Journal Articles¶
Peer-reviewed journal publications.
2026¶
Physics-informed dimensionality reduction for propeller shape optimization
Applied Ocean Research, 166, 104932, 2026
High-fidelity computational fluid--structure interaction and physical analysis of flexible plate slamming
Physics of Fluids, 38(1), 2026
Data-driven uncertainty-aware seakeeping prediction of the Delft 372 catamaran using ensemble Hankel dynamic mode decomposition
Journal of Hydrodynamics, 2026
2025¶
System Identification of a Moored ASV with Recessed Moon Pool via Deterministic and Bayesian Hankel-DMDc
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 13(12), 2267, 2025
Physical analysis methods for planing hull turning circles
Ocean engineering, 321, 120348, 2025
Model-Free System Identification of Surface Ships in Waves via Hankel Dynamic Mode Decomposition with Control
Ocean Engineering, 341, 122539, 2025
Extending Parametric Model Embedding with Physical Information for Design-Space Dimensionality Reduction in Shape Optimization
Engineering with Computers, 2025
Digital twins for intelligent cities: the case study of Matera
Journal of Reliable Intelligent Environments, 11(1), 6, 2025
Data-driven forecasting of ship motions in waves using machine learning and dynamic mode decomposition
International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, 39(10), 2119-2142, 2025
Bayesian Hankel Dynamic Mode Decomposition for Ship Motion Digital Twinning
Applied Ocean Research, 165, 104863, 2025
Analytical Benchmark Problems and Methodological Framework for the Assessment and Comparison of Multifidelity Optimization Methods
Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 2025
Analysis, Forecasting, and System Identification of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Using Dynamic Mode Decomposition
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 13(4), 2025
A non-intrusive nonlinear structural ROM for partitioned two-way fluid--structure interaction computations
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 437, 117736, 2025
A Survey on Design-Space Dimensionality Reduction Methods for Shape Optimization
Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 2025
2024¶
Optimising Hydrofoils Using Automated Multi-Fidelity Surrogate Models
Ships and Offshore Structures, 2024
Hydrodynamic Shape Optimization of a Naval Destroyer by Machine Learning Methods
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 12, 1979, 2024
Experimental and computational fluid-structure interaction analysis and optimization of Deep-V planing-hull grillage panels subject to slamming loads -- Part II: Irregular waves
Ocean Engineering, 292, 116346, 2024
Design-space dimensionality reduction in global optimization of functional surfaces: recent developments and way forward
Ship Technology Research, 71(2), 141-152, 2024
Democratizing Uncertainty Quantification
Journal of Computational Physics, 113542, 2024
Aerodynamic Shape Optimization in Transonic Conditions through Parametric Model Embedding
Aerospace Science and Technology, 2024
A Scoping Review on Simulation-Based Design Optimization in Marine Engineering: Trends, Best Practices, and Gaps
Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 2024
2023¶
Simulation-Driven Design Optimization of a Destroyer-Type Vessel via Multi-Fidelity Supervised Active Learning
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11, 2232, 2023
Parametric model embedding
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 404, 115776, 2023
PIV Snapshot Clustering Reveals the Dual Deterministic and Chaotic Nature of Propeller Wakes at Macro- and Micro-Scales
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11, 1220, 2023
On the use of dynamic mode decomposition for time-series forecasting of ships operating in waves
Ocean Engineering, 267, 113235, 2023
Multi-fidelity hydrodynamic analysis of an autonomous surface vehicle at surveying speed in deep water subject to variable payload
Ocean Engineering, 271, 113529, 2023
2022¶
Time-series forecasting of ships maneuvering in waves via recurrent-type neural networks
Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy, 8(4), 479--487, 2022
Time-series forecasting of ships maneuvering in waves via dynamic mode decomposition
Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy, 8(4), 471--478, 2022
Shape-supervised dimension reduction: Extracting geometry and physics associated features with geometric moments
Computer-Aided Design, 150, 103327, 2022
Hull-form stochastic optimization via computational-cost reduction methods
Engineering with Computers, 38, 2245--2269, 2022
Geometric moment-dependent global sensitivity analysis without simulation data: application to ship hull form optimisation
Computer-Aided Design, 151, 103339, 2022
Experimental and computational fluid-structure interaction analysis and optimization of deep-V planing-hull grillage panels subject to slamming loads--Part I: Regular waves
Marine structures, 85, 103256, 2022
Efficient initialization for multi-fidelity surrogate-based optimization
Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy, 2022
Comparing multi-index stochastic collocation and multi-fidelity stochastic radial basis functions for forward uncertainty quantification of ship resistance
Engineering with Computers, 2022
A Multi-Fidelity Active Learning Method for Global Design Optimization Problems with Noisy Evaluations
Engineering with Computers, 2022
A Derivative-Free Line-Search Algorithm for Simulation-Driven Design Optimization Using Multi-Fidelity Computations
Mathematics, 10(3), 481, 2022
2021¶
URANS analysis of a free-running destroyer sailing in irregular stern-quartering waves at sea state 7
Ocean Engineering, 237, 109600, 2021
Dense conjugate initialization for deterministic PSO in applications: ORTHOinit+
Applied Soft Computing, 104, 107121, 2021
2020¶
Hybridization of Multi-Objective Deterministic Particle Swarm with Derivative-Free Local Searches
Mathematics, 8(4), 546, 2020
Design-space assessment and dimensionality reduction: An off-line method for shape reparameterization in simulation-based optimization
Ocean Engineering, 197, 106852, 2020
Accurate experimental benchmark study of a catamaran in regular and irregular head waves including uncertainty quantification
Ocean Engineering, 195, 106685, 2020
2019¶
Assessing the Interplay of Shape and Physical Parameters by Unsupervised Nonlinear Dimensionality Reduction Methods
Journal of Ship Research, 64(4), 313--327, 2019
Adaptive multi-fidelity sampling for CFD-based optimisation via radial basis function metamodels
International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, 33(6-7), 237--255, 2019
2018¶
Stochastic optimization methods for ship resistance and operational efficiency via CFD: M. Diez et al.
