Riccardo Gaudioso is a doctoral researcher specialising in CFD, aerodynamics and heat transfer over ice roughness. He completed his Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano in 2023 with a thesis on the aeroacoustic signature of a wind turbine rotor in icing conditions. He is currently involved in TRACES, a European Joint Doctorate network whose main objective is to provide high level training in the field of in-flight icing. His project focuses on high-fidelity simulations (LES/DNS) of turbulent flows over ice roughness, targeting heat transfer enhancement effects.