Summary
I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Aeronautics at Imperial College London. Before joining IC in 2019, I was a Postdoctoral Scholar at Caltech and the University of Cambridge. I received a Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College in 2015.
My research is at the intersection of fluid mechanics, control, energy, and environment. I am interested in the fundamental understanding and control-oriented modelling of transitional and turbulent flows encountered in the aerospace and automotive industry. I am particularly interested in developing and implementing active and passive control schemes, which reduce noise, aerodynamic drag, and structural fatigue. Control schemes are evaluated through high-fidelity numerical simulations and state-of-the-art experiments at the Imperial Aero Wind Tunnel facilities. Currently funded projects:
- AI for Net Zero (UKRI EP/Y005619/1; PI)
- Stability and Control of High-Speed Flows (US Airforce, UK-FR MoD; PI)
- Model design and model reduction using machine learning techniques (IC-CNRS & ONERA, lead PI)
Publications
Research Opportunities
- PhD. Available opportunities are advertised on the departmental website (link).
- PhD. Students with a strong track record in engineering/math disciplines are encouraged to apply for the IC President's PhD Scholarship. Three rounds, deadline: ~ 8 Nov - 20 March.
Publications
Journals
Patel Y, Mons V, Marquet O, et al., 2024, Turbulence model augmented physics-informed neural networks for mean-flow reconstruction, Physical Review Fluids, Vol:9
Xia C, Zhang J, Kerrigan E, et al., 2024, Active flow control for bluff body drag reduction using reinforcement learning with partial measurements, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol:981, ISSN:0022-1120
Poulain A, Content C, Rigas G, et al., 2024, Adjoint-based linear sensitivity of a supersonic boundary layer to steady wall blowing–suction/heating–cooling, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol:978, ISSN:0022-1120
Scherding C, Rigas G, Sipp D, et al., 2023, Data-driven framework for input/output lookup tables reduction: Application to hypersonic flows in chemical nonequilibrium, Physical Review Fluids, Vol:8, ISSN:2469-990X
Poulain A, Content C, Sipp D, et al., 2023, BROADCAST: A high-order compressible CFD toolbox for stability and sensitivity using Algorithmic Differentiation, Computer Physics Communications, Vol:283, ISSN:0010-4655, Pages:1-23