Author
Angela Scardigli
Angela Scardigli
After graduating in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Pisa, Angela Scardigli obtained a PhD in Pure and Applied Mathematics within an industrial apprenticeship programme jointly supervised by the Polytechnic University of Torino and OPTIMAD. Since 2013 she has been part of OPTIMAD R&D team, where she has been involved in several national and European projects for the development of reduced-order models for numerical simulation. Now a senior Professional Services consultant specialized in automotive, naval and aeronautical applications, she is proficient in optimization, fluid dynamic simulation and data-driven problems.

Streamlining the design of cavitating marine propellers with ROM-based multi-objective shape optimization
Written by Angela Scardigli
26 August 2025
Learn how modeFRONTIER streamlines marine propeller design using ROM-based multi-objective optimization. CFD simulation time for faster, more accurate results.

Enhancing an FDA centrifugal blood pump through simulation and parametric design optimization
Written by Braydan Collins, Claudio Miccoli, Angela Scardigli
28 March 2024 · 5 min read
We developed a comprehensive numerical methodology to validate and optimize the high-fidelity simulation of a centrifugal blood pump, building on the FDA’s initiative to standardize and validate high-fidelity simulations for medical devices.

Instant design predictions with Explainable AI through Reduced Order Modeling
Written by Simone Genovese, Angela Scardigli
23 January 2024 · 10 min read
Bring advanced ML and Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) capabilities into the modeFRONTIER and VOLTA software