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Swindon, Gb

Bristol, United Kingdom

Bristol, United Kingdom

Bristol, United Kingdom

Bristol, United Kingdom

Developed and improved high-performance numerical solvers for hydraulic modeling within the Flood Modeller software, utilizing Fortran and C++ for core development and leveraging libraries such as CUDA and OpenMP for parallel computing on CPUs and GPUs.Key Achievements:- Achieved significant speedup in simulation times through GPU acceleration of the core solver using CUDA.- Designing and developing new numerical solvers aiming for better solver interoperability and model stability.- Customized features for 2D flood modeling applications, including enhanced outputs and diagnostics.- Provided technical support to clients on model usage and troubleshooting, assisting in model setup, and interpretation of results.

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

- Carried out theoretical research in the field of wall-bounded turbulence and its modelling.- Applied a newly developed theoretical framework for the characterization and assessment of hydraulic resistance through experiments and numerical simulations.- Explored ways for parameterisations of hydraulic resistance.- Developed numerical codes for data analysis, conducted data analyses and contributed to physical interpretations.- Collaborated with teams of experimentalists and modellers, liaised with end-users dealing with flood modelling.- Supported team by preparing data reports, presentations, and research publications, published results in scientific journals.- Assisted with the supervision of PhD and undergraduate project students.

Melbourne, Australia

- Carried out theoretical research in the field of wall-bounded turbulence and its modelling.- Performed data analysis involving advanced methods of random functions and fields.

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN FP7-PEOPLE-2012 fellowship within the project“Hydrodynamic Transport in Ecologically Critical Heterogeneous interfaces”- Performed theoretical analyses of flow-biota and flow-sediment interactions in fluvial systems.- Participated in field experiments in rivers, used hydraulic & surveying instrumentation.- Developed hydraulic models for the study of open-channel flows implemented using in-house developed models and OpenFOAM modules.- Developed data analyses routines, conducted large-data analyses from simulations of open-channel flows over mobile granular beds and contributed to physical interpretations.- Contributed to conference and journal papers.- Contributed to the development of the project’s webpage.- Undertook administrative responsibilities associated with the project.

Athens, Greece

- Worked on the development, verification, and validation of water-wave propagation models.- Published results in international and national conferences with audience from academia and industry.

Athens, Greece

Contributed to the preparation of the environmental impact assessment for the construction and use of a wastewater treatment plant

Ph.D., Engineering

Main direction: Environmental fluid mechanics, fluvial hydraulics Thesis: Theoretical frameworks for the upscaling of physical.

M.Sc., Water Resources Science And Technology

Key modules: Advanced maritime hydrodynamics, environmental fluid hydraulics, coastal zone management, coastal protection techniques.

Dipl., Environmental Engineering

Key modules: Environmental management, environmental process design and analysis, environmental hydraulics & geo-environmental engineering.