Citing PyVale¶

If PyVale has contributed to your research or work, please acknowledge the project in your academic publications. Citations are grouped by module so you can cite the publications supporting the tools used in your work.

Digital Image Correlation¶

When using the PyVale DIC module, please cite:

APA

Hirst, J., Sibson, L., Tayeb, A., Poole, B., Sampson, M., Bielajewa, W., … & Fletcher, L. (2026). PYVALE: A Fast, Scalable, Open-Source 2D Digital Image Correlation (DIC) Engine Capable of Handling Gigapixel Images. arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.12941.

MLA

Hirst, Joel, et al. “PYVALE: A Fast, Scalable, Open-Source 2D Digital Image Correlation (DIC) Engine Capable of Handling Gigapixel Images.” arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.12941 (2026).

Bibtex

@article{pyvale2026,
   title={PYVALE: A Fast, Scalable, Open-Source 2D Digital Image
          Correlation (DIC) Engine Capable of Handling Gigapixel
          Images},
   author={Hirst, Joel and Sibson, Lorna and Tayeb, Adel and Poole,
           Ben and Sampson, Megan and Bielajewa, Wiera and Atkinson,
           Michael and Marsh, Alex and Spencer, Rory and Hamill, Rob
           and others},
   journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.12941},
   year={2026}
}

Rendering with Riley¶

When using the Riley renderer through PyVale, please cite the engrXiv preprint:

APA

Fletcher, L., Hirst, J., & Bielajewa, W. (2026). Riley: A computational framework for higher-order finite element image synthesis applied to digital image correlation uncertainty quantification. Engineering Archive. https://doi.org/10.31224/7300

MLA

Fletcher, Lloyd, Joel Hirst, and Wiera Bielajewa. “Riley: A Computational Framework for Higher-Order Finite Element Image Synthesis Applied to Digital Image Correlation Uncertainty Quantification.” Engineering Archive, 2026, https://doi.org/10.31224/7300.

Bibtex

@article{Fletcher_2026,
   title={Riley: A computational framework for higher-order finite
          element image synthesis applied to digital image
          correlation uncertainty quantification},
   url={https://doi.org/10.31224/7300},
   doi={10.31224/7300},
   publisher={Open Engineering Inc},
   author={Fletcher, Lloyd and Hirst, Joel and Bielajewa, Wiera},
   year={2026},
   month={June}
}