PhD STUDENTS

• Luca Congiu, Research Topic: Cerebral fluid dynamics: an integrated clinical-computational approach to investigate the link between atrial fibrillation and dementia. PhD School in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, March 2024-present (Advisor: S. Scarsoglio, Co-Advisor: L. Ridolfi).
• Francesco Tripoli, Research Topic: Optimizing countermeasures against cardiovascular deconditioning and cerebral hemodynamics changes in long-term human spaceflights. PhD School in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, November 2023-present (Advisor: S. Scarsoglio, Co-Advisor: L. Ridolfi).
• Matteo Fois, Research Topic: Impact of posture and gravity on the cardiovascular system: a validated multiscale modeling approach for ground-based and spaceflight applications. PhD School in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, November 2020-April 2024 (Advisor: S. Scarsoglio, Co-Advisor: L. Ridolfi). [PDF]
• Davide Perrone, Research Topic: Lagrangian dynamics in wall-bounded transitional and turbulent flows: particle tracking and network-based analyses. PhD School in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, May 2020-May 2024 (Advisor: S. Scarsoglio, Co-Advisor: L. Ridolfi).
• Caterina Gallo, Research Topic: A multiscale modelling of the cardiovascular fluid dynamics for clinical and space applications. PhD School in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, November 2017-January 2021 (Advisor: S. Scarsoglio, Co-Advisor: L. Ridolfi). [PDF]
• Giovanni Iacobello, Research Topic: Spatio-temporal analysis of wall-bounded turbulence: A multidisciplinary perspective via complex networks. PhD School in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, November 2016-April 2020 (Advisor: S. Scarsoglio). [PDF]

MASTER'S THESES

2021-present

• Giovanna Colussi, Response of the cardiovascular system to the variation of the gravitational environment: multiscale modeling from  micro-gravity to hyper-gravity, Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, ongoing (Advisor with L. Ridolfi, F. Tripoli).
• Elisa Sperandio, Optimizing Atmospheric Composition: A Modeling Approach to Shorter EVA Pre-Breathe Cycles, Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, ongoing (Thesis abroad: University of Stuttgart/Polito, Advisors: S. Scarsoglio, C. Olthoff).
• Miriana Galante, Time irreversibility in turbulence, Master's Degree in Physics of Complex Systems, Politecnico di Torino, ongoing (Co-advisor with L. Ridolfi and G. Iacobello)
• Beatrice Sicca, Numerical implementation of Lower Body Negative Pressure in a multiscale mathematical model of the cardiovascular system, Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, April 2025 (Advisor with L. Ridolfi, F. Tripoli). [PDF]
• Carola Martinelli, Experimental study of countermeasures for cardiovascular alterations induced by human spaceflight, Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, April 2025 (Advisor with L. Ridolfi, F. Tripoli, S. Roatta) [PDF]
• Michele Mastrogiacomo, Quantifying paravalvular leakage (PVL) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) using particle image velocimetry (PIV), Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2024 (Thesis abroad: Auburn University/Polito, Advisors: S. Scarsoglio, V. Raghav). [PDF]
• Alessandro Molinas, Analysis of the human body cooling system inside spacesuits during ExtraVehicular Activities, Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, April 2024 (Advisor with F. Gentile). [PDF]
• Giorgio Santanatoglia, A fluid dynamics study using image processing of scallops on dissolving hard candy, Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2023 (Thesis abroad: University of Twente/Polito, Advisors: S. Scarsoglio, S. Huisman) [PDF]
• Nicola Francescato, Self-excited oscillations in collapsible tubes, Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, April 2023 (Thesis abroad: Auburn University/Polito, Advisors: S. Scarsoglio, V. Raghav). [PDF]
• Francesco Tripoli, Computational hemodynamics of lenticulostriate arteries during atrial fibrillation, Master's Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2022 (Co-advisor with L. Ridolfi). [PDF]
• Camilla Viazzo, Analysis of historical temperature time-series, Master's Degree in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, March 2022 (Co-advisor with L. Ridolfi and P. Salizzoni). [PDF]
• Matteo Perrone, Innovative analysis of turbulent transport, Master's Degree in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, March 2022 (Co-advisor with L. Ridolfi and G. Iacobello). [PDF]
• Filippo Montanari, Methods for planning the logistical operations of a vehicle fleet to support a production line, Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, December 2021 (Thesis abroad: Institut Superieur de Mecanique de Paris/Polito, Advisors: R. Arina, S. Scarsoglio, P. Leclaire, A. Bit-Monnot).
• Maria Chiara Arminio, CFD analysis of lenticulostriate arteries in presence of cardiac arrhythmias, Master's Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, December 2021 (Co-advisor with L. Ridolfi and G. Dubini). [PDF]

