
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics
University of California, San Diego
Serra Group - Nonlinear Dynamics and Mathematical Modeling of complex systems
Mattia Serra

PhD and Postdoc positions available!
EMAIL: mserra{at}ucsd.edu
Imola, 7635.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
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Spike formation theory in three-dimensional flow separation
S. Santhosh, H. Qin, B. F. Klose, G. B. Jacobs, J. Vétel, and M. Serra
J. Fluid Mech. 969, A25 (2023) [PDF]
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Defect-mediated dynamics of coherent structures in active nematics
M. Serra, L. Lemma, L. Giomi, Z. Dogic, and L. Mahadevan
Nature Physics 1-7 (2023) [PDF]
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Optimal Control of Short-Time Attractors in Active Fluid Flows
C. Sinigaglia, F. Braghin, and M. Serra
(submitted) [PDF]
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Zebrahub - Multimodal Zebrafish Developmental Atlas Reveals the State Transition Dynamics of Late Vertebrate Pluripotent Axial Progenitors
M. Lange,..., M. Serra, N. Neff, A.O. Pisco, and L.A. Royer
biorXiv: 2023.03.06.531398 [PDF]
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A mechanochemical model recapitulates distinct vertebrate gastrulation modes M. Serra, G. S. Nájera, M. Chuai, A. M. Plum, S. Santhosh, V. Spandan, C. J. Weijer, and L. Mahadevan
(submitted) bioRxiv 2021.10.03.462928; [PDF]
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Reconstruction of distinct vertebrate gastrulation modes via modulation of key cell behaviours in the chick embryo M. Chuai*, G. S. Nájera*, M. Serra, L. Mahadevan, and C. J. Weijer
Science Advances 9.1 (2023) [PDF]
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Activity-driven extracellular volume expansion drives vertebrate axis elongation
A. Michaut, A. Mongera, A. Gupta, M. Serra,..., O. Pourquie
(submitted) bioRxiv:2022.06.27.497799 [PDF]
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Optimal Locomotion for Limbless Crawlers
S. Santhosh and M. Serra
PRE 106,024610 (2022) [PDF]
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Detecting Lagrangian coherent structures from sparse and noisy trajectory data
S. Molawi, M. Serra, E. Maiorino, and L. Mahadevan
J. Fluid Mech. 948, A4. (2022) [PDF] Python code available here -
Optimal policies for mitigating pandemic costs: a tutorial model
M. Serra*, S. al-Mosleh*, S Ganga Prasath*, V. Raju*, S. Mantena, J. Chandra, S. Iams, and L. Mahadevan
Physical Biology, 19 055001 (2022) [PDF] MATLAB code available here -
Horizontal transport in oil-spill modeling
R. Duran, T. Nordam, M. Serra, and C. Barker
Elsevier, In Marine Hydrocarbon Spill Assessments, pp. 59-96., (2021) [PDF]
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A Measure of Morphodynamics
M. Serra and L. Mahadevan
SIAM News, vol. 54, n. 03, April (2021) [PDF]
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Objective early identification of kinematic instabilities in shear flows B. F. Klose*, M. Serra*, and G. B. Jacobs arXiv:2009.05851 [PDF]
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Finite-time Lyapunov exponents in the instantaneous limit and material transport
P. Nolan, M. Serra, and S. Ross
Nonlinear Dynamics, 1-28 (2020) [PDF]
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Search and rescue at sea aided by hidden flow structures
M. Serra, P. Sathe, I. Rypina, A. Kirincich, S. Ross, P. Lermusiaux, A. Allen, T. Peacock, and G. Haller
Nature Communications, 11 2525 (2020). [PDF] MATLAB code available here
Nature Press highlight, MIT News, ETH News, US NSF News, Scientific American, BBC Science, AMS
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Dynamic morphoskeletons in development
M. Serra, S. Streichan, M. Chuai, C. J. Weijer, and L. Mahadevan
PNAS 117.21 (2020) [PDF] - featured on Harvard SEAS News
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Vortex boundaries as barriers to diffusive vorticity transport in two-dimensional flows
S. Katsanoulis, M. Farazmand, M. Serra, and G. Haller
Physical Review Fluids, 5 024701 (2020) [PDF] MATLAB code available here
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The Kinematics of Lagrangian Flow Separation in External Aerodynamics
B. F. Klose, G. B. Jacobs, and M. Serra
AIAA Journal, (2020) [PDF]
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Material spike formation in highly unsteady separated flows
M. Serra, S. Crouzat, G. Simon, J. Vétel, and G. Haller
J. Fluid Mech. 883 A30 (2019) [PDF]
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Variational Lagrangian formulation of the Euler equations for incompressible flow: A simple derivation
M. Farazmand and M. Serra
arXiv:1807.02726 (2018) [PDF]
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Exact Theory of Material Spike Formation in Flow Separation
M. Serra, J. Vétel, and G. Haller
J. Fluid Mech. 845 (2018) 51-92. [PDF]
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Uncovering the Edge of the Polar Vortex
M. Serra, P. Sathe, F. Beron-Vera, and G. Haller
J. Atm. Sci. 74 (11) 3871–3885, (2017). [PDF]
Featured on Forbes - (31-01-19)
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Efficient Computation of Null Geodesics with Applications to Coherent Vortex Detection
M. Serra and G. Haller
Proc. of the Royal Soc. A (2017) 473 20160807. [PDF] MATLAB code available here
Featured on the journal's cover page
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Forecasting Long-Lived Lagrangian Vortices from their Objective Eulerian Footprints
M. Serra and G. Haller
J. Fluid Mech. 813 (2017) 436-457. [PDF]
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Objective Eulerian coherent structures
M. Serra and G. Haller
Chaos, 26 (2016) 053110. [PDF] Editor's pick
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Dependent modal space control: Experimental test rig
M. Serra, F. Ripamonti, and F. Resta
J. Vibration and Control (2015): 1077546315616699. [PDF]
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Dependent modal space control
M. Serra, F. Ripamonti, and F. Resta
Smart Materials and Structures 22.10 (2013): 105004. [PDF]
CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
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Lagrangian and Eulerian Coherent Structures in Complex Dynamical Systems
M. Serra and George Haller
ENOC (2017), Budapest, Hungary. [PDF]
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A comparison between the IMSC and the DMSC for vibration suppression of smart flexible structures
M. Serra, Ferruccio Resta, Francesco Ripamonti
Proc. SPIE 8688, Active and Passive Smart Struct. and Integrated Sys., 868823 (2013). [PDF]
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An active control logic based on modal approach for vibration reduction through the eigenstructure assignment
M. Serra, Ferruccio Resta, Francesco Ripamonti
IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics (ICM), (2013). [PDF]