Advanced Computational Methods for PDEs in Optics and High-Performance Computing
A special issue of Computation (ISSN 2079-3197).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 455
Special Issue Editors
Interests: optics; photonics; PDEs; computational physics
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: numerical modeling; PDEs; high-performance computing; meta-heurisctics; physics-informed deep learning
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite experts on partial differential equations (PDEs), optics and computational physics to contribute original research articles, comprehensive reviews, or high-quality case studies that align with the theme of this Special Issue.
Partial differential equations (PDEs) underpin many models in optics and optical engineering. Exact solutions are rare, making efficient, stable, and accurate numerical methods essential and a continuing focus of research. This Special Issue of Computation highlights modern computational techniques for solving PDEs in optical systems. We welcome submissions that present new methods, improve existing algorithms, and/or showcase innovative applications. Contributions should emphasize computational aspects such as algorithm design, software implementation, or performance in parallel and distributed environments.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Modeling Light Propagation with PDEs;
- Nonlinear Optics and Soliton Dynamics;
- Inverse Problems in Optical Tomography;
- Electromagnetic Field Simulations;
- Quantum Optics and PDE Models;
- Parallel Algorithms for Solving PDEs;
- Distributed Computing Frameworks;
- GPU Acceleration in Optical Simulations;
- Machine Learning-Assisted Solvers;
- Multiscale and Multiphysics Modeling;
- Adaptive Mesh Refinement in Optical Simulations;
- PDE-Constrained Optimization;
- Open Source Software and Computational Frameworks;
- Benchmarking and Reproducibility in PDE-Based Optics Simulations.
Prof. Dr. Svetislav Savovic
Prof. Dr. Miloš Ivanovic
Prof. Dr. Konstantinos Aidinis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- partial differential equations
- optics
- parallel and distributed computing
- simulations and modeling
- particle and mesh-free numerical methods
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