Gradient-based optimization is a powerful tool for advancing engineering applications. Its success relies on three key ingredients: accurate simulation models, efficient gradient calculations, and carefully chosen optimization methods. In this seminar, I will demonstrate how I developed fast, physics-based CFD models for nuclear fusion that are now being used for the desig

Given the environmental challenges related to the construction sector which is one of the most impacting sectors in terms of energy demand, CO2 emissions, natural resources consumption and waste production, a new class of circular waste-based materials for construction applications is developed.

  The primary geological phenomena that impact our planet's surface are now elucidated in the context of plate tectonics. However, this planetary dynamic is not the norm when we examine the other terrestrial planets in our solar system. It is becoming increasingly evident that this is one of the prerequisites for the emergence of life on a planetary body.

Wall-modeling in LES is of crucial importance to allow scale-resolving simulations of turbulent flows in industrial-scale devices. Numerous models were developed and validated for incompressible flows, including the simple quasi-analytical model based on Reichardt formula to approximate the ``law of the wall’’ (which covers the laminar sublayer, the transition region and the log layer).

  Au cours des dernières décennies, le développement de tôles d'acier avancé à haute résistance (AAHR), destinées de l'industrie automobile, a permis d'atteindre des niveaux supérieurs de de résistance tout en maintenant une ductilité adéquate, et ce, à faibles coûts de fabrication. Cependant, ces tôles d'aciers ont montré une tendance à basculer du mode de rupture ductile conventionnel, do

A turbulent two-vortex system at equilibrium, that is typical of aircraft wakes in the far field, is first obtained using large eddy simulation and is characterized: circulation distribution of the vortices; energy of the mean and fluctuating fields; energy dissipation rate associated with the turbulent equilibrium. A wall-resolved simulation of that system further interacting with the ground is

Advancements in the mechatronic design of bionic legs are increasingly driven by the need to create systems that seamlessly adapt to the complexities of real-world environments while supporting natural and intuitive interactions with users.

The urgent need to transition to cleaner energy sources is highlighted by record-breaking temperatures and increasingly frequent extreme weather. With fossil fuels currently meeting over two-thirds of global energy needs, developing fuel-flexible and environmentally friendly combustion technologies is essential.

Architectured materials, as defined by Ashby and Bréchet, are developed through a design process aimed at meeting specific requirements via functionality, behavior, or performance induced by a particular morphological arrangement of multiple phases.

Hexahedral meshes are used in engineering and computer graphics to describe complex geometric shapes by subdividing them into cube-like cells. Hexahedral meshes are widely considered advantageous over tetrahedral meshes, in terms of efficiency or their ability to align elements to relevant geometric features.