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Dr. Alfonso Caiazzo Research Group Numerical Mathematics and Scientific Computing Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics Mohrenstr. 39 10117 Berlin, Germany Tel.: +49 (0)30 20372 332 Fax: +49 (0)30 2044975 Email: caiazzo (AT) wias-berlin.de

Short CV

• Since May 2010: Research scientist at WIAS-Berlin
• May 2012 - Feb 2013: Research stay at the University of Trento (Italy), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Dec 2009 - Apr 2010: postdoc INRIA-Rocquencourt (REO team)
• Dec 2008 - Nov 2009: ERCIM research fellowship, at INRIA-Rocquencourt (REO team)
• Aug 2007 - Nov 2008: postdoc at University of Amsterdam
• Mar 2006 - Jun 2007: researcher at Fraunhofer ITWM, Kaiserslautern (Germany)
• Jan 2003 - Feb 2006: joint PhD program, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa (Italy) and TU Kaiserslautern

ORCID profile:

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• Mathematical Modelling in Biology, Medicine, Industry
• Finite Element Methods
• Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems
• Multiscale Modeling in computational fluid dynamics and computational mechanics
• Physiological flows
• Lattice Boltzmann Method

• Analyisis 2 für Physiker, FU Berlin, Winter Semester 2014-15 (Homepage)
• Mathematik fuer Geowissenschaftler, FU Berlin, Sommer Semester 2014 (Homepage)
• Uebung - Analysis I (lehramtbezogen), FU Berlin, Winter Semester 2013-14 (Homepage, Prof. A. Guendel-vom Hofe)
• Linear Algebra I (lehramtbezogen), FU Berlin, Sommer Semester 2012 (Homepage)

• FreeFem scripts for the two-scale porosity estimation algorithm (CEDYA 2015)

Hybrid multiscale cancer modeling
(with I. Ramis-Conde, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha)
• Coupling of finite element method with individual based models
• Multiscale model of glioblastoma and palisade formation

Modeling of Venous Hemodynamics (started at University of Trento)
• Multiscale hemodynamics for computer simulation of stenotic jugular veins (poster)
• Parameter identification in one-dimensional venous networks
• High-order finite volume schemes on structured meshes

Numerical Simulation of Biological Flows
• Backflow stabilization forphysiological flows (with C.Bertoglio, CMM - Universidad de Chile)
• Modeling and Simulation of artificial pulmonary valves (project SIRAP at INRIA Paris-Rocquencourt, 2009-2012)
• Model reduction strategy in medical applications (project SIRAP at INRIA Paris-Rocquenourt, 2009-2011) (poster)

Multiscale modeling of pororelastic materials (MRE)
(with J.Mura, Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile and F. Chouly, University of Besancon)
• Homogenization for incompressible elastic materials with compressible inclusions
• Modeling of Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE)
• Modeling of vascularized tissues

Coupling of free flows and porous media flows for fuel cells modeling
• (poster)

Reduced order models for incompressible flows
• Velocity-pressure ROMs for Navier-Stokes equations
• Explicit-stabilized NS solver and application to ROM
  (with M.Fernandez, J.-F. Gerbeau, INRIA Paris-Rocquencourt)



Previous Projects:


COAST: Multiscale Coupling of Cellular Automata for Simulations of Complex Systems
(at University of Amsterdam, 2007-2009)
• Computational multiscale modeling of blood flow - cellular tissue coupling, in-stent restenosis
• Posters: project description , flow-tissue-drug coupling
• see also: MUSCLE2 : Multiscale coupling Library and Environment: a Multi-agent Software environment for Complex Automata simulations

Asymptotic analysis of Lattice Boltzmann Method
(with M.Junk, University of Konstanz, and ITWM Kaiserslautern, 2004-2008)
• Lattice Boltzmann Method for Fluid-Structure Interaction problems (poster)
• PARPAC (LB - parallel particle code)
• Analysis techniques for LBM: comparisons between Asymptotic and Chapman-Enskog analysis



Journal Publications

• (Complete list, PDF)
• Researcher ID profile (+ citations)

2018

• L. Blank, A. Caiazzo, F. Chouly, A. Lozinksi, J. Mura. Analysis of a stabilized penalty- free Nitsche method for the Brinkman, Stokes, and Darcy problems.
  M2AN (in press)
• L.O. Mueller, A. Caiazzo, P.J. Blanco. Reduced-order unscented Kalman lter in the frequency domain: Application to computational hemodynamics.
  IEEE Trans. Biomed. Engnr. (in press)
• C. Bertoglio, A. Caiazzo, Y. Bazilevs, M. Braack, M. Emaily-Moghadam, V. Gravemeier, A.L. Marsden, O. Pironneau, I.E. Vignon-Clementel, W.A. Wall Benchmark problems for numerical treatment of backflow at open boundaries
  International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering 34(2) (2018)

