CONFERENCES & SEMINARS

Prof. Franco and his team are very active in communicating their research, with invited lectures, keynotes, oral presentations and seminars delivered in conferences, research institutes and companies all over the World.

 
1/5.     Invited Oral Communications in International Conferences

Cities where Prof. Franco and his team have been delivering lectures and seminars are indicated in the map (no exact addresses).


[182] A.A. Franco, Title: TBA, invited lecture at the 26th Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (December 7-10, 2026, San Diego, USA).


[181] A.A. Franco, Title: TBA 3, invited keynote at the 250th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (October 25–29, 2026, Calgary, Canada).


[180] A.A. Franco, Title: TBA 2, invited keynote at the 250th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (October 25–29, 2026, Calgary, Canada).


[179] A.A. Franco , Title: TBA 1, invited lecture at the 250th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (October 25–29, 2026, Calgary, Canada).  


[178] A.A. Franco, Title: TBA, invited lecture at the Zinc Ion Battery conference  (September 24, 2026, Dresden, Germany). 

[177] A.A. Franco, Title: TBA, invited lecture at the International Energy Storage Materials Conference (September 20-23, 2026, Dresden, Germany).  

[176] A.A. Franco , Title: TBA, invited lecture at the 25th International Conference on Solid State Ionics (July 5-10, 2026, Singapore). 

[175] A.A. Franco , Title: TBA, invited lecture at the International Symposium on Beyond Lithium-Ion Batteries 2026 – BeLi26 (June 28-July 3, 2026, ETH Zurich, Switzerland). 

[174] A.A. Franco , Title: TBA, invited lecture at the 42nd Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (June 23-26, 2026, Espoo, Finland). 


[173] A.A. Franco, Title: TBA, invited lecture at the Battery COMSOL Webinar (June 11, 2026, Online).


[172] A.A. Franco,  Invited round table participation, Compular Webinar "Modeling in Industrial R&D: the good, the bad & the ugly" (June 4, 2026, Online).


[171] A.A. Franco,  Title: Accelerating Battery Manufacturing Optimization with Multiscale Modeling, AI & XR, invited lecture at the INSPIRE Symposium (May 28-29, 2026, Seattle, USA).


[170] A.A. Franco, Title: Physics-Informed AI for the 3D-Resolved Optimization of Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing Processes, invited lecture at the 249th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (May 25-28, 2026, Seattle, USA).

[169] A.A. Franco, Title: Assessing the Processability of Na-ion & Solid-State Battery Electrodes by Digital Modeling, invited lecture at the 249th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (May 25-28, 2026, Seattle, USA).


[168] A.A. Franco, invited round table participation on Modeling, Simulation, and AI for Data-Driven Electrochemistry, at the 249th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (May 25-28, 2026, Seattle, USA).


[167] A.A. Franco , Title: Optimising the Manufacturing Process of Sodium-ion Batteries by Using Physics-Based Modelling and AI, invited lecture at the AABC Europe Conference (May 18-21, 2026, Mainz, Germany). 

[166] A.A. Franco , Title: Accelerating Battery Manufacturing through Digital Twins, invited lecture at the UChicago AI for Battery Online Seminar (April 17, 2026, Online).


[165] A.A. Franco, 3rd Computation Webinar 2026 on Energy and Advanced Computing in the Age of Machine Learning: From Quantum to Grid (April 1, 2026, Online).


[164] A.A. Franco , Title: From Academic Battery Manufacturing Modeling to Industrial Impact: Introducing the Startup Aikemics, invited lecture at the 43rd International Battery Seminar & Exhibit (March 23-26, 2026, Orlando, USA). 

[163] A.A. Franco , Title: Virtual and Mixed-Reality Platforms for AI-Enhanced Battery Manufacturing, invited lecture at the 43rd International Battery Seminar & Exhibit (March 23-26, 2026, Orlando, USA).  

[162] A.A. Franco (given by Prof. Franco's postdoc Mohammed Alabdali). Title: TBA, invited keynote lecture at the MATSUS conference (March 23-27, 2026, Barcelona, Spain). 


[161] A.A. Franco , Title: From Powder to Cell: Accelerating Battery Production with Multiscale Modeling, AI & XR, invited plenary lecture at the MODVAL 2026 conference, EPFL (March 10-11, 2026, Lausanne, Switzerland). 

[160] A.A. Franco , Title: Digital Twins for the Acceleration of Battery Manufacturing Optimization, invited plenary lecture at the ETE 2025 Workshop (December 15, 2025, University of Porto, Portugal, Online).


[159] A.A. Franco ,  Title: Bridging the Gap between Battery Materials and Cells through Process Simulations Based on Physics-Aware AI, invited lecture at the 25th Annual Advanced Automotive Battery Conference -AABC- (December 8-11, 2025, Las Vegas, USA).


[158] A.A. Franco , Title: Accelerating the Optimization of Battery Manufacturing with Physics-Informed AI, invited lecture at the Battery Innovation Days 2025 (December 2-3, 2025, Graz, Austria).


[157] A.A. Franco , Title: Battery Manufacturing Optimization in the Digital Era: From Models to Twins, invited lecture at the Battery Modeling Webinar Series (November 11, 2025, online). 


[156] A.A. Franco , Title: Digital-driven optimization of battery manufacturing processes: leveraging 12 years of research into commercial products, invited keynote lecture at the Symposium on Physics and Machine Learning for Batteries 2025 (October 29, 2025, Aachen, Germany).


[155] A.A. Franco , Title: Digital Tools for the Accelerated Optimization of Battery Manufacturing : From Research to Market, invited keynote lecture at the Workshop “Transforming Industry with Digital Twins” (October 7, 2025, Aveiro, Portugal). 


[154] A.A. Franco , Title: Digital Twin-Based Optimization of Battery Manufacturing Processes, invited lecture at the 18th European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes (September 14-18, 2025, Granada, Spain).


[153] A.A. Franco , Title: Digital Modeling for the Inverse Design of Battery Manufacturing, invited lecture at the 76th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (September 7-12, 2025, Mainz, Germany).

[152] A.A. Franco, Title: Digital twins for the accelerated optimization of battery manufacturing processes, invited lecture at the ACS (American Chemical Society) Presidential Symposium on “Revolutionizing Energy Storage: AI, Automation, and Advanced Modeling Driving Next-Gen Breakthroughs” (Fall 2025) (August 17-21, 2025, Washington, DC, USA).


[151] A.A. Franco , Title: Component microstructure optimization by combining AI with physical modeling: From batteries to fuel cells, invited lecture at the ACS (American Chemical Society) Symposium "Data Analytics & AI for Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Healthcare" (Fall 2025) (August 17-21, 2025, Washington, DC, USA).


[150] A.A. Franco (Represented by his PhD student Imelda Cardenas Sierra), Title : Computational Modeling of the Battery Manufacturing Process, invited lecture at the 33rd International Materials Research Congress (August 17-22, 2025, Cancún, Mexico).


[149] A.A. Franco . Title :  Battery Manufacturing Digitalization: From R&D to Industrialization, invited lecture at the BatteryMBA (Battery Associates) (June 30, 2025, online).

[148] A.A. Franco . Title : Digital Twins for the Optimization of Battery Manufacturing Processes, invited lecture at the 7mo Encuentro Científico Francia–Perú, (June 27, 2025, Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris, France).

[147] A.A. Franco, Title: Optimising Battery Manufacturing Processes with the Assistance of Physics-Aware Artificial Intelligence, invited lecture at the AABC Europe Conference (June 23-26, 2025, Mainz, Germany).


[146] A.A. Franco, (represented by his postdoc Dr. Francisco Fernandez). Title: A Multitechnique Machine Learning Workflow for Optimizing the Manufacturing Process of Functional Layers in Electrochemical Energy Devices, Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC) 2025 (June 23-27, 2025, Greenville, USA).


[145] A.A. Franco , Title: Education and Training in Battery Manufacturing Digitalization, invited round table participation at the event "The Europe of Batteries: Developing New Skills and Competences for a Cutting-Edge Technology" (June 19, 2025, Brussels, Belgium).


[144] A.A. Franco , Title: Digital Twins for the Accelerated Optimization of Battery Manufacturing, invited lecture at the "Scientific Day on Automatization and AI at the service of Photovoltaics" (June 17, 2025, Paris, France).


[143] A.A. Franco ,  (represented by his postdoc Dr. Mohammed Alabdali). Title: Computational modeling and optimization of the manufacturing process of solid-state battery electrodes, invited lecture at the European Materials Research Society Conference (May 26-30, 2025, Strasbourg, France).

[142] A.A. Franco ,  Title: Battery Manufacturing: From Digital Models to the Metaverse, invited award lecture (2025 Battery Division M. Stanley Whittingham Mid-Career Award Lecture) at the 247th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (May 18-22, 2025, Montreal, Canada).


[141] A.A. Franco , Title: Digital Twins in the Battery Field, invited White Paper lecture at the biannual meeting of the Réseau sur le Stockage Electrochimique de l’Energie (RS2E) (March 18-19, 2025, Amiens, France).


[140] A.A. Franco , Title: Jumeaux Numériques pour l'Optimisation des Procédés de Fabrication des Batteries Rechargeabels, invited lecture at the Colloque Energie du CNRS (March 10, 2025, Paris, France).


[139] A.A. Franco , Title: Digitalization of Battery Manufacturing by Combining AI with Numerical Modeling, invited lecture at the Joint European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) - FEMS Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Materials Science & Engineering (January 23, 2025, Brussels, Belgium).


[138] A.A. Franco , invited speaker in the "Round table about AI for batteries" in the PEPR Batteries Day (January 22, 2025, Paris, France).

[137] A.A. Franco, Title: Numerical Modeling of Solvent-Based and Dry Manufacturing of Battery Electrodes, invited lecture at the AABC Conference (December 9-12, 2024, Las Vegas, USA).

[136] A.A. Franco , Title: Computational Analysis of Manufacturing-Electrochemical Interface Linkages in Battery Electrodes, invited lecture at the Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting & Exhibit 2024 (December 1-6, 2024, Boston, USA).


[135] A.A. Franco , Title: Battery Manufacturing: From Digital Models to Digital Twins, invited lecture at the ElectroBatt Conference (October 31 - November 1, 2024, Bucharest, Romania).


[134] A.A. Franco , Title: From Digital Twins of Battery Manufacturing to Digital Twins of Battery Recycling, invited lecture at the Direct Recycling Battery Conference (October 29-30, 2024, Wuerzburg, Germany).

[133] A.A. Franco , Title: Digital Twin for Inverse Design of Battery Manufacturing Processes, invited lecture at the PRIME 2024 -The Electrochemical Society Joint International Meeting- (October 6-11, 2024, Honolulu, USA). 


[132] A.A. Franco , Title: Digital Twins of Battery Manufacturing Processes, invited lecture at the Thermofisher Workshop on Battery R&D and Manufacturing (September 23-24, 2024, Giheung, South Korea).


[131] A.A. Franco , Title: Combining Physics-Based Modeling & AI to Optimize Battery Manufacturing Processes, invited lecture at the EMRS Fall Meeting (September 16-19, 2024, Warsaw, Poland). 


[130] A.A. Franco , Title: Modeling of Rechargeable Batteries: From Manufacturing to Operation (Parts I & II), invited lecture series at the Multiscale Modeling in Thermal Fluid  Dynamics : Theory and Applications Summer School (September 1-7, 2024, Certosa di Portignano, Italy). 


[129] A.A. Franco , Title: Digital Twins of Battery Manufacturing Processes, invited lecture at 14th International Conference on Ceramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Systems (August 18-22, 2024, Budapest, Hungary).


[128] A.A. Franco , Title: Digital Twins of Battery Manufacturing Processes, invited lecture at the Springer Nature Energy Community Meeting (June 13, 2024, online).


