Academic

In September 2024, I became an Assistant Professor with a focus on education at the Engineering Systems and Design (ESD) group, part of the Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen (ENTEG) within the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) at the University of Groningen (UG). In this role, I will lead innovation in mechanical and industrial engineering education and establish my research in model-based engineering design, physics-based deep learning, and digital twins.

Before joining UG, I investigated the thermomechanical constitutive behavior of metals and the mechanical characterization of materials using compression tests. I then joined the Advanced Processing Engineering group at ENTEG, where I completed my PhD in 2017. My doctoral research focused on nanotribological studies, particularly in two key areas: (1) measuring the contact area in atomistic simulations and (2) evaluating the applicability of continuum mechanics theories in describing nanocontacts. As a postdoctoral researcher, I collaborated with academic and industrial partners in two European projects, VMAP and UPSIM, where I contributed to the development of multiscale material modeling, multiparameter optimization methods, and a physics-informed data-driven hyperelastic material for soft biological tissues.

In addition to my research, I have been an active lecturer and course coordinator, designing, coordinating, and lecturing courses such as Mechanics for IEM (compulsory for BSc Industrial Engineering and Management), and Advanced Processing for Complex Materials (compulsory for MSc Mechanical Engineering and elective for MSc Chemical Engineering).