Confirmed speakers
Session 1 - Connecting cell and tissue mechanics
1-1. Philipp Thurner – Collagen mechanics from the molecular to the mesoscale
1-2. Jean-Marc Allain – Multiscale mechanics of human cornea
1-3. Cristina Cavinato – Local deformation mechanisms in fibrous soft tissues: A 3D experimental approach
1-4. Beatrice Bisighini – Multiscale assessment of the mechanical behaviour of perineal tissues via experimental testing and structural analysis
1-5. Eduoardo Mazza – On the mechanome of human dermis
1-6. Sandra Loerakker – Computational models to understand and advance cardiovascular regeneration
Session 2 - Round table “Measuring More to Understand Less?”
This special round table, initiated and coordinated by the CNRS GDR Mecabio and the Euromech 670 Organising Committee, aims to stimulate a collective reflection on current practices in soft tissue biomechanics among all colloquium participants.
Soft tissue mechanics is increasingly characterised by highly sophisticated experiments and ever more complex constitutive models. Yet, fundamental questions remain: Why do we build increasingly complex models when available data remain limited? Do we actually gain clarity or just more parameters? How far should we seek identifiable parameters and minimised uncertainty? Is a model truly validated if only specific quantities are predicted correctly?
Structured as a dynamic and interactive discussion, this session will explore central themes including:
- Model complexity versus scientific necessity
- The quest for identifiability versus physical realism
- Validation and the true scientific value of our models
Rather than seeking a simple consensus, the goal is to expose underlying assumptions, clarify methodological tensions, and encourage constructive debate across communities. This round table aims to create a space where experimentalists, theorists, and modellers can openly challenge each other’s perspectives and collectively discuss how we measure, model, and interpret soft tissue mechanics.
Session 3 - Clinical and industrial applications of soft tissue research
3-1. Andreas Wittek – Predictive value of ultrasound strain imaging for AAA rupture risk and wall strength
3-2. Christopher Blase – In vivo validation of 4D-US strain imaging based material identification of AAA tissue
3-3. Chiara Giulia Fontanella – Biomechanics of the human large bowel: experimental testing and constitutive modelling
3-4. Alice Berardo – From geometry to function: 3D-printed cellular structures for adipose tissue engineering applications
Session 4 - Innovative experimental techniques of tissue characterisation
4-1. Stéphane Avril – Full-field 3D strain measurement in soft tissues
4-2. Nathanaël Connesson – In vivo bilayer material young moduli identification using suction only
4-3. Noémie Briot – Addressing initial condition uncertainty in large-deformation testing of soft tissues
4-4. Morgane Evin – Traction tests of ovine and porcine mitral chordae
4-5. Laure-Lise Gras – The bias extension test to measure shear on human iliotibial band samples
Session 5 - Junior scientists' showcase
5-1. Carla Cornillon – The impact of large deformation in brain cancer modeling
5-2. Chloé Durpay – Mechanical modelling of the external anal sphincter under tensile loading for birth-injury prediction
5-3. Dorian Sweidy– Mechanical characterization and numerical approach of porcine septal myocardium
5-4. Arnaud Gisquet – Linking hemodynamics and wall mechanics to model aneurysm growth
5-5. Ombeline Juteau – Effect of freezing on the mechanical behaviour of whole organ – Application to the swine lung parenchyma
5-6. Maeva Lamant – Role of subcutaneaous adipose tissue in pressure ulcer risk: Viscoelastic propertied under uniaxial compression
5-7. Kundry Reibel – Effect of geometric heterogeneity on the apparent mechanical anisotropy of atrial appendages
5-8. Stella Sublet Vial – Collagen organisation in Porcine Spinal Meninges: A Benchmark of SHG image analysis
Session 6 - Advanced constitutive models of soft tissues
6-1. Simon Le Floc’h – On the validity of incompressibility and mechanical homeostasis assumptions in cartilage growth models
6-2. Sébastien Laporte – Almost incompr(hen)ssible? Careful, not that much!
6-3. Thomas Lavigne – Poromechanics to investigate the impact of mechanical loading on human skin micro-circulation
6-4. Kevin Linka – Predicting and understanding soft tissue mechanics by data-driven material modeling
6-5. Eduard Rohan – Multiscale modelling of perfused soft tissues in wave propagation and transport problems
6-6. Mathias Peirlinck – Neural constitutive modelling for soft tissues: Supervised discovery, Bayesian uncertainty and finite element deployment
Session 7 - Current challenges and future directions in soft tissue characterisation
7-1. Jérôme Molimard – Experimental study of structural changes in subcutaneous tissue during large volume injection
7-2. Baptiste Pierrat – Intramural injection on porcine aorta: Injection rate modulates dissection propagation thresholds
7-3. Jérémie Girardot – Discete fiber-network modelling of soft tissue
7-4. Simon Le Floc’h – Preliminary results on a model material for characterizing hydro-chemical-mechanical couplings
7-5. Dana Solav – In vivo multimodal indentation-based identifiability of soft tissue material parameters