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).
• 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, ongoing (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, ongoing (Advisor with L. Ridolfi, F. Tripoli, S. Roatta)
• 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)
• 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

• 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)