Workshop Agenda | Venue and Accomondation | Travel | Registration and Contact
Overview
Highly detailed simulations of cardiac function have become feasible, but performing such simulations remains a highly non-trivial problem, as complex workflows have to be employed to build, parameterize and execute simulations. The main focus of the 6th openCARP User Meeting on Computational Modeling of Cardiac Electrophysiology (November 11-13, 2023 in Graz, Austria) is to introduce and provide basic training for solving cardiac electrophysiology problems using the freely available modeling environment openCARP and to provide an overview of the current state-of-the-art in modeling cardiac electrophysiology.
Most of the program is split in two tracks. One aimed at newcomers to the field who want to learn the basics and one aimed at users who already have a bit of experience with openCARP and want to learn about more advanced features, exchange and share experiences, and contribute to advance openCARP.
Objectives
- Introduce the freely available electrophysiology modeling framework openCARP
- Hands-on training in solving cardiac modeling problems using the openCARP environment
- Give an overview of the state of the art in modeling cardiac electrophysiology
Audience
The openCARP User Meeting addresses researchers at all career levels (undergrad students, PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, senior scientists) in academia and industry with research interests in computational modeling and simulation of cardiac electrophysiology.
In addition to a beginner track with basic openCARP training, we will offer a more advanced exchange for experienced openCARP users.
Workshop Agenda
The workshop will start on 2pm on Monday, November 11 and will end around 1:30pm on Wednesday, November 13.
We will offer two tracks: a beginner's track and an advanced track. If you are familiar with the basic concepts of cardiac electrophysiology, we will acquaint you with the basics of openCARP. How to get started, how to follow the tutorials and how to design your own experiments using carputils. At the end, you should be able to set up a new cardiac electrophysiology tissue simulation from scratch. The advanced track will be held in hackathon style where users with some experience in openCARP will tackle more advanced modeling problems and produce some new material for the community along the way.
Please find the preliminary program below!
Venue and Accommodation
The User Meeting takes place at the Medical University of Graz. Arrive by tram or bus at "St. Leonhard/Klinikum Mitte". Continue walking up to the venue location as shown on the map.
1: User Meeting Venue Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6 (MC2, building P, 1st floor)
2: Train Station
3: Closest Tram Stop Tram line 7; Stop: St.Leonhard/Klinikum Mitte
4: City Center Old Town of Graz
5: Workshop Dinner Rooftop Mensa TU Graz (Stremayrgasse 16)
Hotel Information
The openCARP User Meeting is without fee. You have to take care of your own travel and accomodation. There are numerous hotels around the city center. A recommendation of reasonably priced ones may be found below:
Travel
Arrival by Air
The closest commercial airport is "Graz Airport". There is public means of transportation into the city. Alternatively, take a taxi for approx. €40.
Arrival by Train
Train connections can be found the web page of ÖBB. Destination is "Graz Hauptbahnhof" (central railway station).
Local Transportation
From "Graz Hauptbahnhof" take any tram to "Graz Hauptplatz/Congress" (city center). Switch to Tram Line 7 with direction to "LKH Med Uni/Klinikum" and get off "St. Leonhard/Klinikum Mitte". Continue walking up to the venue location as shown on the map. If you need to take the tram each day, we suggest to buy a week ticket (info). If you just take once or twice a tram a day, a sinlge ticket is better. All tickets are available on the tram at a ticket machine which accepts cards and Euro.
Registration and Contact
Registration is clossed.
If you have any questions, please contact
Gunnar Seemann
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Email: Gunnar.Seemann@kit.edu
Supported by
via the project CARPe-diem.
CARPe-diem has received funding from the German Research Foundation under grant agreement No 507828355.
Previous User Meetings
- 5th openCARP User Meeting, Karlsruhe, 2023
- 1st openCARP Contributor Meeting, online, 2022
- 4th openCARP User Meeting, Karlsruhe, 2021
- 3rd openCARP User Meeting, online, 2020
- 2nd CARPentry Summerschool on Computational Modeling, Bordeaux, 2018
- 1st CARPentry Summerschool on Computational Modeling, Graz, 2017