2011-2020

• Davide Perrone, Lagrangian analysis of the turbulent mixing, Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, December 2019 (Advisor with L. Ridolfi). [PDF]
• Luigi Capello, Recurrence plot analysis of turbulent boundary layers with passive scalar dispersion, Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2019 (Co-advisor with L. Ridolfi and G. Iacobello). [PDF]
• Mauro Grumo, Complex network analysis of wind tunnel experiments on the passive scalar dispersion in a turbulent boundary layer, Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, March 2019 (Advisor with L. Ridolfi and G. Iacobello). [PDF]
  
• Alessandro Pasino, Innovative analyses of meteorological data, Master’s Degree in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, December 2018 (Co-advisor with L. Ridolfi and G. Iacobello). [PDF] (in Italian)
• Federico Dallari, Complex-network analysis of turbulent channel flow: effects of the Reynolds number, Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, December 2018 (Advisor with L. Ridolfi and G. Iacobello). [PDF] in Italian
• Ivan Ferrandino, Heartbeat sequence extraction from cerebral NIRS measures, Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, October 2018 (Co-advisor with L. Ridolfi). [PDF]
• Michela Assale, Network analysis of MRI-based aortic blood flow, Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, October 2018 (Co-advisor with L. Ridolfi). [PDF] (in Italian)
• Massimo Bivona, Validation of a 3D thermo-hydraulic code for the steam generation, Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, October 2017 (Thesis abroad: École Centrale de Lyon/Polito, Advisors: S. Scarsoglio, and J.M. Vignon).
• Matteo Nicoletti, Implementation of a wake detector and wind farm control algorithm for wind tunnel tests, Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, October 2017 (Thesis abroad: Technical University of Munich/Polito, Advisors: S. Scarsoglio, R. Arina, and J. Schreiber).
• Andrea Cina, Database analysis for the estimate of aortic remodeling, Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2017 (Co-advisor with L. Ridolfi).
• Caterina Gallo, Effects of arrhythmias on the arterial fluid dynamics, Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, April 2017 (Advisor with L. Ridolfi). [PDF] [TALK]
  
• Francesca Antigo, Determinants of the evolution of aortic aneurysms. Multivariate analysis of the Database of the Hypertension Center "Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino" Hospital, Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, March 2017 (Co-advisor with L. Ridolfi).
• Tommaso Rossi, Numerical analysis of surface pattern for a clutch, Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, December 2016 (Thesis abroad: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology/Polito, Advisors: S. Scarsoglio, B. Frohnapfel, J. Kriegseis, and A. Codrignani).
• Roberta Giunta, Hydraulic losses in Fontan procedure for the treatment of the univentricular heart in infants. A numerical study, Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, December 2016 (Advisor with D. Gallo, L. Ridolfi, and U. Morbiducci). [PDF] [TALK]
  
• Fabio Cazzato, From time-series to complex networks: application to the cerebrovascular patterns in atrial fibrillation, Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, October 2016 (Co-advisor with L. Ridolfi). [PDF] [TALK] (in Italian)
  
• Francesco Imerti, Lattice-Boltzmann numerical simulation of a rod in the sub-critical turbulent regime, Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino (Thesis abroad: École Centrale de Lyon/Polito, Advisors: S. Scarsoglio, R. Arina, and E. Lévêque).
• Andrea Aprile, Modeling and simulation of irregular sea spectra, Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2016 (Thesis abroad: NASA JPL CalTech/Polito, Advisors: R. Arina, S. Scarsoglio and M. B. Quadrelli).
  
