CURRICULUM VITAE ET STUDIORUM Nicola Parolini

CURRICULUM VITAE ET STUDIORUM
Nicola Parolini
Personal Data
Birth Place/Date
Vimercate (MI), Italy / July, 9th 1975
Nationality
Italian
Marital Status
Married, 2 children
Home Address
Via Gioacchino Rossini 5/E, 21049 Tradate (VA), Italia
Work Address
MOX, Dipartimento di Matematica, Politecnico di Milano,
P.zza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italia
Contacts
Tel: +39 02 2399 4601
Email: [email protected]
Professional Experience
Oct 2007-Present
Assistant Professor in Numerical Analysis, Department of Mathematics, Politecnico di Milano.
Jul 2009
Visiting period as academic guest, Chair of Modeling and Scientific Computing (CMCS), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).
Jul 2007-Sep 2007 Research activity as scientific collaborator, Department of Mathematics,
Politecnico di Milano.
Dec 2004-Jun 2007 Research and teaching activity as Post-Doc assistant, Chair of Modeling and
Scientific Computing (CMCS), EPFL (supported by a CTI grant).
Jun 2001-Dec 2004 Research and teaching activity as PhD student, Chair of Modeling and
Scientific Computing (CMCS), EPFL (funded by an EPFL grant).
Sep 2000-Nov 2000 Research stage at LIMSI (Laboratoire d’Informatique pour la Mécanique et
les Sciences de l’Ingénieur), Orsay, France (supported by CNRS).
Apr 2000-Set 2000 Research activity as scientific collaborator, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.
Education
Dec 2004
PhD in Applied Mathematics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL),
Switzerland.
Apr 2000
Laurea Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy.
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Main research interests
Galerkin–Legendre spectral methods. Accurate and efficient solvers for the solution of the
incompressible Navier–Stokes equations in simple geometries, based on Galerkin–Legendre spectral
approximations, have been developed in collaboration with F. Auteri and L. Quartapelle [T2]. In
order to minimize the sparsity of the resulting algebraic system [J15] and to account for different
types of boundary conditions [J12], ad-hoc bases for velocity and pressure were derived exploiting
the orthogonality properties of Jacobi polynomials. The well-posedness of the resulting discrete
problem based on a projection-type method was analyzed in terms of the discrete inf-sup condition
[J16]. The numerical solver, implemented in a Fortran90 code, has been successfully adopted for the
stability analysis of incompressible cavity flows [J13] and, coupled with the solution of the energy
equation (under the Boussinesq approximation), for the stability analysis of natural convection
flows [J14].
Finite-element level-set methods. To overcome the limitation of standard interface capturing
technique (such as the Volume of Fluid, VOF), usually related to the discontinuous nature of the
characteristic function representing the interface, a finite-element level-set method has been proposed for the simulation of two-fluid free-surface flows [T1, B5]. In order to extend the advantages
of the level-set method to a finite-element framework, in collaboration with E. Burman, we have
investigated two main issues of this approach, namely the stabilization of the pure advection levelset equation and the reinitialization of the distance function. In particular, we have introduced
and analyzed a new subgrid edge stabilization technique [T1, J9, R6] (with improved conservation
properties) and a new local projection reinitialization scheme for the level-set function [J7, R5] (for
which a rigorous convergence result was proven).
Mathematical models and numerical methods for naval applications. The research activity carried on during the partnership with the sailing Team Alinghi [P10, P15, P16] was focused on
the development and validation of a complete set of numerical tools for the design of sailing boats.
In collaboration with A. Quarteroni, D. Detomi and M. Lombardi, different fluid dynamic simulation of turbulent and (laminar-to-turbulent) transitional flows [T1, J10, C3, C5], the dynamics of
a boat advancing in calm and wavy seas [J8, C4], shape optimization [B2] and the fluid-structure
interaction (FSI) between wind and sails [C1, C2, B3]. The latter required the development of
suitable interpolation techniques to deal with the exchange of information through non-matching
interfaces [J2]. These numerical tools were realized combining software developed in-house with
both commercial and open-source codes and have been adopted by the Alinghi design team during three America’s Cup campaigns (2003, 2007 and 2010). Most of the numerical models were
finally organized in a parallel C++ software based on the OpenFOAM library, with the objective
of integrating the different models in a unified software platform [B3]. In a recent development,
carried on in collaboration with the master student A. Bartezzaghi, an hybrid CPU/GPU parallel
implementation of the FSI solver for sail simulations has been implemented in order to exploit the
computational power of Graphics Processing Units (GPU). In the framework of another industrial
partnership [P13], similar models were developed for the simulation of the dynamics of rowing
boats, where the strong effect of the rowers’ motion has to be accounted for in order to capture
correctly the boat performance. Thanks to the specific know-how maturated during this project, we
have recently activated, in collaboration with E. Miglio, a consulting activity for the International
Rowing Federation [P1].
