In astrophysics numerical simulations are nowadays considered crucial tools to interface observational data to theoretical models. This is particularly true in the study of the process of cosmic structure formation, where enourmous advances have been achieved in the last years thanks to the availability of sophisticated simulations

The ever improving performances of large supercomputing facilities and efficiency of simulation codes are now allowing to tackle the problem of cosmic structure formation by covering larger and larger dynamical ranges, while providing a progressively more realistic account of a number of complex astrophysical and cosmological processes. Moreover, computational cosmology is providing the ideal interpretative framework for the overwhelming amount of new data from Present and future extragalactic surveys.

The meeting is aimed at providing the state-of-the-art on the latest numerical simulations in cosmology and galaxy formation. Particular emphasis will be given to issues related to the implementation of new physical processes in simulation codes, on the comparison between different codes and numerical schemes and on how to best using supercomputing facilities of the next generation. Finally, the impact on the physics of the Universe brought by this new channel of investigation will be focussed.