Pedro Diez

Professor Pedro Diez is a faculty member at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), specializing in computational mechanics and reduced-order modeling. He holds a BSc and PhD in Civil Engineering from UPC (1989 and 1996, respectively). His research focuses on error estimation, extended finite element methods (X-FEM), and applications in automotive and geophysical systems. He co-organizes the International Conference in Adaptive Modeling and Simulation since 2003, with the next edition in 2023.

Key research areas include:

• Reduced Order Models (POD/PGD)
• Goal-oriented adaptivity in numerical simulations
• Geophysical inversion and thermal modeling
• Automotive structural dynamics and NVH analysis
• Sustainable materials for civil engineering

His work bridges computational methods with real-world applications, such as earth dam monitoring, hydraulic fracturing modeling, and biomechanical simulations. Recent publications emphasize real-time risk analysis, parametric solutions for nonlinear systems, and inverse problem techniques in geophysics. His contributions to numerical methods have advanced high-fidelity, low-cost simulations across engineering disciplines.

Publications span over 30 years, with a focus on:

• Efficient parametric solutions for transient coupled systems
• Nonintrusive reduced basis methods
• Thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling of geological media

Advances in error estimation and model order reduction underpin much of his work, enabling applications in structural health monitoring, crashworthiness analysis, and geophysical exploration.