Miguel Alfonso A Mendez

@vki.ac.be

Associate Professor in EA Department
von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics



                 

https://researchid.co/mendezvki

EDUCATION

2013-2018 PhD in Engineering, Universitè Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). Thesis: Dynamics of Gas Jet Impinging on Falling Liquid Films.
Name of PhD Supervisor: Jean Marie Buchlin, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
2012 – 2013 Research Master in Experimental Fluid Mechanics, von Karman Institute Graduated with honours and von Karman Prize for achieving the best results in course work and research projects.
2009 – 2012 Master’s degree in Energy and Nuclear Engineering. University of Florence, Italy. GPA 110/110 cum laude.
2010 – 2011 5th Year in Industrial Engineering. Erasmus Exchange at the Higher Technical School of Engineering (ETSI), Sevilla. GPA: 8.9/10
2006 – 2009 Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. University of L’Aquila, Italy. GPA: 107/110

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Engineering, Energy, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Theory and Mathematics

864

Scholar Citations

15

Scholar h-index

22

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Sloshing mitigation in microgravity with moving baffles
    D Gligor, C Peromingo, PS Snchez, J Porter, J Fernndez, MA Mndez
    Acta Astronautica 219, 639-652 2024

  • A meshless and binless approach to compute statistics in 3D Ensemble PTV
    M Ratz, MA Mendez
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.11828 2024

  • SPICY: a Python toolbox for meshless assimilation from image velocimetry using radial basis functions
    P Sperotto, M Ratz, MA Mendez
    Journal of Open Source Software 9 (93), 5749 2024

  • An extension of the compound flow theory with shear and friction
    JV Berghe, MA Mendez, Y Bartosiewicz
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.07236 2024

  • Multi-objective analysis of the Sand Hypoplasticity model calibration
    FJ Mendez, MA Mendez, N Sciarra, A Pasculli
    Acta Geotechnica, 1-14 2024

  • An extension of the compound flow theory with shear and friction
    J Van den Berghe, MA Mendez, Y Bartosiewicz
    arXiv e-prints, arXiv: 2401.07236 2024

  • Dynamic wetting experiments with nitrogen in a quasi-capillary tube
    D Fiorini, A Simonini, J Steelant, D Seveno, MA Mendez
    Physical Review Fluids 8 (12), 124004 2023

  • Absolute and convective instabilities in a liquid film over a substrate moving against gravity
    F Pino, MA Mendez, B Scheid
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.14613 2023

  • Closed-Loop Liquid Film Control with a 3D Spectral Solver
    E Fracchia
    Politecnico di Torino 2023

  • Dynamic wetting experiments in microgravity and capillary dominated flows
    D Fiorini, A Simonini, J Steelant, D Seveno, MA Mendez
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.02754 2023

  • Gas-liquid Interface Dynamics in Capillary Driven Flows: Experimental Analysis and Modeling
    D Fiorini
    2023

  • Reinforcement Twinning: from digital twins to model-based reinforcement learning
    L Schena, P Marques, R Poletti, S Ahizi, JV Berghe, MA Mendez
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.03628 2023

  • Real-time data assimilation for the thermodynamic modeling of cryogenic storage tanks
    PA Marques, S Ahizi, MA Mendez
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.11399 2023

  • Real-time data assimilation for the thermodynamic modeling of cryogenic storage tanks
    P Afonso Marques, S Ahizi, MA Mendez
    arXiv e-prints, arXiv: 2310.11399 2023

  • On the coupling instability of a gas jet impinging on a liquid film
    D Barreiro-Villaverde, A Gosset, M Lema, MA Mendez
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.15502 2023

  • Data-driven modeling of hypersonic reentry flow with heat and mass transfer
    L Gkimisis, B Dias, JB Scoggins, T Magin, MA Mendez, A Turchi
    AIAA Journal 61 (8), 3269-3286 2023

  • Experimental analysis of heat and mass transfer in non-isothermal sloshing using a model-based inverse method
    PA Marques, A Simonini, L Peveroni, MA Mendez
    Applied Thermal Engineering 231, 120871 2023

  • Damping of three-dimensional waves on coating films dragged by moving substrates
    D Barreiro-Villaverde, A Gosset, M Lema, MA Mendez
    Physics of Fluids 35 (7) 2023

