Workshop (HYBRID): 21st December 2026 (Monday) - 22nd December 2026 (Tuesday)

Conference: 23rd December 2026 (Wednesday) - 24th December 2026 (Thursday)

Venue: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Goa, Kottamoll Plateau, Cuncolim Municipal Area, Salcete Taluka, South Goa District, Goa - 403703, India.

Workshop: A two (2) day HYBRID Skill Development Workshop on "GPU Computing for Computational Fluid Dynamics (GPU-CFD)" is being organized at National Institute of Technology Goa (NIT Goa) from 21-12-2026 to 22-12-2026. This workshop is coordinated by the faculty members working in the research domains of CFD, Mathematics and fluid-thermal sciences from the Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering, IIT Dharwad, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, IIT Mandi and Department of Mechanical Engineering NIT Goa for the year 2026. This workshop is second in the series 1st being GPU-CFD 2025 workshop. to The Tentative Timetable has been prepared and shared below. The topics cover basic computational fluids dynamics, numerical methods, and the use of graphical processing units (GPUs) for accelerating CFD codes. Hands-on lab sessions will be organized everyday with focus on computer programming and simulations. Further, topics related to one and two-dimensional heat conduction equation, convection equation and incompressible fluid flow solvers will be discussed with finite-difference and finite-volume discretization methods. Students will learn how to use NVIDIA GPU cards to parallelize CFD codes with the use of programming modules such as CuPy, Numba CUDA and PyCUDA. The objectives of this workshop are:

• Introduce and cover basics of CFD and discretizations

• Introduce parallel programming using GPU cards with detailed discussion on CUDA programming environment

• Hands-on programming in Python using modules such as CuPy, Numba CUDA and PyCUDA for CFD development

• Lab sessions for developing codes and simulations with detailed post-processing of the results (including visualisations)

The schedule of the WORKSHOP on GPU-CFD 2026 will be updated below:

Resource Persons for the WORKSHOP on GPU-CFD (Dates: 21st and 22nd December 2026)

• Prof. Gaurav Bhutani, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, IIT Mandi, gaurav@iitmandi.ac.in

• Prof. Dhiraj Patil, Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engg., IIT Dharwad, dhiraj@iitdh.ac.in 

• Prof. Shashwat Bhattacharya, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, IIT Mandi, shashwat@iitmandi.ac.in 

• Prof. Prasenjit Dey, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Goa, prasenjit.dey@nitgoa.ac.in

• Dr. Munikrishna N., Chief Technology Officer (CTO), S and I Engineering Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore. (Industry resource person) 

• Prof. Nilesh D. Pawar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, BITS, Pilani, Goa campus, nileshp@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in 

1st National Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics:

The conference will provide a forum for researchers, academicians, students, and practitioners to present and discuss recent developments and applications in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The scope of the conference is intentionally broad and is not restricted to GPU-based computing. Contributions addressing theoretical, numerical, computational, and application-oriented aspects of CFD are welcome. Topics may include, but are not limited to, multiphase flows, turbulence, heat and mass transfer, reacting flows, fluid–structure interaction, biofluid mechanics, environmental and geophysical flows, aerodynamics, microfluidics, particle-laden flows, high-performance computing, data-driven CFD, and scientific machine learning. Studies employing commonly used CFD platforms and frameworks, including ANSYS Fluent, OpenFOAM, COMSOL Multiphysics, and in-house, commercial, or open-source computational codes, are welcome. 

The conference will feature various keynote lectures by invited experts along with poster presentations by participants. Contributed presentations will be poster-only. Each participant will present an A0-size poster describing their work. Participants are free to use a poster design or template of their choice. In addition to the poster session, each presenter will be given a 5-minute oral pitch to introduce their work to the conference audience. The pitch should highlight the problem being addressed, the computational approach, and the principal findings, and is intended to encourage further discussion during the poster session. No separate conference-paper submission is required. Participants wishing to present their work should provide the title of their proposed poster in the registration form. The submitted work must be relevant to Computational Fluid Dynamics, although it need not involve GPU computing. Both ongoing and completed research relevant to the conference themes may be presented. We will announce further details about the keynote speakers, poster session, and conference schedule on this website.

The schedule of the 1st National Conference on CFD will be updated below:

PLENARY SPEAKER for the 1st National Conference on CFD (Date: 23rd December 2026)

• Prof. Gautam Biswas, Senior Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Mech. Engg., BITS Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus, gautamb@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in 

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS for the 1st National Conference on CFD (Dates: 23rd and 24th December 2026) will be updated below soon

• Prof. Ganesh Natarajan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Palakkad, n.ganesh@iitpkd.ac.in

• Prof. Hiranya Deka, Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering, IIT Dharwad, hdeka@iitdh.ac.in

• Prof. Ponnulakshmi V K, School of Mechanical Sciences, IIT Goa, ponnu@iitgoa.ac.in 

• Dr. Sourav Mandal, CSIR- National Institute of Oceanography, (CSIR-NIO), Goa, sourav.nio@csir.res.in 

• Prof. Gaurav Bhutani, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, IIT Mandi, gaurav@iitmandi.ac.in

• Prof. Dhiraj Patil, Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engg., IIT Dharwad, dhiraj@iitdh.ac.in 

• Prof. Shashwat Bhattacharya, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, IIT Mandi, shashwat@iitmandi.ac.in 

• Prof. Prasenjit Dey, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Goa, prasenjit.dey@nitgoa.ac.in

Registration Details: 

• Only Indian nationals need to apply. 

• Participants are welcome to attend as per their choice

  • ONLY Workshop on GPU-CFD (Online registration option available)

  • ONLY 1st National Conference on CFD 

  • Both Workshop on GPU-CFD and 1st National Conference on CFD

• The participants for the 1st conference on CFD may present their work as a POSTER presentation [with 5 minutes of pitching]

• Registration is confirmed upon paying the appropriate fee.

• The workshop fee includes the following: 

  • • • lectures and handouts as per the workshop timetable (above), including laboratory sessions,

      • Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner for 2 days of the workshop, including the welcome dinner on 21st December 2026.

• The conference fee includes the following: 

  • • • Participation in the conference (5-minute flash pitching and poster presentations),

      • Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner for 2 days of the conference, including the farewell dinner on 24th December 2026.

• Following are workshop fee (INR) categories & details (FEE includes applicable GST):

• A 25% discount on registration fees across all categories is available exclusively to B.Tech., M.Tech., an PhD scholars from IIT Dharwad, IIT Mandi, and NIT Goa. 

• Interested participants register using below mentioned Google form.

• The last date to pay the workshop fees (non-refundable) and registration is 19th December 2026.

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• Accommodation in the student hostels is available on campus (on the payment and sharing basis in student hostels).

• The procedure for the booking of the accommodation will be communicated to the registered participants. 

* Students should upload a scan copy of their current student ID card.

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