PhD Thesis
Finite Element computational modeling of flexoelectricity and flexo-photovoltaics by Sergi Pérez
Sergi Pérez submitted his PhD thesis Finite Element computational modeling of flexoelectricity and flexo-photovoltaics, supervised by Sonia Fernández and Irene Arias at
Pradeep Kumar Bal submitted his PhD thesis Mathematical and computational modeling of the active mechanics of multicellular systems: from cell–cell adhesion to
Rafel Perelló i Ribas submitted his PhD thesis Data assimilation for real-time dynamic prediction of wind-induced forces in vehicle platooning, supervised by
José Lamas Rodríguez submitted his PhD thesis Oscillatory motions, parabolic orbits and collision orbits in the planar circular restricted three-body problem, supervised
Numerical optimisation of worm locomotion on frictional substrates by Ashutosh Bijalwan
Ashutosh Bijalwan defended his PhD thesis Numerical optimisation of worm locomotion on frictional substrates, supervised by José J. Muñoz on 18th July
Joaquim Brugués defended his PhD thesis Floer homology for b-symplectic manifolds, supervised by Eva Miranda and Sonja Hohloch on 20th of March 2024
Iñigo Urtiaga Erneta defended his PhD thesis Elliptic problems: regularity of stable solutions and a nonlocal Weierstrass extremal field theory on July
Jaime Paradela Díaz defended his PhD thesis Unstable motions in the Three Body Problem on June 30, 2023. The thesis was produced
Armando Gutiérrez Terradillos defended his PhD thesis Theta correspondences and arithmetic intersections on May 26, 2023. The thesis was produced within the
Prof. Simeon Ball (IMTech) has co-authored a study that solves a 250-year-old mathematical puzzle on Latin squares, developed in collaboration with Robin Simoens from Ghent University. Their work demonstrates that quantum entanglement is essential to finding a …
Prof. Jezabel Curbelo (IMTech, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech) has been awarded an honorable mention at the 15th Duran Farell Prize for Technological Research 2026 (15è Premi Duran Farell d’Investigació Tecnològica). This biannual distinction honors outstanding …
Antonio Huerta, plenary speaker at WCCM 2026
Prof. Antonio Huerta was invited as a plenary speaker at the World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM) 2026, held in Munich from July 20 to 24. His lecture, titled «Breaking the Mesh Bottleneck: From Robust Low-Order …
Xavier Cabré, invited lecturer at ICM 2026
Prof. Xavier Cabré was invited as a lecturer at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) 2026 in Philadelphia. His lecture, titled «Stable Solutions to Reaction-Diffusion Elliptic Problems», focused on recent results proving that stable solutions are smooth …
Jezabel Curbelo has been awarded the Jacques-Louis Lions Young Investigator Award by ECCOMAS.
Prof. Jezabel Curbelo (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, UPC) has been awarded the ECCOMAS Jacques-Louis Lions Young-investigator Award 2026 by the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS). This distinction is awarded to young researchers who …
Finite Element computational modeling of flexoelectricity and flexo-photovoltaics by Sergi Pérez
Sergi Pérez submitted his PhD thesis Finite Element computational modeling of flexoelectricity and flexo-photovoltaics, supervised by Sonia Fernández and Irene Arias at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (July 2025). He is currently expanding his doctoral research as …