Numerical methods for industrial multi-physics problems. In a sequence of industrial
projects [P3, P4, P5, P8] in collaboration with MOXOFF s.r.l. and TetraPak Packaging Solution
s.p.a., we have analyzed a complex multi-physics industrial process for the packaging of liquid food
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and developed a set of numerical models for simulating the different physical phenomena involved.
To capture the characteristic features of the process, the numerical models included FSI capabilities
accounting for the interaction between the liquid and the package structure [R4] and geometrical
multi-scale coupling schemes between 3D, 1D and 0D sub-problems [R3]. All these models have
been implemented in a parallel C++ software based on the LifeV library and integrated in a control
framework based on the Modelica standard for investigating the interaction between the physical
processes and the complex control system governing the operating conditions of the packaging
line [R2]. Multi-physics problems have also been subject of other research activities regarding the
thermo-fluid dynamic simulation of datacenter [J3] (for the optimization of the energy consumption), the cell growth in shaking bioreactors [J5, J6] and the simulation of electro-hydrodynamic
(EHD) cooling devices, through the solution of a highly nonlinear PDE system coupling the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with electrostatic potential, charge continuity and heat transfer
equations [J1]. Optimization problems in different application fields have been investigated with
both gradient based [B2] and genetic [J3] approaches. In a recent work [R1] with M. Verani and
I. Fumagalli, we have analyzed a shape optimization problem based on a reference domain approach
proving convergence results for both the state variables and the control function.
Social role of Mathematics. In collaboration with M. Verani, we have started a research activity
(funded by grant [P2]) in the field of math education with the objective of creating innovative,
effective, verified and open-source teaching strategies for the prevention of gambling abuse. The
project investigate the role that the correct understanding of the mathematical concepts governing
the most popular games can play in the reduction of problem gambling [D1, D2].
Pubblications
Theses
[T1] N. Parolini , Computational fluid dynamics for naval engineering applications (PhD Thesis,
advisor Prof. A. Quarteroni), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Thèse no.
3138, (2004).
[T2] N. Parolini , Studio della biforcazione di Hopf per il flusso viscoso piano in una cavità
quadrata (Master Thesis, advisor Prof. L. Quartapelle), Politecnico di Milano, (2000).
Refereed Journal Papers
[J1] D. Cagnoni, F. Agostini, T. Christen, C. de Falco, N. Parolini, I. Stevanovic,
Multiphysics simulation of corona discharge induced ionic wind, J. Appl. Phys., 114, 233301
(2013).
[J2] M. Lombardi, N. Parolini, A. Quarteroni, Radial basis functions for inter-grid interpolation and mesh motion in FSI problems, Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Eng., 256, 117–131
(2013).
[J3] E. Capra, P. Cremonesi, C. Francalanci, F. Merlo, and N. Parolini, Energ-IT: A
methodology for the incremental green design of data center, in Int. J. of Green Computing,
4(2), 83–111 (2013).
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[J4] L. Formaggia, A. Mola, N. Parolini and M. Pischiutta, A three-dimensional model
for the dynamics of rowing boats, Proc. IMechE Part P: J. Sports Eng. Tech, 224, 51–61
(2010).
[J5] X. Zhang, M. Stettler, D. De Sanctis, M. Perrone, M. Discacciati, N. Parolini,
M. DeJesus, D. L. Hacker, A. Quarteroni and F. M. Wurm, Use of orbital shaken
disposable bioreactors for Mammalian cell cultures from the milliliter-scale to the 1,000-liter
scale, Adv. Biochem. Eng. Biotechnol., 115, 33–53 (2010).
[J6] X. Zhang, C.-A. Burki, M. Stettler, D. De Sanctis, M. Perrone, M. Discacciati,
N. Parolini, M. DeJesus, D. L. Hacker, A. Quarteroni, F. M. Wurm, Efficient oxygen
transfer by surface aeration in shaken cylindrical containers for mammalian cell cultivation at
volumetric scales up to 1000 L. Biochem. Eng. J., 45(1), 41–47, (2009).
[J7] S.Hysing, S. Turek, D. Kuzmin, N. Parolini, E. Burman, S. Ganesan, L. Tobiska, Quantitative benchmark computations of two-dimensional bubble dynamics Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fluids, 60(11), 1259–1288, (2009).
[J8] L. Formaggia, E. Miglio, A. Mola, N. Parolini, Fluid-structure interaction problems in
free surface flows: application to boat dynamics. Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fluids, 56(8), 965–978,
(2008).
[J9] D. A. Di Pietro, S. Lo Forte and N. Parolini , Mass Preserving Finite Element
Implementations of Level Set Method. Appl. Num. Math., 56(9), 1179–1195, (2006).
