Sebastian Altmeyer
Assistant Professor, Serra Hunter Fellow at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Castelldefels, Catalonia, Spain
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Top SchoolSebastian Altmeyer is an Assistant Professor and Serra Hunter Fellow with a decade of experience researching nonlinear dynamics and computational fluid dynamics, specializing in bifurcation theory, pattern formation, and turbulence evolution. He holds a PhD from Universität des Saarlandes where he studied rotating flows and transitions in both Newtonian fluids and ferrofluids under complex magnetic fields, and has since held postdoctoral positions across Europe and Korea including IST Austria and the Max Planck Institute. His work blends high-fidelity numerical simulation with theoretical analysis to trace how prototypical model systems move between coherent solutions and turbulent states. Based in Castelldefels, Catalonia, he brings a cross-disciplinary perspective—combining physics, applied mathematics, and magnetohydrodynamics—that informs both teaching and research. An interesting thread through his career is modeling realistic internal magnetic fields in ferrofluid flows, a subtle application of theory to experimentally relevant problems.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Fluid dynamics, Diploma thesis, Master’s Degree, Fluid dynamics, Diploma thesis at Institut für theoretische Physik at Universität des SaarlandesDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Fluid dynamics, PhD Dissertation, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Fluid dynamics, PhD Dissertation at Universität des Saarlandes
English, German, French, Spanish
Github Skills (2)
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (3)
SebastianAltmeyer/FIFO-Scheduling-Analysis
Jan 2016 - Jun 2017
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
tacle/tacle-bench
Mar 2016 - May 2016
TACLe Benchmarks
Contributions:20 commits, 15 pushes in 2 months
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