I’m thrilled to celebrate that the #BioFSILab is now three PhD-strong, along with an outstanding team of undergraduate researchers and interns pushing the boundaries of high-fidelity simulations, flexible-wing aerodynamics, and fluid-structure interaction.

If you're not from the University of Birmingham, please vote for my research group, using our HPC-systems #BlueBEAR and #Baskerville for high-impact research in the 2025 #HPCWireAwards

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Category 8 - Best Use of High Performance Data Analytics & AI - @biofsilab.bsky.social research group leveraged multi-objective Bayesian optimization and GPU-accelerated fluid-structure simulations to unravel the flight dynamics of butterfly swarms, aiding bio-inspired flight design.

If you're not from the University of Birmingham, please vote for our 3 shortlisted research groups, using our HPC-systems #BlueBEAR and #Baskerville for high-impact research in the 2025 #HPCWireAwards

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The second keynote this afternoon from Dr Chandan Bose, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering, sharing how his team uses HPC to tackle complex multi-physics problems — from unsteady aerodynamics to bio-inspired fluid-structure interactions. #BEARChallenge2025 ^YZ

Kicking off #BEARPGRConf25 with a warm welcome from Dietmar Heinke, Chair of the BEAR User Group. Many thanks to our PGR Conference Committee for their fantastic efforts in putting today’s event together! ^YZ

Hibah Saddal gave the final pre-lunch talk at #bearpgrconf25, showcasing how she models bio-inspired fluid–structure interaction using open-source tools. Her work takes cues from bird feathers to simulate flexible flaps on wings, with applications in UAV design. ^YZ

Dr Chandan Bose presented at #bearpgrconf25 on simulating the aerodynamics of butterfly swarms using GPU-accelerated fluid–structure interaction solvers. His group is developing an open-source multi-GPU framework for bio-inspired flight research. ^YZ