author profiles+news post+CV

config/_default/params.yaml

@@ -121,10 +121,12 @@ ticker:
   items:
     - text: "📢 Registration open: Bombannes Summer School"
       url: "/event/2026-02-09-PCIG/"
+      newtab: true
     - text: "🎉 Congratulations on Graduation"
       url: "/post/2026/26-02-16-eva_graduation/"
-    - text: "🚨 New Project alert"
-      url: "/project/25-11-01-mechanosynth/"
+      newtab: true
+    - text: "🚨 New Member alert"
+      url: "/post/2026/26-03-05-zhibo_welcome/"
       newtab: true
     #- text: "📜 New preprint: ShearView"
     #  url: "https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08951"

content/authors/Alejandro/_index.md

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+---
+# Display name
+title: Alejandro Cobo
+
+# Full name (for SEO)
+first_name: Alejandro
+last_name: Cobo
+
+# Username (this should match the folder name)
+authors:
+  - Alejandro
+
+# Is this the primary user of the site?
+superuser: false
+
+# Role/position
+role: MSc Student (Mar'26-Aug'26)
+
+# Organizations/Affiliations
+organizations:
+  - name: Yachay Tech University (Ecuador)
+    url: 'https://yachaytech.edu.ec/en/'
+
+# Short bio (displayed in user profile at end of posts)
+bio: My research interests include Soft Matter Physics, lasers \& Data Analysis.
+
+interests:
+  - Soft Matter Physics
+  - Machine learning
+  - Data Analysis
+
+education:
+  courses:
+    - course: BSc in Physics
+      institution: National Polytechnic School (Ecuador)
+      year: 2024
+    - course: MSc in Fundamental Physics
+      institution: Yachay Tech University (Ecuador)
+      year: 
+
+# Social/Academic Networking
+# For available icons, see: https://docs.hugoblox.com/getting-started/page-builder/#icons
+#   For an email link, use "fas" icon pack, "envelope" icon, and a link in the
+#   form "mailto:your-email@example.com" or "#contact" for contact widget.
+social:
+  - icon: envelope
+    icon_pack: fas
+    link: 'mailto:alejandro.cobo@univie.ac.at'
+  - icon: linkedin
+    icon_pack: fab
+    link: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/alejandro-cobo-b1a979281/'
+  #- icon: google-scholar
+  #  icon_pack: ai
+  #  link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FcPIaxgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
+# Link to a PDF of your resume/CV from the About widget.
+# To enable, copy your resume/CV to `static/files/cv.pdf` and uncomment the lines below.
+# - icon: cv
+#   icon_pack: ai
+#   link: files/cv.pdf
+
+# Enter email to display Gravatar (if Gravatar enabled in Config)
+email: ''
+
+# Organizational groups that you belong to (for People widget)
+#   Set this to `[]` or comment out if you are not using People widget.
+user_groups:
+  - Visitors
+---
+
+<div style="text-align: justify;">
+
+I am a Master’s student in Fundamental Physics at Yachay Tech University in Ecuador and working with **[Prof. Hernán Andrés Morales-Navarrete](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hernan-Andres-Morales-Navarrete)**. I am currently doing an internship in **[Roberto's]({{< relref "/authors/admin/_index.md" >}})** group, where I am working on Differential Dynamic Microscopy (DDM) to study the dynamics of soft materials. My project focuses on developing machine-learning–based methods to estimate particle size distributions from DDM data, enabling robust analysis of complex samples. My research experience includes the application of machine learning to problems in statistical physics and biological systems.
+
+</div>
+

content/authors/Andrea/_index.md

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ social:
     link: 'mailto:andrea.demarco.2@phd.unipd.it'
   - icon: linkedin
     icon_pack: fab
-    link: 'linkedin.com/in/andrea-de-marco-a111191ab'
+    link: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-de-marco-a111191ab'
   #- icon: google-scholar
   #  icon_pack: ai
   #  link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FcPIaxgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

