Alessandro De Rosis

Alessandro De Rosis is a Senior Lecturer in Virtual Engineering at the University of Manchester’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department. His research focuses on multiphysics modeling using the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM), with applications in fluid-structure interaction, magnetohydrodynamics, and biomedical engineering. He holds a PhD in Structural and Hydraulic Engineering from the University of Bologna and a Master’s in Civil Engineering from the University of Calabria. His postdoctoral work included a PRESTIGE grant-funded period at the Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et Acoustique, developing LBM algorithms for high-Reynolds magnetohydrodynamic flows.

Key research areas include computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling of cardiovascular devices, such as LVAD outflow graft positioning to reduce aortic regurgitation, and coupled finite-volume/LBM methods for internal flows. He has contributed to over 60 peer-reviewed publications, with recent work spanning biomedical engineering, plasma physics, and environmental fluid dynamics. Collaborations include the Fluids Research Group at the University of Manchester and institutions like the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.

• Education:
• PhD in Structural and Hydraulic Engineering (2013), University of Bologna
• Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering (2009), University of Calabria

His research bridges theoretical physics and engineering applications, emphasizing multiphase flows, CFD-driven surgical optimization, and high-performance numerical simulations. Current projects address challenges in mechanical circulatory support devices, fluid-structure interaction in biomedical systems, and magnetohydrodynamic turbulence modeling.