[127] A.A. Franco , Title: Digital Twins of Battery Manufacturing Processes, invited lecture (information about location and date to come).

[126] A.A. Franco , Title: Breaking the Barrier between Digital and Reality: An Integrated Software Solution for Battery Manufacturing Optimisation and Personalised Training, invited lecture at the AABC Europe Conference (May 13-16, 2024, Strasbourg, France).


[125] A.A. Franco , Title: Digital Twis of Battery Manufacturing Processes, invited lecture at the CICECO AI Workshop (May 2, 2024, Cais Criativo da Costa Nova, Portugal).


[124] A.A. Franco , Title: Digital Twins for Accelerated Optimization of Battery Manufacturing Processes, invited lecture at the 41st International Battery Seminar & Exhibit (March 12-15, 2024, Orlando, USA). 


[123] A.A. Franco (represented by his postdoctoral researcher Dr. Javier Troncoso), Title: ARTISTIC: from research to industrialization, Invited lecture at the SIMET-Simulation Mechanisch-Elektrisch-Thermischer Vorgänge in Lithium Ionen-Batterien Spring Meeting (March 20-21, Offenburg, Germany). 


[122] A.A. Franco (represented by his postdoctoral researcher Dr. Franco Zanotto), Title: ARTISTIC digital twins for battery manufacturing,  invited lecture at the Batteries: Designing a Safe and Sustainable Future, Joule/One Earth journals online event (February 21, 2024, online).  

[121] A.A. Franco , Title: Digital Twins to Optimize Battery Manufacturing Processes, Invited lecture at the Colloque CNRS “Jumeaux Numériques” (January 22-23, Paris, France).


[120] A.A. Franco , Title: "Digital Twins for Efficient Training of Engineers and Operators in Battery Manufacturing", invited lecture at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) (December 11-14, 2023, San Diego, USA).


[119] A.A. Franco , invited panelist (topic: education in the battery field) at the Battery Innovation Days (November 14-15, 2023, Bordeaux, France).


[118] A.A. Franco, Title: "Optimizing the Binder Distribution in Battery Electrodes with Manufacturing Process Simulations and Machine Learning", invited lecture at the 244th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) (October 8-12, 2023, Gothenburg, Sweden).


[117] A.A. Franco (his postdoctoral researcher Dr. Javier F. Troncoso representing him). Title: "ARTISTIC Project: Digital Twins of Battery Manufacturing", invited lecture at the Upcell Alliance of battery manufacturers Conference (October 6, 2023, Barcelona, Spain).


[116] A.A. Franco, Title: "Simulating Battery Electrode Microstructure Formation with Manufacturing Process Modeling", invited lecture at the European Mechanics Society Colloquium "Data-driven modeling of porous, composite and polycrystalline microstructures for predicting their mechanical and transport properties" (September 20-22, 2023, Ulm, Germany).


[115] A.A. Franco , Title: "ARTISTIC: A Digital Twin for Battery Manufacturing Optimization", invited lecture at the Swiss Battery Days '23 (September 18-20, 2023, Villigen, Switzerland).


[114] A.A. Franco , Title: "New Fuels", invited lecture at the IUPAC World Chemistry Leadership Meeting (August 20-25, 2023, The Hague, The Netherlands).

[113] A.A. Franco, Title: "Using Artificial Intelligence and Process Modeling to Optimize Battery Manufacturing", invited lecture at 11th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies -ICMAT 2023- (June 26-30, 2023, Singapore).

[112] A.A. Franco, Title: "A Digital Twin for Inverse Design of Battery Manufacturing Processes", invited lecture at AABC Europe (June 19-22, 2023, Mainz, Germany).

[111] A.A. Franco, Title: "Accelerating Battery Manufacturing Optimization by Combining Process Modeling with Machine Learning", invited lecture at the 243rd Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) (May 28-June 2, 2023, Boston, USA).

[110] A.A. Franco, Title: "Digitalization of Materials Processing: The Case of Battery Manufacturing", invited impulse lecture at the 4th European Materials Modeling Council (EMMC) Workshop (April 26-28, 2023, online).


[109] A.A. Franco, Title: "Battery Manufacturing Process Modeling with Numerical Simulation and Artificial Intelligence", invited lecture at the Polystorage Winter School (March 19-24, 2023, Sestriere, Italy).


[108] A.A. Franco, Title: "Impact of Manufacturing Process on Battery Electrode Properties: A Digital Twin Perspective", invited lecture at the Huawei Snow Mountain Summit 2023: Consumer-Electronics oriented High Volumetric Energy Density Battery Workshop (March 12-13, 2023, Tegernsee, Germany).


[107] A.A. Franco, Title: "A Digital Twin of Battery Manufacturing Processes", invited lecture at Sociedad Mexicana de Electroquimica conference (February 27, 2023, online).


[106] A.A. Franco , Title: "Digitalization of Lithium Ion Battery Manufacturing Processes in the ARTISTIC Project", invited lecture at the Second Italian Workshop on Energy Storage -IWES 2023- (January 25-27, 2023, Bressanone, Italy).

[105] A.A. Franco , Title: "Multi-Objective Optimization of Battery Manufacturing By Machine Learning Coupled to Process Modeling", invited oral presentation at the Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting and Exhibit 2022 (November 27-December 2, 2022, Boston, USA).

[104] A.A. Franco , Title: "A Digital Twin for the Optimization of Battery Manufacturing Processes", invited oral presentation at the NanoGe Fall Meeting 2022 (October 24-28, 2022, Barcelona, Spain).


[103] A.A. Franco , Title: "Digital Twin-Based Optimization of Battery Manufacturing Processes", invited oral presentation, New York Scientific Data Summit 2022 (October 19, 2022, online).


[102] A.A. Franco , Title: "ARTISTIC: An AI & Modeling-Supported Digital Infrastructure for Battery Manufacturing Optimization", invited oral presentation at the 242nd Electrochemical Society (ECS) Meeting (October 9-13, 2022, Atlanta, USA).


[101] A.A. Franco ,  Title: "Digital Twin-Based Optimization of Battery Manufacturing Processes", invited plenary lecture at the International Battery Association (IBA 2022) Conference (October 2-7, 2022, Bled, Slovenia).


[100] A.A. Franco ,  Title: "Lithium Ion Batteries: From the Lab to the Giga-Factories - A Digital Twin Story -", invited lecture at the Huawei STW 2022 conference (September 27, 2022, online).

[99] A.A. Franco , Title: "Battery Manufacturing Optimization Through Digitalization and the Metaverse", invited lecture, Batteries Sweden (BASE) Webinarium (September 19, 2022, online).

[98] A.A. Franco , Title: "Digitalization of Battery Manufacturing", invited speaker round table in the Battery Innovation Days (September 13-14, 2022, Brussels, Belgium).


[97] A.A. Franco ,  Title: "A Digital Twin of Battery Manufacturing Processes", invited lecture at the Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) Conference/Net Zero Markets (August 31, 2022, Stavanger, Norway).


[96] A.A. Franco , Title: "Digitalization of Battery Manufacturing Using Multiscale Modeling and Machine Learning", invited oral presentation at the European Mechanics Society Colloquium - Multiscale mechanics, multiphysics modeling and simulations for energy storage  (August 29-31, 2022, Lake of Garda, Italy).


[95] A.A. Franco , Title: "Digital Twins of Battery Manufacturing Processes", invited oral presentation at the 15th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM) & 8th Asian-Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics (APCOM) (July 31-August 5, 2022, Yokohama, Japan).


[94] A.A. Franco , Title: "A Digital Twin for the Optimization of the Lithium Ion Battery Manufacturing Processes", invited plenary lecture at the CECAM Workshop: Virtual Materials Design (July 18-21, 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany).


[93] A.A. Franco , Title: "Optimization of Battery Manufacturing by Combining Physics-Based and Machine Learning Modeling", invited lecture at the Graduate School Chemistry - Machine Learning in Chemistry (organized by Université de Paris and Data Inlelligence Paris) (July 13, 2022, Paris, France).

[92] A.A. Franco , Title: "Coupling Experimentation with Multiscale Modeling and Machine Learning to Optimize Battery Manufacturing Processes", invited oral presentation at the Workshop on Multiscale modelling in materials science, chemistry, and biology (organized by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany) (July 11-12, 2022, Karlsruhe, Germany).


[91] A.A. Franco , Title: "Digitalization of Battery Manufacturing Processes", invited oral presentation at the VIII Symposium on Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Advances Batteries - HYCELTEC 2022 (July 10-13, 2022, Buenos Aires, Argentina).


[90] A.A. Franco , Title: "Digitalization of Battery Manufacturing Processes: From Fundamentals to Accelerated Optimization", invited oral presentation at the 2022 E-MRS (European Materials Research Society) Spring Meeting & Exhibit (May 30 - June 3, 2022, Strasbourg, France).


[89] A.A. Franco , Title: "Coupling Experimentation with Multiscale Modeling and Machine Learning to Optimize Batteries Manufacturing", invited lecture at the Workshop on Electrochemical Energy Storage: Theory, Experiments, and Applications (organized by The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics -ICTP-, Trieste, Italy) (May 26, 2022, online).


[88] A.A. Franco , Title: "Coupling Experimentation with Multiscale Modeling and Machine Learning to Optimize Batteries Manufacturing", invited lecture at the AMARENA Days (May 12, 2022, Amiens, France).

[87] A.A. Franco , Title: "Digitalization of Battery Manufacturing Processes in the Scope of the ARTISTIC Project", invited keynote lecture at the Workshop "Digitalisierung der Batteriezellfertigung - Von der Forschung in die Serienfertigung" (April 26, 2022, online).


[86] A.A. Franco , Title: "Digitalisation of Battery Manufacturing Processes: Why and How?", invited keynote lecture, Battery 2030+ Excellence Seminar (April 5, 2022, online).


[85] A.A. Franco , Title: "LiPLANET: Federative Actions Towards a Digitalization-Supported Battery Manufacturing Ecosystem", invited oral presentation at the LiPlanet Conference "Discover the insights of battery cell pilot lines ecosystem" (organized by the LiPlanet european network on battery pilot lines) (March 10, 2022, online).

[84] A.A. Franco , Title: "Battery electrode microstructures generation through the simulation of their manufacturing process", invited oral presentation, Workshop "Towards future battery design" (organized by University of Nottingham, UK) (January 24 - 25, 2022, Nottingham, UK).


[83] A. A. Franco , Title: "Assisting Battery R&D with Holograms in Mixed Reality", invited oral presentation, ALISTORE European Research Institute Biannual Meeting (December 15, 2021, Amiens, France).

[82] A. A. Franco , Title: "Combining machine learning with physical modeling to predict the impact of manufacturing on lithium ion battery electrode properties", invited oral presentation, 14th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology (PACRIM 14) (December 12-17, 2021, Vancouver, Canada).

[81] A.A. Franco , Title: "Digitalization of Lithium–Ion Battery Manufacturing—From Physics-Based Modeling to Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality", invited oral presentation, 2021 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting (November 28 – December 8, 2021, Boston, USA).


[80] A.A. Franco , J.N. Chotard, E. Loup-Escande , "Effets de la réalité virtuelle et de la réalité mixte sur l’apprentissage, la motivation et la collaboration d’étudiants dans le domaine de l’énergie", invited keynote, Journées Scientifiques autour des Environments de Simulation Numérique et leurs Apports à la Pédagogie Universitaire, Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation (December 3, Lyon, France).


[79] A.A. Franco , Title: "Digital Twins of Battery Manufacturing Processes", invited oral presentation, Workshop "30 years of port Hamiltonian systems and 60th anniversary of Bernhard Maschke" (October 15, 2021, Berlin, Germany, hybrid).