[J10] N. Parolini and A. Quarteroni, Mathematical Models and Numerical Simulations for the
America’s Cup, Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Eng., 194, 1001–1026 (2005).
[J11] N. Parolini and A. Quarteroni, Simulazione Numerica per la Coppa America di Vela,
Bollettino U.M.I. - Sez. A, Serie VIII, Vol. 7-A, 1–15 (2004).
[J12] F. Auteri, N. Parolini and L. Quartapelle, Essential imposition of the Neumann condition in Galerkin–Legendre elliptic solvers, J. Comp. Phys., 185, 427–444 (2003).
[J13] F. Auteri, N. Parolini and L. Quartapelle, Numerical investigation on the stability of
the singular driven cavity flow, J. Comp. Phys., 183, 1-25 (2002).
[J14] F. Auteri and N. Parolini, Numerical investigation of the first instabilities in the differentially heated 8:1 cavity, Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fluids 40, 1121–1132 (2002).
[J15] F. Auteri and N. Parolini, A mixed-basis spectral projection method, J. Comp. Phys.
175, 1–23 (2002).
[J16] F. Auteri, J.-L. Guermond and N. Parolini, Role of the LBB condition in weak spectral
projection methods, J. Comp. Phys. 174, 405–420 (2001).
Refereed Conference Proceedings
[C1] M. Lombardi, N. Parolini, Unsteady FSI simulations of downwind sails, in Proceedings of
the V International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering, MARINE
2013, B. Brinkmann and P. Wriggers (Eds), 2013.
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[C2] M. Lombardi, M. Cremonesi, A. Giampieri, N. Parolini, A. Quarteroni, A strongly
coupled fluid-structure interaction model for wind-sail simulation, in Proceedings of the 4th
High Performance Yacht Design conference, The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, London, UK, 2012.
[C3] N. Parolini and A. Quarteroni, Modelling and numerical simulation for yacht design, in
Proceedings of the 26th Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics, Rome, Italy, 17-22 September
2006, Arlington, USA, 2007.
[C4] N. Parolini and A. Quarteroni, Numerical Simulation for Yacht Design. in Computer
Mathematics and its Application: Advances and Developments (1994-2005), E.A. Lipitakis,
(ed.), pp. 489–495, LEA Publishers, Athens, 2006.
[C5] G. W. Cowles, N. Parolini and M. L. Sawley, Numerical Simulation using RANSbased Tools for America’s Cup Design, in in Proceedings of the 16th Chesapeake Sailing
Yacht Symposium, pp. 111–126, CSYS, Annapolis, 2003.
[C6] F. Auteri and N. Parolini Simulation of the differentially-heated 8:1 rectangular cavity
by a Galerkin–Legendre spectral projection method, in Proceedings of the First M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, K. J. Bathe (Ed.), pp. 1451–1455,
Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2001.
Book Chapters
[B1] N. Parolini, A. Quarteroni, Sport, to appear in The Princeton Companion to Applied
Mathematics by N. Higham, Princeton University Press, 2014.
[B2] M. Lombardi, N. Parolini, A. Quarteroni, and G. Rozza, Numerical Simulation of
Sailing Boats: Dynamics, FSI, and Shape Optimization, in Variational Analysis and Aerospace
Engineering: Mathematical Challenges for Aerospace Design, pp. 339-378, Springer, 2012.
[B3] D. Detomi, N. Parolini and A. Quarteroni, Numerical Models and Simulations in
Sailing Yacht Design, in Computational Fluid Dynamics for Sport Simulation, Lecture Notes
in Computational Science and Engineering 72, Springer, 2009.
[B4] D. Detomi, N. Parolini and A. Quarteroni, Mathematics in the Wind, in Monografias
de La Real Academia de Ciencias de Zaragoza 31, pp.35-56, 2009.
[B5] N. Parolini and E. Burman, A Finite Element Level Set Method for Viscous Free-Surface
Flows, in Applied and Industrial Mathematics in Italy, Proceedings of SIMAI 2004, M. Primicerio, R. Spigler and V. Valente (Eds.), pp. 417–427, World Scientific, Singapore, 2005.
[B6] A. Quarteroni, M. Sala, M. L. Sawley, N. Parolini and G. W. Cowles, Mathematical Modelling and Visualisation of Complex Three-dimensional Flows, in Visualisation and
Mathematics III, series ”Mathematics and Visualization”, H. -C. Hege and K. Polthier (eds),
pp 361-377, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 2003.
Pre-prints and reports
[R1] A. Bartezzaghi, M,. Cremonesi, N. Parolini, U. Perego, An explicit dynamics GPU
structural solver for thin shell finite elements, submitted, 2014.
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[R2] I. Fumagalli, N. Parolini, M. Verani, Shape optimization for Stokes flow: a reference
domain approach, submitted, 2014 (arXiv preprint arXiv:1403.3540).