content/authors/Zhibo/_index.md

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+---
+# Display name
+title: Zhibo Li
+
+# Full name (for SEO)
+first_name: Zhibo
+last_name: Li
+
+# Username (this should match the folder name)
+authors:
+  - Zhibo
+
+# Is this the primary user of the site?
+superuser: false
+
+# Role/position
+role: Postdoctoral Researcher
+
+# Organizations/Affiliations
+organizations:
+  - name: University of Vienna
+    url: 'https://www.univie.ac.at/en/'
+
+# Short bio (displayed in user profile at end of posts)
+bio: My research interests include Active matter, rheology, microfluidics and Soft Matter Physics.
+
+interests:
+  - Soft Matter Physics
+  - Active Matter
+  - Rheology of Complex Materials
+  - Microfluidics
+
+education:
+  courses:
+    - course: PhD in Physics
+      institution: Université Paris Cité (France)
+      year: 2023
+    - course: MSc in Fluid Mechanics
+      institution: Beihang University (China)
+      year: 2019
+    - course: BEng in Fluid Mechanics
+      institution: Beihang University (China)
+      year: 2016
+
+# Social/Academic Networking
+# For available icons, see: https://docs.hugoblox.com/getting-started/page-builder/#icons
+#   For an email link, use "fas" icon pack, "envelope" icon, and a link in the
+#   form "mailto:your-email@example.com" or "#contact" for contact widget.
+social:
+  - icon: envelope
+    icon_pack: fas
+    link: 'mailto:zhibo.li@univie.ac.at'
+  #- icon: x-twitter
+  #  icon_pack: fab
+  #  link: https://x.com/NKalafatakis
+  #- icon: google-scholar
+  #  icon_pack: ai
+  #  link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ghKM4koAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
+  - icon: linkedin
+    icon_pack: fab
+    link: 'https://linkedin.com/in/zhiboli1994'
+  # Link to a PDF of your resume/CV from the About widget.
+  # To enable, copy your resume/CV to `static/files/cv.pdf` and uncomment the lines below.
+  - icon: cv
+    icon_pack: ai
+    link: files/cv/zhibo_cv.pdf
+
+# Enter email to display Gravatar (if Gravatar enabled in Config)
+email: ''
+
+# Organizational groups that you belong to (for People widget)
+#   Set this to `[]` or comment out if you are not using People widget.
+user_groups:
+  - Researchers
+---
+<div style="text-align: justify;">
+
+I joined the SoMeX Lab at the University of Vienna in March 2026 as a postdoctoral researcher working with **[Roberto]({{< relref "/authors/admin/_index.md" >}})**. My research lies at the interface of soft matter physics, microfluidics, and biophysics, focusing on how microscopic objects and biological systems respond to mechanical forces and complex environments.
+
+I obtained my PhD in Physics from Université Paris Cité, conducting research at the [PMMH (Physique et Mécanique des Milieux Hétérogènes)](https://www.pmmh.espci.fr/-Home-) under the supervision of [Anke Lindner](https://blog.espci.fr/alindner/people/principal-investigator/) and [Olivia du Roure](https://blog.espci.fr/oliviaduroure/). My doctoral work investigated the transport and deformation of rigid and flexible fibers in microstructured flows using microfluidics and quantitative imaging. After completing my PhD, I continued as a postdoctoral researcher at PMMH, where I investigated the interaction between bacterial suspensions and flexible fibers.
+
+Within the [MechanoSynth project]({{< relref "/project/25-11-01-mechanosynth/_index.md" >}}), I study the multiscale mechanical responses of biomimetic and biological materials using quantitative microscopy, opto-rheology, and microfluidic platforms.
+
+</div>

content/post/2026/26-02-16-visitors/index.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Student visitors
 
-summary: MSc student from University of Milan visit Somex Lab. 
+summary: MSc students selected as part of the VDSP internship.<span style="color:#4284EB;">Read more</span>
 authors:
 #  - Mohandas
 date: 2026-02-16T09:00:00Z
@@ -15,16 +15,29 @@ text-align: justify
 