[78] A.A. Franco , Title: "Digital Twins of Battery Manufacturing Processes", invited oral presentation, Workshop on Molecular Simulations and Engineering - MolSimEng 2021 (September 24, 2021, Milano, Italy, hybrid).


[77] A.A. Franco , Title: " Digitalization of battery manufacturing: entering the augmented era", invited oral presentation, Foro Teconologias para el Almacenamiento de Energia 2021 (September 8, 2021, Mexico city, Mexico, online).


[76] A.A. Franco , Title: "Digitalization of Battery Manufacturing through Artificial Intelligence and Multiscale Modeling", invited oral presentation at the virtual MRS-Singapore international conference on “Materials for Humanity (MH21)” (online, July 6-9, 2021).


[75] A.A. Franco , Title: "Digital Twins for Accelerated Battery Manufacturing Optimization", invited oral presentation at the "Emerging 2021" DOC-FAM School - Marie Sklodowska-Curie COFUND (online, June 30, 2021).


[74] A.A. Franco , Title: TBA, invited oral presentation at the 11th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies ICMAT 2021 (postponed to 2023 due Covid-19 pandemics, June 26-30, 2023, Singapore).


[73] A.A. Franco , Title: TBA, invited lecture at the Graphene Flagship’s School (postponed due to Covid-19 pandemics, dates to be confirmed).


[72] A.A. Franco , Title: "Artificial Intelligence for Battery Manufacturing Data Mining and Analysis", invited lecture at the DEFACTO Workshop on Digital Approaches In Battery Development" (online, June 8, 2021).


[71] A.A. Franco , Title: "Battery Processes: Modeling at the Coarse-Grained and Continuum Levels", invited keynote lecture at the eSSENCE EMMC e-meeting on "Multiscale Modeling of Materials and Molecules - Physics-based and Data-driven" (online, June 7, 2021).


[70] A.A. Franco , Title: "ARTISTIC: Digital Twin of Battery Manufacturing", invited keynote lecture at the German Science Foundation (April 23, 2021, online because of Covid-19 pandemics).

[69] A.A. Franco , Title: “Combining Machine Learning and Multiscale Modeling for Accelerated Battery Manufacturing Optimization”, invited oral presentation, Materials Research Society Spring Meeting and Exhibit 2021 (MRS 2021) (April 18-23, 2021, Seattle, USA, online because of Covid-19 pandemics).


[68] A.A. Franco , Title: "ARTISTIC: Digital Twin of Lithium Ion Battery Manufacturing", invited lecture at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Machine Learning and Batteries Workshop (March 23, 2021, USA, online because of Covid-19 pandemics).


[67] A.A. Franco , Title: “Digital Twin for the Acceleration of the Optimization of Lithium Ion Battery Manufacturing”, invited oral presentation, Electronic Materials and Applications (EMA 2021) (January 19-22, 2021, originally planned in Orlando, USA, online because of Covid-19 pandemics).


[66] A.A. Franco , Title: “At the Crossroads of Multiscale Modeling, Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality in Battery Research”, invited oral presentation, SACI Young Chemists Symposium, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, November 18, 2020 (Johannesburg, South Africa, online because of Covid-19 pandemics).


[65] A.A. Franco , Title: “At the crossroads between battery multiscale modeling, artificial intelligence and virtual reality”, invited oral presentation in the 2nd Virtual Batteries & Supercaps journal Symposium (November 12th, 2020, online).


[63-64] A.A. Franco , Title: “The ERC ARTISTIC Project: Digital Twin of Battery Manufacturing”, invited lectures to stakeholders within the European Science is Wonderful! 2020 Festival within the Research and Innovation Days, (September 22-24, 2020, online because

of Covid-19 pandemics, Europe).


[62] A.A. Franco , Title: “Predicting the impact of manufacturing process on electrode texture and battery performance: the ARTISTIC project”, invited oral presentation, IBA 2020 (International Battery Association) meeting (initially planned for March 8-13, 2020 in Bled, Slovenia, but talk postponed for 2022 due to Covid-19 pandemics).


[61] A.A. Franco , Title: “Digital Twin of the Manufacturing Process of Rechargeable Batteries: the ARTISTIC Project”, invited oral presentation, 71st Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (September 2, 2020, Belgrade, Serbia, online due to Covid-19 pandemics).


[60] Marc Duquesnoy (representing A.A. Franco ), “Artificial Intelligence Investigation of NMC Cathode Manufacturing Parameters Interdependencies”, invited oral presentation, Machine Learning for Battery Research Workshop (March 13, 2020, Oxford, United Kingdom).


[59] A.A. Franco , "Predicting the influence of manufacturing parameters on lithium ion battery performance: the ARTISTIC project”, invited keynote lecture, the (2020) TMS 149th Annual Meeting and Exhibition (February 23-27, 2020, San Diego, USA).


[58] A.A. Franco , Title: “Multiscale Modeling and Artificial Intelligence as Guidelines of Battery Manufacturing”, invited oral presentation, Workshop on Multiscale Modeling for Soft Matter and Materials for Energy (February 20, 2020, Torino, Italy).

[57] A.A. Franco , "Artificial Intelligence: Entering into the Augmented Era in Battery R&D”, invited oral presentation, Cérémonie de Remise de Prix de la Société Chimique de France, Inter-division Energie (November 28, 2019, Amiens, France).


[56] Alain Ngandjong (in representation of A.A. Franco), "The ARTISTIC project: mulitscale simulation platform of battery manufacturing", EIG Concert Japan Symposium (November 7, 2019, Sapporo, Japan).


[55] A.A. Franco , "Accelerating Optimization of Lithium Ion Battery Manufacturing through Multiscale Simulations” , invited keynote lecture, the 236th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) (October 13-17, 2019, Atlanta, USA).


[54] A.A. Franco , “Investigating battery electrode manufacturing through multiscale simulations”, invited oral presentation in 2019 European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Processes (EUROMAT), Symposium E3: Batteries: From Materials to Cells (September 1-5, 2019, Stockholm, Sweden).


[53] Alain Ngand jong (in representation of A.A. Franco), “Predicting interfaces in battery electrodes from their fabrication process parameters”, invited keynote lecture at the 3rd International Conference on Applied Surface Science (ICASS 2019) (June 18, 2019, Pisa, Italy).


[52] A.A. Franco , “Multiscale Modeling approaches of Rechargeable Batteries”, invited oral presentation at the E-CAM Workshop “Electrochemical energy storage: Theory meets industry” (June 12-14, 2019, Paris, France).


[51] A.A. Franco , “Multiscale Modeling of Lithium Ion Battery Manufacturing: The ARTISTIC Project”, invited keynote lecture, Modval 2019 – 16th Symposium on Modeling and Experimental Validation of Electrochemical Energy Technologies (March 12-13, 2019, Braunschweig, Germany).


[50] A.A. Franco , “ARTISTIC Project: modeling-driven prediction of optimal rechargeable battery manufacturing parameters”, invited oral presentation at the 43rd International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC 2019) (January 27- February 1, 2019, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA).


[49] A.A. Franco , “A Flexible Multiscale Computational Platform for the Simulation of the Battery Fabrication Process”, invited oral presentation at the 2018 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting (November 25-30, 2018, Boston, USA).


[48] A.A. Franco , “From the self-organization of composite battery materials to their performance in applications: predictive multiscale approaches”, invited oral presentation, 55th Society of Engineering Science (SES) Annual Technical Meeting (October 10-12, 2018, Madrid, Spain).


[47] A.A. Franco , “Multiscale modelling as an optimization tool of the fabrication process and performance of porous electrodes in batteries”, invited keynote lecture (sponsored by TOTAL), French Interpore Conference on Porous Media (October 8-10, 2018, Nantes, France).


[46] A.A. Franco , “A Multiscale Simulation Platform of Rechargeable Batteries Linking Fabrication Parameters with Performance at the Cell Level”, invited oral presentation at the 12th International Conference on Ceramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Applications (July 22-27, 2018, Singapore).


[45] A.A. Franco , “ERC Project ARTISTIC: A Computational Platform for the Optimization of Battery Electrode Fabrication Processes”, invited oral presentation, ALISTORE ERI (June 12, 2018, Bohinj, Slovenia).


[44] A.A. Franco , “White and Black Box Computational Approaches for the Prediction of Better Batteries”, invited oral presentation, 6èmes journées AMARENA (May 4, 2018, Amiens, France).


[43] A.A. Franco , "Multiparadigm Computational Approaches to Assess and Optimize Rechargeable Battery Electrodes", invited oral presentation at the (2018) TMS 147th Annual Meeting and Exhibition (March 11-15, 2018, Phoenix, USA).


[42] A.A. Franco , "Combining Multiscale Computational Modeling and Interactive Virtual Reality for Teaching Electrochemical Energy Storage", invited oral presentation at the 68th Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) (August 27-September 1, 2017, Providence, USA).


[41] A.A. Franco , “Fostering technological breakthroughs in rechargeable batteries through multiscale computational modeling”, invited oral presentation at the XXVI International Materials Research Congress (IMRC 2017) (August 20-26, 2017, Cancun, Mexico).


[40] A.A. Franco , "Catalyzing Batteries Innovation Through Multiscale Computational Modeling", invited lecture at the Heraeus Seminar (August 23-27, 2017, Bad Honnef, Germany).


[39] A.A. Franco , "Dealing with one gogol of batteries: multiscale modeling to the rescue of design and optimization", invited oral presentation in "Power our Future 2017 – The 3rd  International Forum on Progress and Trends in Battery and Capacitor Technologies" (July 2-5, 2017, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain).


[38] A.A. Franco , "Multiscale computational modeling for the engineering of rechargeable batteries", invited oral presentation in the 2017 Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, (April 17-21, 2017, Phoenix, USA).


[37] A.A. Franco , "Mesostructure-performance relationships in rechargeable batteries: challenging the dogma with multiscale computations and immersive visualization", invited oral presentation in the 20th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) (March 19-22, 2017, Buenos Aires, Argentina).


[36] A.A. Franco , "Multiparadigm and multiscale computational modeling of rechargeable batteries: from theory to practice", invited keynote lecture in the MicroEchems/Energy Storage Discussions 2016 (November 6-9, 2016, Hotel Mision La Muralla, Amealco de Bonfil, Mexico).


[35] A.A. Franco , “Multiscale computational modeling to the rescue of lithium-ion and post-lithium batteries: myths, facts and challenges”, invited oral presentation in the 67th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Symposium on "Novel Materials and Devices for Energy Storage: Batteries for Tomorrow's World"(August 21-26, 2016, The Hague, The Netherlands).


[34] A.A. Franco , "Multiscale Three-Dimensional Modeling to the Rescue of Electrochemical Energy Devices", invited keynote lecture, the 229th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) (Symposium Z06: "Modeling: From Elucidation of Physical Phenomena to Applications in Design") (May 29-June 3, 2016, San Diego, USA).


[33] A.A. Franco , "Multiparadigm computational modeling in electrochemical energy conversion and storage", invited oral presentation in the ASME 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Symposium on Multiphysics Coupling in Energy Storage, (November 13-19, 2015, Houston, USA).


[32] A.A. Franco , "Lithium Air Batteries: Myth or Reality?: A Combined Multicale Modeling/Experimental Investigation", invited oral presentation in the 11th International Symposium on Ceramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Applications (CMCEE), Symposium "Advanced Batteries and Supercapacitors for Energy Storage Applications"  (June 14-19, 2015, Vancouver, Canada).


[31] A.A. Franco , "Boosting Rechargeable Batteries R&D from Multiscale Modeling and In Silico Experimentation", invited lecture in the "Workshop on Materials Science for Energy Storage", organized by Alessandro Curioni (IBM), Ralph Gebauer (ICTP), Simone Raugei (PNNl) and Nicola Seriani (ICTP),  The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (May 11-15, 2015, Trieste, Italy).


