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Our paper Neck geometry and shape compactness as additional haemodynamic modulators in abdominal aortic aneurysms, by Nandurdikar et al., is now published in Royal Society Open Science.
Our paper Development of data-driven Bayesian shape optimisation framework for reverse flow reduction over a rounded ramp, by Yudianto et al., is now published in Computers & Fluids.
Our paper Exploring Neural Network Surrogates for High-Order Mesh-Free Interpolants, by Starepravo et al., has been accepted for publication in Computational Particle Mechanics. Read the paper.
Our paper Learning mesh-free discrete differential operators with self-supervised graph neural networks, by Starepravo et al., is now published online in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (CMAME). It is assigned to the January 2027 issue.
Congratulations to Aan Yudianto on passing his PhD viva with minor corrections on Monday, 14 September 2026! We wish him every success in his next steps.
Precica, founded by Ajay B. Harish, has been announced as a University of Manchester spin-out. The company develops technology for storing and analysing data in compressed form. Read the University announcement or visit Precica.
Congratulations to Kayleigh Southward on completing her M.Phil in May 2026! The group went out for lunch to celebrate her graduation.
Seven members of the lab group standing together outside a university building before the celebration lunch.
The group heading out for lunch to celebrate Kayleigh Southward’s M.Phil graduation.
New preprint: Axial length matters — scaling effects in retinal fundus image analysis — Li et al.
New preprint on carotid haemodynamics: an in silico approach using 3D tomographic ultrasound and CFD — Sengupta et al.
We are recruiting PhD students and postdocs — see Join Us for details.
Paper published in Finite Elements in Analysis and Design: alleviation techniques for volumetric locking in ANCF elements — Harish & Matikainen.
Paper published in Finite Elements in Analysis and Design: a contact description for continuum beams with deformable arbitrary cross-section — Bozorgmehri et al.
Lab relocates to the University of Manchester. Exciting new phase begins!
Software release: FEAP-AceGen v1.0.0 — ANCF element library for large-deformation soft-tissue simulation.