[R3] N. Parolini, M. Pischedda and C. Riccobene, Identication of a hybrid framework for
the numerical simulation of the complete packaging line, MOXOFF technical report, 2013.
[R4] N. Parolini, M. Pischedda and C. Riccobene, Multiscale models for FSI problems in
packaging applications, MOXOFF technical report, 2012.
[R5] L. Formaggia, A. Mola, N. Parolini, and M. Pischedda, Model analysis and feasibility
study for the numerical simulation of FSI problems in packaging systems, MOXOFF technical
report, 2011.
[R6] E. Burman and N. Parolini , A new reinitialization procedure for the finite element
approximation of the level set equation, EPFL-IACS report 13.2005.
[R7] E. Burman and N. Parolini , Subgrid edge stabilization for transport equations, EPFLIACS report 09.2005.
Dissemination and popularization of mathematics
[D1] C. Andrà, N. Parolini and M. Verani, L’analfabetismo matematico e l’illusione di vincere, to appear in Vite in gioco. Oltre leconomia slot, a cura di Carlo Cefaloni, Citt Nuova
Editrice, 2014.
[D2] N. Parolini and M. Verani, Un progetto di Matematica Civile. BetOnMath: Matematica
e gioco dazzardo, pubblished online on MATEpristem, 2013.
[D3] N. Parolini , Modellistica matematica per lo sport, Lettera Matematica Pristem, 70-71, pp.
63–66, 2009.
[D4] G. Fourestey, N. Parolini, C. Prudhomme, A. Quarteroni and G. Rozza, Matematica in Volo, in Matematica e Cultura 2006, M. Emmer (Ed.), pp. 35–48, Springer Italia,
Milano, 2006.
[D5] N. Parolini , Modelli matematici per la Coppa America, in Atti del Convegno “Scuola
Scienza e Società”, a cura di S. Seatzu, R. Capriala, D. Tobbia, pp. 171–176, Paolo Sorba
Editore, La Maddalena, 2006.
[D6] A. Quarteroni e N. Parolini , Quando la matematica va in barca (in Coppa America),
in Matematica e Cultura 2004, M. Emmer Ed., pp. 207–213, Springer Italia, Milano, 2004.
Funded Research and Consulting Projects
[P1] Principal investigator (with E. Miglio) of the industrial research project Evaluation of minimum depth for a rowing course, 2013-2014 (12 months). Contractor: Fédération Internationale
des Sociétés d’Aviron (FISA).
[P2] Principal investigator (with M. Verani) of the research project BetOnMath: Mathematics
for problem gambling prevention, 2013-2015 (24 months), supported by Politecnico di Milano
through the 5x mille Polisocial Award.
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[P3] Principal investigator of the industrial consulting project Identification of an hybrid framework
for the numerical simulation of the complete packaging line, 2013 (7 months). Contractor:
MOXOFF s.r.l. (in collaboration with TetraPak Packaging Solution s.p.a.).
[P4] Principal investigator of the industrial consulting project Engineering of 1D numerical models
for the integrated simulation of packaging systems, 2012 (5 months). Contractor: MOXOFF
s.r.l. (in collaboration with TetraPak Packaging Solution s.p.a.).
[P5] Principal investigator of the industrial consulting project Development of multiscale numerical
models for the simulation of fluid-structure interaction for packaging applications, 2011-2012
(8 months). Contractor: MOXOFF s.r.l. (in collaboration with TetraPak Packaging Solution
s.p.a.).
[P6] Participant in the national research project Numerical Models for Scientific Computing and
Advanced Applications (PRIN2009), 2011-2013 (24 months) (coordinator: A. Quarteroni).
[P7] Principal investigator of the industrial consulting project Mathematical and numerical modeling of an industrial washing machine, 2011 (2 months). Contractor: MOXOFF s.r.l. (in
collaboration with IWT s.r.l.).
[P8] Principal investigator (with L. Formaggia) of the industrial consulting project Modeling analysis and feasibility study for the numerical simulation of FSI problems, 2010-2011 (4.5 months).
Contractor: MOXOFF s.r.l. (in collaboration with TetraPak Packaging Solution s.p.a.).
[P9] Principal investigator of the industrial consulting project Thermo-fluido dynamic modeling of
a green datacenter, 2009 (8 months), Contractor: Enter s.r.l.
[P10] Principal investigator of the industrial research project Numerical simulations of the flow
around a multi-hull racing yacht, 2008 (3 months). Contractor: Team Alinghi.
[P11] Participant in the national research project Mathematical and numerical modelling for cardiovascular and fluid dynamics applications (PRIN2007), 2008-2010 (24 months) (coordinator:
A. Quarteroni).
[P12] Principal investigator of the industrial research project Numerical models for the performance
analysis of a swimmer, 2007-2008 (10 months). Contractor: Arena International.
