NPSC: Participating Groups
Organization/university  Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica (CWI)  
Department/faculty  Modelling, Analysis and Simulation (MAS)  
Contact person  Prof.dr. J.G. Verwer  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
CWI acts as administrator and takes care of organizing and running NPSC. As a national NWO institute it is well equipped for this task. Its research cluster MAS will be involved in NPSC projects within 5 of the 6 listed application areas. MAS has a longstanding experience in Scientific Computing.  
 
Expertise 
MAS expertise includes mathematical modelling, partial differential equations and dynamical systems, applied mathematics and numerical mathematics, numerical software and simulation, computational fluid dynamics, - electromagnetics, -(geo)physics and biology, and system and control theory.  
 
Organization/university  University of Groningen (RUG)  
Department/faculty  Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science  
Contact person  Prof.dr. A.E.P. Veldman  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
The computational fluid dynamics group from this faculty participates in the project ‘Advanced simulation techniques for complex flows’ in cooperation with national research establishments (GTI’s). The contribution is founded on a longstanding active cooperation with the GTI’s.  
 
Expertise 
Development of simulation methods for fluid-dynamical problems in (life) sciences and engineering, in close cooperation with the applied field. Keywords: mathematical modelling, applied and numerical mathematics, computational fluid dynamics, algorithm design, software.   
 
Organization/university  Delft University of Technology (TUD)  
Department/faculty  Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EWI)  
Contact person  Prof.dr.ir. P. Wesseling  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
The TUD Numerical Analysis Group is involved in research and implementation of methods within various NPSC projects, viz. on computational finance, on materials science, on electromagnetics and optics, on hydrocarbon exploration, and on complex flows.   
 
Expertise 
The TUD Numerical Analysis Group has a long tradition and wide experience in numerically solving partial differential equations and inventing fast and robust solution methods for applied, industrial and financial problems.   
 
Organization/university  Delft University of Technology (TUD)  
Department/faculty  Faculty of Aerospace Engineering (LR)  
Contact person  Dr. ir. Harald van Brummelen  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
The Delft Aerospace Computational Science (DACS) group is internationally acclaimed for research in Scientific Computing. Within NPSC, DACS will work on two applications, viz., fluid-structure interaction for fracture mechanics, and uncertainty analysis geared towards windenergy and biomechanics.  
 
Expertise 
The DACS group has an established record in computational fluid dynamics and fluid-structure interaction, computational fracture mechanics, stochastic methods and sensitivity analysis, advanced discretization and solution methods and multiscale methods.  
 
Organization/university  Technical University Eindhoven (TU/e)  
Department/faculty  Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Centre for Analysis, Scientific computing and Applications (CASA)  
Contact person  Prof.dr. R.M.M. Mattheij  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
CASA combines activities related to mathematical analysis at the TU/e. Its research objective is to develop improved mathematical methods. Collaboration with researchers in technical sciences and industrial partners is vital. Within NPSC it will work on electronic circuits and bubble columns.  
 
Expertise 
CASA is experienced in analysis and numerical simulation of problems that can be modelled as differential equations. Simulation includes the modelling process up to and including visualisation of results. Specific expertise has been built up in a variety of mathematical and application areas.  
 
Organization/university  University of Leiden (UL)  
Department/faculty  Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Soft Condensed Matter (SCM) Group  
Contact person  Dr. G.J.A. Sevink  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
SCM will extend and numerically optimize their simulation methods for modelling pattern formation in materials with liquid crystallinity properties. The group developed its own (commercialized) parallel simulation code, has a strong background in numerical mathematics and is leading in its field.  
 
Expertise 
SCM expertise include modelling, (stochastic) PDEs, numerical mathematics, Krylov subspace methods, Monte-Carlo methods, high-performance computing, C/C++ coding, numerical software, simulation, polymer physics and (astro)biology and polymer synthesis.  
 
Organization/university  Technical University Twente (UT)  
Department/faculty  Faculty Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science  
Contact person  Prof. dr. ir. J.J.W. van der Vegt  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
The Numerical Analysis and Computational Mechanics Group (NACM) of this UT faculty participates in a number of NPSC projects, of which ‘Advanced simulation techniques for complex flows’ is largest. The group has a track record in modelling and finite element methods.   
 
Expertise 
The group’s expertise lies in the design, analysis and application of novel finite-element methods for partial differential equations. Applications come from fluid dynamics, optics, electromagnetics, water wave problems. Special attention is paid to complex physical phenomena.  
 
Organization/university  Utrecht University (UU)  
Department/faculty  Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science. Mathematical Institute (MI)  
Contact person  Dr. R. Stevenson  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
UU-MI is taking part in two NPSC projects, viz. in the computational finance project and in a project on grid computing. Being the largest mathematical department of the Netherlands with a strong group in numerical mathematics, MI is well equipped for this task.  
 
Expertise 
The expertise of the numerical mathematics group includes parallel computing, combinatorial scientific computing, numerical linear algebra, and numerical methods for solving PDEs (adaptive methods, wavelets) with recent promising contributions for problems in high dimensions.  
 
Organization/university  University of Amsterdam (UvA)  
Department/faculty  Faculty of Sience , Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics (KDV) and Institute for Biodiversity and Ecodynamics (IBED)  
Contact person  Dr. J.H. Brandts (KDV) and Prof.dr. J. Huisman (IBED)  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
The KDV group has a record in large scale numerical linear algebra and will participate in the computational finance project. The IBED group has a record in aquatic ecology, oceanography, and population dynamics and will participate in the 'Sustainable world' project on phytoplankton dynamics.  
 
Expertise 
The KDV group is experienced in theory for finite-element methods for partial differential equations. The IBED group is one of the world’s leading groups in freshwater and marine plankton research (6 Nature publications in the period 1999-2006).   
 
Organization/university  Erasmus Medisch Centrum (Erasmus MC)  
Department/faculty  Biomedical Engineering (BE)  
Contact person  Dr. Ir. F.J.H. Gijsen  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
The biomedical engineering group has a longstanding experience in using numerical models to study the influence of biomechanics at various level of disease. Within NPSC it will participate in the project 'Patient-specific computational simulation for improved stroke prediction'.  
 
Expertise 
The BE group expertise includes biomechanics, computational fluid dynamics, 3D imaging techniques, subject specific mesh generation, animal studies, patient studies, histological processing techniques, and software engineering for commercial use.  
 
Organization/university  The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)  
Department/faculty  Climate Variability (KS)  
Contact person  Dr. W.T.M. Verkley  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
KNMI serves the general public, the Dutch authorities and the aviation and shipping sector by providing information on weather, climate and seismology. Within NPSC it will contribute on fundamental and applied research for the 'Sustainable world' project on climate modelling.  
 
Expertise 
Much of the research in KS relies on numerical models of the atmosphere, the oceans and the other components of the climate system. There is expertise on the interpretation of the numerical results as well as on the fundamental physics of these systems.  
 
Organization/university  Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN)  
Department/faculty  R&D  
Contact person  dr.ir. R.H.M.Huijsmans  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
MARIN participates in the project 'Advanced simulation techniques for complex flows' with UT and RUG. Active since 1932, MARIN is an internationally recognized authority on hydrodynamics, involved in frontier breaking research programs for governments, the maritime and offshore industry and navies.  
 
Expertise 
MARIN is dedicated to furthering maritime understanding and knowledge. It provides commercial shipbuilders, owners, propeller manufacturers, naval architects and the offshore industry with state-of-the-art performance predictions, design consultancy and testing services.  
 
Organization/university  Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)  
Department/faculty  Physical Oceanography & Biological Oceanography  
Contact person  Dr. L.R.M. Maas  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
NWO Institute NIOZ is concerned with the state and evolution of the open ocean and coastal zone in the physical, (bio & geo) chemical and biological/ecological fields. Within NPSC it will contribute on fundamental and applied research for the 'Sustainable world' project on phytoplankton dynamics.  
 
Expertise 
Ocean observations, laboratory modeling and development of mathematical models employing partial differential equations and dynamical systems applied to (geophysical) fluid dynamics. Study of impact of iron and nutrients on algal dynamics.  
 
Organization/university  National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR)  
Department/faculty  Flight physics (AVFP)  
Contact person  Ir. K.M.J. de Cock  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
NLR participates in the NPSC project ‘Advanced simulation techniques for complex industrial flows’, collaborating with RUG, MARIN, and Delft Hydraulics. NLR has participated in many national and international research programmes concerned with fluid dynamics.  
 
Expertise 
NLR is the central aerospace research establishment in the Netherlands. NLR has a longstanding experience in developing and applying computational fluid dynamics in support of the aerospace industry and the government.  
 
Organization/university  TNO  
Department/faculty  Science and Industry (SI) & Defense and Security (FEL)  
Contact person  Dr. P.P. van 't Veen (SI), Prof.dr.ir. A.P.M. Zwamborn (FEL)  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
SI will implement resulting NPSC solvers from the project 'Robust solver design for CFD pakages used in industry' in X-Stream/Sepran and will validate solutions. FEL cooperates in the project 'Solvers for electromagnetic field simulations in electronics and optics' to improve modelling tools.  
 
Expertise 
SI has a long tradition in solving flow problems from industry. Their expertise serves many glass and food producing industries. FEL expertise is to utilize and adapt electromagnetic modelling tools for the design of complex electronic systems such as naval vessels.   
 
Organization/university  Delft Hydraulics (WL)  
Department/faculty  Strategic Research & Development (S&O)  
Contact person  Dr. Ir. R.E. Uittenbogaard  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
As research and consultancy institute, WL provides expert advice and technical assistance on water-related issues. Our staff (350) combines an in-depth command of critical details with an across-the-board overview. WL participates in the NPSC project 'Advanced simulation of complex flows'.  
 
Expertise 
In close collaboration with universities, WL applies their novel simulation methods to environmental fluid dynamics in international consultancy projects. Keywords: surface waves, turbulence modelling, computational fluid dynamics, physical experiments, software and software maintenance.  
 
Organization/university  Energie Onderzoekcentrum Nederland (ECN)  
Department/faculty  Program Wind Energy  
Contact person  H. Snel, H.B. Hendriks  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
ECN has 25 years of experience in development of models rotor and wake aerodynamics, and aero-elastic response codes. ECN's main role in the HPCN project on 'Off-shore wind farms is to coordinate the wind energy research and make results applicable for industry.  
 
Expertise 
Aerodynamics, structural dynamics, control, load calculation, optimization, condition monitoring and dynamic load measurements, and analysis for wind turbine applications. ECN develops and applies computationally efficient CFD. ECN is ISO 17025 accredited for measurements on wind turbine systems.  
 
Organization/university  FOM Rijnhuizen   
Department/faculty  Numerical Plasma Dynamics group  
Contact person  Prof.dr. R. Keppens  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
A major mission of FOM Rijnhuizen is to contribute to European research on nuclear fusion. For this purpose, one of the institute’s key disciplines is computational MHD. Within NPSC, FOM participates in the project 'Magnetohydrodynamics for the Effective and Efficient Propulsion of Liquids'.  
 
Expertise 
Keppens has a vast experience in the development and application of computational methods for MHD problems from astrophysics. With his three appointments (Rijnhuizen. Utrecht and Leuven) and his many international research contacts, he has an excellent overview over the field of computational MHD.  
 
Organization/university  ABN-AMRO bank  
Department/faculty  Product & Transaction Analysis  
Contact person  Dr. R.M. Elkenbracht-Huizing  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
ABN-AMRO will partly sponsor 2 PhD students for the computational finance project. They will do research at UU/TUD/CWI and at the bank for an optimal knowledge tranfer. In cooporation with academia, the Product & Transaction Analysis group has run succesful PhD projects in the past.  
 
Expertise 
The Product & Transaction Analysis group is reponsible for the assessment of all models for the valuation and risk management of derivate products in use at the bank.   
 
Organization/university  BOAL BV  
Department/faculty  Sector Aluminium   
Contact person  Dr.ir. K. Nilsen  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
Boal will conduct experiments to validate the models and simulations developed by the Numerical Analysis Group of the TUD in the NPSC project 'Robust solvers for moving boundary problems in materials science'. Boal has a large experience in microstructural analysis of aluminium.   
 
Expertise 
Boal Aluminium is a company which has been in extrusion for over 30 years, producing standard to custom made aluminium sections. The wide range of presses, placed at various locations, cover a large part of Western Europe.   
 
Organization/university  Philips Applied Technologies   
Department/faculty  EM&C Competence Center  
Contact person  Dr.ir. D.W. Harberts  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
Dr. Harberts will transfer the results of the NPSC project 'Advanced Numerical Modeling and Simulation of Human Tissues Exposed to Electromagnetic Fields' to industrial practice. With his vast experience and good overview over electromagnetic compatibility, he is the ideal project leader.  
 
Expertise 
Philips Applied Technologies has a vast experience in providing technologies for new products and applications in the areas of healthcare, lifestyle and technology, from a precise MRI apparatus enabling physicians to make a diagnosis to a clinical themometer for domestic applications.  
 
Organization/university  Philips Medical Systems   
Department/faculty  MR Development  
Contact person  Dr.ir. G. Peeren  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
Dr. Peeren will actively contribute with his industrial MRI research and advice members of the project 'Advanced Numerical Modeling and Simulation of Human Tissues Exposed to Electromagnetic Fields' about the electromagnetic requirements imposed to new-generation MRI systems.  
 
Expertise 
Philips Medical Systems delivers innovative healthcare technologies and processes that make the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases simple and effective. Worldwide it plays a leading role in this field.  
 
Organization/university  Philips Research Laboratories   
Department/faculty  Electronic Design and Tools Group  
Contact person  Dr. E.J.W. ter Maten  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
Industrial partner for the NPSC electronic circuit project, bringing in the orientation needed for eventual application of results in an industrial context. A similar role has successfully been fulfilled in earlier projects defined in national, supra-national and European programmes.  
 
Expertise 
Numerical methods in industrial simulation problems. For circuit simulation, this is proven by the successful development, in open competition with commercial providers, of the in-house circuit simulator Pstar. Furthermore, expertise in the area of EM simulation has been built up.   
 
Organization/university  Shell International Exploration and Production B.V.  
Department/faculty  Exploratory Research  
Contact person  Prof.dr. W.A. Mulder  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
Shell acts as an industrial project partner within NPSC, responsible for the project 'Next generation software for hydrocarbon exploration'. Shell's research department has more than 25 years of experience on this topic.  
 
Expertise 
The research group's expertise covers a wide range of problems in Scientific Computing and applications, including the development of techniques for seismic and electromagnetic modeling, and inversion of seismic data.   
 
Organization/university  AE-Rotor Techniek (SME organization)   
Department/faculty  R&D/Design  
Contact person  ir. J de Boer  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
AERT participates in the NPSC project 'Efficient simulation tools for the next generation off-shore wind farms' and will supply the input for validation test cases including measurement data, will contribute to prioritizing the research, and will formulate user specifications and constraints.  
 
Expertise 
AERT has been founded in 2001. AERT works in close cooperation with Suzlon ENERGY Ltd, the number 5 on world market of wind turbines, which has a substantial annual growth. AERT, together with Suzlon, has elaborate experience in designing, manufacturing and testing new wind turbine blades.  
 
Organization/university  Culgi BV (SME organization)   
Department/faculty  Research  
Contact person  Prof. dr. ir. J.G.E.M. Fraaije  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
Culgi BV is a SME research organisation dedicated to development and marketing of software for international chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Within NPSC it will participate in the project 'Algorithms and software for molecular and mesoscale simulations in computational chemistry'.  
 
Expertise 
Culgi expertise includes the development of robust industrial quality scientific library software. Culgi excels from computational chemistry research to novel ‘hybrid’ simulation methods that are unique world-wide, merging concepts from numerical simulation, thermodynamics and statistical analysis.  
 
Organization/university  Technisch Adviesbureau Early Minute (SME organization)   
Department/faculty  N.V.T.  
Contact person  Dr.ir. B. Gravendeel  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
Early Minute is a consultancy company in electromagnetics. It forms a unique bridge to large-scale industrial practice. Within NPSC the company participates in the project 'Magnetohydrodynamics for the Effective and Efficient Propulsion of Liquids'.  
 
Expertise 
Gravendeel has a longstanding experience in electromagnetic applications, amongst others for the 'Betuwelijn'. He is the Dutch expert on magnetohydrodynamic liquid propulsion. With his good overview over this field, he is the ideal leader of the proposed NPSC project.  
 
Organization/university  Gusto BV, Schiedam (SME organization)   
Department/faculty  Naval Architecture  
Contact person  dr.ir J.H.Westhuis  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
Gusto provides design, engineering and consultancy services for the offshore oil/gas and civil construction industries. Within NPSC Gusto participates in the project 'Advanced simulation techniques for complex flows'.  
 
Expertise 
Gusto is renowned for designing and building the most innovative construction, drilling and production equipment and vessels.  
 
Organization/university  Habanera (SME organization)   
Department/faculty  N.V.T.  
Contact person  Dr. ir. E.J. Lingen  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
Habanera participates in the HPCN project 'Efficient simulation tools for the next generation off-shore wind farms' and will design and implement a flexible coupling shell for running multi-disciplinary simulations, including fluid-structure simulations.  
 
Expertise 
Habanera’s programming experience, combined with Habanera’s knowledge of advanced numerical methods, enables Habanera to solve a wide range of engineering problems. Habanera’s experience includes finite element simulations, discrete element simulations, data visualization, and parallel computing.  
 
Organization/university  Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) , Leiden (SME organization)   
Department/faculty  Naval Architecture  
Contact person  ir F. Lange  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
HMC brings over half a century of specialised skills to the offshore oil and gas industry. As a world leading marine contractor, HMC transports, installs and removes all types of offshore facilities. Within NPSC HCM participates in the project 'Advanced simulation techniques for complex flows'.  
 
Expertise 
Expertise includes fixed structures, complex infrastructures and floating facilities, both in shallow water, deepwater and ultra deepwater. Today, the company continues to focus on providing added value to its clients and increasing its profitability.  
 
Organization/university  Medis (Medical Imaging Systems) BV (SME organization)   
Department/faculty  Research & Development  
Contact person  Dr.ir. Bob Goedhart  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
Medis provides innovative software solutions that enable clinicians, technicians and researchers to accurately quantify medical images (cardiovascular domain). Within NPSC Medis participates in the project 'Patient-specific computational simulation for improved stroke prediction'.  
 
Expertise 
Validation and commercialization of medical analytical software packages. Expertise includes software engineering, image processing and clinical validation. The company complies with international standards and regulations to ensure the safety and effectiveness of its products.  
 
Organization/university  NUMECA International (SME organization)   
Department/faculty  Software development  
Contact person  Prof.dr. Charles Hirsch  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
NUMECA International is a provider of computational fluid dynamics software and consulting services. Within NPSC the company participates in the project ‘Hydrodynamics of bubble columns’. NUMECA software will be made available for the development of new multiscale multi-phase turbulence models.  
 
Expertise 
NUMECA develops industrial software products for easy-to-use, performant, reliable and accurate CFD design and optimization. The products combine robustness and accuracy and are today recognized by prestigious customers world-wide. Extensive collaborations with academic partners in Europe exist.  
 
Organization/university  Phoenix BV (SME organization)   
Department/faculty  N.V.T.   
Contact person  Ir. N. Olij (COO)  
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
Phoenix participates in the project 'Jacobi-Davidson solvers for large scale non-polynomial eigenvalue problems in integrated optics'. It will supply challenges of direct interest to industry and test and apply solvers for design and optimization of own software.  
 
Expertise 
Phoenix is a company that was founded in 2002, with employees that have excellent experience in modeling in integrated optics; in some cases over 10 years. The company provides database software for clean room management, mask design software, and software for integrated optics simulations.  
 
Organization/university  Simulation Research (SME organization)   
Department/faculty  N.A.  
Contact person  Dr.ir. P.J. Van Duijsen   
Contribution  3. Knowledge development and application  
 
Role incl. track record 
Simulation Research will bring the software developed in the project “Magnetohydrodynamics for the Effective and Efficient Propulsion of Liquids” to industrial practice. Simulation Research provides computational tools for designers in the power electronics and electrical drives industry.  
 
Expertise 
Simulation Research has a large expertise in powerful electronic design software with a specific focus on power electronics design and simulation. The software products of Simulation Research are used by leading companies in a range of industries, including electronic, aerospace and automotive.