Workshop Organizing

Lorentz Workshop: Wound care technologies: from multidisciplinary science to clinical practice

Date: 22 - 26 May, 2023
Other organizers: Prof.dr.ir. F.J. Vermolen (Hasselt University), Prof.dr. A. Gefen (Tel Aviv University), Prof.dr. P.P.M. van Zuijlen (Amsterdam University Medical Center, Red Cross Hospital), Dr. H.I. Korkmaz (Amsterdam University Medical Center, Red Cross Hospital)
Outcome: Special Issue at Journal of Clinical Biomechanics (Call for papers till 30 June 2024)

A list of conferences where I was (co-)chairing a mini-symposium or special session can be found below.

Modelling tissue mechanics and cell fate in regeneration and cancer (together with Dr. G. Piedrafita from Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Prof.dr. J.M. Garcia-Aznar from University of Zaragoza) at European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (ECMTB). Toledo, Spain. July 2024.

Efficient numerical methods in computational biomechanics (together with Dr. S. Frei from University of Konstanz and Dr. A. Heinlein from Delft University of Technology) at European Conference on Numerical Mathematics and Advanced Applications (ENUMATH). Lisbon, Portugal. September 2023.
Robust Numerical Methods for Nonlinear and Coupled Diffusion Problems in Biology (together with Dr. K. Mitra and Dr. T. Koeppl from Hasselt University) at European Conference on Numerical Mathematics and Advanced Applications (ENUMATH). Lisbon, Portugal. September 2023.
Microscale observations and microscale modelling in cancer (together with Prof.dr.ir. F.J. Vermolen from Hasselt University) at International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (CMBBE). Paris, France. May 2023.
Data-driven methods in computational biomechanics (together with Dr. A. Heinlein from TU Delft) at SIAM Computational Science and Engineering 2023 (SIAM – CSE). Amsterdam, The Netherlands. February - March 2023.

Agent-based model (co-chair with Prof.dr. L. Geris from KU Leuven) at Virtual Physiological Human Conference 2022 (VPH). Porto, Portugal. September 2022.

A list of conferences visited can be found below. During all conferences a talk was given or poster was presented.

Improving drug delivery in the brain using microbubbles combined with focused ultrasound. The 13th European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (ECMTB). Toledo, Spain. 22 - 26 July, 2024.
Computational efficient simulation of cells that release diffusing compounds in their environment. EquaDiff Conference. Karlstad, Sweden. 9- 14 June, 2024. (Invited Speaker).
A Mathematical Model describing Cell Shape Evolution and the Impact of Cellular Forces on the Extracellular Matrix during Cell Invasion through a Flexible Channel. 6th InterPore BeNeLux Meeting. Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. 11 - 12 April, 2024. (Invited Speaker).
Enhancing cell-based modeling of wound contraction after skin injuries. Journees numeriques de Besancon 2024: Data driven computing and modeling in biology. Besancon, France. 29 - 30 January, 2024. (Invited Speaker)

Quality of approximating a mass-emitting object by a point source in a diffusion model. The European Conference on Numerical Mathematics and Advanced Applications (ENUMATH). Lisbon, Portugal. 3 - 9 September, 2023.
Improving drug delivery in the brain using microbubbles combined with focused ultrasound. Paris, France. 3 - 5 May, 2023.
Applying machine learning to enhance the computational efficiency in agent-based wound healing model. SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE 2023). Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 27 February - 3 March, 2023.

Invited Participant for Oberwolfach Workshop Multiscale Coupled Models for Complex Media: From Analysis to Simulation in Geophysics and Medicine. Oberwolfach, Germany. 23 - 29 January, 2022.
Invited Participant for Nijmegen Workshop Nonlinear Diffusion Equations and Applications in Biology. Nijmegen, The Netherlands. 6 - 8 July, 2022.
Physical Confinement and Cell Proximity Increase Cell Migration Rates and Invasiveness: A Mathematical Model of Cancer Cell Invasion through Flexible Channels. The 12th European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (ECMTB). Heidelberg, Germany. 19 - 23 September, 2022.

Upscaling between an agent-based model (smoothed particle approach) and a continuum-based model for wound contractions. International Society for Porous Media Annual Meeting. Online. 31 May - 04 June, 2021.
A cell shape evolution model for wound contraction and cancer cell metastasis using morphoelasticity. Society of Mathematical Biology Annual Meeting. Online. 13 - 17 June, 2021. (Invited Speaker)
Point Forces and Their Alternatives in Cell-Based Models for Skin Contraction (Poster). Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences. Milan, Italy (Online). 21 - 24 June, 2021.
A cell shape evolution model for wound contraction and cancer cell metastasis using morphoelasticity . 17th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering and the 5th Conference on Imaging and Visualization. Online. 07 - 09 September, 2021.
Agent-based modelling approaches in skin contraction. The VII International Conference on Particle-Based Methods. Hamburg, Germany (Hybrid). 04 - 05 October, 2021.

Point Forces and Their Alternatives in Cell-Based Models for Skin Contraction in Two Dimensions. Applied Mathematics And Computers in Simulation. Lisbon, Portugal (Online). 11 - 13 April, 2020.
Various Mathematical Approaches to Mechanical Simulations in Wound Healing Processes . International Society for Porous Media Annual Meeting. Qingdao, China (Online). 31 August - 03 September, 2020.
Cell-Based Modelling of Contraction Phenomena in Skin after Injury. Virtual Physiological Human Conference. Paris, France (Online). 25- 28 August, 2020.

Cell-based model for wound contractions. Annual Scientific Day of Burn Institution, Amersfoort, The Netherlands. 08 March, 2019. (Invited speaker)
Various Mathematical Approaches to Mechanical Simulations in Wound Healing Processes. The Mathematics of Finite Elements and Applications. London, United Kingdom. 21 - 24 June, 2019.
Combined Agent-Based and Finite-Element Modelling of Wound Contraction. European Numerical Mathematics and Advanced Applications Conference. Egmond aan zee, The Netherlands. 30 September - 04 October, 2019.

Agent-Based Modeling of Contractions of Burns (Poster). Virtual Physiological Human Conference. Zaragoza, Spain. 05 - 07 September, 2018.
Agent-Based Modeling of Contractions of Burns (Poster). 43rd Woudschoten Conference, Zeist, The Netherlands. 03 - 05 October, 2018.