Tutorials for 35th ISB

Update your knowledge with these tutorial courses

The Education Committee (EC) is happy to announce the following six short courses to be given at the 35th International Symposium on Ballistics (IBS) in Cape Town, South Africa:

Introductory 101 lectures 

Monday, 26th October, 2026, AM sessions (8 am to 12 pm)

• IB101: Introductory Interior Ballistics by SUCHEENDRAN, Mahesh from IIT Hyderabad, India
• EM101: Introductory Explosion Mechanics by MOSTERT, Frikkie from Explophys, South Africa

Monday, 26th October, 2026, PM sessions (1 pm to 5 pm)

• EB101: Introductory Exterior Ballistics by de BRIE, Veronique from RMA, Belgium
• TB101: Introductory Terminal Ballistics by ARCHAMBAUD, Cédric from DGA / CEA, France 

Advanced 201 lectures

Sunday, 25th October, 2026, PM sessions (1 pm to 5 pm)

• EB201: Exterior Ballistics Beyond Classical Models: Scientific Machine Learning and PINNs by RAJESH, Gopalapillai from IIT, India
• VS201: Small Arms Forensic Ballistics Engineering by LAMAGNA, David from American Forensic, USA

These courses will be organized by the Education Committee and facilitated by SABO / CEBISA conferences. Each attendee will receive PowerPoint slides distributed electronically before the course.

Please note that course registration can only be made during online registration for the conference.

We look forward to your feedback and any questions you may have through sending an email to education@ballistics.org. 

Dr. Markus Graswald
Education Committee Chair