  • A Machine Learning-based Calibration of a 1D ejector model from CFD
    J Van den Berghe, JB Vemula, Y Bartosiewicz, MA Mendez
    36th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation 2023

  • Calibration of a 1D ejector model from full-scale experiments
    J Van den Berghe, M Delsipee, P Planquart, Y Bartosiewicz, MA Mendez
    ASTFE Digital Library 8, 1151 2023

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • POD-based background removal for particle image velocimetry
    MA Mendez, M Raiola, A Masullo, S Discetti, A Ianiro, R Theunissen, ...
    Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 80, 181-192 2017
    Citations: 158

  • Multi-scale proper orthogonal decomposition of complex fluid flows
    MA Mendez, M Balabane, JM Buchlin
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics 870, 988-1036 2019
    Citations: 134

  • Multiscale proper orthogonal decomposition (mPOD) of TR-PIV data—a case study on stationary and transient cylinder wake flows
    MA Mendez, D Hess, BB Watz, JM Buchlin
    Measurement Science and Technology 31 (9), 094014 2020
    Citations: 41

  • Multiscale modal analysis of an oscillating impinging gas jet
    MA Mendez, MT Scelzo, JM Buchlin
    Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 91, 256-276 2018
    Citations: 38

  • Comparative analysis of machine learning methods for active flow control
    F Pino, L Schena, J Rabault, MA Mendez
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics 958, A39 2023
    Citations: 36

  • Low Kapitza falling liquid films
    MA Mendez, B Scheid, JM Buchlin
    Chemical Engineering Science 170, 122-138 2017
    Citations: 32

  • Calibration of a hypoplastic model using genetic algorithms
    FJ Mendez, A Pasculli, MA Mendez, N Sciarra
    Acta Geotechnica 16, 2031-2047 2021
    Citations: 29

  • Experimental analysis of the stability of the jet wiping process, part II: Multiscale modal analysis of the gas jet-liquid film interaction
    MA Mendez, A Gosset, JM Buchlin
    Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 106, 48-67 2019
    Citations: 27

  • Data-driven fluid mechanics: combining first principles and machine learning
    MA Mendez, A Ianiro, BR Noack, SL Brunton
    Cambridge University Press 2023
    Citations: 25

  • A meshless method to compute pressure fields from image velocimetry
    P Sperotto, S Pieraccini, MA Mendez
    Measurement Science and Technology 33 (9), 094005 2022
    Citations: 23

  • Artificial neural networks modeling of wall pressure spectra beneath turbulent boundary layers
    J Dominique, J Van den Berghe, C Schram, MA Mendez
    Physics of Fluids 34 (3) 2022
    Citations: 20

  • MODULO: A software for multiscale proper orthogonal decomposition of data
    D Ninni, MA Mendez
    SoftwareX 12, 100622 2020
    Citations: 19

  • On the dynamics of jet wiping: Numerical simulations and modal analysis
    D Barreiro-Villaverde, A Gosset, MA Mendez
    Physics of Fluids 33 (6) 2021
    Citations: 18

  • Spectral and modal analysis of a cavitating flow through an orifice
    C Esposito, MA Mendez, J Steelant, MR Vetrano
    Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 121, 110251 2021
    Citations: 17

  • Physics-constrained machine learning for thermal turbulence modelling at low Prandtl numbers
    M Fiore, L Koloszar, C Fare, MA Mendez, M Duponcheel, Y Bartosiewicz
    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 194, 122998 2022
    Citations: 15

  • An experimental analysis of the stability of the jet wiping process: Part I–Characterization of the coating uniformity
    A Gosset, MA Mendez, JM Buchlin
    Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 103, 51-65 2019
    Citations: 15

  • Multi-scale proper orthogonal decomposition (mPOD)
    MA Mendez, M Balabane, JM Buchlin
    AIP Conference Proceedings 1978 (1) 2018
    Citations: 15

  • Measurement of liquid film thickness via light absorption and laser tomography
    MA Mendez, L Nmeth, JM Buchlin
    EPJ Web of Conferences 114, 02072 2016
    Citations: 15

  • Dynamics of the jet wiping process via integral models
    MA Mendez, A Gosset, B Scheid, M Balabane, JM Buchlin
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics 911, A47 2021
    Citations: 14

  • Linear and nonlinear dimensionality reduction from fluid mechanics to machine learning
    MA Mendez
    Measurement Science and Technology 34 (4), 042001 2023
    Citations: 11