Training School on the Analysis, uncertainty quantification, validation,optimization and reduction of combustion kinetic mechanisms

📍 Budapest, Hungary | 🗓 2–5 September 2025

We are excited to announce a comprehensive Training School on the Analysis, Uncertainty Quantification, Validation, Optimization, and Reduction of Combustion Kinetic Mechanisms taking place in Budapest, Hungary, from 2 to 5 September 2025.

This training school is part of the CYPHER COST Action and is organized by the Chemical Kinetics Laboratory at ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. The event is proudly hosted by the Hungarian Section of the Combustion Institute.

🎯 Who Should Attend?

The training school welcomes researchers, students, and professionals interested in combustion kinetics. Participation is open to all, but:

💸 Financial support is available exclusively for CYPHER COST Action members.

Not a member yet? 👉 Join here: https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA22151/

⚠️ Spaces are limited—register early to guarantee your spot! Only Selected trainees will be eligible for reimbursement..

Don’t miss this chance to learn from leading experts with reduced or no cost!

👩‍🏫 Expert Trainers

The training will be led by distinguished experts in the field, including:

• Alison Tomlin (University of Leeds)
• Dimitris Goussis (Khalifa University)
• Alessandro Stagni & Timoteo Dinelli (POLIMI)
• Tibor Nagy (HUN-REN RCNS, Budapest)
• Tamás Turányi, Máté Papp, Éva Valkó, András Gy. Szanthoffer (ELTE Chemical Kinetics Laboratory)

📚 Course Content

The program covers a broad range of topics:

• Fundamentals of reaction kinetics and local sensitivity analysis
• Uncertainty quantification in combustion measurements and kinetic parameters
• Sources and generation of combustion kinetic mechanisms (including machine learning applications)
• Validation and global uncertainty analysis methods such as Monte Carlo, Latin hypercube sampling, HDMR, and polynomial chaos
• Optimization techniques and skeletal mechanism reduction methods
• Time-scale analysis and methods based on time-scale separation (CSP, ILDM, ISAT, REDIM)
• Practical use of software tools: GUI-HDMR, OpenSMOKE++, OptiSMOKE++, DRG, DRGEP, SEM, Optima++
• Introduction to combustion databases and evaluation tools (ReSpecTh.hu, combustiondata.elte.hu, k-evaluation.elte.hu)

Participants are kindly asked to install the required software and register on the indicated websites prior to the event.

🖼 Poster Session

Attendees are encouraged—but not required—to submit posters. Posters will be displayed throughout the school, with a dedicated session on Tuesday afternoon.

📅 Important Dates

• 📝 20 July 2025 – Deadline to be able to apply for COST CYPHER financial support
  (Early registration recommended; funding is limited)
• ⏰ 31 July 2025 – Deadline for early bird registration

🔗 Registration

Registration is now open. Secure your spot here:
https://chemkinlab.elte.hu/COST_Training_School_2025/

We look forward to welcoming you to Budapest for this unique training opportunity in combustion kinetics!