- Shahriar Akbar Sakib published a paper as first author on learning noise-robust stable Koopman operator for control with Hankel DMD in IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
- Nithin published a paper as first author on nonlinear dimensionality reduction with convergence in Proceedings of The Royal Society A
- Published a paper on parametric surrogate modeling for heat transfer with UQ in Progress in Nuclear Energy
- Awards:
- Received Google Research Scholar Award in June 2025
- Presentations:
- Presented a work on "Toward Intelligent CFD Workflows in the Era of Large Language Models" at Algorithms For Multiphysics Models In The Post-Moore's Law Era in Los Alamos in May 2025
- Presented a work on "Deep Koopman Sensing" at 1st International Symposium on AI and Fluid Mechanics in May 2025
- Preprint Release:
- Released a preprint titled "UniFoil: A Universal Dataset of Airfoils in Transitional and Turbulent Regimes for Subsonic and Transonic Flows" in May 2025, led by Sicheng He's group at UTK
Research Experience
- Leader of the Computational Scientific Machine Learning (CSML) Lab
- Affiliated with Rensselaer-IBM Artificial Intelligence Research Collaboration
- Postdoc at the University of Washington, Seattle
Education
- Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering and Scientific Computing from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2021, advised by Karthik Duraisamy
- Postdoc at the AI Institute in Dynamic Systems at the University of Washington, Seattle, collaborating with Nathan Kutz and Steve Brunton
Background
- Research Interests: Scientific machine learning, computational modeling, AI for physical systems
- Professional Field: Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical, Nuclear Engineering
- Bio: Currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, leading the Computational Scientific Machine Learning Lab.
Miscellany
- The lab provides high-performance computing resources, including supercomputing clusters and high-end workstations for each Ph.D. student
- Hiring: Actively seeking highly motivated Ph.D. students with a Master's degree in engineering who are passionate about scientific machine learning, computational modeling, and advancing the frontiers of AI for physical systems