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Renato Vacondio is an Assistant Professor (RTD-b) in the Department of Engineering and Architecture at the University of Parma, where he also obtained his PhD in Civil Engineering. His work focuses on advanced numerical modeling for flood risk management, particularly using meshless Lagrangian methods such as Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH).
His research interests lie at the intersection of computational fluid dynamics, flood risk modeling, and hydraulic infrastructure protection. He develops and applies SPH-based solvers (SPHysics, DualSPHysics) to simulate rapidly varying free-surface flows, contributing significantly to both academic and industrial applications. He is deeply involved in the international SPH community through the SPHERIC Steering Committee and as editor of the SPHERIC newsletter.
The recent publications reflect a strong trend toward high-fidelity simulation of flood events, integration of data-driven forecasting models, and development of advanced numerical schemes for non-hydrostatic and shallow water flows. His work increasingly emphasizes real-time applications and infrastructure resilience.
Scientific Awards:
- SIR (Scientific Independence of young Researchers) Research Fellow (2014)
Research Leadership and Supervision: Dr. Vacondio has served as Principal Investigator on multiple competitive research projects, including PARFLOOD (MIUR-SIR, €383k), PGRA (€1.1M), and Andritz-SPH (€102k), with total funding exceeding €1.4 million. He has supervised PhD students and postdoctoral researchers across projects such as PARFLOOD and RESILIENCE. He is also a member of the academic board of the PhD school in Civil Engineering and Architecture at the University of Parma.
Professional Affiliations and Editorial Roles: He is a member of the SPHERIC Steering Committee and has served as Guest Editor for a special issue on SPH methods in Computers & Fluids. He has delivered invited keynotes at international institutions including Imperial College London and the University of Stuttgart.
