Joaquín Irazábal González

Dr. Joaquín Irazábal González

International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
orcid
Assistant Research Professor

Biography

My professional career is mainly focused on the field of structural calculation using numerical methods. In November 2011 I started working at the International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE) in Madrid developing research projects in Civil Engineering. The projects addressed the possibilities of using particle methods for the calculation of the behaviour of granular materials, by means of the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM) and the Discrete Element Method (DEM). I am a member of the Kratos (Open-Source framework for the implementation of numerical methods for the solution of engineering problems written in C++ and Python) development team. Belonging to it I have learned that version control programs (Git) are essential for efficient collaboration. Between 2013 and 2015 I studied the Master of Numerical Methods in Engineering at the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC). Then I completed my PhD thesis entitled 'Numerical analysis of railway ballast behaviour using the Discrete Element Method', presented on 6 October 2017, also at the UPC. In the thesis, which was awarded the XVI Talgo Prize for Technological Innovation, the Discrete Element Method was applied to calculate the performance of railway ballasted tracks. Since 2019, has expanded his skill set by leading projects that integrate these advanced computational techniques with data science and Machine Learning to develop innovative engineering solutions.

Affiliations

International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Honors and Awards

honor

XVI Premio Talgo a la Innovación Tecnológica

Fundación Talgo

The Talgo Award for Technological Innovation was established in 1999 with the goal of promoting creativity and innovation in the railway sector. For over two decades, each edition of the award selected projects that furthered innovation in railway technology.

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