Talks

An archive of keynotes, invited seminars, conference sessions, and technical workshops spanning AI for engineering, computational fluid dynamics, and high-performance computing.

2026

  • SIGGRAPH 2026 — sponsored keynoteNVIDIA | Next Era of Graphics — Neural Rendering, World Models, and SimulationEvent page
  • University of Oxford Mathematical Institute Seminar SeriesTowards a Foundation Model for Computational Engineering: Opportunities, Challenges, and Novel Scaling LawsEvent page
  • NASA Ames Seminar SeriesPerspectives on Foundation Models and Agentic Architectures for Computational Fluid DynamicsWatch the seminar
  • Sutter Hill Ventures AI Seminar SeriesTowards a Foundation Model for Computational Engineering: Opportunities, Challenges, and Novel Scaling Laws
  • UKRI AI4Turbulence WorkshopInvited panel discussion on industry perspectives for AI and turbulence

2025

  • Ohio State Aero/Acoustics MIXA Seminar SeriesPerspectives on Foundation Models for Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • PASC25Scaling AI Surrogate Modelling Methods Towards Industrial Application for Computational Fluid Dynamics mini-symposium
  • ISC25Machine Learning for Computer-Aided Engineering Birds of a Feather session
  • NASA High-Fidelity CFD WorkshopEnabling industrially relevant high-fidelity CFD and AI surrogate models for external aerodynamics — invited talk
  • 2nd ERCOFTAC Machine Learning for Fluid DynamicsPlenary panel chair and “Detailed assessment of a data-driven GNN approach for the AhmedML, WindsorML and DrivAerML datasets”

2024

  • AutoCFD4 AI/ML Technology Focus GroupInitial AutoCFD4 results using the WindsorML and DrivAerML datasets
  • 1st ERCOFTAC Machine Learning for Fluid DynamicsOpen-Source Machine Learning Training Dataset for the Windsor Body Using High-Fidelity Cartesian Immersed Boundary WMLES

2023

  • F1 and AWS Trackside: The Power of DataWhy do golf balls have dimples? An exploration of aerodynamics and its influence on winning Formula 1 races
  • 18th OpenFOAM Conference — keynoteThe role of cloud computing, machine learning, and HPC in accelerating the adoption of high-fidelity CFD for industry
  • 22nd International Computational Fluids Conference — invited keynoteThe role of cloud computing, machine learning, and HPC in the advancement of high-fidelity CFD for industry
  • NASA Ames Seminar SeriesHow cloud computing, machine learning, and HPC are accelerating adoption of HRLES and WRLES methods for industry
  • MIT ACDL Seminar SeriesThe role of cloud computing, machine learning, and HPC in the advancement of high-fidelity CFD for industry

2021

  • Aerovehicles International Conference — invited keynoteSummary of the 2nd Automotive CFD Prediction Workshop
  • SAE World Congress — invited keynoteThe role of cloud computing and machine learning in next-generation CFD for vehicle aerodynamicists

2020

  • NASA Ames Seminar SeriesHigh-Fidelity CFD in the Cloud — Thoughts and PerspectivesEvent page
  • 15th OpenFOAM Workshop — keynoteEnabling High-Fidelity CFD on the Cloud through AWS
  • Oxford University Aeronautical SocietyTurbulence and Aerodynamics — Enabling a Greener Future

2019

  • International Society for Computational Fluid DynamicsTowards High-Fidelity CFD in the Automotive Sector
  • University of Oxford Scientific SocietyTurbulence and Aerodynamics — Enabling a Greener Future
  • IMechE Simulation and Modelling ConferenceThe Future of CFD in Industry
  • Amazon Web ServicesThe Future of CFD and Opportunities for the Cloud
  • Gdańsk University of TechnologyIndustrial Hybrid RANS–LES Applications

2018

  • Oxford Sparks PodcastStories from the Field

2017

  • Airbus DiPaRT 2017Verification and validation of OpenFOAM for high-lift aircraft flows
  • Supercomputing 2017 with LenovoImproved aerodynamics using HPC
  • ParCFD 2017High-fidelity industrial simulations in OpenFOAM on ARCHER — perspectives on the need for exascale computing

2016

  • NAFEMS Hybrid RANS–LES SeminarHybrid RANS–LES, automatic mesh refinement, and HPC considerations
  • Oxford Royale Summer SchoolTurbulence and finding a rewarding career in science and engineering
  • NASA Ames Seminar SeriesRecent experiences of modelled-stress depletion using DDES and IDDES for the 30P30N three-element aerofoil
  • TEDxOxfordTurbulence: Finding Order in Chaos
  • High Performance Computing & Big Data Conference — invited talkDeveloping an improved aerodynamic design process for the aerospace and automotive industries using HPC
  • Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de ToulouseTowards an entirely virtual design process: the challenge for turbulence modelling

2015

  • University of ManchesterEngaging with US academia and industry for aerospace research
  • Oxford e-Research CentreTowards an entirely virtual engineering design process: the challenge for turbulence modelling
  • Boeing Research & DevelopmentComputational challenges for aerodynamic design in Formula 1
  • NASA Ames Research CenterComputational challenges for aerodynamic design in Formula 1

2014

  • Gdańsk University of TechnologyEmbedded hybrid RANS–LES approaches
  • Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula 1 TeamApplication of elliptic blending models for complex geometries
  • NASA Ames Research CenterAn embedded hybrid RANS–LES approach for three-dimensional separated flows
  • UCLA Samueli School of EngineeringAn embedded hybrid RANS–LES approach for three-dimensional separated flows
  • Barcelona Supercomputing CenterAeroacoustic prediction of a three-element aerofoil using hybrid RANS–LES methods

2013

  • University of Oxford Department of Engineering ScienceOverview of recent hybrid RANS–LES developments at the University of Manchester