Simone Mancini is currently serving as an Associate Professor of Naval Architecture at the Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II” (IT). In addition to his academic career, he also works as a CFD Consultant at FORCE Technology (DK), where he specializes in Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations for hydro and aerodynamics research with extensive experience in areas such as hull resistance, self-propulsion, and manoeuvring. He served as Senior Team Leader of the Hydro and Aerodynamics Department at FORCE Technology (DK), leading the numerical team coordinating and managing a team of project managers. Before his current roles, he served as Technical Lead at the Ships Design Office of the Italian General Navy Staff, where he was responsible for the design of new classes of ships including patrol vessels and destroyers. He was also a member of the NATO Naval Armament Group (Specialist team in Seaways Mobility). Moreover, he has also been Deputy Chief Engineer on board the Italian Navy FREMM frigate “Carabiniere”. He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Computational Hydro Dynamics from Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II” (IT), where his research focused on the Verification and Validation Processes of CFD Simulations of Planing Hulls. He has also served as a Safety and Auxiliary-plants Officer on board the Italian Navy Aircraft carrier “Cavour”. His research interests mainly focus on CFD Simulation, Ship Hydrodynamics, Ship Seakeeping, Ship Manoeuvring, and Ship Design.