About Math4Cardio

The primary aim of this conference is to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue among the mathematical community (researchers in mathematical modeling, mathematical analysis, numerical mathematics and scientific computing), biomedical engineers, and clinical experts (cardiac surgeons, radiologists, and cardiologists). This interdisciplinary exchange aims to formulate open topics and questions in hemodynamics, to enhance the reliability of computational tools in both physiological and artificial systems and to address critical challenges in diagnosing and quantifying cardiovascular pathologies such as aortic stenosis.

Important Dates

  • today December 19, 2025

    First announcement

  • today February 10, 2026

    Web online

  • today March 12, 2026

    Registration deadline

  • event_available March 27 - 29, 2026

    Conference

Speakers

We are excited to announce this amazing lineup for the math4cardio conference!

Cristóbal Bertoglio
(Bernoulli Institute, University of Groningen, The Netherlands)

Methods for blood flow model personalization from MRI data
Jana Brunátová
(Mathematical Institute, Charles University, Czech Republic)

Effects of Blood Rheology and Partial Slip Boundary Conditions on Cerebral Aneurysm Hemodynamics
Oscar Camara Rey
(Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain)

From large-scale in-silico trials to multi-therapeutic modeling: integrating device and drug simulations for stroke prevention
Radomír Chabiniok
(Heart Center, Children’s Health, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA)

Biomechanical Modeling for Objective Assessment and Optimal Clinical Management: Patients with Valvular Heart Diseases and Complex Congenital Heart Diseases
Patrick Farrell
(Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, UK and Charles University, Czech Republic)

Helicity- and enstrophy-preserving discretisations of the incompressible Navier—Stokes equations
Radek Fučík
(Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic)

Enhancing magnetic resonance flow measurements using the lattice Boltzmann method
Jaroslav Hron
(Mathematical Institute, Charles University, Czech Republic)

Evidence challenging the validity of the no-slip boundary condition: blood flow in vivo
Štěpán Jeřábek
(Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Czech Republic)

Measuring flow across the aortic valve: clinical challenges in patients with low gradient stenosis
Radka Kočková
(Department of Cardiac Surgery, Motol and Homolka University Hospitals, Czech Republic)

Genetic Aortopathies and Structural Abnormalities of the Aortic Valve
Tomáš Kovárník
(General University Hospital in Prague, Charles University, Czech Republic)

Coronary flow and pressure measurements: clinical impact and technical challenges
Anna Lancmanová
(Institute of Mathematics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic)

New computational test case for numerical simulations of ventricular assist devices
Jack Lee
(School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, St Thomas’ Hospital, King College London, UK)

Patient-specific investigation of haemodynamics after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
Keshava Rajagopal
(Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA)

The clinical context of mathematical modeling in the cardiovascular system
Chandi Sasmal
(Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India)

Flow dynamics in a bileaflet mechanical heart valve: Effects of blood rheology, wall slip, vortex generators, and single vs multiphase simulations
Kateřina Škardová
(École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France)

NN-PGD for Surrogate Modeling of PDEs on Parametrized Domains: Towards Fast Patient-Specific Simulations
David Steinman
(Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada)

Brain twisters: Tornadic phenomena and flow topology in cerebral aneurysms
Karel Tůma
(Mathematical Institute, Charles University, Czech Republic)

Effect of Navier slip on blood–wall interaction in three-dimensional simulations of the aortic root
Thomas Wick
(Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany)

Numerical Modeling of Fluid-Structure-Growth-Concentration Interaction with Application to Prototype Plaque Growth in Blood Vessels

Schedule

On site registration
Josef Málek: Opening
Keshava Rajagopal: The clinical context of mathematical modeling in the cardiovascular system
Cristóbal Bertoglio: Methods for blood flow model personalization from MRI data
Coffee Break
Oscar Camara Rey: From large-scale in-silico trials to multi-therapeutic modeling: integrating device and drug simulations for stroke prevention
Karel Tůma: Effect of Navier slip on blood–wall interaction in three-dimensional simulations of the aortic root
Jaroslav Hron: Evidence challenging the validity of the no-slip boundary condition: blood flow in vivo
Conference photo
Lunch
Tomáš Kovárník: Coronary flow and pressure measurements: clinical impact and technical challenges
David Steinman: Brain twisters: Tornadic phenomena and flow topology in cerebral aneurysms
Jack Lee: Patient-specific investigation of haemodynamics after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
Jana Brunátová: Effects of Blood Rheology and Partial Slip Boundary Conditions on Cerebral Aneurysm Hemodynamics
Poster session presentations
     Jan Bureš: CFD-Driven Local Geometry Optimization of Total Cavopulmonary Connection Geometries
     Jan Kovář: Mathematical modeling of myocardial perfusion using lattice Boltzmann method
     Jakub Cach: Analytical Pressure Profiles in Variable-Diameter Vessels: Accurate Predictions at Clinically Relevant Reynolds Numbers
     Lenka Košárková: Existence of the time-periodic weak solution for incompressible nonstationary Navier-Stokes equations in three dimensions with inflow, outflow and Navier's slip boundary condition
Posters & coffee
Departure for self-paid dinner at 18:00 from conference place.
The Pind, Korunní 1151/67 [pind.cz] [Location]
Radka Kočková: Genetic Aortopathies and Structural Abnormalities of the Aortic Valve
Chandi Sasmal: Flow dynamics in a bileaflet mechanical heart valve: Effects of blood rheology, wall slip, vortex generators, and single vs multiphase simulations
Radek Fučík: Enhancing magnetic resonance flow measurements using the lattice Boltzmann method
Coffee Break
Štěpán Jeřábek: Measuring flow across the aortic valve: clinical challenges in patients with low gradient stenosis
Kateřina Škardová: NN-PGD for Surrogate Modeling of PDEs on Parametrized Domains: Towards Fast Patient-Specific Simulations
Thomas Wick: Numerical Modeling of Fluid-Structure-Growth-Concentration Interaction with Application to Prototype Plaque Growth in Blood Vessels
Lunch
Radomír Chabiniok: Biomechanical Modeling for Objective Assessment and Optimal Clinical Management: Patients with Valvular Heart Diseases and Complex Congenital Heart Diseases
Anna Lancmanová: New computational test case for numerical simulations of ventricular assist devices
Patrick Farrell: Helicity- and enstrophy-preserving discretisations of the incompressible Navier—Stokes equations
Coffee Break
Concluding discusssion
Departure for the conference dinner at 17:15 from conference place.
U dobré myšlenky, Podskalská 27 [dobramyslenka.cz] [Location] [our MENU]
Discusssion

Venue

Gröbe Villa
Havlíčkovy sady, 120 00 Praha 2-Vinohrady
Czech Republic

The conference will be held in the historical Gröbe Villa in Prague.

Directions to the location.

Conference Organizers

For any questions about the symposium or sponsorship opportunities, please contact jaroslav.hron@matfyz.cuni.cz.

math4cardio 2026 is made possible by these organizations and companies.

Concluding conference for project GA23-05207S - Development of reliable computational tools adequate for the study of fluid-structure interactions, with special relevance to cardiovascular problems