Summary
Alessandro Orchini is a Visiting Professor and PI at TU Berlin with 11 years of experience at the intersection of nonlinear dynamics, thermo-fluid mechanics and data-driven modeling. An Alexander von Humboldt and Cambridge alumnus, he leads DFG-funded research on can-annular combustion and chairs Nonlinear Thermo-Fluid Mechanics, translating theory and experiments into reduced-order models. His work blends nonlinear time-series analysis, machine learning and modal coupling to tackle challenging thermoacoustic instabilities, including azimuthal mode synchronization. Alessandro’s background spans top labs in Europe—from Cambridge and Imperial to Bordeaux—and he has a strong foundation in theoretical physics with top honors from Università di Genova. He is known for making complex dynamical phenomena practically tractable for engineering systems, often revealing subtle coupling mechanisms that standard models miss. Based in Berlin, he combines rigorous academic research with hands-on project leadership bridging experiment and computation.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
PhD, ENGINEERING, PhD, ENGINEERING at University of Cambridge
Master's degree in theoretical physics, Physics, 110/110, Master's degree in theoretical physics, Physics, 110/110 at Università degli Studi di Genova
English, German, Spanish, Italian