• Giovanni Iacobello, New insights into spatial characterization of turbulent flows: a complex network-based analysis, Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, April 2016. [PDF] [TALK]
  
• Emanuela Siuni, Elastodynamics of collapsible tubes, Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, December 2015 (Co-advisor with C. Camporeale and L. Ridolfi). [PDF] [TALK] (in Italian)
  
• Giuseppe Barletta, A complex network approach for the analysis of turbulent flows. Application to homogeneous isotropic turbulence, Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2014. [PDF] [TALK]
  
• Andrea Boscolo, Perturbative and mean pressure field in the three-dimensional boundary layer, Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, December 2012 (Co-advisor with D. Tordella). [PDF] [TALK]
• Marco Mastinu, Collective behaviour of three-dimensional linear perturbation waves in shear flows, Master's Degree in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2011 (Co-advisor with D. Tordella). [PDF]

BACHELOR'S THESES

2020-present

• Filippo Morano, Role of roughness on flat plate boundary layer transition in the incompressible regime, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, ongoing.
• Marco Sconfienza, Fluid–structure interaction modeling of cerebral aneurysms, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, ongoing.
• Ippolito Troiano, Lower body negative pressure as inflight countermeasure for human spaceflight, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, October 2024. [PDF]
• Lucia Tola, Transition to turbulence in pulsating pipe flow, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2024. [PDF]
• Cosmo Spinosa, Computational fluid dynamics analysis of the cerebral circulation for human spaceflight applications, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2024 (Advisor with F. Tripoli). [PDF]
• Elisa Santoro, Bubble dynamics of two-phase flows, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2023 (Advisor with D. Perrone). [PDF]
• Loris Giannini, Inertial clustering in turbulent flows, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2023 (Advisor with D. Perrone). [PDF]
• Mattia Mocci, Ground-based analogs for spaceflight microgravity, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2023 (Advisor with M. Fois). [PDF]
• Luca Niero, Spaceflight deconditioning and ageing: analogies and differences, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2023 (Advisor with M. Fois). [PDF]
• Rita Nunziata, Level-set methods for fluid dynamics applications, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, December 2022 (Advisor with M. Fois). [PDF]
• Alessandro Pasqualini, The role of turbulence on cloud formation, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, December 2022 (Advisor with D. Perrone). [PDF]
  
• Mattia Mondin, Aerodynamic interaction between cyclists and other vehicles, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, September 2022 (Advisor with D. Perrone). [PDF]
• Riccardo Negro, Fluid dynamics of marine microorganisms, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, September 2022 (Advisor with D. Perrone). [PDF]
• Jacopo Papi, Physiological changes during long-term human spaceflights, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2022 (Advisor with M. Fois). [PDF]
• Luca Rinaldi, Vortex formation as driver of bio-inspired propulsion, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2022. [PDF]
• Beatrice Sicca, Lagrangian coherent structures, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2022. [PDF]
• Francesco Spinelli, Tennis ball aerodynamics, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2022. [PDF]
• Federico Manzini, The hydrodynamics of jellyfish swimming, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, October 2021. [PDF]
• Federico Vignani, Reduced order modeling of blood flow, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, October 2021. [PDF]
  
• Alberto Palmieri, Fluid dynamics of human phonation and speech, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, September 2021. [PDF]
• Enrico Foglia, Reduced order modelling for fluid dynamics control, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2021. [PDF]
• Francesco Verzobio, Machine learning techniques for turbulent flows, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2021. [PDF]
• Gianluca Zufferli, Hydrodynamic stability and transition to turbulence in pulsatile flows, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2021. [PDF]
• Steven Pisciotta Horner, Lagrangian viewpoint of turbulent mixing in homogeneous isotropic turbulence and wall-bounded flows, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, March 2021. [PDF]
• Enrico Scribano, Machine learning in fluid dynamics, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, September 2020. [PDF]
• Davide Esposto, Role of hemodynamics in the clinical history of intracranial aneurysms, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, March 2020. [PDF]

2010-2019

• Davide Marampon, Artificial gravity as countermeasure to human spaceflight, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, October 2019. [PDF]
  
• Pierluigi Pertoso, Transition to turbulence in shear flows, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, September 2019. [PDF]
  
• Sergio Scalabrino, Lagrangian analysis of turbulent dispersion by means of complex networks, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2019 (Advisor with G. Iacobello). [PDF]
  
• Andrea Palmarini, Application of CFD in the study of the respiratory system, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, March 2019. [PDF]
• Michele Pio Savino, Turbulent channel flow analysis through the horizontal visibility graph, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, October 2018 (Advisor with G. Iacobello). [PDF] [TALK] (in Italian)
• Carlo Minerva, Numerical resolution and visualization of the Blasius boundary layer through the Runge-Kutta method, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, October 2018. [PDF] (in Italian)
• Francesco Maria Marin, Statistical analysis of turbulent boundary layer with passive scalar dispersion, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, September 2018 (Advisor with G. Iacobello). [PDF] (in Italian)
• Giuseppe Colella, The fluid dynamics of competitive swimming, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, September 2018. [PDF]
  
