Annual code_aster & salome_meca User Day - March 30, 2026
We are pleased to announce the Annual code_aster & salome_meca User Meeting, a full-day event dedicated to the open-source numerical simulation community.
📅 Date: March 30, 2026
📍 Location: EDF Lab Paris-Saclay - map
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM – 5:15 PM
🌍 Language: English
🎫 Registration: Free by registering via this link
This annual user day is designed to foster knowledge sharing, technical exchanges, and discussions around the current and future developments of code_aster and salome_meca.
Who is this event for?
- EDF developers of code_aster & salome_meca
- Industrial and academic users
- Numerical simulation experts from a wide range of sectors
On the agenda
- Morning session
- Automated generation of MITC shell elements in code_aster via FEniCSx symbolic engines by EDF
- A web-based tool for the simulation of rotary kilns for cement production by Ingenieurbüro für Mechanik
- Implementation of phase-field models for brittle fracture in code_aster by Aarhus University
- Development of new features in code_aster to support safety analyses at Framatome
- BIM-driven workflow for advanced nonlinear analysis of wood structures: dynamic and CFD-coupled models by Aether Engineering
- Afternoon session
- Assessment of the mechanical behavior of a shrink-fit weld assembly using salomé_méca and code_aster by Framatome
- HPC in code_aster: Industrial applications by EDF
- Using code_aster: from expert rituals to a user-friendly ecosystem by Simvia
- code_aster & salome_meca : new features and roadmap by EDF
- Q&A session
Whether you are an experienced user, a newcomer, or simply curious about open-source numerical simulation, this event is a unique opportunity to learn, exchange, and connect with the community.
