Scientific Programme
The first QUEST workshop is dedicated to
- introducing all involved researchers and partners to the scientific problems related to seismic inverse problems,
- training the QUEST researchers on fundamental and advanced aspects of the forward problem of seismic wave and rupture propagation,
- organizing, discussing the activities in all QUEST work packages,
- providing training on soft skills for QUEST researchers.
The provisional session plan illustrates the concept:
| S1: Who are we and why are we collaborating (4 keynotes) | |
| Goal |
To introduce the QUEST scientific topics through four keynote lectures and subsequent discussions: tomography and geodynamics, passive imaging, industrial applications, source inversion |
| Promoters | Igel, Trampert, Madariaga, Thomson, Artmann, Shapiro, Campillo, Das, Morelli, Boschi, and others |
| S2: Programming: From basic concepts to GPU programming | |
| Goal |
As programming is one of the key daily activities of most QUEST researchers we will illustrate fundamental concepts on basic programming to issues of parallel programming and the current state of hardware, if relevant for programming issues. |
| Promoters | Seriani, Vilotte, Bean, Komatitsch, CINECA, Ghattas, and others |
| S3: The forward problem: from fundamental algorithms to advanced research and industrial applications | |
| Goal |
Presenting fundamental theory of numerical wave propagation algorithms (e.g. finite differences, pseudospectral concepts, spectral elements, discontinuous Galerkin, finite volumes) in a homogenized comparative way. Complemented by research applications and aspects of using these techniques to solve industrial problems. |
| Promoters | Fichtner, Käser, Igel, Moczo, Seriani, Thomson, Artmann, Virieux, and others |
| S4: Open QUEST session, oral and poster | |
| Goal |
Based on abstract submission this session will be partly oral, partly poster and will allow presenting new research on all aspects of scientific, technical, and industrial developments relevant to QUEST. |
| Promoters | All lead scientists. |
| S5: What does it take to get a PhD? | |
| Goal |
Aspects of formal and informal coaching, publishing, time and project management, handling a crisis, getting it done and move on. |
| Promoters | Sigloch, Ferreira, and others |
| S6: OpenTomo: a software portal for computational seismology | |
| Goal |
What can we do to develop, promote, and disseminate portable, scalable parallel research codes for seismology given the developing e-infrastructures in NERA and EPOS? What can QUEST contribute? Short presentations and panel discussion towards establishing an open-source portal (openTomo) supported by several projects (e.g., QUEST, TOAST, EPOS, NERA, GLOBALSEIS, etc. ) |
| Promoters | Igel, Nolet, Vilotte, Bean, Seriani, Tromp, and others |
| S7: Specfem3d: a community code for waveform inversion | |
| Goal |
Presentation of a community software that can be used for earthquake simulations and adjoint problems. |
| Promoters | Tromp, and coworkers |
| S8: Work Package (WP) Meetings | |
| Goal |
Short presentations on WP goals, discussions of the WP groups and final presentations and open discussion of WP schedule. |
| Promoters | All WP leaders |