[30] A.A. Franco , "Les nouvelles technologies pour le stockage electrochimique de l'energie" (The new technologies for the electrochemical storage of energy), invited oral presentation, Premiere Conference Nationale sur le Stockage de l'Energie, organized by the CEA-INES (March 4, 2015, Lyon, France).


[29] A.A. Franco , "Theory and Simulation of Multiscale Interplays between Mechanical and Electrochemical Mechanisms in Fuel Cells and Rechargeable Lithium Batteries", invited keynote lecture in the 225th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) (Symposium A3: "Mechanical-Electrochemical Coupling in Energy Related Materials and Devices") (May 11-16, 2014, Orlando, USA).


[28] A.A. Franco , "From multiscale modeling to materials design in electrochemical devices for energy conversion and storage", invited plenary lecture in the MicroEchem 2013 Conference (ISE sponsored satellite meeting, ECS sponsored meeting) (September 16-19, 2013, Amealco de Bonfil, Mexico).


[27] A.A. Franco , M. L. Doublet, "Towards a multiscale model of conversion reactions in lithium ion and lithium air batteries: concepts, methods and challenges", invited keynote lecture in the 2nd International Conference on Materials for Energy (ENMAT II) (May 12-16, 2013, Karlsruhe, Germany,).


[26] A.A. Franco , M. L. Doublet, "Multiscale phase field modeling for the description of conversion reactions in lithium ion and lithium air batteries", Keynote in the GDR CoDFT Workshop (May 21-24, 2013, Guidel-Plages, France).


[25] A.A. Franco , "Multiscale Modeling of Electrochemical Devices for Energy Conversion and Storage", invited lecture in the Workshop "Modélisation Multiéchelle: applications aux prrocédés physicochimiques" (February 14-15, 2013, Paris, France).


[24] A.A. Franco , "Multiscale Modeling and Numerical Simlation of Lithium-ion and Lithium-air batteries", invited keynote in the Journées de la Matière Condensée 13, Société Française de Physique (August 27-31, 2012, Montpellier, France).


[23] A.A. Franco , "Physical Multiscale Modeling of Electrochemical Devices for Energy Conversion and Storage: Concepts, Approaches and Challenges:", invited plenary lecture in the Young Engineers + Scientists Symposium 2012, YESS 2012 (March 20-22, 2012, University of California Berkeley, USA).


[22] A.A. Franco , "Electrochemical Devices for Energy Conversion and Storage: from theory to the R&D of technological breakthroughs", invited lecture in the Young Engineers + Scientists Symposium 2012, YESS 2012 (March 20-22, 2012, University of California Berkeley, USA).


[21] A.A. Franco , "Physical Multiscale Modeling of Degradation Phenomena in PEM Fuel Cells", invited keynote lecture in the 219th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS) (May 1-6, 2011, Montreal, Canada).


[20] A.A. Franco , "Designing Fuel Cells and Batteries from Nanosciences and Physical Modeling", Invited oral presentation at the NanoImagine Conference (Trends in NanoApplications Energy) (April 11-14, 2011 , Bilbao, Spain).


[19] A.A. Franco , "Physical Multiscale Modeling of Fuel Cells and Batteries: from Fundamentals to the Engineering Practice", Keynote at the 1st Korean-French Seminar on Nanomaterials for Energy (March 6-8, 2011, SKKU University of Seoul, South Korea).


[18] A.A. Franco , "Competitions and synergies between aging mechanisms in PEMFCs: multiscale modeling insights and challenges", invited oral presentation at the 6th Annual International Conference Fuel Cells Durability & Performance (December 9-10, 2010, Boston, USA).


[17] A.A. Franco , “The role of condensed matter physics in Fuel Cells technology”, invited oral presentation at the 12th Journées de la Matière Condensée, Société Française de Physique (August 23-25, 2010, Troyes, France).


[16] A.A. Franco , “Multi-scale modeling of nano-materials aging mechanisms in PEMFCs”, invited oral presentation at the 10th International Conference of Electrified Interfaces (ICEI) (June 20-25, 2010, Geneva, New York, USA).


[15] A.A. Franco , “A Multi-scale modeling methodology for the description of electrochemical processes in Fuel Cells: from theory to the engineering practice”, invited plenary lecture at the French and American Young Engineering Scientists Symposium (YESS NANO 09) (November 15-18, 2009, Soleil Synchroton (Orme des Merisiers, France)).


[14] A.A. Franco , “Multi-scale modeling-based prediction of PEM Fuel Cells MEA durability under automotive operating conditions", invited oral presentation at the 216th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS) (October 4-9, 2009, Vienna, Austria).


[13] A.A. Franco , “Multi-scale degradation processes in PEM Fuel Cells: towards a mechanistic predictive tool of the MEA durability”, invited lecture at the International Workshop of Modeling of Electrocalysis in Fuel Cells, University of California Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, USA), July 12-16, 2009.


[12] A.A. Franco , “Multi-scale modeling of coupled nanomaterials degradation mechanisms in PEM Fuel Cells”, invited oral presentation at the 215th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS), San Francisco (CA, USA), May 24-29, 2009.


[11] A.A. Franco , “Physical-based modeling of PEM fuel cells degradation – Part I: Physicochemical concepts for the durability prediction of PtxMy nanostructured catalysts”, invited oral presentation at the 6th Symposium on Fuel Cell Modeling and Experimental Validation (MODVAL 6), Karlsruhe (Germany), March 25-26, 2009.


[10] A.A. Franco , O. Lemaire, “Physical-based modeling of PEM Fuel Cells Degradation – Part II: Using anode CO contamination as a mitigation method of cathode carbon corrosion and PEM aging”, invited oral presentation at the 6th Symposium on Fuel Cell Modeling and Experimental Validation (MODVAL 6), Karlsruhe (Germany), March 25-26, 2009.


[9] A.A. Franco , “On the instability of nanostructured catalysts in PEFC environments: new mechanistic insights”, invited plenary lecture at the International Conference “Nano-Energy 2008”, Paris (France), October 21-23, 2008.


[8] A.A. Franco , “Materials degradation mechanisms in PEFC”, invited oral presentation at the International Workshop on Accelerated Testing in Fuel Cells, Ulm (Germany), October 6-7, 2008.


[7] A.A. Franco , “Multi-scale modeling of coupled degradation mechanisms in PEFC environments: theoretical insights and experimental validation”, invited lecture at the Conference of the International Society for Theoretical Chemical Physics, Vancouver (Canada), July 19-24, 2008.


[6] A.A. Franco , “A non-equilibrium thermodynamics viewpoint of degradation phenomena in fuel cells”, invited oral presentation at the 5th Symposium on Fuel Cell Modeling and Experimental Validation (MODVAL 5), Winterthur (Switzerland), March 11-12, 2008. (organized by the Institute of Computational Physics -ICP-, Winterthur).


[5] A.A. Franco , “Transient Multi-scale Modeling of Coupled Aging Mechanisms in PEFC - A theoretical tool for experimental interpretation and advanced MEA design”, invited oral presentation at the 3rd Annual International Conference Fuel Cells Durability and Performance and Durability, (Miami, USA), November 15-16, 2007.


[4] A.A. Franco , “Aging mechanisms in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells: when electrode design meets theory: the CEA-Grenoble approach”, invited plenary lecture at the HYFUSEN 2007 Conference (Iberoamerican Conference on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technologies), organized by the CNEA (Argentinean Nuclear Commission), Posadas (Argentina), June 12-15, 2007.


[3] A.A. Franco , “Transient multi-scale modeling of aging mechanisms in a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell: an irreversible thermodynamics approach”, invited oral presentation at the 216th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS), Chicago (IL, USA), May 6-11, 2007.


[2] A.A. Franco , “Modelo dinámico mecanístico multi-escala para el análisis de transientes de PEMFC”, invited lecture at the II JIPCH Conference (Iberoamerican Conference on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technologies), organized by the Iberoamerican network of Hydrogen Technologies and the CNEA (Argentinean Nuclear Commission), Buenos Aires (Argentina), July 24-26, 2006.


[1] A.A. Franco , “A multi-scale physical model of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells: an infinite-dimensional Bond Graph approach”, invited oral presentation (Young Scientist Award Final Ceremony) at the Solid State Ionics Conference (July 17-22, 2005, Baden-Baden, Germany).


2/5.     Invited Seminars at Universities, Research Centers and Industry

[74] A.A. Franco, Title: Towards Human-Centric Digital Twins for Battery Manufacturing, invited seminar at the University of Washington (March 2, 2026, Seattle, USA). 

[73] A.A. Franco, Title:  Accelerating Battery Manufacturing through Digital Twins and AI, invited seminar at Université de Montréal (February 4, 2026, Montréal, Canada).

[72] A.A. Franco, Title:  From Models to Twins: Optimization of Battery Manufacturing in the Digital Era, invited seminar at Scania/Traton (November 7, 2025, Södertälje, Sweden).

[71] A.A. Franco, Title: Digital Twins of Battery Manufacturing Processes: From Fundamental Research to Industrial Applications, invited seminar at Argonne National Lab (October 10, 2025, Lemont, USA).

[70] A.A. Franco, Title: Digital Twins for Accelerating the Optimization of Battery Manufacturing Processes, seminar at the Podium of Science series organized by the Clean Energy Innovation Research Center at NRC-CNRC (May 23, 2025, Boucherville, Canada, also 
streamed at the NRC-CNRC sites of Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver).

[69] A.A. Franco, Title: From Virtual to Real: The Contribution of Digital Twins in the Manufacturing of Rechargeable Batteries, invited seminar at the Symbio company (March 27, 2025, Lyon, France).

[68] A.A. Franco, Title: Du virtuel au réel : apport des jumeaux numériques dans la fabrication de batteries rechargeables, invited seminar at College de France (February 3, 2025, Paris, France).

[67] A.A. Franco, Title: Digital Modeling of Battery Manufacturing, invited seminar at CATL (November 19, 2024, online).

[66] A.A. Franco, Title: Digital Twins of Battery Manufacturing Processes, invited seminar at Samsung (September 25, 2024, Suwon, South Korea).

[65] A.A. Franco, Title: Digital Twins of Battery Manufacturing Processes, invited seminar at General Motors (June 25, 2024, online).

[64] A.A. Franco, Title: Optimization of Battery Manufacturing Processes through Digital Twins, invited seminar at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Battery 500 Seminar), Richland, USA (March 8, 2024).

[63] A.A. Franco, Title: Optimization of Battery Manufacturing Processes through Digital Twins, invited seminar at University of Washington, Seattle, USA (March 7, 2024).

[62] A.A. Franco, Title: Digital Twins of Battery Manufacturing Processes, invited seminar at Northvolt (battery Gigafactory company), Västerås, Sweden (February 21, 2024).

[61] A.A. Franco, Title: TBA, invited seminar at the Warwick Manufacturing Group - University of Warwick, Warwick, UK (date to be defined, 2024).

[60] A.A. Franco, Title: TBA, invited seminar at Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA (date to be defined, 2024).

[59] A.A. Franco, Title: Digital Twins for Battery Manufacturing Optimization and Education, invited seminar at University of California San Diego, San Diego, USA (December 15, 2023).

[58] A.A. Franco, Title: "Digital Twin-Based Optimization of Battery Manufacturing Processes", invited seminar at Institut des Matériaux de Nantes Jean Rouxel, Nantes, France (November, 14 2023).

[57] A.A. Franco, Title: "Digital Twins for the Optimization of Battery Manufacturing Processes", invited seminar at Helmholtz-Institut Ulm, Ulm, Germany (October, 6 2023).

[56] A.A. Franco, Title: "Digital Twin-Based Optimization Of Battery Manufacturing Processes – Part II", invited seminar at the Institute for Frontier Materials at Deakin University, Burwood (Melbourne area), Australia (July 13, 2023).

