IPFN joins MakerIST 2025
IPFN was present at MakerIST, an event jointly organised by the HackerSchool and Lounge IST that celebrated maker culture, bringing together enthusiasts of creation, technology, and Do-It-Yourself (DIY).
Professor Luís L. Alves and Pedro Pereira participated in this event on June 4 at the Main Building of IST, where they presented the LisbOn KInetics (LoKI) code.
LoKI is a simulation tool for low-temperature plasma modelling, developed and consolidated on the well-grounded scientific foundations of the group N-PRiME. The tool couples two main calculation blocks: a Boltzmann solver (LoKI-B) and a Chemical solver (LoKI-C). LoKI-B has already been released as open-source software, while LoKI-C is currently under development and will soon be made publicly available. LoKI is developed with flexible and upgradable object-oriented programming under MATLAB, taking advantage of its matrix-based architecture and adopting an ontology that privileges the separation between tool and data.
The presence of IPFN at MakerIST highlights the growing relevance of open-source tools in scientific research and education. The event was organised in a dynamic space for learning, sharing and creative experimentation, open to both the academic community and the general public.