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 57(2), 735--758, 2018
Statistical assessment and validation of experimental and computational ship response in irregular waves
Journal of Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification, 3(2), 021004, 2018
A Multiobjective DIRECT algorithm for ship hull optimization
Computational Optimization and Applications, 71(1), 53--72, 2018
2017¶
Statistical approach for computational fluid dynamics state-of-the-art assessment: N-version verification and validation
Journal of Verification, Validation and Uncertainty Quantification, 2(3), 031004, 2017
Formulation and parameter selection in multi-objective deterministic particle swarm for simulation-based optimization
Applied Soft Computing, 58, 714--731, 2017
Composite bottom panel slamming of a fast planing hull via tightly coupled fluid-structure interaction simulations and sea trials
Ocean engineering, 143, 240--258, 2017
2016¶
Ship hydrodynamic optimization by local hybridization of deterministic derivative-free global algorithms
Applied Ocean Research, 59, 115--128, 2016
Parameter selection in synchronous and asynchronous deterministic particle swarm optimization for ship hydrodynamics problems
Applied Soft Computing, 49, 314--334, 2016
A variable-accuracy metamodel-based architecture for global MDO under uncertainty
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 54(3), 573--593, 2016
2015¶
Recent progress in CFD for naval architecture and ocean engineering
Journal of Hydrodynamics, 27(1), 1--23, 2015
High-fidelity global optimization of shape design by dimensionality reduction, metamodels and deterministic particle swarm
Engineering Optimization, 47(4), 473--494, 2015
Development and validation of a dynamic metamodel based on stochastic radial basis functions and uncertainty quantification
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 51(2), 347--368, 2015
Design-space dimensionality reduction in shape optimization by Karhunen--Lo{\`e}ve expansion
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 283, 1525--1544, 2015
Derivative-free global ship design optimization using global/local hybridization of the DIRECT algorithm
Optimization and Engineering, 17(1), 127--156, 2015
2014¶
Uncertainty quantification of Delft catamaran resistance, sinkage and trim for variable Froude number and geometry using metamodels, quadrature and Karhunen--Lo{\`e}ve expansion
Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 19(2), 143--169, 2014
2013¶
URANS study of Delft catamaran total/added resistance, motions and slamming loads in head sea including irregular wave and uncertainty quantification for variable regular wave and geometry
Ocean Engineering, 74, 189--217, 2013
Ship optimization by globally convergent modification of PSO by a surrogate-based Newton method
Engineering Computations, 30(4), 548--561, 2013
Framework for convergence and validation of stochastic uncertainty quantification and relationship to deterministic verification and validation
International Journal for Uncertainty Quantification, 3(5), 2013
A one-dimensional polynomial chaos method in CFD--Based uncertainty quanti-fication for ship hydrodynamic performance
Journal of Hydrodynamics, Ser. B, 25(5), 655--662, 2013
2012¶
Optimal hull-form design subject to epistemic uncertainty
Ship Technology Research, 59(1), 14--20, 2012
Hydroelastic optimization of a keel fin of a sailing boat: a multidisciplinary robust formulation for ship design
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 46(4), 613--625, 2012
2011¶
A New Parameterisation Approach for Mixed-Integer Optimisation
Ship Technology Research, 58(2), 100--110, 2011
2010¶
Robust optimization for ship conceptual design
Ocean Engineering, 37(11-12), 966--977, 2010
Robust decision making in aerial and marine vehicles optimization: a designer's viewpoint
Enterprise Risk Management, 2(1), 68, 2010