My research spans fluid mechanics in its widest sense, from ship and offshore hydrodynamics to biofluids, marine renewable energy and sustainable design. It combines high-fidelity simulation, physical experiments and machine learning, and is carried out with graduate students and in collaboration with industry and partner institutions worldwide.
Generative diffusion models for hull-form optimisation; physics-informed learning; neural-network station keeping; fuzzy-logic, COLREGs-compliant collision avoidance.
Resistance, seakeeping and manoeuvring; scale effects on benchmark hulls (KCS, JBC); drag reduction; ship manoeuvring in restricted waterways.
Non-Newtonian (Casson) fluid flow and bio-convection with gyrotactic microorganisms in porous media, and ferro-/magnetohydrodynamic modelling of blood–Fe3O4 nanofluid flow with radiative heat transfer, with applications in drug delivery and bioengineering.
Hybrid wave–current energy converters; adaptive floating foundations; end-of-life of offshore wind infrastructure; coastal landslide and dam-break simulation.
Fully nonlinear potential-flow and CFD modelling of wave interaction with floating and submerged bodies; coupled crane-barge and payload dynamics; side-by-side offshore operations; breakwaters and green water loading.
Urban wind turbines, earth-pipe cooling, drag reduction and ship recycling safety.