[P13] Participant in the industrial research project Mathematical and Numerical models for the
dynamics of rowing boats, 2007-2008 (24 months). Contractor: Filippi Lido s.r.l.
[P14] Principal investigator of the industrial consultant project Numerical simulation of the flow in
a combustion fume heat-exchange unit, 2007 (1 month). Contractor: CTG Italcementi Group.
[P15] Participant in the research project Development of high performance technology applied to
Alinghi’s America’s Cup 2007 campaign. Part A: Computational fluid dynamics and flow
diagnostics, 2004-2007 (36 months), supported by the Swiss Commission for Technology and
Innovation (CTI).
[P16] Participant in the research project EPFL/Alinghi Partnership for the America’s Cup 2003
campaign. Part A: Numerical flow simulation, 2001-2003 (24 months), supported by EPFL.
[P17] Participant in the research project Finite element methods for Navier-Stokes equations with
free-surface, 2004-2006 (24 months), supported by the Swiss National Science Fundation
(FNS). Principal investigator: A. Quarteroni.
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Talks
July 21st, 2014
Oct 11th, 2013
May 30th, 2013
Jan 16th, 2013
Nov 27th, 2012
Sep 28th, 2012
Jun 27th, 2012
May 28th, 2012
Feb 23rd, 2012
Dec 9th, 2011
Jun 9th, 2011
May 11th, 2011
Mar 7th, 2011
Jun 28th, 2010
Jun 25th, 2010
Jun 17th, 2010
Sep 9th, 2009
Jul 15th, 2009
Sep 13th, 2008
Jun 4th, 2008
Multi-scale fluid-structure interaction models for integrated packaging systems,
XI World Congress on Computational Mechanics, WCCM XI, Barcelona, Spain.
Modellistica matematica e numerica per la vela (e non solo), Workshop On the
wings of wind, Trieste, Italy. (Invited)
Unsteady FSI simulations of downwind sails, V International Conference on
Computational Methods in Marine Engineering, MARINE 2013, Hamburg,
Germany. (Invited)
A strongly coupled FSI algorithm for sail dynamics, Software Frameworks for
Challenging Computational Problems, Heraklion, Greece. (Invited)
Numerical models for sailing yachts: from hull dynamics to wind/sails FSI,
HPC enabling of OpenFOAM for CFD applications, CINECA, Casalecchio di
Reno, Italy. (Invited)
Matematica e Sport, MeetMeTonight, La Notte dei Ricercatori, Milano, Italy.
Multi-scale numerical models for fluid-structure interaction problems in packaging applications, Congresso Nazionale SIMAI, Torino, Italy.
Scientific computing in action: some experiences at MOX, MOX10: Immaginare il Futuro con uno Sguardo al Passato, Milano, Italy.
Free-surface hydrodynamics of racing yachts, Free Surface Flows: Numerical
Methodologies and Application to Naval Architecture SISSA, Trieste, Italy.
(Invited)
Academic/industrial partnership for sailing yacht design, Rencontre SMAI
math-industrie Voile et Innovation Mathématique, ENSTA, Paris, France.
Metodi numerici a supporto della progettazione in Americas Cup, Facolt‘a di
Ingegneria di Bergamo, Italy. (Invited)
Modelli matematici e simulazioni numeriche per lo sport, Seminari di Cultura
Matematica, Politecnico di Milano, Italy. (Invited)
Numerical models for America’s Cup yacht design, Computing in Image Processing, Computer Graphics, Virtual Surgery, and Sports IMA, Minneapolis,
USA. (Invited)
Risultati del progetto Energ-IT, Convegno Energ-IT: modelli e strumenti per
la riduzione di costi e consumi energetici dei data center, Milano, Italy.
Recent advances in rowing boat modeling., SIMAI Congress 2010, Cagliari,
Italy.
A three-dimensional model for rower dynamics and free-surface hydrodynamics
of rowing boats, ECCOMAS CFD 2010, Lisbona, Portugal.
Numerical models for ship dynamics and free-surface hydrodynamics, Mathematical Physics and PDEs, Levico Terme, Italia.
Numerical simulation of ship free-surface hydrodynamic problems, CMCS Seminar, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. (Invited)
Numerical simulations for the performance analysis of a swimmer, SIMAI
Congress 2008, Rome, Italy.
Modeling and simulation for America’s Cup Yacht Design, Seminar ”Matematica e Vela”, SISSA, Trieste, Italy. (Invited)
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Jun 15th, 2007
Nov 14th, 2006
Aug 18th, 2005
Jun 16th, 2005
Mar 24th, 2005
Feb 24th, 2005
Sep 20th, 2004
Apr 28th, 2004
Apr 24th, 2003
Mar 28th, 2003
Giu 13th, 2001
Nov 20th, 2000
A finite-element approximation of the Level Set Method for free-surface flows,
RWTH Workshop on ”Two-phase incompressible flows” Aachen, Germany.