 <!--more-->
 
-We are delighted to host [Carlo Marietti]({{< relref "/authors/Carlo/_index.md" >}}) from the University of Milan. Carlo is here on the internship funded by [Vienna Doctoral School in Physics](https://vds-physics.univie.ac.at/?no_cache=1) that offers selected MSc students from inside and outside of Austria to be immersed in real world research with experts in their field for 2-6 months.
+We are delighted to host [Carlo Marietti]({{< relref "/authors/Carlo/_index.md" >}}) from the University of Milan (Italy) and [Alejandro Cobo]({{< relref "/authors/Alejandro/_index.md" >}}) from Yachay Tech University (Ecuador). Carlo and Alejandro are here on the internship funded by [Vienna Doctoral School in Physics](https://vds-physics.univie.ac.at/?no_cache=1) that offers selected MSc students from inside and outside of Austria to be immersed in real world research with experts in their field for 2-6 months.
 
-We're excited to have him on board and look forward to the insights his research will bring!
+We're excited to have them on board and look forward to the insights their research will bring!
 
-Topic of research:
+Carlo's topic of research:
 
 <div style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 20px; border-radius: 6px;text-align: justify;">
 
 <strong>Probing fluctuation-induced forces in non-equilibrium fluids</strong>
 
 [Casimir forces](https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article/74/1/42/396280/Science-and-technology-of-the-Casimir-effectCaused) emerge when fluctuating fields are confined, as seen between uncharged, conducting plates in a vacuum or in fluids near a critical point. Out-of-equilibrium fluids exhibit even stronger fluctuations, which theory predicts should generate remarkably large Casimir-like forces in confined spaces. However, measuring these forces experimentally remains a challenge. In this project, we aim to overcome this barrier by using advanced optical techniques to track the interactions of colloidal particles suspended in a complex medium with giant fluctuations driven by diffusion or thermophoresis. Our goal is to provide the first direct experimental evidence of non-equilibrium Casimir-like forces - offering exciting new insights into fluctuation-induced interactions in soft matter physics.
+
+</div>
+
+<div style="height: 20px;"></div>
+
+Alejandro's topic of research:
+
+<div style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 20px; border-radius: 6px;text-align: justify;">
+
+<strong>AI-Enhanced Differential Dynamic Microscopy for Probing Complex Soft Matter Dynamics</strong>
+
+[Differential Dynamic Microscopy (DDM)](https://pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/article/163/16/161501/3369109/The-Hitchhiker-s-guide-to-differential-dynamic) combines real-space imaging and light scattering to quantify microscopic dynamics in soft and biological materials. While DDM has become a powerful and widely adopted technique, new challenges arise when imaging complex systems where scattering becomes multiple or dynamics are heterogeneous. In this project, students will contribute to extending DDM by implementing and benchmarking AI-based pipelines for automated data analysis and feature extraction. The project combines hands-on experience in optical microscopy with data analysis and offers immersion in a vibrant interdisciplinary environment at the interface between physics, materials science, and machine learning.
+
 </div>
 

content/post/2026/26-03-05-zhibo_welcome/index.md

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+---
+title: Welcome to our new Postdoc!😎
+summary: Zhibo Li joins as the new postdoc of the group.<span style="color:#4284EB;">Read more</span>
+authors:
+#  - Mohandas
+date: 2026-03-05
+image:
+  placement: 1
+  #caption: 'Photo by [Geo](https://github.com/gcushen/)'
+  focal_point: 'Smart'
+  preview_only: false
+  #alt_text: An optional description of the image for screen readers.
+# Show this page in the Featured widget?
+featured: false
+text-align: justify
+---
+
+<!--more-->
+<div style="text-align: justify;">
+
+We are delighted to welcome [Zhibo Li]({{< relref "/authors/Zhibo/_index.md" >}}) to our research group at the University of Vienna! Zhibo brings expertise in microfluidics and active matter, along with a strong enthusiasm for pushing the boundaries of soft matter physics.
+
+In his new role, he will investigate the complex mechanical behavior of tissues at the mesoscale and study cellular dynamics in biomimetic emulsions.
+
+We look forward to collaborating, learning from one another, and achieving exciting scientific advances together. Welcome aboard, Zhibo!
+
+</div>