Miguel Alfonso A Mendez

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

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Statistical Methods and Modal Decompositions for Gridded and Scattered Data: Meshless Statistics and Meshless Data Driven Modal Analysis
MA Mendez, M Ratz, D Rigutto
arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.04765 2025



Multi-objective optimization of the magnetic wiping process in dip-coating
F Pino, B Scheid, MA Mendez
Journal of Engineering Mathematics 150 (1), 20 2025



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 312, 133416 2024



An extension of the compound flow theory with friction between the streams and at the wall
J Van den Berghe, MA Mendez, Y Bartosiewicz
Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1000, A85 2024



Linear stability analysis of a vertical liquid film over a moving substrate
F Pino, MA Mendez, B Scheid
Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1000, A57 2024



A meshless method to compute the POD and its variants from scattered data
I Tirelli, M Mendez, A Ianiro, S Discetti
APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts, X12. 005 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



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



A meshless and binless approach to compute statistics in 3D Ensemble PTV
M Ratz, MA Mendez
Experiments in Fluids 65 (9), 142 2024



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



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



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

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: 176



Multi-scale proper orthogonal decomposition of complex fluid flows
MA Mendez, M Balabane, JM Buchlin
Journal of Fluid Mechanics 870, 988-1036 2019
Citations: 158



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: 54



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: 50



Data-driven fluid mechanics: combining first principles and machine learning
MA Mendez, A Ianiro, BR Noack, SL Brunton
Cambridge University Press 2023
Citations: 45



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: 42



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



Calibration of a hypoplastic model using genetic algorithms
FJ Mendez, A Pasculli, MA Mendez, N Sciarra
Acta Geotechnica 16, 2031-2047 2021
Citations: 37



Low Kapitza falling liquid films
MA Mendez, B Scheid, JM Buchlin
Chemical Engineering Science 170, 122-138 2017
Citations: 34



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: 31



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



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



Linear and nonlinear dimensionality reduction from fluid mechanics to machine learning
MA Mendez
Measurement Science and Technology 34 (4), 042001 2023
Citations: 25



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: 24



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: 21



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: 21



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: 17



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: 16