What we work on
Our software supports several kinds of engineering research: exploring REBCO magnet windings, preparing and inspecting activation studies, reviewing BNCT cases, and developing early fusion-system workflows.
We also develop methods for checking those calculations. That includes recording the inputs and model versions, comparing results with reference cases, and documenting where the checks are incomplete.
How we develop and test the software
We define the requirements and acceptance criteria before running a study. Each calculation records its inputs, material data, model assumptions, and operating range.
We test results against analytical solutions, fixed benchmarks, separate implementations, and external comparisons where available. Agreement between implementations does not by itself qualify a design or validate its physical assumptions.
Avila Core is a pre-alpha CLI and thin native desktop project for applying requirements and checks to calculation records. Its separate browser library offers templates and a workspace preview; it does not host solver inference or calculations. Core records distinguish a completed calculation, a passing numerical check, and an engineering approval.
- Requirements: set the allowed inputs and acceptance criteria before comparing candidates.
- Calculation records: save input identities, model versions, run records, and changes between attempts.
- Tests: document what each check covers and retain failed results.
- Limitations: identify unsupported cases, unfinished checks, and data extended by models.
Software and research projects
Search and compare winding designs locally in the browser, then inspect its documented scope and evidence.
About Converra ACTINVOpen activation analysis softwareIts browser workspace prepares problems and views or compares results. Activation solving is provided by its Python and CLI software.
About ACTINV OpenBNCTOpen BNCT research workbenchView cases and run supported analyses in the browser. External transport processes run on the user's desktop or CLI.
About OpenBNCT FARISEarly fusion-system desktop demoPreview idealized geometry and use an explicit cold-reference OpenMC workflow. Scientific qualification remains NOT_EVALUATED.
About FARIS Avila CoreShared evidence infrastructureRun scientific tools and record their results against project requirements. In pre-alpha.
Explore Core Avify ShieldRadiation-shielding verification researchResearch on bounding shielding responses over specified material and manufacturing tolerances.
View program Avify DoseBNCT treatment-plan verification researchResearch on bounding BNCT dose when capture-agent distribution is uncertain.
View program- Converra. Open browser tool · handbook · source code
- OpenBNCT. Open browser workbench · handbook · source code
- ACTINV. Open browser workspace · handbook · source code
- FARIS. Source and desktop run guide · AGPL-3.0-only license
Founder
Connor Avila
Connor Avila is an independent researcher and the founder of Avila Labs.
He develops the software and numerical methods, runs validation studies, and writes the company’s research publications.
Application-specific review, external validation, and work requiring specialized facilities need qualified collaborators. The software and research described here do not replace that expertise.
Current project status
Converra, OpenBNCT, and ACTINV are public open-source projects with browser entry points and canonical handbooks. Their browser capabilities differ: Converra runs its search locally in a browser worker; OpenBNCT supports browser-local case viewing and selected analyses while external solver processes run on the user's machine; ACTINV's browser prepares problems and views or compares results, while activation solving is provided by its Python and CLI software.
FARIS is an early native desktop demo with a geometry preview and an explicit cold-reference OpenMC workflow. Activation, ageing, fuel inventory, maintenance, and power production are unimplemented, and scientific qualification remains NOT_EVALUATED. Avila Core is pre-alpha infrastructure. Avify Dose and Avify Shield are patent-pending research proposals for bounding responses under uncertainty; both require further development and validation for their intended applications.
We work with researchers and engineering teams on product pilots, independent reproduction, and joint studies. We agree the problem, scope, and required checks before starting.