  2017

• U. Wilbrandt, C. Bartsch, N. Ahmed, N. Alia, F. Anker, L. Blank, A. Caiazzo, S. Ganesa, S. Giere, G. Matthies, R. Meesala, A. Shamim, J. Venkatesan, V. John. ParMooN: a modernized program package based on mapped finite elements. Computers and Mathematics with Applications 7(1), pp. 74-88 (2017)

  2016

• C. Bertoglio, A. Caiazzo
  A Stokes-residual backflow stabilization method applied to physiological flows
  Journal of Computational Physics 313 pp.260-278 (2016)
  
• A. Caiazzo, R. Guibert, I.E. Vignon-Clementel
  A reduced-order modeling for efficient design study of artificial valve in enlarged ventricularoutflow tracts
  Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (in press)
  

  2015

• A. Caiazzo, R. Guibert, Y. Boudjelmine, I.E. Vignon-Clementel
  CFD for the design of a stented valve reducer in enlarged ventricular outflow tracts
  Cardivascular Engineering and Technology 6(4) pp. 485-500 (2015) (WIAS preprint, ca. 5MB)
• A. Caiazzo, I. Ramis-Conde
  Multiscale modeling of palisade formation in glioblastoma multiforme
  Journal of Theoretical Biology 383 pp. 145-156 (2015) (WIAS preprint, ca. 13MB)
• A. Caiazzo, G. Montecinos, L.O. Mueller, E.F. Toro, E.M. Haacke
  Computational hemodynamics in stenotic internal jugular veins
  Journal of Mathematical Biology 70(4) pp. 745-772 (2015) ( url )
  (WIAS preprint, ca. 2.2MB)

  2014

• A. Caiazzo, V. John, U. Wilbrandt
  On iterative subdomain methods for the Stokes-Darcy problem
  Computational Geoscience 18(5) pp. 711-728 (2014) ( url)
  (WIAS preprint, ca. 1.8MB)
• A. Caiazzo, J. Mura
  Multiscale modeling of weakly compressible elastic materials in harmonic regime and application to microscale structure estimation
  SIAM Multiscale Modeling and Simulations 12(2) pp. 514-637 (2014) (url)
  (WIAS preprint, ca. 2.2MB)
• C.Bertoglio, A.Caiazzo
  A tangential regularization method for backflow stabilization with application to blood flow simulations
  Journal of Computational Physics, 261, pp. 162-171 (2014) (WIAS preprint, ca. 1MB) , (url)
• A. Caiazzo, T. Iliescu, V. John, S. Schyschlowa
  A numerical investigation of velocity-pressure reduced order models for incompressible flows
  Journal of Computational Physics 259 pp. 598-616 (2014) (WIAS preprint, ca. 2.2MB)
• R. Guibert, K. McLeod, A. Caiazzo, T. Mansi, M.A. Fernandez, M. Sermesant, X. Pennec, I.E. Vignon-Clementel,Y. Boudjelmine, J.-F. Gerbeau
  Groupwise construction of reduced models for understanding and charachterisation of pulmonary blood flows from medical imaging
  Medical Image Analysis 18(1), pp.63-82 (2014) (url - sciencedirect)
  

  2013

• C. Bertoglio, A. Caiazzo, M.A. Fernandez
  Fractional-step schemes for the coupling of distributed and lumped models in Hemodynamics
  SIAM J. Sci. Comp. 35(3), pp. B551-B575 (2013) (INRIA Research Report, ca. 1.8MB)
  

  2012

• M. Natale, A. Caiazzo, E.M. Bucci, E. Ficarra
  A novel Gaussian Extrapolation Approach for 2D Gel Electrophoresis Saturated Protein Spots
  Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics 10(6), pp.336-344 (2012) (PDF available online, ca.4.5MB)
  

  2011

• M. Augustin, A. Caiazzo, A. Fiebach, J. Fuhrmann, V. John, A. Linke, R. Umla
  An assessment of discretizations for convection-dominated convection-diffusion equations
  Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 200, pp.3395-3409 (2011) (WIAS preprint) .
  
