Materials Science and Technology field. Thermomechanical processing of polycrystalline materials: experimental investigation and numerical modelling.

Modelling the deformation flow by finite element models. Modelling the deformation processes by the flow-line method and analytical models. Materials characterization by means of Orientation Imaging Microscopy (OIM): Electron Backscattering Diffraction Technique (EBSD) and X-Ray diffraction, Mechanical Testing. Modelling the texture evolution during deformation employing Taylor-type crystal plasticity homogenization schemes: Full Constraints Taylor model, Visco-Plastic Self-Consistent model, Advanced Lamel model, Cluster V model. Investigation of mesoscopic changes in metals during thermomechanical processing: Optical Microscopy (OM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), EDX. Prediction of crystallographic changes in metals during recrystallization by principles of continuum mechanics and crystal plasticity theory: REX model. Modelling the plastic anisotropy in metals: Prediction of plastic strain ratio by various crystal plasticity approaches. Measurement of mechanical properties. Micro and nanoindentation.