• Gerardo Morrone, Numerical solution of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations on rectangular domains, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, September 2018. [PDF] (in Italian)
• Samuele Di Sturco, Magnus effect in physical and engineering applications, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, September 2018. [PDF] (in Italian)
  
• Francesco Doronzo, Preliminary evaluation of the CICLoPE experiments, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2018. [PDF] (in Italian)
• Gianluca Carossino, Rayleigh-Bénard convection: theoretical and experimental aspects, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, September 2017. [PDF] (in Italian)
• Fausto Francesco Lizzio, Hydraulic transient in pipe flows: the water-hammer effects, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, September 2017. [PDF] (in Italian)
• Ivan Domenico Barbieri, Biomimetic Hydrodynamics, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2017. [PDF] (in Italian)
  
• Marco Enea, Cardiovascular alterations during space flight: a survey of measurements and modelling approaches, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2016. [PDF] (in Italian)
  
• Francesco Fiusco, Complex network time series analysis in turbulent channel flows, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2016. [PDF]
  
• Davide Prino, From time series to complex networks: implementation of the visibility algorithm for turbulent flows, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2016. [PDF]
  
• Alessandro Ferro, Role of winglets for the reduction of lift-induced drag, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, October 2015. [PDF] (in Italian)
• Andrea Nalin, Aerodynamic numerical simulations of a bio-inspired wing through OpenFoam, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, October 2015 (Co-advisor with R. Arina). [PDF] (in Italian)
  
• Orazio Pinti, OpenFoam analysis of a bio-mimetic wing with sinusoidal leading edge, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, October 2015 (Co-advisor with R. Arina). [PDF] (in Italian)
  
• Lidia Cancarini, Analytical modeling of flows in collapsible tubes: a survey of lumped and mono-dimensional approaches, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2015. [PDF] (in Italian)
  
• David Codoni, Development of a Matlab code for potential flows around 2D bodies, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2015 (Co-advisor with R. Arina). [PDF] (in Italian)
  
• Laura De Filippis, Hemodynamic model for the analysis of valvular insufficiencies, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2015. [PDF] (in Italian)
  
• Luigi De Martino Norante, Evolution of the back rear in racing cars, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2015 (Advisor with R. Arina). [PDF] (in Italian)
  
• Enrico Degregori, Visualization and statistical analysis of turbulent flows, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2015 (Advisor with R. Arina). [PDF] (in Italian)
  
• Daniele Esposito, Aerodynamic analysis of a bio-inspired wing through a mathematical model, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2015 (Advisor with R. Arina). [PDF] (in Italian)
  
• Gianluca Lombardo, Finite difference scheme for the Blasius and Falkner-Skan boundary layer equations, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2015 (Co-advisor with R. Arina). [PDF] (in Italian)
  
• Francesco Mitrotta, Cardiovascular evolution of the hemodynamic parameters under the combined effect of atrial fibrillation and mitral insufficiency, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2015. [PDF] (in Italian)
  
• Edoardo Saredi, Aerodynamic model for the morpho-geometric characterization of a bio-mimetic wing, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2015 (Advisor with R. Arina). [PDF] (in Italian)
  
• Marta Talmelli, Development of a Matlab Graphic Interface for the resolution of potential flows, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2015 (Advisor with R. Arina). [PDF] (in Italian)
  
• Marco Zurlo, Statistical analysis and modeling of turbulent flows, Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2015. (Co-advisor with R. Arina). [PDF] (in Italian)
  
• Tommaso Rossi, Hemodynamic modeling of cardiac arrhythmias, Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, December 2014 (Co-advisor with C. Camporeale and L. Ridolfi). [PDF] [TALK] (in Italian)
  
• Massimo Bivona, Characterization and aerodynamic analysis of a bio-inspired airfoil, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2014. [PDF] [TALK] (in Italian)
• Marco Lonoce, Geometry effects on the aerodynamic characteristics of a bio-mimetic airfoil, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2014. [PDF] [TALK] (in Italian)
• Luca Bonino, Analysis and description of flows in collapsible tubes through experimental studies, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, July 2014. [PDF] [TALK] (in Italian)
• Salvatore Sedda, Transient dynamics of three-dimensional perturbations applied to the finite wing boundary layer, Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, October 2010 (Co-advisor with D. Tordella). [PDF] (in Italian)