César Blecua Udías

César Blecua Udías is a Professor and Subdirector at the Escuela Superior de Enseñanzas Técnicas (Architecture) at Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera in Valencia. He holds a PhD in Architecture (2017) and teaches courses such as Structural Mechanics, Steel Structures, and New Technologies in Dentistry. His research focuses on computational methods for physical process modeling, including software development for architectural structures, CFD simulations, and GPU-accelerated graphics. He coordinates university choirs and chamber orchestras, reflecting his interdisciplinary engagement.

• Education:
• Bachelor of Architecture: Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (2004)
• PhD in Architecture: Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera (2017, Summa Cum Laude)

Research Interests: His work bridges architecture and computing, developing tools for structural analysis, thermal simulations in Mediterranean courtyards, radiosity lighting algorithms, and hardware-accelerated image compositing. He is part of the 'Métodos computacionales para la modelización de procesos físicos' research group, focusing on quadrilateral meshing and finite element method implementations.

Grants/Advising: Supervised the doctoral thesis 'Análisis computacional de mallados cuadrangulares en geometrías complejas para implementación en el método de los elementos finitos.'

Labs/Teams: Leads the 'Putthephysicsinthecomputer' computational methods group and coordinates the university's Orfeón and Camerata (choir and chamber orchestra).