[55] A.A. Franco, Title: "Digital Twin-Based Optimization Of Battery Manufacturing Processes – Part I", invited seminar at the Institute for Frontier Materials at Deakin University, Burwood (Melbourne area), Australia (July 11, 2023).

[54] A.A. Franco, Title: "Digital Twin-Based Optimization Of Battery Manufacturing Processes – Part II", invited seminar at the Applied AI Institute at Deakin University, Geelong (Melbourne area), Australia (July 4, 2023).

[53] A.A. Franco, Title: "Digital Twin-Based Optimization Of Battery Manufacturing Processes – Part I", invited seminar at the Applied AI Institute at Deakin University, Geelong (Melbourne area), Australia (July 3, 2023).

[52] A.A. Franco, Title: "Battery Manufacturing Process Modeling with Numerical Simulation and Artificial Intelligence", invited seminar at REPSOL, Spain (online, May 2, 2023).

[51] A.A. Franco, Title: "ARTISTIC: A Digital Twin for the Optimization of Battery Manufacturing Processes", invited seminar, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia (online, February 22, 2023).

[50] A.A. Franco, Title: "Multi-Objective Optimization of Battery Manufacturing by Machine Learning Coupled to Process Modeling", invited seminar, Toyota Research Institute, USA (online, January 9, 2023).

[49] A.A. Franco, Title: "Battery Manufacturing: From Pilot Lines to Gigafactories - A Digital Twin Story -", invited storEnergy seminar, Deakin University, Australia (online, November 2, 2022).

[48] A.A. Franco, Title: "Battery Manufacturing: From the Lab to the Gigafactories - A Digital Twin Story -", invited seminar, Université de Montpellier, France (online, July 8, 2022).

[47] A.A. Franco, Title: "The ARTISTIC Project: Digitalization of Battery Manufacturing Processes", invited seminar at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway (online, April 22, 2022).

[46] A.A. Franco, Title: "Digitalization Approaches of Battery Manufacturing Processes", invited seminar at Universities of Bochum, Dortmund, and Duisburg-Essen, Germany (online, November 5, 2021).

[45] A.A. Franco, Title: "Digitalization of Battery Manufacturing through Artificial Intelligence and Multiscale Modeling", invited seminar at the Max-Planck-Institut fuer Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf, Germany (online, June 1, 2021).

[44] A.A. Franco, "A Digital Twin of Lithium Ion Battery Manufacturing: ARTISTIC", invited seminar at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany (online because of Covid-19 pandemics, May 26, 2021).

[43] A.A. Franco, Title: "Digital Twin of Battery Manufacturing", invited seminar at Chalmers University of Technology, Chalmers Advanced Materials Science Tandem Seminars, Gothenburg, Sweden (online because of Covid-19 pandemics, April 27, 2021).

[42] A.A. Franco, “Battery Multiscale Modeling Activities at LRCS”, invited seminar at TOTAL Company, online because of Covid-19 pandemics, May 22, 2020.

[41] A.A. Franco, TBA, invited seminar at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, initially planned for May, 2020, but postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemics (date to be defined).

[40] A.A. Franco, “Manufacturing of Lithium Ion Batteries with the Support of Artificial Intelligence and Multiscale Modeling”, University of California San Diego, San Diego/La Jolla, USA, February 24, 2020. 

[39] A.A. Franco, “Manufacturing of Lithium Ion Batteries with the Support of Artificial Intelligence and Multiscale Modeling”, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada, February 5, 2020.

[38] A.A. Franco, “Manufacturing of Lithium Ion Batteries with the Support of Multiscale Modeling and Artificial Intelligence”, Oak Ridge National Lab, Knoxville, USA, October 18, 2019.

[37] A.A. Franco, “Multiscale modeling of manufacturing and performance of rechargeable batteries”, invited seminar at ENS Lyon, Lyon, France, September 19, 2019 (postponed).

[36] A.A. Franco, "Manufacturing lithium ion batteries with the support of multiscale simulations: the ARTISTIC project", seminar at CIC Energigune, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, June 21, 2019.

[35] A.A. Franco, "ARTISTIC Project: multiscale modeling of lithium ion battery manufacturing", invited seminar at CIDETEC Energy Storage, San Sebastian, Spain, June 18, 2019.

[34] A.A. Franco, "ARTISTIC Project: multiscale modeling of lithium ion battery manufacturing", invited seminar at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, May 8, 2019.

[33] A.A. Franco, Title: "Multiscale computational modeling of rechargeable batteries: concepts and practice", invited seminar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA, September 1, 2017.

[32] A.A. Franco, Title: "Catalyzing Innovation in Rechargeable Batteries R&D Through Multiscale Computations", invited seminar at the University of Southampton, Southampton, UK, June 9, 2017.

[31] A.A. Franco, Title: "Assessing and Optimizing Rechargeable Batteries through Multiscale Computational Modeling", invited seminar at the Laboratoire d'Electrochimie et de Physicochimie des Materiaux et des Interfaces (LEPMI), Chambery, France, May 11, 2017.

[30] A.A. Franco, Title: "Mesostructure-Performance Relationships in Batteries and Fuel Cells: A Computational Multiscale Modeling Perspective", invited seminar at the Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), Bahia Blanca, Argentina, March 31, 2017.

[29] A.A. Franco, Title: "A Journey Into The Electrochemical Devices World From A Multiscale Modeling Perspective", invited seminar at the Instituto de Fisica de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina, March 23, 2017.

[28] A.A. Franco, Title: "Multiscale Simulation Approaches for the Electrochemical Conversion and Storage of Energy", invited seminar at the Laboratoire Amiénois de Mathématique Fondamentale et Appliquée (LAMFA) (January 30, 2017, Amiens, France).

[27] A.A. Franco, Title:  "Mesostructure-performance relationships in batteries and fuel cells: challenging the dogma with multiscale computations and immersive visualization", invited seminar at the National Institute of Chemistry Slovenia (NIC), Ljubljana, Slovenia, December 14, 2016.

[26] A.A. Franco, Title: "Assessing the World Energy Equation with Mathematical Modeling", invited seminar at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology at the University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, December 14, 2016.

[25] A.A. Franco, Title: "Electrochemical Energy Devices from a Multiscale Modeling Perspective", invited seminar at the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Mexico, November 10, 2016.

[24] A.A. Franco, "Extreme multiscale computational modeling to the rescue of electrochemical energy devices", invited seminar at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA, November 20, 2015.

[23] A.A. Franco, "A Journey in the Electrochemical Energy Devices World from a Multiscale Modeling Perspective", invited seminar at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Suwon, South Korea, October 2, 2015.

[22] A.A. Franco, "Boosting Rechargeable Batteries R&D from Multiscale Modeling and In Silico Experimentation", invited seminar at DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology), Daegu, South Korea, October 1, 2015.

[21] A.A. Franco, "Tracking competitive mechanisms in rechargeable batteries and fuel cells: the computational modeling word", invited seminar at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, June 16, 2015.

[20] A.A. Franco, "Next-generation computational tools for the design and optimization of the next-generation electrochemical energy devices", invited seminar at University of Cambridge, Department of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, February 11, 2015.

[19] A.A. Franco,"Modeling Microstructural Effects in Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage", Renault company, Technocentre, Guyancourt, France, November 28, 2014.

[18] A.A. Franco, "Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion for a Sustainable World: How Theory and Simulation Can Help to Face the Technological Challenges?", invited lecture at BOSCH company, Stuttgart, Germany, September 25, 2014.

[17] A.A. Franco, "Next Generation Batteries and Fuel Cells: scientific challenges and breakthroughs from a multiscale modeling perspective", invited lecture in the Department of Chemistry at University of Pittsburgh, USA, May 20, 2014.

[16] A.A. Franco, "Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion for a Sustainable World: How Theory and Simulation Can Help to Face the Technological Challenges?", invited lecture in the Center for Energy, Swanson School of Engineering at University of Pittsburgh, USA, May 19, 2014.

[15] A.A. Franco, "Computational approaches for the multiscale simulation of fuel cells and batteries: facts and dreams", invited seminar in Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing SCAI and University of Bonn (Germany), November 27, 2013.

[14] A.A. Franco, "Numerical simulation of fuel cells and batteries: a multiscale paradigm", invited seminar in Massachussets Institute of Technology (MIT, group of Prof. Martin Z. Bazant) (USA), September 21, 2012.

[13] A.A. Franco, "Multiscale physical modeling of electrochemical devices for energy storage and conversion: from fundamentals to materials design", invited seminar given in Argonne National Laboratory (ANL, group of Nerad Markovic, Vojislav Stamekovic and Jeff Greeley) (Lemont, USA), May 11, 2012.

[12] A.A. Franco, "Materials aging in electrochemical devices for energy coversion and storage: insights from physical multiscale modeling", invited seminar given in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California Berkeley (USA) (Dr. Adam Weber's group), March 19, 2012.

[11] A.A. Franco, "Modélisation et simulation multi-échelles de systèmes physico-chimiques complexes : concepts, méthodes et perspectives", invited seminar given at the Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon (ENS), Laboratoire de Chimie - (Lyon, France), December 9, 2011.

[10] A.A. Franco, "Physical Modeling of Electrochemical Power Generators: a Multiscale Approach", invited seminar given at the Laboratoire de Reactivité et de Chimie des Solides, UPJV/CNRS - (Amiens, France), June 30, 2011.

[9] A.A. Franco, "Physical Multiscale Modeling of Fuel Cells and Batteries: from Fundamentals to the Engineering Practice", invited seminar given at the Max Planck Institut - Joachim Maier and Klaus-Dieter Kreuer's group - (Stuttgart, Germany), April 5, 2011.

[8] A.A. Franco, "Sniffly Electrochemical Power Generators: Medecines from Multiscale Physical Modeling", invited seminar given at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) (Stuttgart, Germany), March 31, 2011.

[7] A.A. Franco, “Elementary kinetics concepts in PEMFCs: multi-scale-multi-physics for the MEA activity, selectivity and durability enhancement”, invited seminar given at the NRC-IFCI (Vancouver, Canada), May 17, 2010.

[6] A.A. Franco, “Dissolution of multimetallic nanoparticles: which mechanism for which impact on PEM Fuel Cells performance degradation?”, invited seminar given at the Stanford University (Department of Mechanical Engineering) (Palo Alto, USA), May 28, 2009.

[5] A.A. Franco, “Multi-scale modeling of degradation mechanisms in PEFC”, invited seminar given at the NRC-IFCI (Vancouver, Canada), July 25, 2008.

[4] A.A. Franco, “Transient Multi-scale Modeling of Coupled Ageing Mechanisms in PEFC”; invited lecture given at the Stanford University, Department of Mechanical Engineering (Palo Alto, USA), November 12, 2007.

[3] A.A. Franco, “A multi-scale non-equilibrium theory of interfacial electrochemical processes”, invited lecture given at the Heidelberg University (Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing), (Heidelberg, Germany), December 6, 2006.

[2] A.A. Franco, “Modelo dinámico mecanístico multi-escala para el análisis de transientes de PEMFC”, invited seminar given at the Universidad de Buenos Aires (Chemistry Department) (Buenos Aires, Argentina), August 22, 2006.

[1] A.A. Franco, “Physical Electrochemistry for Fuel Cells Innovation”, invited lecture given at the Universidad Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC) (Barcelona, Spain), January 5, 2006.

3/5.    Contributed Oral Presentations in International Conferences (selection)

[130-165] Several oral presentations in presence mode by A.A. Franco’s team in international conferences such as Materials Research Society (2022, 2024-2025), Electrochemical Society (2022-2025). The full list for 2022-2025 is under compilation. 

