Alejandro Secades Rodriguez

Alejandro Secades Rodriguez is a Doctoral Student and Project Employee at the Management Center Innsbruck (Mechatronics Department) since 2016, transitioning to the Industrial Engineering Department in 2024. He holds a Master's in Mechatronics & Smart Technologies (2017) and a Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering (2014). His expertise includes CFD, Multiphysics Simulation, Multibody Dynamics, and Advanced CAD Design.

• Education:
  • Doctoral Programme in Engineering Sciences (University of Innsbruck, since 2024)
  • MSc in Mechatronics & Smart Technologies (MCI, 2017)
  • BSc in Aerospace Engineering (Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio, 2014)
• Research Focus:
  • Dynamic interaction of off-road heavy-duty vehicles with terrain
  • Energetic optimization in industrial heat transfer systems
  • Digital Twin integration for automotive and mechanical systems
  • UAV propulsion and aerodynamic efficiency
  • Multiphysics modeling (hydraulics, electrical, mechanical, aerodynamics)
• Scientific Awards:
  • 2018: First place for best Master's thesis (Mechatronics Platform Austria)
• Teaching Activities:
  • 2022-2024: Multibody & Multiphysics Simulation (Master's level)
  • 2023: Supervision of Bachelor's thesis on point cloud volume analysis