THIRD SYMPOSIUM OF THE WEST AFRICA INTERPORE CHAPTER
Special Topic: Machine Learning for Porous Media Systems.
The West Africa InterPore Chapter (WAIC), a regional chapter of the International Society for Porous Media (InterPore), was founded in October 2022 by researchers from West African countries. The chapter aims to connect West African scientists, engineers, and lecturers working in the field of porous media with each other and with the InterPore community; help to improve the international visibility of West Africans in the field of porous media, and promote the mobility of young researchers as it pertains to international conferences or research-exchange programmes.
For its third annual meeting, the West Africa InterPore Chapter (WAIC) invites researchers and industry professionals to submit abstracts for the upcoming symposium. This edition highlights the Special Topic: Machine Learning for Porous Media Systems.
Machine learning—spanning supervised/unsupervised methods, deep learning, physics-informed models (PINNs), data assimilation, and surrogate modeling—opens new avenues to analyze, simulate, and optimize processes in porous media. By combining experimental and numerical data (imaging, digital rock physics, in-situ sensing, field data) with physical constraints, these approaches accelerate parameter inversion, multi-scale prediction, uncertainty quantification, and decision-making across domains including hydrogeology and water quality, energy storage (H₂), CO₂ sequestration, remediation and filtration, geomechanics, engineered materials, responsible mining and tailings management, and climate resilience.
This symposium aims to foster interdisciplinary discussions and collaborations among researchers, engineers, and industry stakeholders to explore the latest advancements of and potential applications of porous media science and engineering in the domains.
We welcome abstracts that address topics such as:
- Porous media characterization
- Transport phenomena
- Multiphysics-multiphase flow modelling
- Contaminant transport analysis
- Machine Learning for Porous Media Systems
- Waste containment and remediation strategies
- Process engineering
- Soil mechanics and engineering
- Heat and mass transfer
- Reservoir engineering
- Other porous media applications
Join us in sharing expertise, research findings, and innovative ideas to address the challenges of porous media research and engineering for sustainable development.
