Conference Topics

Abstracts and papers are invited in (but not limited to) the following areas:

Ironmaking

• Blast furnace modelling
• Direct reduction processes
• Hydrogen-based ironmaking
• Burden distribution and gas flow simulation
• Process optimization

Steelmaking

• BOF and EAF process simulation
• Secondary metallurgy
• Ladle metallurgy
• Continuous casting models
• Inclusion engineering

Thermodynamics and Kinetics

• Thermodynamic calculations
• Phase transformations
• Reaction kinetics
• Slag and metal chemistry
• Computational thermodynamics

Transport Phenomena

• Fluid flow
• Heat transfer
• Mass transfer
• Multiphase flow
• CFD applications

Process Models

• First-principles models
• Reduced-order models
• Hybrid modelling
• Multi-scale modelling
• Numerical methods

Artificial Intelligence & Data Science

• Machine learning
• Physics-informed AI
• Process optimization
• Soft sensors
• Predictive quality models
• Explainable AI

Digital Twins

• Plant-wide digital twins
• Virtual commissioning
• Online simulation
• Decision support systems
• Real-time process monitoring

Rolling and Downstream Processes

• Hot rolling
• Cold rolling
• Heat treatment
• Surface treatment
• Microstructure prediction

Sustainability

• CO₂ reduction
• Circular metallurgy
• Energy optimization
• Resource efficiency
• Green steel production