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Dr. Sjoerd van Ophem is a lecturer at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, within the university of Southampton. His main research focus is on the creation and usage of advanced vibro-acoustic digital twins to enhance monitoring of machines and vehicles and to create a more silent environment.
Sjoerd van Ophem studied Mechanical Engineering (BSc and MSc) at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, after which he pursued a PhD on noise and vibration at the KU Leuven, Belgium in the LMSD group. His PhD was funded through the MSCA FP7 project ANTARES, where he was part of a European consortium, working on smart structures. He obtained his PhD in 2019, titled "Novel reduction techniques for exterior vibro-acoustic models and their use in model-based sensing and identification". After his PhD he continued as postdoctoral researcher within LMSD, being awarded with both a junior and senior FWO postdoctoral fellowship respectively, to work on vibro-acoustic digital twins. Throughout, he collaborated with both external academic and industrial partners, such as Siemens, to balance curiosity-driven research with research valorisation. In August 2024 Sjoerd was appointed Lecturer at the ISVR, as part of the Dynamics group.