AQTIVATE Workshop on data-driven and model-based tools for complex flows and complex fluids

The 1-week workshop on data-driven and model-based tools for complex flows and complex fluids
was organized at UTOV in Italy between the 3rd and 7th of June. This is the first of the three
specialized workshop series for AQTIVATE.

This six-lecture course delves into kinetic theory and its application in computational fluid dynamics. The course began with an introduction to kinetic continuum theory, showing its connections with fluid mechanics, followed by an introduction to lattice kinetic theory, introducing the Lattice Boltzmann equation. In recent years, various Lattice Boltzmann (LBM) methods have been used: the most important ones were presented, showing state-of-the-art methods and results. Particular attention was given to fluid-structure interaction (FSI) problems. In particular, to the Immersed Boundary Method (IBM) and its integration with LBMs. The final part of the course was dedicated to the applications of IB-LBM methods.