(Invited)
Numerical Simulation of Laminar-Turbulent Transition Flow in America’s Cup
Yacht Design, ANSYS Seminar on “Simulation of turbulent flows“, Munich,
Germany. (Invited)
A new reinitializiation procedure for the finite element approximation of the
level set equation, ENUMATH 2005, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
The Role of Computational Fluid Dynamics in America’s Cup Yacht Design,
CADFEM Users’ Meeting 2005, Zurigo, Switzerland. (Invited)
A new reinitializiation procedure for the finite element approximation of the
level set equation, Colloquium Numérique Suisse, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Modelli matematici per la Coppa America, Convegno “Scuola, Scienza e Società”, La Maddalena, Italy. (Invited)
Un metodo Level-Set agli elementi finiti per flussi viscosi a superfice libera, VII
Congresso SIMAI, Venezia, Italy.
Finite Element Level Set Method for Viscous Free Surface Flows, Journées de
Metz “Problèmes de frontières libres: Méthodes mathématiques, Alghoritmes
et Simulations, Applications”, Metz, France.
Numerical Simulations for the America’s Cup, Kolloquium des Graduiertenkollegs, Universitat Hamburg, Germany. (Invited)
Quando la matematica va in barca, Convegno Matematica e Cultura, Venezia,
Italy. (Invited)
Simulation of the differentially-heated 8:1 rectangular cavity by a Galerkin–
Legendre spectral projection method, First M.I.T. Conference on Computational
Fluid and Solid Mechanics, Cambridge, USA.
First Hopf bifurcation in the singular driven cavity flow, 4th EUROMECH
Fluid Mechanics Conference, Eindhoven, Netherland.
Awards and Honours
• National scientific qualification to practice as Associate Professor in numerical analysis in
Italian universities (December 2013).
• 5xmille Polisocial Award, Politecnico di Milano (June 2013).
• Award for the best paper in the category CFD Analysis with ANSYS at the CADFEM Users’
Meeting 2005, Zurich, Switzerland (June 2005).
• Finalist of the ECCOMAS Award 2004 for the Best Ph.D Thesis of 2004 on Computational
Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (selected by the BFIT - Board of the Swiss
Federal Institutes of Technology).
• Performance award of the Faculté des Sciences de Base of the EPFL (october 2003).
• EUROMECH Young Scientist Prize 2000 for the best presentation, 4th EUROMECH Fluid
Mechanics Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands (November 2000).
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High Performance Computing experience
Programming
Developer of Fortran 90 and C++ software using MPI, OpenMP and hybrid
paradigms for parallel computing.
CFD Software
Expert user of commercial (Fluent, Ansys CFD) and open-source (OpenFOAM)
CFD codes and mesh generators (Gambit, IcemCFD, TGrid, Gmsh).
HPC activity
Long term experience on HPC parallel architectures for large scale simulations on distributed and shared memory systems at LIMSI (Orsay, France),
Penn State University (US), EPFL (Switzerland), Politecnico di Milano and
Cilea/CINECA (Italy).
HPC grants
• Principal investigator of the project SailFOAM: FSI simulation of wind/sail
interaction, granted with 50 000 hours on hybrid CPU/GPU parallel systems, supported by Regione Lombardia and Consorzio CINECA through
a LISA (Laboratorio Interdisciplinare per la Simulazione Avanzata) Initiative, 2013-2014 (6 months).
• Principal investigator of the project OptimFOAM: Simulation and optimization with OpenFOAM, granted with 180 000 hours on CPU parallel
systems, supported by Regione Lombardia and Consorzio CILEA through
a LISA (Laboratorio Interdisciplinare per la Simulazione Avanzata) Initiative, 2010-2011(24 months).
Language skills
Italian
English
French
Mother tongue
Fluent written and spoken
Fluent written and spoken
Teaching experience
Academic Year 2013/2014
• Joint course Scientific Computing for Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence (with L. Valdettaro),
Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (38 hours, Teacher).
• Joint course Analytical and Numerical Methods for Engineering (with F. Cipriani), Energy
Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (36 hours, Teacher).
• Numerical Modelling for Differential Problems, Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Milano,
(24 hours, Teaching assistant; Teacher: L. Formaggia).
Academic Year 2012/2013
• Joint course Scientific Computing for Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence (with L. Valdettaro),
Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (38 hours, Teacher).
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• Joint course Analytical and Numerical Methods for Engineering (with F. Cipriani), Energy
Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (36 hours, Teacher).
• Numerical Modelling for Differential Problems, Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Milano,
(24 hours, Teaching assistant; Teacher: L. Formaggia).