[119-129] Several webinar presentations by A.A. Franco’s team and himself in the 4th Battery Manufacturing Days – ARTISTIC Project Webinar Series, organized by A.A. Franco (September 11-15, 2023) (see here: https://www.erc-artistic.eu/webinar-series/ ).

[108-118] Several webinar presentations by A.A. Franco’s team and himself in the 3rd Battery Manufacturing Days – ARTISTIC Project Webinar Series, organized by A.A. Franco (June 13, 14, 16, 17, 2022) (see here: https://www.erc-artistic.eu/webinar-series/ ).

[97-107] Several webinar presentations by A.A. Franco’s team and himself in the 2nd Battery Manufacturing Days – ARTISTIC Project Webinar Series, organized by A.A. Franco (June 21-25, 2021) (see here: https://www.erc-artistic.eu/webinar-series/ ).

[88-96] Several webinar presentations by A.A. Franco’s team and himself in the 1st Battery Manufacturing Days – ARTISTIC Project Webinar Series, organized by A.A. Franco (June 29-July 3, 2020) (see here: https://www.erc-artistic.eu/webinar-series/ ).

[87] T. Lombardo, R. Pinto Cunha, E. Primo, A. A. Franco, “Artificial Intelligence Investigation of NMC Cathode Manufacturing Parameters Interdependencies”, oral presentation at the 237th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) (May 10-14, 2020, Montréal, Canada, cancelled by the organizers due to the Covid-19 pandemics).

[86] M. Chouchane, A. Rucci, A.A. Franco, “Explicit Consideration of Carbon Binder Domains in 3D-Resolved Model to Optimize Fabrication Process”, oral presentation at the 2019 Materials Research Society Meeting & Exhibit (MRS) (December 1-6, 2019, Boston, USA).

[85] E. Primo, T. Lombardo, A. C. Ngandjong, M. Touzin, A. A. Franco, “Calendering process for thick and thin NMC cathodes: understanding the process parameters effect on the electrode structure and performance”, oral presentation at the 70th Annual Meeting of the ISE, Durban, South Africa (August 8, 2019).

[84] A. Ngandjong, E. Primo, T. Lombardo, M. Chouchane, Z. Su, A. A. Franco, “Coarse Grained Molecular Simulation of Lithium Ion Electrodes Fabrication: Linking Computations with Experiments”, oral presentation at the 70th Annual Meeting of the ISE, Durban, South Africa (August 8, 2019).

[83] A. A. Franco, A. Ngandjong, A. Rucci, E. Primo, A. Shodiyev, M. Chouchane, T. Lombardo, “ARTISTIC: A Predictive Multiscale Simulation Platform of the Fabrication Process of Lithium Ion Batteries”, oral presentation at the 70th Annual Meeting of the ISE, Durban, South Africa (August 5, 2019).

[82] H. El-Bousiydy, P. Johansson, A. A. Franco, “Digging the scientific literature about NMC active materials using Artificial Intelligence”, oral presentation at the 2019 IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, Paris, France (July 8, 2019).

[81] T. Lombardo, A. Ngandjong, E. Primo, J.-B. Hoock, M. Couchane, A. Rucci, A. Shodiyev, A. A. Franco, “Human vs. Artificial Intelligence-driven Simulation of the Fabrication Process of Lithium Ion Battery Electrodes”, oral presentation at the 2019 IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, Paris, France (July 8, 2019).

[80] A. Ngandjong, A. Rucci, E. Primo, T. Lombardo, M. Chouchane, Z. Su, A. Shodiev, A. A. Franco, “Multi-Paradigm Modeling Approach to Simulate the Link between the Fabrication Process and the Performance of Li-Ion Batteries”, oral presentation at the 235th Electrochemical Society (ECS) Meeting, Dallas, USA (May 30, 2019).

[79] T. Lombardo, J. B. Hoock, A. Ngandjong, A. A. Franco, “Deep Neural Network to guide the Coarse-Grained Modeling of Electrode Slurries", oral presentation at the Young Researcher’s Workshop on Machine Learning for Materials Science 2019, Helsinki, Finland (May 10, 2019).

[78] A.A. Franco, A. Ngandjong, A. Rucci, E. Primo, “Multiscale Simulation of the Fabrication Process of Lithium Ion Battery Electrode”, Americas International Meeting on Electrochemistry and Solid-State Science, Electrochemical Society (September 30-October 4, 2018, Cancun, Mexico).

[77] A.A. Franco, A. Torayev, Y. Yin, G. Shukla, M. Maiza, V. Thangavel, A. Rucci, A. Ngandjong, “A Flexible Multiscale Simulation Platform of Rechargeable Batteries”, Americas International Meeting on Electrochemistry and Solid-State Science, Electrochemical Society (September 30-October 4, 2018, Cancun, Mexico).

[76] C. Gaya, Y. Yin, A. Torayev, D. Larcher, C. Surcin, M. Courty, Y. Mammeri, B. Fleutot, M. Morcrette, A. A. Franco, “Investigation of bi-porous electrodes for lithium oxygen batteries: from modeling to experimental electrodes development”, oral presentation at the E-MRS Conference (September 17-20, 2018, Warsaw, Poland).

[75] A. Torayev, P. Magusin, C.P. Grey, C. Merlet, A.A. Franco, Role of Pore Mesostructure and Li2O2 growth mechanism on Li-O2 Battery Performance, oral presentation in the 69th Annual ISE Meeting, September 2-7, 2018, Bologna, Italy.

[74] A.A.Franco, A. Ngandjong, A. Rucci, M. Maiza, G. Shukla, E. Primo, Multiscale model predicting the link between electrode fabrication parameters and battery performance, oral presentation in the 69th Annual ISE Meeting, September 2-7, 2018, Bologna, Italy.

[73] A.A. Franco, “Impact de la Réalité Virtuelle dans la Transmission de Connaissances en Chimie”, Colloque La Transmission, organized by the Institut Universitaire de France (May 28, 2018, Strasbourg, France).

[72] V. Thangavel, A. Mastouri, S. Drvarič Talian, A. Vizintin, R. Dominko, C. Guery, Mathieu Morcrette, A.A. Franco, Numerical Models to Deduce the Electrochemistry of Solvated Polysulfides and Li2S Precipitation Mechanisms, oral presentation in the Li-SM3, Chicago, United States of America (April 26th 2018).

[71] G. Shukla, O. X. Guerrero-Gutierrez, M. H., Y. Mammeri, A. Salsac, A. A. Franco, A Kinetic Monte Carlo Framework for a Discrete Multiphysics description of Semi-Solid Redox Flow Batteries. 15th Symposium on Modeling and Experimental Validation of Electrochemical Energy Devices (ModVal 2018), Aarau, Switzerland. April 12-13, 2018. 

[70] C. Gaya, A. Torayev, Y. Yin, C. Surcin, D. Larcher, B. Fleutot, M. Morcrette, A. A. Franco, "Impacts of the Electrode Fabrication Process on the Performances of Lithium-Oxygen Batteries", oral presentation at the 68th annual meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (August 27 - September 1, 2017, Providence, USA).

[69] M. Maiza, Y. Mammeri, N. Legrand, D. Nguyen, P. Desprez, A. A. Franco, "Beyond Newman Model: Microstructurally-resolved Simulations of the Dynamic Responses of Lithium Ion Batteries upon Cycling", oral presentation at the 68th annual meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (August 27 - September 1, 2017, Providence, USA).

[68] A. Torayev, P. Magusin, C.P. Grey, C. Merlet, A.A. Franco, Importance of Pores Interconnectivity in Cathodes for Li-Oxygen Batteries, the XXVI International Materials Research Congress (August 20-25, 2017, Cancun, México).

[67] S. Malifarge, A.A. Franco, B. Delobel, C. Delacourt, “Influence of the Design of High-Energy-Density Graphite Negative Electrodes on the Electrochemical Performance”, oral presentation at the 232nd Meeting of the electrochemical Society, National Harbor, MD, USA, Oct 1-5, 2017.

[66] G. Shukla, D. del Olmo Diaz, V. Thangavel, A. A. Franco, "Modeling slurry electrodes for redox flow batteries using kinetic Monte Carlo", oral presentation at the 231st ECS Meeting (New Orleans, USA, May 28 – June 1, 2017).

[65] Y. Yin, C. Gaya, A. Torayev, V. Thangavel, D. Larcher, A.A. Franco, "Multi-Scale Modeling and Experimental Characterization of Charge Process of Li-O2 Batteries: Impacts of Particle Size and Cycling History", oral presentation at the 231st ECS Meeting (New Orleans, USA, May 28 – June 1, 2017).

[64] Y. Yin, R. Zhao, Y. Deng, A.A. Franco, "Meso-Scale Model of Li2O2 Formation in Li-O2Batteries: Compactness of Thin Film and Its Link to Charge Transport Mechanism", oral presentation at the 231st ECS Meeting (New Orleans, USA, May 28 – June 1, 2017).

[63] V. Thangavel, M. Morcrette, A.A. Franco, Mathematical and Stochastic modelling of Lithium Sulfur batteries, 5th AMARENA days, Amiens, France (May 15th 2017).

[62] V. Thangavel, M. Quiroga, M. Morcrette, A.A. Franco, "Microstructurally resolved multiscale models to study the effects of C/S cathode microstructures used in Lithium Sulfur Batteries", oral presentation in the  "Lithium Sulfur Batteries: Mechanisms, Modelling and Materials" conference (London, UK, April 27, 2017).

[61] Y. Yin, A. Torayev, C. Gaya, D. Larcher, A.A. Franco, "Understanding the role of Li2O2 particle size on Li-O2 battery charge process", oral presentation at the 20th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) (Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 19-22, 2017).

[60] S. Malifarge, B. Delobel, A. A. Franco, and C. Delacourt, “Influence of the design of high-energy-density graphite negative electrodes on the electrochemical performance” Oral presentation, SIRBATT workshop “Controlling Lithium Battery Interfaces”, Orlando, FL, USA, May 27, 2016.

[59]  A.A. Franco, G. Shukla, G. Blanquer, Y. Yin, M. Quiroga, K.H. Xue, T.K. Nguyen,  "Computational Data Mining to Boost the Next Generation Batteries R&D: the Electrode Architecture", oral presentation in the 66th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) (Taipei, Taiwan, October 4-9, 2015).

[58] Y. Yin, M. A. Quiroga, G. Blanquer, A.A. Franco,  "Boosting Lithium Air Batteries from Multiscale Modeling", oral presentation in the 66th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) (Taipei, Taiwan, October 4-9, 2015).

[57] T.-K. Nguyen, A. El Kharbachi, K.-H. Xue, V. Thangavel, M. Quiroga, D. Larcher, A. A. Franco,“Investigating transient phenomena in Lithium Ion Batteries: a multiscale modeling approach” , oral presentation in the 17th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE), Saint Malo, France, May 31-June 3, 2015).

[56] K.-H. Xue, M. Morcrette, C. Guery, A.A. Franco,  "Multiscale modeling of lithium sulfur battery involving cathode carbon microstructure", oral presentation in the 16th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) (Angra dos Reis, Brazil, March 22-26, 2015).

[55] A.A. Franco, M.L. Doublet, T.K. Nguyen, J. P. Chehab, Y. Mammeri,  "Ab initio-based Multiscale Simulations of Conversion Reactions in Lithium Ion Batteries", oral presentation in the 225th Annual Meeting of the ECS (Orlando, USA, May 11-15, 2014).

[54] M. Quiroga, K.H. Xue, T.K. Nguyen, H. Huang, A.A. Franco, "Electrochemical Double Layers in Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion: A Multiscale Simulation Study", oral presentation in the 225th Annual Meeting of the ECS (Orlando, USA, May 11-15, 2014).

