Stefano Cassola
Research Engineer in Digitalization and Simulation of Manufacturing Processes
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Research Engineer specializing in digitalization and simulation of manufacturing processes with expertise in fiber reinforced polymers. Focused on virtual permeability prediction of porous media using advanced computational methods.
Experience
Research Engineer
Leibniz-Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe GmbH
Apr 2020 — Present
Research Assistant specializing in manufacturing process simulation for fiber reinforced polymers, working at the convergence of data-driven models and traditional numerical methods.
- Enhanced virtual permeability predictions of porous media and fibrous microstructures
- Optimized manufacturing processes of composite materials
- Developed FiberFoam - open-source web application for CFD-based permeability prediction
Visiting Researcher
University of Delaware
Dec 2023 — Jan 2024
Visiting Researcher at the UD Center for Composite Materials (CCM) focusing on international networking and gaining insights into proprietary simulation software.
- International networking at UD Center for Composite Materials
- Gained insights into CCM's proprietary Liquid Composite Molding Simulation Software LIMS
R&D Engineer for Motorsport Tires
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Jul 2016 — Mar 2020
R&D Engineer focused on practical aspects of developing and optimizing race car tires, covering design to deployment with emphasis on production collaboration and customer support.
- Developed and optimized race car tires from design to deployment
- Collaborated with production teams
- Provided direct support to customers at test and race events
Skills
Software & Tools
Technical Expertise
Publications
Simulating the hot press processing of structural thermoplastic foams
Proceedings of the 14th European LS-DYNA® Users Conference · 2023
Stefano Cassola and others
Machine Learning for Polymer Composites Process Simulation– a Review
Composites Part B · 2022
Stefano Cassola and others
Education
Master/Diploma in Mechanical and Process Engineering
RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
2008 — 2015
Certificates
Research Scholarship for PhD Candidates
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) · 2023
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