Academic Year 2011/2012
• Joint course Scientific Computing for Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence (with L. Valdettaro),
Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (72 hours, Teacher and teaching assistant).
• Numerical Modelling for Differential Problems, Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Milano,
(24 hours, Teaching assistant; Teacher: L. Formaggia).
Academic Year 2010/2011
• Joint course Analytical and Numerical Methods for Engineering (with F. Colombo), Energy
Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (36 hours, Teacher).
• Joint course Scientific Computing for Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence, Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (36 hours, Teaching assistant; Teachers: L. Valdettaro and
F. Nobile).
• Numerical Modelling for Differential Problems, Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Milano,
(24 hours, Teaching assistant; Teacher: L. Formaggia).
Academic Year 2009/2010
• Joint course Scientific Computing for Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence, Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (36 hours, Teaching assistant; Teachers: L. Valdettaro and
F. Nobile).
• Numerical Modelling for Differential Problems, Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Milano,
(24 hours, Teaching assistant; Teacher: L. Formaggia).
Academic Year 2008/2009
• Linear Algebra and Numerical Calculus, Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, (Teacher).
• Joint course Scientific Computing for Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence, Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (36 hours, Teaching assistant; Teachers: L. Valdettaro and
F. Nobile).
• Numerical Modelling for Differential Problems, Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Milano,
(24 hours, Teaching assistant; Teacher: L. Formaggia).
Academic Year 2007/2008
• Joint course Scientific Computing for Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence, Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (36 hours, Teaching assistant; Teachers: L. Valdettaro and
F. Nobile).
• Linear Algebra and Numerical Calculus, Ingegneria Meccanica, Politecnico di Milano (24
hours, Teaching assistant; Teacher: S. Micheletti).
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Academic Year 2005/2006
• Introduction to Finite Element Method, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (28 hours,
Teaching assistant; Teacher: A. Quarteroni).
Academic Year 2004/2005
• Numerical Analysis, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (24 hours, Teaching assistant;
Teacher: A. Quarteroni).
Academic Year 2003/2004
• Numerical Analysis, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (24 hours, Teaching assistant;
Teacher: A. Quarteroni).
• Mathematical Analysis II, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (24 hours, Teaching
assistant; Teacher: M. Cibils).
Academic Year 2002/2003
• Numerical Analysis, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (24 hours, Teaching assistant;
Teacher: E. Burman).
• Mathematical Analysis III, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (24 hours, Teaching
assistant, Teacher: Y. Biollay).
Academic Year 2001/2002
• Numerical Analysis, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (24 hours, Teaching assistant;
Teacher: A. Quarteroni).
Academic Year 2000/2001
• Abstract Linear Algebra, Penn State University (Grading assistant, Teacher: Prof. R. Ware).
• Numerical Computations, Penn State University (Grading assistant, Teacher: Prof. J. Shen)
Supervised Research Fellows
Post-doc
• M. Pischiutta, Topic: Evaluation of minimum depth for a rowing course, 2013-2014 (cosupervised with E. Miglio).
• C. Andrà, Topic: Mathematics education for problem gambling prevention, 2013-2015 (cosupervised with M. Verani).
Post-grad
• Erik Mazzoleni, Topic: Thermo-fluido dynamic modeling of a green datacenter, 2009-2010.
• Federico Biondi, Topic: Numerical simulation of the ow around a swimmer, 2007-2008.
• Matteo Lombardi, Topic: Numerical simulations of the flow around a multi-hull racing
yacht, 2008.
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Supervised Students
PhD
• I. Fumagalli, PhD program Mathematical Models and Methods for the Engineering (XXIX
ciclo), 2014-2017 (co-supervised with M. Verani).
Master
• M. Tamellini, Analisi uidodinamica dell’inuenza del parabrezza sul usso attorno ad un
casco da motocicletta, Thesis in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2014
(advisors: N. Parolini, co-advisor: M: Longoni).
• P. Paruta, Modelling dust grain coagulation in molecular clouds, Thesis in Mathematical
Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2013 (advisors: N. Parolini and R. Keppens, coadvisor: T. Hendrix).
• I. Fumagalli, Shape optimization for Stokes flows: a reference-domain approach, Thesis
in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2013 (advisors: N. Parolini and
M. Verani).
• F. Porcù, Metodi numerici e tecniche di programmazione per l’accelerazione di un modello
di dinamica di particelle non interagenti, Thesis in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico
di Milano, 2013 (advisors: N. Parolini and E. Miglio, co-advisor: M. Penati).
• A. Bartezzaghi, GPU implementation of a shell element structural solver aimed at fluidstructure interaction problems, Thesis in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2013 (advisor: A. Quarteroni, co-advisors: N. Parolini and M. Cremonesi).
