Wave energy & coastal structures
Exploring how coastal structures can provide shore protection and capture energy from waves.
Coastal & Marine Energy Engineer
Engineering the coast.
Exploring marine potential.
Yusuf RadadYusuf R. Almalki, PhD
I work across coastal engineering, marine energy, and hydrodynamics, using experiments, numerical modelling, and data to understand complex marine systems and support better engineering decisions.
Coastal engineeringMarine energyExperiments & modelling
Research themes
Connected by the coast.
Experimental hydrodynamics
Understanding wave-energy systems through laboratory measurements, numerical modelling and uncertainty analysis.
Marine resources & coastal data
Bringing met-ocean datasets and geospatial analysis together to assess marine energy resources.
Selected publications
Work in the literature.
- 2025
- 2026
- 2026
Effects of OWC geometry on total energy efficiency and turbulent dissipation
Volume 170 · Article 105026
DOI: 10.1016/j.apor.2026.105026
Selected projects
From observation to understanding.
Physical modelling
Wave energy within coastal protection
Investigation of oscillating water column devices integrated with pile-supported breakwaters.
Explore projectImage-based measurement
Measuring wave-energy performance
Experimental methods, numerical modelling and uncertainty analysis for oscillating water columns.
Explore projectMet-ocean datasets
Marine energy resource assessment
Met-ocean and geospatial analysis for coastal resource and site screening.
Explore projectIndustry & collaboration
Research grounded in
engineering questions.
From hydrodynamic modelling to coastal resource screening, my work brings experimental evidence and data analysis to marine-energy challenges.
Explore capabilitiesLatest writing
Beyond the paper.
The Claimed AI Solution to the Navier–Stokes Millennium Problem — What Actually Happened?
Solving the Navier–Stokes equations for engineering, the Millennium Prize problem, and the implications of the claimed AI-assisted proof.
About Yusuf
Physical curiosity.
An engineering perspective.
My work connects physical experiments, numerical modelling and geospatial analysis. I focus on oscillating water column wave-energy systems, coastal hydrodynamics and marine resource assessment.
Alongside research, my teaching spans fluid mechanics, wave mechanics and coastal engineering.
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