Nicola FERRO
- Position
- Researcher
- Telephone
- 041 234 8961
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nicola.ferro@unive.it
- Academic discipline
- Numerical Analysis [MATH-05/A]
- Website
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https://www.unive.it/people/nicola.ferro (personal record)
Office hours
Office hours are scheduled for Wednesday from 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM by appointment only. To arrange a meeting, please contact the professor in advance via email.
Teaching activity current year
Teaching activity previous years
Publication highlights
Speroni, Giacomo; Ferro, Nicola A novel metric-based anisotropic mesh adaptation algorithm for 3D periodic domains in MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTERS IN SIMULATION, vol. 243, pp. 251-269 (ISSN 0378-4754)
DOI 2026,
Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5109688
Mirabella, Susanna; David, Etienne; Antona, Alessandro; Ferro, Nicola; Stanghellini, Cecilia; Matteucci, Matteo; Heuvelink, Ep; Perotto, Simona On the impact of light spectrum on lettuce biophysics: a dynamic growth model for vertical farming in IN SILICO PLANTS, vol. 8 (ISSN 2517-5025)
DOI - URL correlato 2026,
Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5121847
Liverotti, Luca; Ferro, Nicola; Matteucci, Matteo; Perotto, Simona A PCA and Mesh Adaptation‐Based Format for High Compression of Earth Observation Optical Data With Applications in Agriculture in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING, vol. 126 (ISSN 0029-5981)
DOI - URL correlato 2025,
Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5098227
Ferro, Nicola; Mezzadri, Francesco; Carbonaro, Dario; Galligani, Emanuele; Gallo, Diego; Morbiducci, Umberto; Chiastra, Claudio; Perotto, Simona Designing novel vascular stents with enhanced mechanical behavior through topology optimization of existing devices in FINITE ELEMENTS IN ANALYSIS AND DESIGN, vol. 244, pp. 1-18 (ISSN 0168-874X)
DOI - URL correlato 2025,
Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5091493
Temellini E.; Ferro N.; Stabile G.; Avila E.D.; Rebollo T.C.; Perotto S. Space-time mesh adaptation for the VMS-Smagorinsky modeling of high Reynolds number flows in JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS, vol. 537 (ISSN 0021-9991)
DOI - URL correlato 2025,
Journal Article - ARCA card: 10278/5097227
List of publications
Curriculum vitae
Summary
Specialized in numerical methods for PDEs, optimization, and mesh adaptation. Expertise in computational mathematics applied to solid mechanics, biomedical engineering, and sustainable technologies. Experienced in academic teaching and research collaboration.
Education
Ph.D. in Mathematical Models and Methods in Engineering – Politecnico di Milano (2019)
Thesis: Topology Optimization: Advanced Techniques for New Challenges
MSc in Mathematical Engineering – Politecnico di Milano (2015) 110/110 cum laude
BSc in Mathematical Engineering – Politecnico di Milano (2013) 110/110 cum laude
Projects & Collaborations
RESET (PRIN P2022JLNPJ) – REthinking femoral artery Stents for the treatment of lower-limb peripheral artery disease.
Advanced Polyhedral Discretisations of Heterogeneous PDEs for Multiphysics Problems (PRIN 20204LN5N5).
R&D with Thales Alenia Space Italia – Study, design, and topology optimization for ALM-based space applications.
Grants
Multiple GNCS INdAM projects (2023, 2025) as Principal Investigator.
Finanziamento Giovani Ricercatori (2019) – INdAM (Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica).
Awards
Editor’s Choice (2024) for a paper in Mathematical and Computational Applications.
PhD Olympiad Winner (2021) – ECCOMAS Congress.
Research Scholarship (2021) – Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica (INdAM).
Research Scholarship (2020) – Fondazione Fratelli Confalonieri.
Premio Cercignani (2016) – Best Master's Thesis in Computational Science and Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.
Peer-Reviewed Publications & Conference Participation
Author of multiple papers in high-impact journals (Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg., Struct. Multidiscip. Optim., SIAM J. Imaging Sci.).
Invited speaker at several international conferences, e.g., ECCOMAS, WCCM, SIMAI, and COUPLED; co-organizer of minisymposia on topology optimization and computational mathematics.
Editorial & Review Activity
Guest Editor for Mathematical and Computational Applications.
Reviewer for journals including Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, and SIAM J. Imaging Sci..
Teaching Experience
Lecturer & Assistant at BSc, MSc, and PhD level in numerical analysis, discretization of PDEs, and optimization.
Languages & Skills
Italian (Native), English (Fluent), French & Spanish (Basic)
MATLAB, Python, FreeFEM, C++, LaTeX
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