Agenda

Day 1: 02 Nov 2025

Workshop : Introduction to the Monte Carlo Method with OpenMC: Introduction to the Monte Carlo Method with OpenMC

Speaker:
Dr. April Novak
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
60/Ground-101 - Lecture Hall
Workshop: Exploring the Path: Bridging Experimental Insights to Computational Precision in T-H and Fluid Dynamics

Speaker:
Dr Omar Al-Yahya
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
60/Ground-102 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Workshop: GPU-Accelerated CFD: Hands-On Workshop with T-Flows Open-Source Solve

Speaker:
Dr Bojan Ničeno, Prof. Muhamed Hadziabdic
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
60/Ground-103 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Workshop: Utilization of Experimental Results from the Integral Test Facility “PKL” in Training Courses on PWR Thermal-Hydraulic

Speaker:
Dr Simon P. Schollenberger
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
60/Ground-104 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Workshop: Accidental thermal hydraulics: fundamentals and simulation

Speaker:
Dr Sofia Carnevali
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
60/Ground-105 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)

Lunch | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Workshop: Uncertainty quantification in severe accident analysis

Speaker:
Dr Luis Enrique
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
60/Ground-101 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Workshop: Modeling Steel–Concrete Composite Structures for Nuclear Applications Using ANSYS: Implicit and Explicit Techniques

Speaker:
Dr Mohamed Senousy
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
60/Ground-102 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Workshop: GPU-Accelerated CFD: Hands-On Workshop with T-Flows Open-Source

Speaker:
SolveBojan Niceno, Muhamed Hadziabdic
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
60/Ground-103 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Workshop: Utilization of Experimental Results from the Integral Test Facility “PKL” in Training Courses on PWR Thermal-Hydraulic

Speaker:
Simon P. Schollenberger
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
60/Ground-104 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Workshop: Accidental thermal hydraulics: fundamentals and simulation

Speaker:
Sofia Carnevali
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
60/Ground-105 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)

Day 2: 03 Nov 2025

Registration
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
(Administration Building)
Opening Ceremony
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
60/1-Auditorium (Administration Building)
Tour
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Panel Discussion (Lead The Innovation)
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
60/1-Auditorium (Administration Building)
Keynote Speech (Safe nuclear energy for the future: bridging fundamentals and innovation)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
60/1-Auditorium (Administration Building)

Lunch | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Thermal Hydraulics (Experimental and Computational Advancements in Heat Transfer and Boiling Phenomena)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
60/Ground-101 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Nuclear Applications and Radiation Processing (Policy, Regulation, and Public Acceptance of Nuclear Energy)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM )
60/Ground-102 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building
Reactor Physics (Advancements in Small Modular Reactors (SMR))
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
60/Ground-103 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Fusion and Advanced Reactors (Light Water SMRs and Supercritical Fluids Applications)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
60/Ground-104 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Student Competition (Research Pitch 1-1)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
60/Ground-105 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Student Competition (Research Pitch 1-2)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
60/Ground-106 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)

Day 3: 04 Nov 2025

Keynote Speech (Unlocking the Realities of Nuclear Energy)
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
60/1-Auditorium (Administration Building)

Coffee Break | 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Thermal Hydraulics (CFD and System Code Applications in Nuclear Reactor Safety)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
60/Ground-101 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Nuclear Applications and Radiation Processing (Advances in Radiobiology and Medical Imaging)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
60/Ground-102 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Reactor Physics (Nuclear Reactors Design)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
60/Ground-103 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Student Competition (Research Pitch 2-1)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
60/Ground-105 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Student Competition (Research Pitch 2-2)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
60/Ground-106 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Safety and Severe Accidents (Off-site Consequences)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
60/Ground-104 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Thermal Hydraulics (Experimental Insights and Mechanistic Modeling in Complex Flow Regimes)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
60/Ground-101 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Nuclear Applications and Radiation Processing (Radiation Safety through Materials and Modeling)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
60/Ground-102 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Fusion and Advanced Reactors (Micro Reactors Applications)
11:00 AM - 12:05 PM
60/Ground-103 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Safety and Severe Accidents (Modelling & Phenomena)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
60/Ground-104 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Student Competition (Research Pitch 2-3)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
60/Ground-105 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Student Competition (Research Pitch 2-4)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
60/Ground-106 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)

Lunch  | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Fuel Cycle and Waste Management (Waste to Power: Next-Gen Nuclear Paths)
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
60/Ground-104 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Reactor Physics (Advancements in Molten Salt Reactors (MSR))
1:00 PM - 2:35 PM
60/Ground-103 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Education and Training (Empowering the Future: Education, Training, and Knowledge Transfer in Nuclear Science)
1:00 PM - 2:35 PM
60/Ground-102 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Poster
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
54/Ground-MainHall-Sec-1 - Exam (Administration Building)
Fusion and Advanced Reactors (Advanced Reactors II)
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
60/Ground-101 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)

Coffee Break | 14:30 PM - 14:45 PM

Nuclear Materials (Nuclear Fuel and Material)
2:45 PM - 4:05 PM
60/Ground-103 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Nuclear Applications and Radiation Processing (Advancing Energy Transition with Nuclear Power)
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
60/Ground-102 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Thermal Hydraulics (International Collaboration and Innovation Initiatives)
2:45 PM - 4:05 PM
60/Ground-101 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Fuel Cycle and Waste Management (Chemical Process on Fuel Cycle and Waste Management)
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
60/Ground-104 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Student Competition
2:20 PM - 4:00 PM
60/Ground-105 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)

Day 4: 05 Nov 2025

Keynote Speech (Disposal as the end stage of nuclear waste management)
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
60/1-Auditorium (Administration Building)
Fuel Cycle and Waste Management (Fuel and Waste Development)
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
60/Ground-102 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Nuclear Materials (Nuclear Fuel and Material II)
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
60/Ground-101 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Safety and Severe Accidents (Risk Analysis Methods)
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
60/Ground-104 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Fusion and Advanced Reactors (Fusion Technologies)
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
60/Ground-103 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)

Coffee Break | 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Nuclear Materials (Nuclear Material & Development)
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
60/Ground-101 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Safety and Severe Accidents (Systems & Components)
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
60/Ground-104 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Nuclear Applications and Radiation Processing (Environmental Radioactivity and Remediation Strategies)
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
60/Ground-102 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Research Reactors (Passive Safety Systems and Accident Analysis)
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
60/Ground-103 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)

Lunch | 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Thermal Hydraulics (Passive Safety Systems and Accident Analysis)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
60/Ground-101 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Nuclear Applications and Radiation Processing (High-Energy Beams and Material Interactions)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
60/Ground-102 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Fusion and Advanced Reactors (Advanced Reactors Applications)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
60/Ground-103 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)
Fuel Cycle and Waste Management (Radioactive Waste Disposal Strategy)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
60/Ground-104 - Lecture Hall (Administration Building)

Coffee Break | 14:30 PM - 14:45 PM

Closing Ceremony
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
60/1-Auditorium (Administration Building)

Day 5: 06 Nov 2025

Social Trip (Al-Ahsa)
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Social Trip (King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture - Ithra)
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM