NAFEMS NORDIC Conference

The Conference for
Engineering Simulation and Analysis

Conference Agenda (preliminary)

Exhibition-Sponsoring-Opportunities (pdf)

NAFEMS, the independent international association for the engineering modelling, analysis, and simulation community, will hold its NAFEMS NORDIC Conference from 19 - 20 May 2026 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

This NAFEMS Nordic Conference will focus on existing best practices as well as state-of-the-art in FEA, CFD, and associated technologies (AI/ML, SPDM, ...) – ensuring delegates receive a fully comprehensive overview of the technology available to them.

It will increase awareness and provide a discussion forum for topics that are vital to engineering industrialists and academics, offering attendees an unrivalled combination of industrial knowledge, expertise, and forward-thinking to aid their deployment of CAE over the next few years. Join us, we look forward to seeing you

The conference will provide a unique, independent, neutral, and comprehensive overview of the current state of the art in engineering simulation analysis.

O​verview

• Plenary presentations by Volvo Cars, Airbus Operations, GKN Aerospace, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, University of Oulu
• High quality technical presentations
• Short training on Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML)
• Accompanying software exhibition
• Networking, exchange of experiences and information
• Open to NAFEMS members* and non-members

The conference is open to both members and non-members of NAFEMS, with members able to attend the event for free, towards using four seminar credits, as part of their membership benefits package.

Keynote Speaker

FEM and the Airframe: Making Aircraft in 2026
Sjoerd Van Der Veen (Airbus Operations)

CFD in the Automotive Industry 2026 and Onwards - Present Status and Future Needs
Torbjörn Virdung (Volvo Car Corporation)

Structural Composite Modelling at GKN Aerospace: From Accuracy to Industrial Reliability
Sérgio Costa (GKN Aerospace Sweden)

Multiphysics and Multiscale Modelling of Li-ion Batteries: For Reliable and Safe Battery Systems
David Carlstedt (RISE Research Institutes of Sweden)

Simulation-Driven Systems Engineering — Role of Simulation in Holistic Product Design
Juho Könnö (University of Oulu)

S​ubmit Your Abstract

Optional – Publish a Journal Article

T​his is optional and independent from the requested 2-6 page extended abstract for the conference proceedings!

Outstanding extended abstract submissions will be shortlisted by the Review Committee for potential publication in the peer-reviewed Engineering Modelling, Analysis and Simulation Journal.

We will assist you in transitioning your conference paper into a journal article. EMAS has an open access publication model and is licensed under the “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) framework.

The publication process

• Submit an extended abstract and present at the conference,
• If recommended by the Review Committee, presenters will be invited to expand their extended abstracts into original research papers,
• Following the standard procedure, which includes a double-blind peer review, revisions, editing, the paper will be published online

T​op of the Page

S​ponsors

P​latinum Sponsor

G​old sponsors

S​ilver sponsors

Exhibition & Sponsoring

Become an exhibitor/sponsor!
A comprehensive exhibition of hardware and software vendors, as well as service providers, will be held centrally in the convention center. Numerous exhibition and sponsorship packages are available. Further information can be found in the brochure (pdf):

Exhibition-Sponsoring-Opportunities (pdf)

Organisation

Venue

Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel
Södra Hamngatan 59
401 24 Göteborg, Sweden
Tel.: +46 31 758 5000
Fax: +46 31 758 5001
Website

Accommodation

NAFEMS NORDIC conference registrants can reserve a discounted room at the hotel. Please find a booking link here.

1. Enter promo code: nafems26
2. Enter your details, email address, and credit card for guarantee
3. An Email confirmation will follow.

If you want to extend your stay, please contact the hotel directly.

Delegate fee (per person)

• Non-NAFEMS members: 800 Euros
• NAFEMS members using 4 seminar credits: free*
• NAFEMS member with no seminar credits: 550 Euros

These fees include attendance at the conference, one copy of the proceedings, lunches and break refreshments on each day, and beverages and snacks in the evening of the first day. Hotel accommodation is not included.

* NAFEMS membership fee for companies/institutes
A standard NAFEMS site membership costs 1.405 Euro per year. An academic site membership costs 880 Euro per year. Beneath many others, NAFEMS members will get eight seminar credits (1 credit = 1/2 seminar/conference day) per year. NAFEMS members can use seminar credits towards free attendance at this event. This event will charge four ­seminar credits per delegate. You can register 2 delegates included in your membership to this conference! Please consider becoming NAFEMS member before registering!

All costs plus 25% Swedish VAT.

Information and prices for NAFEMS membership can be found in the brochure:

Membership Options_2025-26.pdf

Conference language

English

Cancellation policy

Up to 6 weeks before the start: 100% refund
Up to 1 week before the start: 25% refund, no seminar credits refunded
Later and in the event of no-show: no refund
Substitute participants can be provided. The cancellation must be made in writing.

Contact and Questions

NAFEMS Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz GmbH
Griesstr. 20
85567 Grafing b. M.
Tel.: +49 176 217 984 01
Fax: +49 3 22 11 08 99 13 41
E-Mail: info@nafems.de

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