Simone Loreti

Dr. Simone Loreti is a Research Fellow at the Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR) at the University of Bern, Switzerland. His current research focuses on mathematical modelling of infrastructure networks' interconnectedness under flood impacts, utilizing complex networks and human mobility analysis. He holds a PhD from the University of Surrey (UK), a Master’s in Physics of Complex Systems from IFISC (Spain), and a Master’s and Bachelor’s in Theoretical Physics from the University of Bologna (Italy). Previously, he served as an Industrial Postdoctoral Researcher at F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG (Switzerland), focusing on fluidized bed granulation modelling, and as an R&D Mechanical Engineer at Bucci Industries (Italy).

His research interests span mathematical and computational physics, complex networks, spatial networks, physics of complex systems, dynamical systems, and floods phenomena. He also explores engineering applications such as powder technology, pharmaceutical engineering, discrete element method (DEM), computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and population balance modelling (PBM).

Key contributions include studies on flood impacts on road networks and human mobility patterns, as well as pharmaceutical and materials processing dynamics. His work bridges theoretical physics with applied engineering, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to environmental and industrial challenges.