A Full Professor specializing in Environmental Hydraulics, with extensive research expertise in river hydrodynamics, sediment transport, and computational fluid dynamics applied to large river systems like the Amazon and Yangtze. He has a prolific publication record (136 journal papers, h-index 29), has led international research projects funded by the EU and others, and holds esteemed editorial roles in top-tier journals. His career is distinguished by numerous international visiting professorships and a strong focus on both experimental and numerical methods in fluid mechanics.