The 16th International Modelica & FMI Conference
We are glad to announce the 16th International Modelica & FMI Conference. It will take place at the marvelous city of Lucerne in Switzerland from September 8-10, 2025. It is organized by HSLU, the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Lucerne, in cooperation with the Modelica Association. This is the first visit of this conference series in Switzerland.
About the Conference
The International Modelica & FMI Conference is the main event for users, library developers, tool vendors and language designers to share their knowledge and learn about the latest scientific and industrial progress related to Modelica, FMI, SSP, eFMI and DCP. The program will cover processes and tools for the modeling of complex physical and cyber-physical systems as applied to a wide range of research and industrial applications.
In addition to paper presentations, the conference features several Modelica tutorials for beginners and advanced users, as well as industrial user presentations, vendor sessions, and an exhibition.
Call for Sponsors
The International Modelica & FMI Conference relies heavily on sponsors to maintain the affordability of the ticket prices. As a sponsor you are also given the opportunity to exhibit at the conference site. If you are interested in sponsoring the conference, please check out the conditions at in our call for sponsors.
Important Dates
| Date | |
|---|---|
| January 6, 2025 | Call for papers |
| April 17, 2025 | Deadline for submissions |
| June 1, 2025 | Deadline for Workshops and Tutorials, and Vendor Presentations |
| June 1, 2025 | Deadline for Industrial User Presentation submissions |
| June 16, 2025 | Notification of acceptance for papers and presentations |
| June 30, 2025 | Deadline for early registration |
| August 1, 2025 | Submission of final papers, presentations, and one-page abstracts |
| September 8-10, 2025 | 16th International Modelica & FMI Conference |
Registration and Accommodation
The conference registration will be offered at the following conditions. Details regarding registration and accommodation recommendations will be provided in due course.
| Registration | Valid | incl. Dinner | Early-Price | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Mon-Wed | yes | 750 CHF | 900 CHF |
| PhD | Mon-Wed | no | 400 CHF | 500 CHF |
| Student | Mon-Wed | no | 200 CHF | 250 CHF |
| Industrial User Presentation | only Tuesday | no | 200 CHF | 250 CHF |
| Dinner | Dinner | yes | 150 CHF | 150 CHF |
Scope of the Conference
Modelica is a freely available, equation-based, object-oriented language for convenient and efficient modeling of complex, multi-domain cyber-physical systems described by ordinary differential, difference and algebraic equations. The Modelica language and the companion Modelica Standard Library have been utilized in a variety of demanding industrial applications, including full vehicle dynamics, power systems, robotics, buildings and district energy systems, hardware-in-the-loop simulations and embedded control systems. The Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI) is an open standard for the tool-independent exchange of models and for co-simulation. It is supported by many Modelica and non-Modelica tools and is the key to utilizing Modelica models in non-Modelica environments.
Development in the Modelica Association is organized in Modelica Association Projects:
- LANG - Modelica Language
- LIB - Modelica Libraries
- FMI - Functional Mock-up Interface
- eFMI - Functional Mock-up Interface for embedded systems
- SSP - System Structure and Parameterization of Components for Virtual System Design
- DCP - Distributed Co-Simulation Protocol
These projects collaborate to design and maintain a set of coordinated standards for modeling and simulation of complex physical systems.
The Modelica & FMI conference will bring together people using Modelica and/or other Modelica Association standards for modeling, simulation, and control applications, such as Modelica language designers, tool vendors and library developers. The Modelica Conference provides Modelica users with the opportunity to stay informed about the latest language, library, and tool developments, and to get in touch with people working on similar modeling problems. The conference will cover topics such as the following:
- Multi-engineering modeling and simulation with free and commercial Modelica libraries (mechanics, electrical, hydraulics, thermal, fluid, media, chemical, building, automotive, aircraft, …)
- Automotive applications
- Thermodynamic and energy systems applications
- Mechatronics and robotics applications
- Medicine and biology applications
- Other industrial applications, such as electric drives, power systems, aerospace, etc.
- Large-scale system modeling
- Real-time and hardware-in-the-loop simulation
- Simulation and code generation for embedded control systems
- Simulation acceleration by use of many CPU cores or GPU cores
- Applications of Modelica for optimization and optimal control
- Modelica modeling, simulation and design tools
- Symbolic algorithms and numerical methods for model transformation and simulation
- Discrete modeling techniques − FEM, CFD, DEM (Discrete Element Method), …
- New features of the Modelica language and of FMI
- Experimental language designs and implementations related to Modelica
- Modelica in other application areas (mathematical programming, databases etc.)
- Modelica for teaching and education
- FMI in Modelica and non-Modelica applications and tools
Call for papers, user presentations and tutorials
The call for papers and further information will go out in January 2025.
Organization and Contact
The conference is organized by Prof. Ulf Christian Müller from HSLU, the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Lucerne in cooperation with the Modelica Association
Conference Board
- Conference Co-Chair: Prof. Dr. Ulf Christian Müller, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Lucerne
- Conference Co-Chair: Dr. Dirk Zimmer, German Aerospace Center
- Board Member: Dipl.-Math. Christian Bertsch, Robert Bosch GmbH
- Board Member: Dr. Hubertus Tummescheit
- Board Member: Dr. Rui Gao, RIGO TECH Co. Ltd.