• N. Saccenti, Developmento of a multi-purpose velocity prediction program for sailing yachts,
Thesis in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2013 (advisor: I. M. Viola,
co-advisor: N. Parolini).
• V. Bissaro, Un approccio libero allottimizzazione di un bulbo per unimbarcazione classe 950,
Thesis in Aeronautical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2012 (advisor: L. Formaggia,
co-advisor: N. Parolini).
• N. D. Sist, Hydrodynamic model for a semi-submersible floating wind turbine, Thesis in
Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2011 (advisors: N. Parolini, H. Bredmose).
• M. Maffioletti, Simulazione numerica di flussi in campo automobilistico con software
open-source, Thesis in Aeronautical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2011 (advisor:
L. Formaggia, co-advisor: N. Parolini).
• D. L. Conti, Numerical simulation of a boat’s hull with an open-source CFD code, Thesis
in Aeronautical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2010 (advisor: A. Quarteroni, coadvisors: N. Parolini and M. Lombardi).
• E. Leucci, Simulazione numerica ed ottimizzazione di turbine eoliche ad asse verticale,
Thesis in Aeronautical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2010 (advisor: L. Formaggia,
co-advisor: N. Parolini).
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• S. Carcano, A model for cell growth in batch bioreactors, Thesis in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2010 (advisor: N. Parolini).
• A. Manzoni, Ottimizzazione di forma per problemi di fluidodinamica: analisi teorica e
metodi numerici, Thesis in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2008 (advisor: S. Salsa, co-advisor: N. Parolini).
• D. De Sanctis, M. Perrone, Numerical analysis of fluid dynamics and oxygen diffusion
in shaking bioreactors, Thesis in Mechanical Engineering, Università di Tor Vergata,
Roma, 2008 (advisor: A. Quarteroni, co-advisors: N. Parolini, G. Vairo).
• M. Pischiutta, Dinamica di un imbarcazione da canotaggio: simulazioni numeriche con
un modello RANS, Thesis in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2008
(advisor: L. Formaggia, co-advisor: N. Parolini).
• S. Piazza, Simulazioni numeriche della dinamica di uno scafo in mare ondoso, Thesis in Aeronautical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2007 (advisor: L. Formaggia, co-advisor:
N. Parolini).
• M. Lombardi, Simulazione numerica della dinamica di uno scafo, Thesis in Mathematical
Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2006 (advisor: A. Quarteroni, co-advisors: C. Canuto
e N. Parolini).
• O. Grandjean, Aerodynamic study for the Solar Impulse Airplane, Thesis in Mathematics,
EPFL, Lausanne, 2005 (advisor: A. Quarteroni, co-advisor: N. Parolini).
• M. Joerg, Numerical investigations of wall boundary conditions for two-fluid flows, Thesis
in Mathematics, ETHZ, Zurich, 2005 (advisors: A. Prohl and A. Quarteroni, co-advisors:
E. Burman and N. Parolini).
• S. Pandini, Simulazione numerica della dinamica di imbarcazioni da canotaggio, Thesis
in Aeronautical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2004 (advisor: A. Quarteroni, coadvisors: A. Placido and. N. Parolini).
• A. Mola, Computational fluid dynamics for flows around slender bodies with appendages,
Thesis in Aeronautical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2004 (advisor: A. Quarteroni,
co-advisor: N. Parolini).
• B. Conserva, Simulazione numerica di flussi a superficie libera con applicazioni in idrodinamica navale, Thesis in Aeronautical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2004 (advisor:
A. Quarteroni, co-advisor: N. Parolini).
First level degree
• A. Cabassi, Validation of traffic flow models on processed GPS data, Thesis in Mathematical
Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2013 (advisors: P. Goatin and N. Parolini).
• N. Beltrami, M. Porro, Analisi parametriche della dinamica di una imbarcazione da
canottaggio, Thesis in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2007 (advisors:
L. Formaggia, co-advisors: A. Mola and N. Parolini).
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Refereeing Activity
Referee for journals
• Advances in Water Resources
• Applied Mathematical Modelling
• Computer and Fluids
• Finite Elements in Analysis and Design
• Journal of Computational Physics
• Journal of Sport Sciences
• Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences
• Ocean Engineering
• Revista Ingenierı́a e Investigación
• SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing
Referee for PhD and Master theses
• Referee for 4 Master theses in Aeronautial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (since 2010).
• Referee for 3 Master theses in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (since 2010).
• Member of a PhD thesis jury in Applied Mathematics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de
Lausanne (2012).
Service activity
• Member of 9 Selection Committees for research fellows at the Department of Mathematics,
Politecnico di Milano (since 2009).
• Member of 2 Selection Committees for teaching assistants at the Department of Mathematics,
Politecnico di Milano (since 2013).
• Member of the Degree Committee for the Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano
(since 2011).
Milan, July 30th, 2014
Nicola Parolini
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