Shaping the Future of Welding: Advances in Modelling and Simulation

Wednesday, 30th September 2026

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Join leading experts for a one-day seminar dedicated to the latest advances in the modelling and simulation of welding. The event will explore current industrial challenges, the impact of simulation on design and manufacturing, and the opportunities opened by new computational methods and artificial intelligence. Topics will include weld pool modelling, validation techniques, linking micro- to macro-scales, scaling up to assemblies, and best practice in benchmarking and standardization.

Presentations will highlight how simulation enables safer, faster, and more sustainable welding processes, while a closing panel session will provide an open forum for discussion on future developments and applications.

This seminar is essential for academics, industrial practitioners, welding engineers, simulation specialists, materials scientists, and decision-makers in advanced manufacturing who want to stay at the cutting edge of welding innovation.

Agenda

08:30 Registration

09:30 Chairman's Introduction & Welcome
Anas Yaghi, Advanced Fusion Modelling

W​elcome to TWI Cambridge
M​alcolm Lee, TWI

Advances in Weld Modelling for Nuclear Materials with Solid-state Phase Transformations
Yongle Sun, Cranfield University

Predicting Weld Residual Stresses in Steels that Undergo Solid State Phase Transformation
Mike Smith, University of Manchester

A New Computational Framework to Predict the Integrity of Welds
Tim Hageman, University of Oxford

Recent Developments in Mathematical Modelling Frameworks for Computational Metallurgy
Tom Flint, University of Manchester

Material Recovery for the Circular Economy
Sumit Hazra, Warwick Manufacturing Group

Multi-Concept Constrained Bayesian Optimisation for Advanced Manufacturing Process Parameter Selection
Greg Nelson, Frazer-Nash Consultancy

12:35 Lunch break

FEA Simulations and Measurements of Weld Residual Stresses (WRS) Induced During Girth Welding And Effect Of Post Weld Heat Treatment (PWHT)
Lars Magne Haldorsen, Equinor (presented by Michael Roy, TWI)

Friction Stir Weld Modelling
Siamak Shishvan, TWI

Weld Simulation: How Good is Good Enough? - A Graded Approach to Simulations for Industrial Applications
Ben Pellereau, Rolls Royce

Laser Welding Distortion in Automotive Roof Structure: Simulation, Validation, and Process Insights
Pradeeptta Kumar Taraphdar, Jaguar LandRover

Simulating Post-Weld Heat Treatment of Ferritic Steel Welds
Harry Coules, Amentum

Panel Discussion & Concluding Remarks
Anas Yaghi, Paul Hurrell, John Bouchard & Yongle Sun

16:30 End of Day

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Venue

T​WI Ltd
Building One
Granta Park
Great Abington
Cambridge
CB21 6AL