Summer School Program

The detailed program of the Summer School is become available here.

Invited Speakers

• C. Alissandrakis (University of Ioannina)
  "The Universe is Made of Plasma and Magnetic Field" [PDF file]
• A. Anastasiadis (National Observatory of Athens)
  "MHD as the Backbone for Space Weather Prediction" [PDF file]
• V. Archontis (University of Ioannina)
  "MHD, Solar and Stellar Activity" [PDF file]
• I. Contopoulos (RCAAM of the Academy of Athens)
  "MHD with Physics Informed Neural Networks" [PDF file]
• K. Gourgouliatos (University of Patras)
  "MHD in extreme Astrophysical Environments" [PDF file]
• K. Moraitis (University of Ioannina)
  "Theory and Applications of Magnetic Field-Line Helicity in Solar Physics" [PDF file]
• A. Nindos (University of Ioannina)
  "Magnetic Helicity: Applications in Solar Physics" [PDF file]
• K. Tassis (University of Crete & FORTH)
  "MHD of the Interstellar Medium" [PDF file]
• G. Throumoulopoulos (University of Ioannina)
  "MHD of Laboratory Plasmas: Crossovers with Astrophysics" [PDF file]
• K. Tsinganos (University of Athens)
  "MHD in Astrophysics: Introduction and highlights" [PDF file]
• N. Vlahakis (University of Athens)
  "MHD Instabilities" [PDF file]
• L. Vlahos (University of Thessaloniki)
  "MHD Τurbulence and Particle Energisation" [PDF file]
• J. Zhuleku (University of Ioannina)
  "Heating of Solar and Stellar Coronae" [PDF file]

Practical Exercises - [Guide: [PDF file]]

• I. Dimitropoulos & I. Contopoulos: Solution of a Simple Physics Problem with Physics Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) [PDF file]
• A. Nindos & N. Vlahakis: Problem Solving in MHD [PDF file]
• K. Gourgouliatos: Numerical Methods for MHD -Force-free equilibria via relaxation methods. -Time dependent problems: upwind schemes - flux limiters. Demo of AMR-VAC MHD code [PDF file]
• K. Moraitis, J. Zhuleku, V. Agalianou, A. Giannis: Visualization and Analysis of MHD simulation output [PDF file]

Software repository of Practical Exercises here.

Student/Young Scientists Presentations

• N. Maindon, The feedback of protostellar ejections on planetary formation [PDF file]
• P. Stefanou, Neutron star magnetospheres with classical and modern methods [PDF file]
• V. Agalianou, Effects of Twist Parameter Variations on the Emergence of Magnetic Flux Tubes [PDF file]
• A. Giannis, Plasmoid jets in 3D flux emergence simulations [PDF file]
• E. Lavasa, Solar Energetic Particle Transport in eruptive events: case study on GLE73 [PDF file]
• A. Stork, K.-X. Argyropoulos, M. Vergi, P. Flotsiou, S. Athanasakis, project 1 presentation [PDF file]
• E. Agianoglou, I. Dalamagka, M. Kouzis, C. Koukouraki, A. Mavromati, practical project 2 presentation [PDF file]
• A. Michailidis, V. Karantanis, M. Grigoriou, N. Ignatiadis, C. Trifyllis, practical project 3 presentation [PDF file]
• M. Falalaki, V. Michalaki, M. Oikonomou, D. Tsoukalas, K. Xyloportas, practical project 4 presentation [PDF file]

MHD Bibliography - [[PDF file] 1] & [[PDF file] 2]