The Fickle Heart is a series of events which aim to share best practice and raise the profile of uncertainty quantification (UQ) in cardiac and cardiovascular modelling and simulation.
As cardiac models have become more widespread, there has been increasing interest in building personalised models that can be used for both hypothesis testing and forecasting. Taking account of uncertainties in both data and models is a key aspect of linking computational models to real hearts and safety-critical decision making.
See the Past Meetings page for details on past meetings including links to videos of talks.
The 2025 meeting will pick up on the twin themes of uncertainty quantification and digital twins, and their relevance to models of cardiac electrophysiology, cardiac mechanics, and the cardiovascular system as a whole.
Registration is now closed.
We welcome posters from PhD students and other researchers on topics relevant to the workshop. When you register, please provide a title. Ideally posters should be A0 (84.1 x 118.9 cm or 33.1 x 46.8 in) and in portrait orientation.
8-9 September 2025
INOX, Level 5, Students Union Building, Durham Road, Sheffield, S10 2TG - https://maps.app.goo.gl/pPDibwAHxqdq48J26
The Students Union is part of the main University of Sheffield campus, close to the city centre.
The location for the conference and Monday evening dinner will be on level 5 of the Students' Union building. From the main entrances on level 3 take the staircase (or lifts) in the north west corner of the building to level 5, and follow signage to INOX dine.
see https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/visitors/maps-travel (please note that the accommodation linked from this page is for students rather than visitors, see below for our recommendations).
Sheffield is a compact city, and it is possible to walk from the railway station to the University campus in about 30 minutes.
The Sheffield Supertram also runs from the railway station, and University of Sheffield has its own tram stop. From the station take the blue line tram in the direction of Malin Bridge. Tickets can be bought online, or on the tram.
From the University of Sheffield tram stop, it is a short walk to the conference venue.
Budget options include the Jonas Hotel or the Wilson Carlile Centre, but there are many other hotels in the city centre.
Richard Clayton, Gary Mirams, and Steve Niederer: Fickle Heart 2025 organisers.