MSc in Aerospace Engineering

I have been 3D printing as a hobby since high school, designing and making most of the objects myself from scratch. At first it felt like magic, turning my ideas into a tangible object. However, I soon realized that the CAD stage was a major bottleneck; the time spent drawing sketches often left my printer sitting idle for days.

During my engineering studies I began exploring simulation-based design, numerical optimization and topology optimization tools. These approaches are a match made in heaven with 3D printing, taking full advantage of the design freedom it offers. They also cut the time spent on CAD modeling and achieve better performance with fewer design iterations and less material waste.

For my final project I joined the LiftUp Student Team. I implemented a multi-fidelity inverse-design method coupled with a genetic algorithm to design the airfoil and wing of the Kowalsky drone. I am proud of this work; the drone competed in the Air Cargo Challenge and finished with good results.

Since then my focus has shifted towards multidisciplinary simulations. For my master's thesis I developed a meshless GFDM method and applied it to the thermo-mechanical simulation of the 3D printing process.

In my free time I have also written several analysis tools, including a 3D panel method and a compressible CFD solver.

After graduation, I completed my education with an Advanced Master in aircraft architecture and an end-of-studies internship on propeller aeroacoustics.