Ali Raza’s Post

One of the three pre-conference courses at the International Modal Analysis Conference that will be held in Orlando, FL on February 10-13, 2025 is entitled Modal Domain Approaches for Nonlinear Identification and Analysis in Industry. The course will be given by Ben Pacini (Sandia National Laboratories), Matt Allen (BYU) and myself. The course is designed for practicing engineers, students and faculty interested in better understanding nonlinear structural dynamics and employing experimental methods to characterize them. For more information: https://lnkd.in/d5p9PR8C

Read our latest published paper in Advanced Materials Interfaces! We studied the role of the van der Waals Force effects on stability of Violet Phosphorus for different substrates using s-SNOM! Thanks to Sarabpreet Singh for leading the project, and thanks to our collaborators at Cornell University and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) #violet_phosphorus #vdW_effects #SNOM

Excellent opportunity to talk and listen to everything mechanics from fluids, solids and granular, whether experimental, theoretical or computational - from sensing, digitisation and a plethora of value adding applications to validated predictions. Looking forward to seeing you at University of the Witwatersrand #conference #sacam2025 #mechanics #digitaltwins #sensing #digitisation

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? Perhaps you have already experienced a PhD thesis defence. You may have noticed that, in addition to the PhD student, there are some more people in formal attire. In some situations the persons in question also have the task to read some statements or passages from the thesis. Who are these people and why are they present at the PhD defence? Read more in our blog! NL: https://hubs.la/Q02wWLfb0 EN: https://hubs.la/Q02wWLX_0

I am excited to start working on my external master’s thesis in the Quantum Simulation Group (QSim) headed by Prof. Dr. Tobias Schätz at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau as my final phase of master’s studies at the Technical University of Munich. My thesis will focus on studying techniques for optical ion trapping. This aligns with the endeavor to establish a hybrid platform for quantum simulations, overcoming existing limitations associated with RF heating, while enabling long-range interactions between charged particles.

Thrilled to announce that our research paper on pile-up crash severity analysis has been published in the Safety journal! This study delves into the complexities of pile-up crashes, which involve multiple collisions between more than two vehicles in a short span of time. We focused on analyzing real-time traffic, environmental factors, and crash characteristics, using crash and real-time traffic data from Iran's Sub-urban freeways over a 5-year period. Through ensemble machine learning and Shapley Additive Explanations, we identified the key factors contributing to severe pile-up crashes. This paper is part of my PhD thesis, and it wouldn't have been possible without the guidance and support of my PhD supervisor, Professor Kayvan Aghabayk, and the invaluable insights from Professor Alfonso Montella from the University of Naples Federico II. For access to the full paper, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eSRgfW7D

This collaborative research partnership is helping to develop hybrid autonomous manufacturing that creates good jobs and reduces carbon emissions. Go Vols!

I am pleased to announce the plenary speakers of the 8th International Conference on Computational Modeling of Fracture and Failure of Materials and Structures (CFRAC 2025, Porto, 4-6 June 2025): William Curtin, Brown University - Ductile versus brittle fracture in refractory High Entropy Alloys: What can the atoms tell us?   Véronique Lazarus,  ENSTA - Institut Polytechnique de Paris - Perturbative approaches to study the propagation of complex-shaped cracks.   Jean-Jacques Marigo, École Polytechnique - On the modelling of the crack nucleation by the variational approach to fracture.   Poh Leong Hien, National University of Singapore - The localizing gradient damage model for dynamic fracture.   Olivier Allix, Université Paris-Saclay - Extension of quasi-static damage meso-modelling of composite laminates to dynamic failure and erosion. Please submit you abstract at the webpage of the conference (https://cfrac2025.pt/) until the 31st of December.

Great to see so many future nuclear experts. The cohort concept of CDTs in the UK is a great way of attracting people into an area of national importance to develop more in-depth knowledge and an inquisitive mind that is needed for cutting edge texhnology such as nuclear.

Excited to announce our latest publication in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering! 🔎 In this paper, we present a novel finite element implementation of a second-order multiscale model tailored for poromechanics. This advanced model showcases significant advantages, especially for applications involving micro-scale phenomena such as swelling, where capturing accurate fluid flow and volume changes is essential. Read the full paper on https://lnkd.in/d29nmiA2