12th KAUST ANSYS Workshop
12th KAUST ANSYS Workshop
Building 1, Level 2, Multipurpose Room 2418
Dates: November 10–13, 2025
Contact: cfd-helpline@hpc.kaust.edu.sa
Links: Registration | Agenda | Website
Overview
The KAUST Supercomputing Core Laboratory (KSL), in collaboration with ANSYS and its Apex Channel Partner for the Middle East, Fluid Codes (https://fluidcodes.com), invites you to attend the Twelfth KAUST–ANSYS Workshop, a four-day training focused on ANSYS Fluent and high-performance computing (HPC) using the Shaheen III Supercomputer. All participants will be eligible to take the CFD Certificate Exam and receive a participation certificate. The event is free of charge.
About ANSYS
ANSYS is a global leader in engineering simulation software, empowering users to virtually model and analyze the performance of products under real-world conditions — from fluid flow and heat transfer to structural mechanics and electromagnetism. If you’ve ever flown on an airplane, driven a car, used a smartphone, or crossed a bridge, chances are ANSYS software contributed to its design.
Workshop Theme
Theme: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and HPC Applications
Objectives
• Engage industrial partners and academic researchers in simulation and HPC practices.
• Strengthen engineering simulation education for students and professionals.
• Promote Saudi industry collaboration through advanced CFD workflows on Shaheen III.
Program Highlights
Day 1 – Ansys Fluent Basics
The workshop begins with an overview of the Ansys–KAUST collaboration and an introduction to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) using Ansys Fluent. The first day focuses on the foundations of CFD modeling, starting with geometry creation and manipulation in Ansys Discovery. Participants will then explore meshing techniques through lectures and a practical session on Fluent Meshing, followed by sessions on the CFD simulation workflow, including setup, boundary conditions, and the use of physical models. The day concludes with an open Q&A to review key concepts and prepare attendees for more advanced topics in the following sessions.
Day 2 – Advanced CFD Topics
The second day builds upon the fundamentals by introducing advanced aspects of CFD simulation. Attendees will gain hands-on experience in controlling solution parameters, implementing turbulence modeling, and conducting heat transfer analysis using Ansys Fluent. The sessions combine theory with guided workshops, ensuring that participants not only understand the principles but also apply them directly in simulation environments. The day concludes with an introduction to transient simulations, emphasizing time-dependent flow behavior, followed by a summary and discussion session.
Day 3 – Modern Simulation Tools
Day three transitions into modern simulation methodologies and the latest innovations in Ansys software. Participants will begin with a lecture on CFD best practices before exploring the capabilities of Ansys Discovery Live, a real-time simulation platform that accelerates design iteration and visualization. The program continues with demonstrations of the Fluent GPU Solver, enabling faster computations through high-performance hardware, and an introduction to PyFluent, a Python-based interface for automating CFD workflows. Later sessions focus on aerodynamic analysis using Ansys Fluent Aero and a presentation highlighting recent software updates. The day wraps up with an interactive Q&A to consolidate the lessons learned.
Day 4 – HPC and Shaheen Training
The final day is dedicated to bridging CFD simulations with high-performance computing (HPC) and advanced numerical techniques. It begins with lectures on numerical methods, code development, and parallel computing for engineers, providing a theoretical foundation for large-scale simulations. Participants then engage in a practical workshop demonstrating the complete simulation workflow from workstation to supercomputer, using the Shaheen III system at KAUST. The day concludes with the CFD certification exam, certificate distribution, and closing remarks, marking the culmination of four days of intensive training in CFD and HPC.
Who Should Attend
• KAUST students and researchers interested in modeling and simulation
• Saudi industry professionals aiming to scale CFD workloads on Shaheen
• University students seeking practical CFD and HPC experience
• High school students exploring careers in engineering and computational science
Registration
Open to: All researchers, students, and professionals from KAUST and Saudi institutions/industries
Cost: Free of charge
Register: Click here to register
Previous Events
September 16-19, 2024 (hybrid)
July 25-27, 2023 (hybrid)
June 7-9, 2022 (in person event)
May 30 – June 1, 2021 (online event)
October 11-13, 2020 (online event)
June 7-9, 2020 (online event)
October 1-3, 2019
April 9-11, 2019
September 26-27, 2018
February 8, 2018
April 16, 2017
Upcoming Events
- 13th KAUST-ANSYS Workshop, June 2026
- 5th Applied Deep Learning Workshop for Engineers using MATLAB, December 2025
About Trainers
Huzaifa Saeed has been working with Fluid Codes as a Senior Application Engineer for 2 years. He holds a Master’s degree with the President's Gold medal distinction, in Computational Sciences and Engineering from National University of Science and Technology (Pakistan), and worked there as a research associate focusing on the evaluation of intrinsic stability of the corrugated airfoils at low Reynolds number using CFD. Huzaifa has been involved in providing training and support to the customers from Defense, Oil and Gas, Marine and other various industries. His expertise includes aerodynamic, heat transfer, multiphase flows, moving and dynamic meshes.
Dr. Rooh Khurram is working as a Staff Scientist at the KAUST Supercomputer Laboratory at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. He provides advanced support for CFD projects and runs training and consulting services for the Kingdom’s engineering community. Rooh has conducted research in finite element methods, artificial intelligence, high performance computing, multiscale methods, fluid structure interaction, detached eddy simulations, in-flight icing and computational wind engineering. He has over 20 years of industrial and academic experience in CFD. His industrial collaborators include Boeing, Bombardier, Bell Helicopter, Newmerical Technologies, ANSYS and Saudi Aramco. Before joining KAUST in 2012, Rooh worked at the CFD Lab at McGill University and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rooh received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2005. In addition to a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Rooh has degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering and Aerospace Engineering.
Training Material
Zoom Link
Feedback
Recording of the Proceedings
Certificate Exam
Link sent via email
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Instructions to Install MobaXterm:
Windows users: Download
Linux users: Use terminal for the hands-on session (no need to install MobaXterm)
Instructions to Install Ansys:
For KAUST Attendees:
Either install ANSYS on your desktop provided by KAUST (https://it.kaust.edu.sa/software) OR download the academic trial version
https://www.ansys.com/academic/free-student-products
For External Students/Professors:
1. All students can download the free version of software from Ansys Website and install on their laptops ( Link : https://www.ansys.com/academic/free-student-products). Hence there is no need to generate the license file. So for students:
a. Please download ANSYS software from Link
b. Install the software on computer/laptop. Software can be used up to 512K cells/nodes
For any installation related help please contact Suhaib muhammed.suhaib@fluidcodes.com
For Saudi Industry:
Please follow the procedure below and attach generated file "LICSERVER.info" along with registration form:
- Connect to here
- Select your machine's platform
- Download zip file
- Extract the file "AnsRegSvr.exe" from the zip file
- Open and indicate all the information required
- A new screen appears, check the information and create the file "LICSERVER.INFO"
Please send the file to muhammed.suhaib@fluidcodes.com via email
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