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Francesco Montomoli

Founder

Cofounder at Toffeex

Italy

FoundedToffeex

About

Francesco Montomoli is a professor of computational aerodynamics at Imperial College London and a Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellow, holding a PhD in energy engineering and a Master's in mechanical engineering from the Università degli Studi di Firenze, plus study in management of technology and innovation at Cambridge. A recognized specialist in uncertainty quantification, he has worked with organizations such as Rolls-Royce, NASA, Airbus and Criepi.

Cofounder at Toffeex

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Toffeex's investors · 3

Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checksExcellis HoldingTorinoIQ CapitalLondon · $1M – $40M checks

Co-founders at Toffeex

MPMarco Pietropaoli
Marco PietropaoliCEO

Experience

  1. Scuola Superiore Sant'AnnaFull Professorcurrent2025 — present
  2. Imperial College LondonHonorary Professorcurrent2025 — present
  3. Imperial College LondonProfessor in Computational Aerodynamics2021 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  4. Imperial College LondonReader and RAEng Enterprise Fellow2018 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
  5. Imperial College LondonSenior Lecturer2014 — 2018London, United Kingdom
  6. ToffeeXCo-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer2023 — 2025
  7. ToffeeXBoard Member and CEO2019 — 2023London Area, United Kingdom
  8. UQuant ltdMember of Board2015 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
  9. University of SurreySenior Lecturer2012 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
  10. BCAM - Basque Center for Applied MathematicsResearch Professor in CFD and Leader CFD Group2011 — 2012
  11. University of CambridgeMitsubishi Senior Research Fellow and College Lecturer/sponsor Mitsubishi Heavy Industry2009 — 2012
  12. University of CambridgeRolls-Royce Research Associate/Sponsor Rolls-Royce plc2006 — 2009
  13. General ElectricDesign Engineer2005 — 2006Oil&Gas Headquarter

Education

  1. Università degli Studi di FirenzePhD, Energy Engineering1994 — 2004
  2. Università degli Studi di FirenzeMSc, Mechanical Eng.1994 — 2005

Skills & more

Fortran15LaTeX8Matlab16ANSYS7Research14CFD48R&D15Heat Transfer31Turbomachinery17Fluid Dynamics19Aerodynamics35Uncertainty Quantification8
+12 moreMathematical ModelingFluid MechanicsNumerical SimulationNumerical AnalysisPhysicsSimulationsApplied MathematicsFinite Element AnalysisPropulsionScientific ComputingThermodynamicsTurbulence

Languages English · French · Italian

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Francesco Montomoli founded Toffeex.

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