Program

ICCCM 2025 will take place from July 2–4, 2025, with the program starting on Wednesday morning (around 9:00) and concluding on Friday afternoon (around 16:00).

We are currently finalizing the detailed conference schedule, but we are pleased to already announce that there will be a welcome reception on the evening of Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at the REVO conference hotel.

The ICCCM 2025 program promises an engaging and comprehensive lineup showcasing the latest advancements in computational contact mechanics. Attendees can look forward to keynote lectures by leading experts, technical sessions covering a broad range of topics, and opportunities for networking and collaboration.

As we complete the program details, we are confident that participants can expect an inspiring experience in the city of Munich.

Conference Topics

  • Finite Element Methods for Contact
  • Discrete Element Models for Contact
  • Multibody Dynamics Contact
  • Interface Models: Friction Laws, Wear, Tribological Modeling, Cohesive Zone Models, Rolling, Debonding
  • Emerging Computational Approaches: Methods, Algorithms, and Numerical Analysis
  • Multiphysics and Thermomechanical Coupling
  • Contact Modeling in Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Biomechanics, and Geomechanics
  • Multi-Scale Approaches for Contact Problems
  • Granular Materials and Rigid Bodies
  • Solution Algorithms for Single- and Multi-Processor Computing Environments
  • Machine Learning Methods for Contact

 

Keynote Lecturers

We are excited to announce the keynote speakers for ICCCM 2025! This year, in addition to featuring renowned scientists, we are proud to introduce, for the first time in ICCCM history, an "Industry Keynote Lecture". This new addition aims to bridge the gap between research and industry, bringing cutting-edge research closer to the engineering software used in practice.

Vincent Acary

Tentative keynote title:
"Numerical Solutions of the Discrete Coulomb Friction Contact Problem from the Perspective of Optimisation and Mathematical Programming"

INRIA Grenoble, France

Alfredo Gay Neto

Tentative keynote title:
"On the master-master contact approach: basis, applications and perspectives"

Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering
University of São Paulo, Brasil

Roger Sauer

Tentative keynote title:
"On the Computational Challenges of Simulating Rubber Friction"

Institute for Structural Mechanics
Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

Vladislav Yastrebov

Tentative keynote title:
"Boundary and Finite Element Methods for Contact Mechanics"

Centre for Material Sciences
MINES Paris, France

Yongyi Zhu (Industry Keynote Lecture)

Tentative keynote title:
"Solving Large-Scale Contact Applications: Challenges & State of the Art"

Ansys Fellow, 
Ansys, Inc., USA