[53] M. Quiroga, K.H. Xue, T.K. Nguyen, H. Huang, M. Tulodziecki, A.A. Franco, "A New Model of Non-Equilibrium Electrochemical Interfaces in Electrochemical Energy Conversion", oral presentation in the 15th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (Niagara Falls, Canada, April 27-30, 2014).

[52] A.A. Franco, "Conversion reactions in lithium ion and lithium air batteries: from multiscale modeling to the electrodes rational design", oral presentation in the 64th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, (Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico, September 8-13, 2013).

[51] A.A. Franco, "Top-down and bottom-up modeling paradigms for the simulation of batteries and supercapacitors", oral presentation in the International Workshop on Multiscale Modeling of Materials for Energy Conversion Applications, (Athens, Greece, November 8-9, 2012).

[50] A.A. Franco, "Multiple degradation mechanisms in PEM Fuel Cells: a modeling study", oral presentation in the 63rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (Prague, Czech Republic, August 19-24, 2012).

[49] Y. Suzue, A.A. Franco, T. Mashio, A. Ohma, K. Shinohara, "Modeling of the Pt/Nafion interface in PEMFC catalyst layers and reaction kinetics by an ab initio based mean field approach", oral presentation in the 63rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (Prague, Czech Republic, August 19-24, 2012).

[48] L. F. Lopes Oliveira, C. Jallut, A.A. Franco, "Multiscale modeling study of the electrochemical and transport mechanisms in PEM Water Electrolyzers", oral presentation in the 63rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (Prague, Czech Republic, August 19-24, 2012).

[47] A.A. Franco, "A multiscale physical model of electrochemical storage systems", oral presentation in the 221st Meeting of the ECS (Seattle, USA, May 6-10, 2012).

[46] A.A. Franco, V. Vetere, B. Deguilhem, S. Laref, "Towards a multiscale simulation tool of lithium ion graphite/FePO4 batteries", oral presentation in the 221st Meeting of the ECS (Seattle, USA, May 6-10, 2012).

[45] A.A. Franco, "Materials electrochemical degradation mechanisms in PEM Fuel Cells: new insights from a multiscale modeling approach", oral presentation in the 221st Meeting of the ECS (Seattle, USA, May 6-10, 2012).

[44] A.A. Franco, L.F. Lopes Oliveira, C. Jallut, "A new multiscale physical model for the transient analysis of PEM water electrolyzers", oral presentation in the 221st Meeting of the ECS (Seattle, USA, May 6-10, 2012).

[43] A.A. Franco, R. Coulon, K. Malek, "A microstructural resolved model of PFSA membranes degradation in PEM Fuel Cells", oral presentation in the 221st Meeting of the ECS (Seattle, USA, May 6-10, 2012).

[42] K. Malek, A.A. Franco,"Mesoscale simulations of Nafion degradation in PEM Fuel Cells", oral presentation in the 221st Meeting of the ECS (Seattle, USA, May 6-10, 2012).

[41] D.D. Borges, S. Mossa, G. Gebel, K. Malek, A.A. Franco, "Effect of surface hydrophilicty on the formation of Nafion thin film inside PEMFC catalyst layers: a computational modeling study", oral presentation in the 221st Meeting of the ECS (Seattle, USA, May 6-10, 2012).

[40] A.A. Franco,Y. Suzue, R. Ferreira de Morais, A. Kachmar, T. Mashio, A. Ohma, K. Shinohara, "Multiscale modeling of electrochemical double layer formation on Pt electrodes covered by Nafion Fuel Cell catalysts", oral presentation in the 221st Meeting of the ECS (Seattle, USA, May 6-10, 2012).

[39] A.A. Franco, K. Malek, "Multiscale modeling of degradation processes in PEM fuel cells", International Conference on Multiscale Approaches for Process Innovation (Lyon, France, January 25, 2012).

[38] R. Ferreira de Morais, D. Loffreda, P. Sautet, A.A. Franco, "A multiscale kinetic modeling investigation of oxygen reduction reaction on Pt(111) and Pt3Ni(111)-based PEM fuel cell cathode",  International Conference on Multiscale Approaches for Process Innovation (Lyon, France, January 25, 2012).

[37] R. Coulon, W. Bessler, A.A. Franco, “Modeling of the Chemical Degradation of PFSA Membranes and its Impact on the PEM Fuel Cell Performance”, oral presentation on the 2nd International Workshop on Degradation  Issues  of  Fuel  Cells  (Thessaloniki,  Greece, September 21-23, 2011).

[36] Y. Suzue, A.A. Franco, A. Kachmar, T. Mashio, A. Ohma, K. Shinohara, "Multiscale Modeling of Ionomer Adsorption on Pt Nanoparticles: Mechanisms and Consequences on the PEMFC ORR", oral presentation in the 62nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (Niigata, Japan, September 11 – 16, 2011).

[35] L. F. Lopes Oliveira, C. Jallut, A.A. Franco, "Electrochemical and Transport Mechanisms in PEM Water Electrolyzers: New Insights from a Multiscale Modeling Study", oral presentation in the 62nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (Niigata, Japan, September 11 – 16, 2011).

[34] R. Ferreira de Morais, D. Loffreda, P. Sautet, A.A. Franco, “A Multiscale Kinetic Modeling Investigation of the ORR in a Pt(111) and Pt3Ni(111)-Based PEMFC Cathode", oral presentation in the 219th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS), (Montreal, Canada), May 1-6, 2011.

[33] A.A. Franco, “On the Impact of Water Management on the Reversible vs. Irreversible Performance Degradation in PEM Fuel Cells: Mitigation of Materials Aging by Sacrificial Materials Aging Mechanisms", oral presentation in the 219th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS), (Montreal, Canada), May 1-6, 2011.

[32] A.A. Franco, L.F.  Lopes Oliveira, E. Mayousse, N. Guillet, C. Jallut, “A Multiscale Mechanistic Model for the Transient Analysis of PEM Water Electrolyzers", oral presentation in the 219th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS), (Montreal, Canada), May 1-6, 2011.

[31] F. Nores Pondal, N. Guillet, A.A. Franco, “Bimetallic Electrocatalyst and Magnetically Improved Oxygen Reduction Reaction in PEFC", oral presentation in the 219th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS), (Montreal, Canada), May 1-6, 2011.

[30] S.K. Cheah, O. Lemaire, L. Guetaz, O. Sicardy,  P. Gelin, A.A. Franco, “Mechanistic Investigation of the Pt-Based Nanocatalysts Structural Properties Impact on the Effectiveness of O2 Bleeding in CO Contaminated PEM Fuel Cell Anodes ”, oral presentation in the 219th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS), (Montreal, Canada), May 1-6, 2011.

[29] A.A. Franco, S. Escribano, R. Vincent, L. Guetaz, “Resolving the role of water transport on the competitive degradation mechanisms in a PEMFC MEA: a modeling approach”, oral presentation at the 61st Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE), (Nice, France), September 26-October 1st, 2010.

[28] A.A. Franco, K. Malek, “Degradation mechanisms in PEMFC: new insights from a mesostructural resolved kinetic modeling approach”, oral presentation at the 217th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS) (Vancouver, Canada), April 25-30, 2010.

[27] A.A. Franco, S.-K. Cheah, O. Lemaire, “Hysteresis phenomena in PEM Fuel Cells materials degradation: a multi-scale modelling viewpoint”, oral presentation at the 217th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS) (Vancouver, Canada), April 25-30, 2010.

[26] A.A. Franco, O. Lemaire, “Competitions and synergies between electrochemical aging mechanisms in PEM Fuel Cells”, oral presentation at the 217th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS) (Vancouver, Canada), April 25-30, 2010.

[25] A.A. Franco, “Nanostructured electrocatalysts degradation in PEM Fuel Cells: key role of the electrochemical interface in engineering practice”, oral presentation at the 216th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS) (Vienna, Austria), October 4-9, 2009.

[24] A.A. Franco, B. Barthe, O. Lemaire, “Mechanistic Investigations of NO2 Impact on ORR in PEM Fuel Cells: A Coupled Experimental and Multi-scale Modeling Approach”, oral presentation at the 216th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS) (Vienna, Austria), October 4-9, 2009.

[23] R. Coulon, W. Bessler, A.A. Franco, “Modeling chemical degradation of a polymer electrolyte membrane and its impact on fuel cell performance”, oral presentation at the 216th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS) (Vienna, Austria), October 4-9, 2009.

[22] M.A. Gabriel, T. Deutsch, A.A. Franco, “Fullerene-Based Materials as Catalysts for Fuel Cells”, oral presentation at the 216th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS) (Vienna, Austria), October 4-9, 2009.

[21] A. Kachmar, V. Vetere, P. Maldivi, V. Artero, A.A. Franco, “Bio-Inspired Materials for H2 Production and Oxidation: Multi-scale Mechanistic Modeling of the Electrocatalytic Processes on [Ni (PNP)2]2+ Complexes”, oral presentation at the 216th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS) (Vienna, Austria), October 4-9, 2009.

[20] A.A. Franco, B. Barthe, O. Lemaire, “Using anode CO contamination as a mitigation method of cathode carbon corrosion in PEMFC”, oral presentation at the 215th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS) (San Francisco, USA), May 24-29, 2009.

[19] A.A. Franco, S. Escribano, O. Lemaire, “Polymer electrolyte membrane degradation in fuel cells environments: interplaying with Pt and C nanomaterials aging mechanisms – A multiscale modeling viewpoint”, oral presentation at the 215th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS) (San Francisco, USA), May 24-29, 2009.

[18] A.A. Franco, S.K. Cheah, R. Ferreira de Morais, “Non-equilibrium Interfacial Electrochemical Phenomena in Aging PEM Fuel Cells: A New Theory for Multi-scale Simulation of Nano-structured Catalysts Degradation and Durability Prediction”, oral presentation at the 215th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS) (San Francisco, USA), May 24-29, 2009.

[17] M.A. Gabriel, T. Deutsch, A.A. Franco, “Modeling of electro-catalytic phenomena in fullerene-based nano-objects for PEFC applications”, oral presentation at the 6th Symposium on Fuel Cell Modeling and Experimental Validation (MODVAL 6) (Karlsruhe, Germany), March 25-26, 2009.

[16] P. Fugier, A. A. Franco, S. Passot, E. Billy, S. Mailley, L. Guetaz, N. Guillet, “PtxCoy catalysts for PEFC applications: new understanding on the impact of particles nano-structure on performance degradation”, oral presentation at the Fundamentals and Developments of Fuel Cells Conference (Nancy, France), December 10-12, 2008.

[15] A.A. Franco, S. Passot, N. Guillet, L. Guetaz, B. Barthe, M. Guinard, M. Gerard, O. Lemaire, “Synergies between ageing mechanisms in PEFC environments: new insights from a multi-scale/multi-physics modeling investigation and experimental validation”, oral presentation at the Fundamentals and Developments of Fuel Cells Conference (Nancy, France), December 10-12, 2008.

[14] A.A. Franco, “Synergies Between Ageing Mechanisms in PEFC Environments: New Insights from a Multi-Scale/Multi-Physics Modeling Viewpoint”, oral presentation at the 2nd EuChems Chemistry Congress (Torino, Italy), September 16-20, 2008.

[13] A.A. Franco, S. Passot, M. Guinard, M. Gerard, “Coupling of ageing mechanisms in PEFC environments: new insights from a multi-scale modeling investigation”, oral presentation at the 59th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) (Seville, Spain), September 7-12, 2008.

[12] O. Lemaire, A. A. Franco, M. Guinard, B. Barthe, N. Guillet, “PEFC anode long-term CO contamination impact on intrinsic catalyst and C-support ageing mechanisms: new advances on durability understanding”, oral presentation at the 59th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) (Seville, Spain), September 7-12, 2008.

[11] A.A. Franco, “Solid state physics in Fuel Cells Electrochemistry: theory and experiments”, oral presentation at the V France-Spain Conference on Solid State Physicochemistry (Clermont-Ferrand, France), April 2-4, 2008.

