
11:15 - 11:45 (30min)
Coffee break
11:45 - 12:45 (1h)
Metamaterials for sound insulation
› Suppression of vibration transmission across junctions between thin plates using metamaterial strips
- Sofie Becuwe, KU Leuven, Department of Civil Engineering, Structural Mechanics Section
11:45-12:05 (20min)
› Underwater Pipe Noise: A Methodology for Testing Subsea Metamaterials
- Quentin Hopman, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
12:05-12:25 (20min)
› Numerical Modeling of Nonlinear Sound Propagation in Bubbly Viscoelastic Acoustic Metamaterials
- Elena Violeta Carreras Casanova, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
12:25-12:45 (20min)
12:45 - 14:30 (1h45)
Lunch
14:30 - 15:50 (1h20)
Numerical methods
› 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
14:30-14:50 (20min)
› Mechanical Metamaterials for Modulating Turbulent Flow Dynamics
- Bastiaan J.T. Piest, Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen, University of Groningen [Groningen]
14:50-15:10 (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
15:10-15:30 (20min)
› Monolithic inertial metamaterial for vibration absorption
- Alvin Chung, Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University
15:30-15:50 (20min)
15:50 - 16:20 (30min)
Coffee break
16:20 - 16:30 (10min)
Closing cerimony
20:00 - 22:00 (2h)
Dinner
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