SAM 2026: Symposium on Acoustic Metamaterials #5

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

Planning