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) (link)

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

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

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. (link)

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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.