• A. Caiazzo, M.A. Fernandez, V. Martin. (short communication)
  Analysis of a stabilized finite element method for fluid flows through a porous interface
  Applied Mathematics Letters 24, pp.2124-2127 (2011). (preprint PDF, ca. 143kb)
  
• A. Caiazzo, M.A. Fernandez, J.-F. Gerbeau, V. Martin.
  Projection schemes for fluid flows thorugh a porous interface
  SIAM J. Sci. Comput. 33, pp. 541-564 (2011). (INRIA report PDF, ca. 360kb)
  
• A. Caiazzo and D. Evans, J.-L. Falcone, J. Hegewald, E. Lorenz, B. Stahl, D. Wang, J. Bernsdorf,
  B. Chopard, J. Gunn, R. Hose, M. Krafczyk, P. Lawford, R. Smallwood, D. Walker, A.G. Hoekstra
  A Complex Automata approach for In-stent Restenosis: two-dimensional multiscale modeling and simulations
  J. of Computational Science, 2(1), pp. 9-17 (2011). (preprint PDF, ca. 360kb)
  

  2009

• A. Caiazzo, S. Maddu. Lattice Boltzmann boundary conditions via singular forces: irregular expansion analysis and numerical investigations
  Computer and Mathematics with Applications, 58(5), pp. 930-939 (2009). (PDF, ca. 360kb)
  
• A. Caiazzo, M. Junk, M. Rheinlaender. Comparison of analysis techniques for the lattice Boltzmann method
  Computer and Mathematics with Applications, 58(5), pp. 883-897 (2009).
  
• A. Caiazzo, J.L. Falcone, B. Chopard, A.G. Hoekstra. Asymptotic Analysis of Complex Automata models for Reaction-Diffusion systems
  Applied Numerical Mathematics 59, pp. 2023-2034 (2009). doi:10.1016/j.apnum.2009.04.001 (PDF, ca. 300kb) .
  
• E. Lorenz, A. Caiazzo, A.G. Hoekstra. Lees-Edwards boundary conditions for lattice Boltzmann suspension simulations.
  Physical Review E, 79(3) 036706, (2009) doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.79.036706
  
• E. Lorenz, A. Caiazzo, A.G. Hoekstra. Corrected momentum exchange method for lattice Boltzmann simulations of suspension flow.
  Physical Review E, 79(3), 036705, (2009) doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.79.036705
  

  2008

• A. Caiazzo. Analysis of lattice Boltzmann nodes initialization in Moving Boundary problems.
  Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, 8(1-4) pp. 3-10 (2008)
  doi:10.1504/PCFD.2008.018074 (PDF, ca. 200kb)
  
• A. Caiazzo, M. Junk. Boundary Forces in lattice Boltzmann: analysis of Momentum Exchange algorithm.
  Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 55(7), pp. 1415-1423 (2008)
  doi:10.1016/j.camwa.2007.08.004 (PDF, ca. 200kb)
  

  2005

• A. Caiazzo. Analysis of lattice Boltzmann initialization routines.
  J. Stat. Phys. 121(1-2), pp. 37-48 (2005)
  doi:10.1007/s10955-005-7010-5 (PDF, ca. 190kb)

  Doctoral Dissertation (February 2007):

  Asymptotic Analysis of lattice Boltzmann method for Fluid-Structure Interaction problems.
  Techische Universtitaet, Kaiserslautern & Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa
  (PDF, ca. 2,35Mb) , (DJVU, ca. 1,45Mb)
  

Movies

Estimation of microscale porosity using an homogenized model
(joint work with: J.Mura)
Tangential regularization for backflow stabilization
(joint work with: C.Bertoglio)
Disk connected to a spring (lattice Boltzmann with rigid obstacle)
(joint work with: M.Junk)

Stented abdominal aortic aneurysm (immersed stent as porous interface)
(joint work with: V.Martin, J.-F. Gerbeau, M.Fernandez)

Blood flow in pulmonary artery (FSI + simplified model of pulmonary valve)
(joint work with: M.Astorino, J.-F.Gerbeau, M.Fernandez, I.Vignon-Clementel)

Multiscale model of in-stent restenosis (coupling blood flow, drug diffusion, cellular tissue)
(joint work with: D.Evans,J.-L.Falcone, J.Hegewald, E.Lorenz, B.Stahl, D.Wang, J. Bernsdorf, B. Chopard, R. Hose, M. Krafczyk, P. Lawford, D. Walker, A.G. Hoekstra )