Pedro Gomes
Computational Engineer HPC Software Developer
California, United States
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Top SchoolPedro Gomes is a computational engineer and HPC software developer with eight years of experience building GPU-native CFD and multiphysics solvers, currently leading physics solver development at Luminary in California. He developed a first-in-class GPU-native discrete adjoint solver using algorithmic differentiation and has created novel numerical schemes for robust hypersonic and fast transient incompressible flow simulations, emphasizing scalability and production-ready GPGPU performance. His PhD from Imperial College produced an open-source high-performance framework for multiphysics simulation and adjoint-based shape and topology optimization, reflecting both research rigor and practical tooling. Earlier roles in turbomachinery design and condition monitoring honed his multidisciplinary engineering instincts and low-level coding skills in C++, Fortran and Python. An active maintainer of scientific code, he has contributed bug fixes and performance improvements to the widely used SU2 open-source CFD suite, demonstrating attention to numerical correctness and core solver reliability. Colleagues describe him as a solver specialist who blends theoretical methods with hands-on systems engineering to push GPU-accelerated simulation into production.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Imperial College LondonLicenciado, Engenharia Mecânica Automóvel, Licenciado, Engenharia Mecânica Automóvel at Escola Superior de Tecnologia de SetúbalMaster's degree, Engenharia Mecânica, Master's degree, Engenharia Mecânica at Instituto Superior Técnico
English
Github Skills (8)
simulations10
simulation10
computational-fluid-dynamics10
fluid-dynamics10
maintenance10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
physics9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
su2code/SU2
Apr 2018 - Jan 2023
SU2: An Open-Source Suite for Multiphysics Simulation and Design
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 releases, 2076 reviews, 2934 commits in 4 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Pedro primarily contributed to the codebase by fixing issues in existing C++ files. They fixed problems with source code in SU2_DOT.cpp, CConfig.hpp, and simple_ad_test.cpp, indicating a focus on performance improvements and code maintenance within the project. These commits suggest a role in improving and maintaining the core functionality of the numerical simulations. The changes demonstrate skills in troubleshooting and correcting functional issues within the project's codebase.
physicsmultiphysics-simulationpythoncfdsnl-applications
pcarruscag/TestCases
Sep 2018 - Dec 2024
Test cases for SU2
Contributions:5 pushes, 8 branches in 6 years 4 months
casestestingsu2test-casestypescript
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