Group Members
Rajeev K. Jaiman
Full Professor (Principal Investigator) CV
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Bio-sketch: Rajeev K. Jaiman is currently a Full Professor and NSERC/Seaspan Industrial Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada. Prior to his current appointment at UBC, he was an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Before joining NUS, he was the Director of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Development at Altair Engineering, Inc., Mountain View, California. The CFD technologies that Dr. Jaiman has developed are routinely used in marine/offshore, wind turbine, nuclear reactors, automotive and aerospace industries. Dr. Jaiman earned his first degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. He received his master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). His research interests include fluid-structure interaction, computational fluid dynamics, finite element analysis, data-driven modeling and physics-based machine learning. He is currently an Associate Editor of ASME-OMAE Journal, a senior member of AIAA, a Fellow of SNAME and members of ASME, IACM, USACM, APS.
Xiaoyu Mao
Ph.D. Candidate (since 2019)
MSc: National University of Singapore
BSc: Harbin Institute of Technology
Research: Phase-field modeling and data-driven computation for two-phase fluid-structure interaction
Email: dgcsmaoxiaoyu@gmail.com
Biswajeet Rath
Ph.D. Candidate (since 2020)
Dual Degree (BTech + MTech): Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur
Research: Multi-fidelity modeling for multiphase FSI
Email: abiswajeet97@gmail.com
Rui Gao
Ph.D. Student (since 2021)
MSc, BSc: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Research: Geometric deep learning and graph neural nets for multiphysics simulations
Email: garrygao@student.ubc.ca
Aarshana Parekh
Ph.D. Student (since 2021)
Research: High-dimensional and physics-based ML simulations for the collective dynamics of flapping foils
Email: aarshana95@gmail.com
Amir Chizfahm
Ph.D. Student (since 2022)
MASc: The University of British Columbia
MASc, BSc: Shiraz University
Research: Active feedback control of wake flow and vortex-induced vibrations using deep learning
Email: amir.chizfahm@ubc.ca
Shayan Heydari
Ph.D. Student (since 2021)
MASc: The University of British Columbia
BSc: Amirkabir University of Technology
Research: Energy harvesting through large-amplitude flapping of an array of flexible inverted foils
Email: hdrshayan@gmail.com
Indu Kant Deo
Ph.D. Student (Since 2020)
BTech: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
Research: Data-driven reduced-order models, and physics aware machine learning for flow field prediction
Email: 06274indukantdeo@gmail.com
Farnoosh Hadizadeh
Ph.D. Student (Since 2021)
MSc : The University of Tehran
BSc: K. N. Toosi University of Technology
Research: Design optimization of hydrofoils using physics-based machine learning
Email: farnoosh.hadizadeh@yahoo.com
Jose Gonsalves
MASC Student (Since 2020)
Double BSc: Virginia Tech
Research: Development of control methods for tip vortex cavitation, VIVs, and hydroacoustic noise generation.
Email: josetg@student.ubc.ca
Nihar Bhardwaj Darbhamulla
MASC Student (Since 2021)
B.Tech : Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati.
Research: Cavitation dynamics of Flexible Structures.
Email: niharb.dma@gmail.com
Akash Venkateshwaran
MASC Student (Since 2022)
B.Tech : Vellore Institute of Technology, India
Research: Physics-based geometric deep learning models for multiscale and multiphysics systems
Email: akash.venkateshwaran@gmail.com
Saman Lak
MASC Student (Since 2022)
B.Sc : Sharif University of Technology
Research: Tip Vortex Cavitation Noise Mitigation
Email: slak@mail.ubc.ca
Vivian Mo
Undergraduate Student Researcher – USRA Intern (Since 2023)
B.A.Sc : University of British Columbia
Research: Validation of Turbulent Cavitating Flow over a Flexible Hydrofoil
Email: vivian.mo@alumni.ubc.ca
Zhi Cheng
Post-doctoral Research Fellow (Since 2023)
BSc: Southeast University
MSc: Southeast University & University of Waterloo (Joint)
Ph.D.: University of Waterloo & Duke University (Joint)
Research: Physics-based machine learning for marine acoustics, Fluid-structure interaction, Fluid mechanics
Email: vamoschengzhi@gmail.com
Sabiha Ulfat Bhuiyan
MASc Student (Since 2022)
B.A.Sc : Combined Honours in Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia
Research: Phase-field multiphysics modelling for ship-ice interaction
Email: sabihaub98@gmail.com
Former CML Members/Alumni
Vaibhav Joshi
Post-doctoral research fellow (2019 – 2020)
Ph.D.: National University of Singapore
B.Tech.: Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)
Current Position: Assistant Professor at Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani
Research: Two-phase fluid-structure interaction
Email: vaibhav.joshi@ubc.ca
Wrik Mallik
Post-doctoral research fellow (2021 – 2022)
Ph.D.: Virginia Tech
B.Tech: Jadavpur University
Research: Machine learning framework for underwater radiated noise prediction and mitigation.
Email: wrik.mallik@ubc.ca
Suraj Kashyap
MASc: The University of British Columbia
Dual Degree (BTech+MTech): Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras
Research: Deep learning framework for optimization and control in cavitating propellers
Email: suraj.kashyap@ubc.ca
Rachit Gupta
MASc: The University of British Columbia
BTech: Delhi College of Engineering
Research: Development of machine learning framework for multiphase flow
Email: rachit.gupta@ubc.ca
Sean Hanrahan
M.Eng – Exchange from the University of Melbourne, Australia (2019 – 2020)
BSc: University of Melbourne
Research: Modelling and investigating the aeroelastic flutter of the primary regimes of gliding birds, to determining the strategies utilised to reduce induced drag and enhance the propulsive efficiency during flight
Email: seanhanrahan4@icloud.com
YiLin Liu
MASc: The University of British Columbia
BASc: University of British Columbia
Research: Development of hydroacoustic solver for flexible cavitating marine propellers
Email: liuyilin.liu@gmail.com
Neil Farvolden
Undergraduate Student Researcher – USRA Intern (2020)
BASc: University of British Columbia
MASc Student: University of Toronto – Aerospace Graduate program (Since 2020)
Research: Data-driven modelling of bio-inspired flight dynamics
Email: n.farvolden@ubc.ca
Fizaa Hussain
Undergraduate Student Researcher – USRA Intern (2019)
BASc: University of British Columbia
MASc Student: University of Toronto – Aerospace Graduate program (Since 2020)
Research: Modelling of bio-inspired flight dynamics
Email: husain.fizaa@gmail.com