Most of my time was dedicated to a joint research project between Petrobras and the University of São Paulo for the development of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) in deep waters. I worked on the design and dimmensioning of the structure, performing coupled dynamic analysis with state-of-the-art software (OpenFAST, WAMIT, OrcaFlex and some in-house tools) and conducting experiments in a wave basin. One of the main outcomes was the development of a software-in-the-loop approach to perform model-scale experiments accounting for both wind and waves.Besides, I continued to work on METiS-USP, a software for the seakeeping analysis of FOWTs that I developed during my PhD, and on more fundamental research topics within hydrodynamics.

Analysis and benchmark against prior versions of AQWA 17.0 and Ariane 8 (which had been recently released) in order to ensure consistency, to identify changes and to test new functionalities.

Study of the ability to produce electrical energy from the self-sustained vibration of a cantilevered pipe conveying fluid using piezoelectric patches.

Took part on the development of a CFD code based on the Moving Particle Semi-implict Method (MPS). My main job consisted of comparing the results provided by the software with the ones obtained with other methods or found in the literature.