Alessandro Alaia
Head Of R&D at OPTIMAD
Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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Top SchoolAlessandro Alaia is Head of R&D at OPTIMAD with 12 years of experience bridging numerical analysis, engineering research, and industrial R&D initiatives. Trained as an aerospace engineer with a PhD in Mathematics for Engineering Sciences from Politecnico di Torino, he has progressed from research engineer roles to leading R&D, blending rigorous mathematical modeling with practical product development. His background includes postdoctoral work at IT'IS Foundation and academic appointments, highlighting strengths in simulation-driven problem solving and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Based in Turin, he is known for turning advanced numerical methods into deployable engineering solutions and for navigating both academic and commercial research environments. An understated throughline in his career is consistent delivery of applied research outcomes that accelerate product innovation.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Dottorato di ricerca, Mathematics for Engineering Sciences, Dottorato di ricerca, Mathematics for Engineering Sciences at Politecnico di Torino
Italian, English
Github Skills (14)
computational-geometry10
cluster-computing10
kd-tree10
parallel-computing10
octree10
amr10
scientific-computing10
computational-science9
hpc9
surface2
morphing2
mesh1
manipulation1
mesh-processing1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
optimad/BitP_Base
Oct 2015 - Jan 2016
Contributions:15 PRs, 32 pushes, 6 branches in 2 months
optimad/opt_SA
Apr 2015 - Jul 2015
Contributions:1 push, 1 comment, 2 issues in 3 months
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