[10] A.A. Franco, S. Passot, P. Fugier, “Transient multi-scale modeling of PtxCoy catalysts degradation in PEFC environments”, oral presentation at the 213th Electrochemical Society Meeting (Phoenix, USA), May 18-23, 2008.

[9] A.A. Franco, M. Gerard, “Transient model of carbon catalyst-support corrosion in a PEFC: multi-scale coupling with Pt electro-catalysis and impact on performance degradation”, oral presentation at the 213th Electrochemical Society Meeting (Phoenix, USA), May 18-23, 2008.

[8] A.A. Franco, “Coupled aging mechanisms in PEFC: a theoretical multi-scale viewpoint”, oral presentation at the CARISMA European Network Workshop: High Temperature Fuel Cells, and ageing mechanisms (Grenoble, France) July 5-6, 2007.

[7] A.A. Franco, “Modeling the behavior of nano-structured electro-catalysis in PEFC environments: looking for activity/stability relationships”, oral presentation at the CARISMA European Network Workshop: “Catalysts for PEFC applications” (Paris, France), May 16 2007.

[6] A.A. Franco, C. Jallut, B.M. Maschke, “A multi-scale Bond graph model of the electrochemical dynamics in a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell”, oral presentation at the 17th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems (MTNS) (Kyoto, Japan), July 24-28, 2006.

[5] A.A. Franco, M. Tembely, P. Schott, Christian Jallut, Bernhard Maschke, “A Multi-Scale Dynamic Mechanistic Model for Transient Analysis of PEFCs”, oral presentation in the World Hydrogen Energy Conference 16 (Lyon, France), June 13-16, 2006.

[4] A.A. Franco, P. Schott, C. Jallut, and B. Maschke, “A multi-scale Bond Graph model of physico-chemical phenomena in a fuel cell”; oral presentation at the 5th MATHMOD Conference (Vienna, Austria), February 7-10, 2006.

[3] A.A. Franco, P. Schott, C. Jallut, B. M. Maschke, ”A multi-scale dynamic mechanistic model for transient analysis of PEFC”; oral presentation at the 3rd European Fuel Cells Forum (Luzern, Switzerland), July 4–8, 2005.

[2] A.A. Franco, P. Schott, C. Jallut, B.M. Maschke, “A multi-scale dynamic mechanistic model for transient analysis of electrochemical cells”; oral presentation at the 207th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (Québec, Canada), May 15-20, 2005.

[1] A.A. Franco, P. Schott, C. Jallut, B. Maschke; “A multi-scale dynamical model of a PEFC electrode”; oral presentation at the JDMACS Conference (Lyon, France), September 5-9, 2005.

+ other presentations at CEA, CNRS, GDR workshops on fuel cells and nanoparticles, Société Française de Chimie, Société Française de Physique (2003-2009).

4/5.    Oral Presentations in Thematic Scientific Meetings

[15] A.A. Franco, "Digital Twins”, invited White Paper presentation at the biannual meeting of the French Network on Electrochemical Energy Storage (RS2E), March 2025 (Amiens, France).

[14] A.A. Franco, "ARTISTIC Battery Manufacturing Digital Twins : From Fundamental Research to a Startup", invited oral presentation at the biannual meeting of the French Network on Electrochemical Energy Storage (RS2E), October 4, 2023 (Caen, France).

[13] A.A. Franco, "Vers l'industrie de batteries 4.0 : apports du numérique dans la formation et la recherche” (invited lecture), Journée du Numérique of the Université de Picardie Jules Verne, April 28, 2022 (Amiens, France).

[12] A.A. Franco, "Modélisation: du matériau au système électrochimique”, Atelier A2U/Energie, online because of Covid-19 pandemics, February 5, 2021.

[11] A.A. Franco, "White Paper on Artificial Intelligence Applied to Rechargeable Batteries", ALISTORE-European Research Institute, online because of Covid-19 pandemics, December 8, 2020.

[10] A.A. Franco, "Application of Artificial Intelligence in Battery Research", ALISTORE-ERI European Network of Research Excellence, CSIC, Barcelona, Spain, December 10, 2019.

[9] A.A. Franco, “Theory vs. Experiment: The Eternal Debate?”, Matinée “Modélisation”, Institut de Chimie de Picardie (February 8, 2019, Amiens, France).

[8] A.A. Franco, “Multiscale modeling of discharge and charge processes in lithium oxygen batteries”, ALISTORE-ERI European Network of Research Excellence, Bath, UK, June 7, 2017. 

[7] A.A. Franco, "Using Virtual Reality for Teaching and Data Analysis in the field of Energy storage and Conversion", ALISTORE-ERI European Network of Research Excellence, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland, December 13, 2016.

[6] A.A. Franco, "White Paper on Multiscale Modeling of Rechargeable Batteries", ALISTORE-ERI European Network of Research Excellence, University of Pau, France, December 16, 2015.

[5] A.A. Franco, "Multiscale Modeling of Lithium Sulfur Batteries", ALISTORE-ERI European Network of Research Excellence, University of Pau, France, December 15, 2015.

[4] A.A. Franco, "Solid/Liquid Interfaces in Electrochemical Energy Devices: The Mesoscale Word", French Network on Electrochemical Energy Storage (RS2E), Collège de France, Paris, France, October 20, 2015.

[3] A.A. Franco, "Components Mesostructure in Rechargeable Batteries: Towards a Genome of the Fabrication Process?", ALISTORE-ERI European Network of Research Excellence, REPSOL, Alcorcon, Spain, December 9, 2014.

[2] A.A. Franco, "Multiscale modeling and numerical simulation for the design of new batteries", RS2E French Network on Electrochemical Energy Storage, IFP Energies Nouvelles, Lyon, France, February 24, 2014.

[1] A.A. Franco, "Multiscale modeling of rechargeable batteries: theory and practice", ALISTORE-ERI European Network of Research Excellence, Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, December 17, 2013.

+ 7 oral presentations about prospective energy storage research topics in the LRCS Scientific Days (July every year, since 2013).

5/5.    Poster Presentations in International Conferences

[19] Several poster presentations since 2018 by A.A. Franco’s team (e.g. A. Rucci et al. in MODVAL 2019 conference, Germany; M. Chouchane et al. in ECS Atlanta 2019; A. Shodiev et al. in AABC Europe: Advanced Automotive Battery Conference 2020, Germany; Z. Su et al. in several places; M. El Abdali et al., in the 74th Annual ISE Meeting). Full list under compilation (my group is constituted by 20 persons in average) and I can make it available upon request.

[18] G. Shukla, M. Quiroga, S. Cavalaglio, M. Morcrette, A.A. Franco, "3-D Simulations of Slurries for Electrochemical Energy Storage Applications", poster presented at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (Trieste, Italy, July 4-15, 2016).

[17] A.A. Franco, Kan-Hao Xue, Claude Guery, Patrik Johansson, Mathieu Morcrette, “A flexible framework for solving transport in lithium sulfur batteries", poster presentation in the 66th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (Taipei, Taiwan, October 4-9, 2015).

[16] Y. Yin, M.A. Quiroga, A.A. Franco, "Multiparadigm Simulation of Electrochemical Energy Devices: The Fuel Cell Membrane Degradation", poster presentation in the 66th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (Taipei, Taiwan, October 4-9, 2015).

[15] A.A. Franco, "MS LIBER-T: a new multiscale computational framework for the simulation of electrochemical devices for energy conversion and storage", poster presentation in the 64th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico, September 8-13, 2013).

[14] A.A. Franco, "A general physical multiscale simulation methodology for the lifetime prediction of electrochemical energy storage devices", poster presentation in the 63rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (Prague, Czech Republic, August 19-24, 2012).

[13] P.D. Giunta, A.A. Franco, "Simulating the impact of heterogeneous operation conditions on PEMFC performance and durability: a multiscale approach", poster presentation in the 63rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (Prague, Czech Republic, August 19-24, 2012).

[12] L.F. Lopes Oliveira, C. Jallut, D. Loffreda, A.A. Franco, "First principles study of the adsorption of water and hydroxyl on the IrO2(100) and RuO2(100) surfaces", poster presentation in the 63rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (Prague, Czech Republic, August 19-24, 2012).

[11] Y. Suzue, A. Kachmar, T. Mashio, A. Ohma, A.A. Franco, "Dynamic Simulation of Cyclic Voltammetry of Pt Electrode covered by Nafion in PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layers”, poster  presentation  in  the  Conference  ELCAT  “Electrocatalysis:  Present  and  Future”, Alicante, Spain, November 14 – 17, 2011.

[10] R.  Ferreira  de  Morais,  D.  Loffreda, P.  Sautet,  A.A.  Franco, "A  Multiscale  Kinetic Modeling  Investigation of the ORR in a Pt(111) and Pt3Ni(111)-based PEMFC cathode”, poster  presentation  in  the  Conference  ELCAT  “Electrocatalysis:  Present  and  Future”, Alicante, Spain, November 14 – 17, 2011.

[9] L.F. Lopes Oliveira, S. Laref, C. Jallut, A.A. Franco, "Multiscale Physical Model for the Analysis   of  PEM  Water  Electrolyzers:  from  Atomistic  Calculation  up  to  Macroscopic Observables",  poster presentation in the Conference Photo-meets Electrocatalysis: United We Split (…Water) (Delmenhorst, Germany), October 4 – 7, 2011.

[8] R. Ferreira de Morais, R. Coulon, S. Passot, D. Damasceno Borges, A.A. Franco, "Sleepy PEM Fuel Cells", poster presentation in the 62nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (Niigata, Japan, September 11 – 16, 2011).

[7] B. Deguilhem, S. Laref, V. Vetere, A.A. Franco, "New Insights on Li Ion Batteries from a Multiscale Modeling PEMFC Experience", poster presentation in the 62nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (Niigata, Japan, September 11 – 16, 2011).

[6] R. Ferreira de Morais, D. Loffreda, P. Sautet, A.A. Franco, "ORR in Pt(111) and Pt3Ni(111)-based PEMFC Cathodes: New Mechanistic Insights from a Multiscale Kinetic Modeling Framework",  poster presentation in the 62nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (Niigata, Japan, September 11 – 16, 2011).

[5] R. Coulon, W. G. Bessler, A.A. Franco, “Influence of Nature and Concentration of Iron Ions on the Degradation of Iron Ions on the Degradation of PEMFCs - A Modeling Study”, poster presentation in the 219th Meeting of the American Electrochemical Society (ECS) (Montreal, Canada), May 1-6, 2011.

[4] A.A. Franco, S. Passot, E. Billy, S. Mailley, L. Guetaz, N. Guillet, P. Fugier, “Degradation of nano-structured PtxCoy catalysts in PEFC: new insights from a multi-scale modeling approach”, poster presentation at the 59th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE) (Seville, Spain), September 7-12, 2008.

[3] A.A. Franco, P.Schott, C. Jallut, B. Maschke; “A Multi-scale Dynamic Mechanistic Model for Transient Analysis of Volumetric Electrodes”, poster presentation at the Solid State Ionics Conference (Baden-Baden, Germany), July 17-22, 2005.

[2] A.A. Franco, P. Schott, C. Jallut et B. Maschke; “Modeling an Electrochemical Interface Dynamics using the Displacement Current and a Dynamic Dipolar Layer”, poster presentation, Computational Electrochemistry Workshop (Santorini, Greece), September 26-29, 2004.

[1] A.A. Franco, P. Schott, C. Jallut, B. Maschke; “Modeling an Electrochemical Interface Dynamics using the Displacement Current and a Time Varying Dipolar Density”, poster presentation, 10th International Conference on Electrified Interfaces (Spa, Belgium), July 11-16, 2004.