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

1051

Scholar Citations

17

Scholar h-index

25

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • A meshless method to compute the POD and its variants from scattered data
    I Tirelli, M Mendez, A Ianiro, S Discetti
    Bulletin of the American Physical Society 2024

  • An Experimental Characterization of Capillary Driven Flows in Microgravity
    D Fiorini, A Simonini, J Steelant, D Seveno, MA Mendez
    Microgravity Science and Technology 36 (6), 61 2024

  • Modulo: A python toolbox for data-driven modal decomposition
    R Poletti, L Schena, D Ninni, MA Mendez
    Journal of Open Source Software 9 (102), 6753 2024

  • A hybrid algorithm based on Bayesian optimization and interior point OPTimizer for optimal operation of energy conversion systems
    L Kyriakidis, MA Mendez, M Bhr
    Energy, 133416 2024

  • On the low drag regime of flatback airfoils
    K Kellaris, G Papadakis, MA Mendez, M Manolesos
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.10359 2024

  • Experimental Characterization of Non-Isothermal Sloshing in Microgravity
    F Monteiro, P Marques, A Simonini, L Carbonnelle, MA Mendez
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.06590 2024

  • Absolute and convective instabilities in a liquid film over a substrate moving against gravity
    F Pino, MA Mendez, B Scheid
    Physical Review Fluids 9 (10), 104002 2024

  • Reinforcement twinning: from digital twins to model-based reinforcement learning
    L Schena, PA Marques, R Poletti, S Ahizi, J Van den Berghe, MA Mendez
    Journal of Computational Science 82, 102421 2024

  • Data-driven turbulent heat flux modeling with inputs of multiple fidelity
    M Fiore, E Saccaggi, L Koloszar, Y Bartosiewicz, MA Mendez
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.03395 2024

  • Experiments on sloshing mitigation using tuned oscillating baffles
    D Gligor, PA Marques, P Salgado Snchez, J Porter, MA Mndez, ...
    Physics of Fluids 36 (9) 2024

  • Real-time data assimilation for the thermodynamic modeling of cryogenic storage tanks
    PA Marques, S Ahizi, MA Mendez
    Energy 302, 131739 2024

  • Linear stability analysis of a vertical liquid film over a moving substrate
    F Pino, MA Mendez, B Scheid
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2408.06836 2024

  • On the unsteady aerodynamics of flapping wings under dynamic hovering kinematics
    R Poletti, A Calado, LK Koloszar, J Degroote, MA Mendez
    Physics of Fluids 36 (8) 2024

  • On the coupling instability of a gas jet impinging on a liquid film
    D Barreiro-Villaverde, A Gosset, M Lema, MA Mendez
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics 992, A11 2024

  • A meshless method to compute the proper orthogonal decomposition and its variants from scattered data
    I Tirelli, MA Mendez, A Ianiro, S Discetti
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.03173 2024

  • Multi-objective optimization of the magnetic wiping process in dip-coating
    F Pino, B Scheid, MA Mendez
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.14110 2024

  • Scaling laws for experimental characterization of sloshing effect in liquid hydrogen tanks
    S Ahizi, PA Marques, FMF Monteiro, LM Gonzalez, F Gambioli, ...
    ISOPE International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE-I-24-387 2024

  • Absolute/convective instability threshold in inverted falling film through linear stability analysis
    F Pino, B Scheid, MA Mendez
    AIP Conference Proceedings 3094 (1) 2024

  • 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

  • On the Flight Control of Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicles with Model-Based Reinforcement Learning
    R Poletti, L Koloszar, MA Mendez
    Proceedings 107 (1), 33 2024

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: 168

  • Multi-scale proper orthogonal decomposition of complex fluid flows
    MA Mendez, M Balabane, JM Buchlin
    Journal of Fluid Mechanics 870, 988-1036 2019
    Citations: 150

  • 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: 49

  • 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: 46

  • 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: 39

  • 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: 36

  • Data-driven fluid mechanics: combining first principles and machine learning
    MA Mendez, A Ianiro, BR Noack, SL Brunton
    Cambridge University Press 2023
    Citations: 35

  • Calibration of a hypoplastic model using genetic algorithms
    FJ Mendez, A Pasculli, MA Mendez, N Sciarra
    Acta Geotechnica 16, 2031-2047 2021
    Citations: 35

  • Low Kapitza falling liquid films
    MA Mendez, B Scheid, JM Buchlin
    Chemical Engineering Science 170, 122-138 2017
    Citations: 33

  • 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: 29

  • 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: 27

  • MODULO: A software for Multiscale Proper Orthogonal Decomposition of data
    D Ninni, MA Mendez
    SoftwareX 12, 100622 2020
    Citations: 26

  • 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: 23

  • Linear and nonlinear dimensionality reduction from fluid mechanics to machine learning
    MA Mendez
    Measurement Science and Technology 34 (4), 042001 2023
    Citations: 22

  • 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: 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: 18

  • 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: 18

  • 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: 17

  • Multi-scale proper orthogonal decomposition (mPOD)
    MA Mendez, M Balabane, JM Buchlin
    AIP Conference Proceedings 1978 (1) 2018
    Citations: 16

  • Multi-scale proper orthogonal decomposition analysis of instabilities in swirled and stratified flames
    A Procacci, MM Kamal, MA Mendez, S Hochgreb, A Coussement, ...
    Physics of Fluids 34 (12) 2022
    Citations: 15