6th openCARP User Meeting on Computational Modeling of Cardiac Electrophysiology

November 11-13, 2024
Graz, Austria

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 provide an overview of the current state-of-the-art in modeling cardiac electrophysiology, and to introduce and provide basic training for solving cardiac electrophysiology problems using the freely available modeling environment openCARP.

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

  • Present the cardiac system and its mathematical representation
  • Give an overview of the state of the art in modeling cardiac electrophysiology
  • Introduce the freely available electrophysiology modeling framework openCARP
  • Hands-on training in solving cardiac modeling problems using the openCARP environment

Audience

The openCARP User Meeting addresses researchers at all career levels (students, PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, senior scientists) in academia and industry with research interests in computational modeling 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 set it up, how 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 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.

A detailed program will be provided in summer.

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

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.

Registration and Contact

Registration will open late summer.

If you have any questions, please contact

Gunnar Seemann
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Email: Gunnar.Seemann@kit.edu

Supported by

DFG
via the project CARPe-diem. CARPe-diem has received funding from the German Research Foundation under grant agreement No 507828355.

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