Coastal Hydrodynamics & Infrastructure
Wave–structure interaction, coastal protection and the hydrodynamic performance of marine infrastructure.
Coastal & Marine Engineering Expert
Engineering the coast.
Exploring marine potential.
Yusuf RadadYusuf R. Almalki, PhDAssistant Professor, Al-Baha University · Visiting Academic, Imperial College London
Research, consulting and advisory work across coastal engineering, marine energy, experimental and computational hydrodynamics, and met-ocean assessment.
Coastal EngineeringMarine EnergyHydrodynamicsConsulting & Advisory
Research themes
Connected by the coast.
Marine Renewable Energy
Marine-energy systems and resource assessment, including oscillating water columns (OWC) and their integration with coastal structures.
Experimental & Computational Hydrodynamics
Physical modelling, CFD, measurement and uncertainty analysis to investigate marine flows and assess model reliability.
Met-ocean & Marine Resource Assessment
Analysis of wave, wind, tide and current data, combined with geospatial methods for resource assessment and site screening.
Selected publications
Work in the literature.
- 2026
- 2026
- 2025
Selected projects
Engineering questions. Evidence in practice.
Physical modelling
Wave energy within coastal protection
Physical experiments evaluated energy capture, wave reflection and transmission for OWC devices integrated with pile-supported breakwaters. Outputs include a Renewable Energy article and an EWTEC proceedings paper.
View case studyImage-based measurement
Measuring wave-energy performance
Image-based measurements, CFD and uncertainty analysis assessed OWC power estimation and geometry-dependent flow. The work is documented in Applied Ocean Research and Renewable Energy.
View case studyMet-ocean datasets
Marine energy resource assessment
Wave, wind, tide and current records were analysed alongside coastline information using time-series methods, interpolation and spatial mapping to support resource and site screening.
View case studyIndustry & collaboration
Consulting & Advisory
Specialist input to coastal and marine engineering studies, feasibility assessments and technical reviews, informed by the experimental, computational and resource-assessment work presented here.
- Coastal and marine engineering analysis
- Physical modelling
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- Hydrodynamic assessment
- Met-ocean and marine resource assessment
- Feasibility and site assessment
- Technical advisory work
Latest 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.
From an Idea to a High-Impact Research Question
A seven-criterion framework for evaluating a proposed research question on scientific importance, originality, generalisability, rigour, timing, enduring value and feasibility, with a 0–70 Research Impact Potential Score and an open-source AI assessment skill.
About Yusuf
Coastal engineering.
Marine systems.
I hold a PhD in Coastal Engineering & Marine Energy from Imperial College London, following degrees in water engineering at the University of Sheffield and civil engineering at Umm Al-Qura University.
Alongside research, my teaching spans fluid mechanics, wave mechanics and coastal engineering.
More about me