Solidification and diffusive solid-state transformations. Additive manufacturing and welding of austenitic stainless steels. Computational thermodynamics and kinetics modeling for process and alloy design in metallic materials. CALPHAD methodology for Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME). FEA thermomechanical modeling and simulation of additive manufacturing processes. Selective Laser Melting of H13 tool steel for extrusion applications. Aluminium alloys refinement via partial solidification of intermetallic compounds under presence of a Lorentz field.