Research output per year
Research output per year
PROF
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Please visit: https://VOILAb.eng.ed.ac.uk/phd
Download the CV from here.
VOILAb: Vortex Interaction Laboratory
Our research is in fluid mechanics and our focus is on those conditions where the forces on a body immersed in a fluid are due to the formation of vortical flow structures. This often occurs in nature, where natural evolution has led to optimal solutions for complex problems. Hence, we seek inspiration from the fluid mechanics of plants and animals to develop new technology. Vortices, for instance, are exploited by natural flyers to fly stably and efficiently in the turbulent wind. Similarly, the forces on very thin surfaces, such as the wings of small drones and the sails of a yacht, are dominated by vortex flow. Our research aims to understand and, when possible control, the formation, stability and interaction of these vortices in order to improve performance, efficiency and survivability of different engineering systems.
Visit our Laboratory webpage: https://VOILAb.eng.ed.ac.uk
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Experimental and numerical aerodynamics of sailing yachts, Politecnico di Milano
Award Date: 2 Oct 2008
Master of Engineering, Università degli studi di Genova
Award Date: 26 Apr 2001
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Tsinghua University, China
Adjunct Professor, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy
Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Viola, I. M. (Principal Investigator)
1/08/21 → 31/07/26
Project: Research
Viola, I. M. (Principal Investigator) & McCarthy, E. (Co-investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/07/21 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
Walsh, T. (Principal Investigator), Arvind, D. K. (Co-investigator), Digard, P. (Co-investigator) & Viola, I. M. (Co-investigator)
1/09/24 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
Viola, I. M. (Principal Investigator)
2/04/24 → 1/08/25
Project: Research
Viola, I. M. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
Peterson, B. (Creator), Pisetta, G. (Creator), Pavar, G. (Creator), Akhtar, H. (Creator), Menoloascina, F. (Creator), Mangano, E. (Creator), Nila, A. (Creator), Molinari, E. (Creator), McDougall, C. (Creator), Denison, F. (Creator), Dunn, K. (Creator), Gabl, R. (Creator), Digard, P. (Creator), Dunn, M. (Creator), Lo, T. Y. M. (Creator), Mehendale, F. (Creator), Cummins, C. (Creator) & Viola, I. M. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 19 May 2020
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2826
Dataset
Bandiera, L. (Creator), Pavar, G. (Creator), Pisetta, G. (Creator), Otomo, S. (Creator), Mangano, E. (Creator), Seckl, J. (Creator), Digard, P. (Creator), Molinari, E. (Creator), Menolascina, F. (Creator) & Viola, I. M. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 11 Aug 2020
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2897, https://datashare.is.ed.ac.uk/handle/10283/3729
Dataset
Young, A. (Creator), McCarthy, E. (Creator), Viola, I. M. (Creator), Broglia, R. (Creator), Gambuzza, S. (Creator), Sunil, P. (Creator) & Felli, M. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 19 Nov 2024
DOI: 10.7488/ds/7842
Dataset
Viola, I. M. (Creator) & Arredondo galeana, A. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 28 Mar 2018
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2328
Dataset
Viola, I. M. (Creator), Bruce, C. (Creator) & Bose, C. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 10 Aug 2025
DOI: 10.7488/ds/7872
Dataset
17/10/18
10 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
1/05/20 → 21/05/20
5 items of Media coverage, 10 Media contributions
Press/Media: Research
23/08/17 → 28/08/17
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
4/07/12
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research