Damiano Casalino
About Damiano Casalino
Damiano Casalino is a Senior Director in Aerospace Applications Management at Exa Corporation and a Professor of Aeroacoustics at Delft University of Technology. With extensive experience in aeroacoustics and fluid dynamics, he mentors younger engineers while developing advanced methodologies for air mobility and wind energy sectors.
Current Roles at Exa Corporation
Damiano Casalino serves as the Senior Director of Aerospace Applications Management at Exa Corporation, a position he has held since 2016. He also works as the Technical Director for Aerospace Aeroacoustics, a role he has occupied since 2014. In these positions, he balances ongoing development projects with mentoring responsibilities, guiding younger engineers and researchers in achieving technical and scientific goals.
Current Roles at Dassault Systèmes
At Dassault Systèmes, Damiano Casalino holds multiple roles, including SIMULIA A&D Experience Management Director and Technical Sales Director since 2019. He is also the Application Manager and Software Engineering Director for SIMULIA R&D in Fluids Science & Technology, a position he has held since 2021. His work focuses on developing methodologies and software for advanced air mobility and wind-energy sectors.
Academic Background
Damiano Casalino studied at Politecnico di Torino, where he earned a Master's degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering from 1991 to 1997. He furthered his education with a PhD in Fluid Dynamics from 1998 to 2001. Additionally, he studied Aeroacoustics at Ecole Centrale de Lyon, also achieving a PhD during the same period.
Previous Experience
Before his current roles, Damiano Casalino worked as a Research Engineer in Aeroacoustics at CIRA from 2005 to 2011. He also served as a Principal Aeroacoustics Engineer at Exa Corporation from 2011 to 2014. His experience includes utilizing knowledge of flow physics and aeroacoustics to enhance high-fidelity simulations.
Academic Contributions
Since 2016, Damiano Casalino has been a Professor and Chair of Aeroacoustics at Delft University of Technology. His academic focus includes traditional aeroacoustic fields, particularly turbomachinery and rotorcraft noise. He inspires students and researchers in these specialized areas.