July 16, 2025

New article: A fully variational numerical method for structural topology optimization based on a Cahn-Hilliard model

New article: E. Bell-Navas, D. Portillo, I. Romero (2025). A fully variational numerical method for structural topology optimization based on a Cahn-Hilliard model. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (445) (enlace)

May 20, 2025

New journal article on a new method for MCMC calculations

New article from the group: Romero, I. and Ortiz, M. (2025). An energy-stepping Markov Monte Carlo method. Meccanica (60), pg. 1411-1436 (link)

April 24, 2025

Article

We have a new article on the modelling of mass diffusion with particle methods based on optimal transport theory.

February 20, 2025

New journal article on the simulation of strongly coupled problems

New article from the group: Ortiz-Toranzo, Á. and Romero, I. (2024). Finite Element Discretization of the Thermo-Diffusive-Mechanical Problem with Large Deformations, Revista Internacional de Métodos Numéricos para Cálculo y Diseño en Ingeniería, 40. (enlace)

February 12, 2025

PhD defense of Ángel Ortiz-Toranzo

Today, Ángel Ortiz-Toranzo successfully defended his thesis entitled “Formulation of numerical methods for thermomechanical problems with mass transport” with the grade of Sobresaliente cum laude. The thesis is available in the link Congratulations!

October 10, 2024

Scholarship

The research group on modeling and simulation of the UPM offers a scholarship to students for the development of control models in virtual train coupling.

Interested candidates can contact Prof. Jesús Félez attaching their cv.

More information is available in the link.

September 26, 2024

Article

Check our new article describing new numerical methods for the simulation of hydrogen diffusion in metals. The method, extremely robust and efficient, will be the starting point for future studies of the effect of hydrogen in metals.

September 16, 2024

Article

Check our new article based on the collaboration with IMDEA Materials: Model-based reinforcement learning control of reaction-diffusion problems (2024) Christina Schenk, Aditya Vasudevan, Maciej Haranczyk, Ignacio Romero in the Journal of Optimal Control, Application and Methods.

September 7, 2024

Talk at MNE 2024 conference

David Portillo gave a talk entitled Embedded structures in continua in the Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering 2024 in Aveiro, Portugal.

September 7, 2024

Talk at MNE 2024 conference

Edmund Bell-Navas gave a talk entitled A variational framework for thermodynamic topology optimisation in the Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering 2024 in Aveiro, Portugal.