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Doctoral Candidate 1: UPC

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April 9, 2023

Doctoral Candidate 2: UPC

Ludovica Luciano is an Energy engineer, having achieved both her B.Sc. and M. Sc. degrees at “Politecnico di Milano” University in Italy, with a specialization in energy production and power generation systems. She furthered her expertise in the automotive sector at “RWTH Aachen University” in Germany, conducting a remarkable thesis project on engine calibration and control using advanced machine learning techniques.

Currently pursuing her Ph.D. at “Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)” in Spain, as part of the renowned Marie Curie Doctoral Network, Ludovica’s research focuses on the development of advanced vibroacoustic models designed for online observation of electromechanical states in e- drives. 

April 9, 2023

Doctoral Candidate 3: KU Leuven

Javier del Fresno Zarza earned his B.Sc. degree in
Mechanical Engineering at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), where he
participated in Formula Student projects and completed an Erasmus+ year in Germany at
RWTH Aachen University. Furthermore, he graduated with a double master’s program in
Mechanical Engineering from UPM and the Technical University of Munich (TUM). During his
Master’s studies at TUM, he specialized in structural dynamic substructuring and Transfer Path
Analysis (TPA) methods, with a focus on applied NVH research projects.
In his current research, in KU Leuven, Javier focuses on studying novel identification methods and modeling
techniques for nonlinear rubber bushings and tires used in electric vehicles. His goal is to
integrate these components consistently into multibody simulations and NVH vibroacoustic
models.

 

April 9, 2023

Doctoral Candidate 4: KU Leuven

Luyao Dong obtained her M.Sc degree from KTH(Sweden) and has been dedicated for years to advancing her knowledge in sound and vibration. Her master’s thesis was centred around the automatic sound pressure measurement inside cars. Currently, she is pursuing her Ph.D with KU Leuven as a part of Gap_noise Group and Marie Curie Doctoral Network. She works on the identification of interior EVs’ sound sources through virtual sensing.

April 9, 2023

Doctoral Candidate 5: IDIADA

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April 9, 2023

Doctoral Candidate 6: INSA Lyon

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April 9, 2023

Doctoral Candidate 7: BOSCH

Rodrigo Salazar Colunga holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering management from Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León (UANL) in Mexico, where he completed a semester exchange at Technische Universität Ilmenau and a six-month internship as a vehicle acoustic engineer at Bertrandt AG in Germany. He earned his M.Sc. degree in aeronautical engineering from UANL and conducted research at Clarkson University in the USA, where he wrote his thesis on computational damage detection in bonded joints. Additionally, he gained experience as a structural analysis engineer at John Deere in Mexico. Currently, Rodrigo is employed by Bosch in Germany as a Marie Curie Doctoral Candidate and pursuing his Ph.D. at KU Leuven in Belgium. His research is focused on designing a system to avoid failure-related disturbances of e-powertrain for passengers in autonomous vehicles.

April 9, 2023

Doctoral Candidate 8: BOSCH

Sara Tincani is an Automotive Engineer, having achieved her BSc in Mechanical Engineering at “Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia” and her MSc in Advanced Automotive Engineering (with specialization in Advanced Powertrain) at the Motorvehicle University of Emilia Romagna (MUNER). She has also earned a MSc in Piano. She developed her Master Thesis at the Powertrain NVH Testing Department of Ferrari S.p.A, where she has been working for a year as Powertrain NVH Testing Specialist. The topic of her thesis was the dynamic substructuring applied to a powertrain system. She is currently pursuing her PhD at Bosch GmbH under the supervision of KU Leuven, as part of the Marie Curie Doctoral Network. Her research topic is the design of a reliable meta-material system to optimize ride-reliability, advancing novel approaches to reduce vibrational loads for critical components in electric powertrains.

April 9, 2023

Doctoral Candidate 9: SISW

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April 9, 2023

Giovanni Battista Pirro: VIF

Giovanni Battista studied mechanical engineering at University of Calabria (Italy), graduating with a B. Sc. degree in 2019. In 2022, he obtained a M. Sc. degree in mechanical engineering, with a curriculum in advanced industrial engineering. He strengthened his knowledge in the field of vibro- acoustics during his internship at Virtual Vehicle Research (Austria) as part of the NVH Simulation team, where he also wrote his master thesis. In particular, he focused on a novel strategy to attenuate vibrations in non-uniform structures.

Currently, he is employed by Virtual Vehicle Research Center (Austria) as a Marie Curie Doctoral Candidate and enrolled at the Arenberg Doctoral School of KU Leuven (Belgium). His research is focused on developing a sensor fusion methodology that combines acoustic and visual information for threats detection in autonomous driving vehicles.

April 9, 2023

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