PhD Supervision-Mentoring
Current PhD supervision
Gerard Villalta Quintana
Phase field in fracture mechanics via numerical homogenization
Supervisors: Alex Ferrer, Fermin Otero
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya.
Tentative defense date: 2026-2027
Raul Rubio Serrano
Reduced order models for iterative solvers
Supervisors: Alex Ferrer, Joaquin Hernandez
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya.
Tentative defense date: 2025-2026
Jose Antonio Torres Lerma
Topology optimization with additive manufacturing constraints
Supervisors: Alex Ferrer, Fermin Otero
PhD thesis, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya.
Tentative defense date: 2025-2026
Past PhD supervision
Pedro Fernandes
Topology optimization of high-strain capable
damage-tolerant composite structures.
Supervisors: Nuno Correia, Ricardo Pinto, Alex Ferrer
Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and
Industrial Engineering (INEGI), Porto, Portugal.
Defense date: 2022-07-15