Sakthivadivel Somasundaram

Background

He is a Mechanical Engineer with over fifteen years of progressive experience in structural design, advanced mechanical systems, and high-load engineering applications across the defence and aerospace industries. His professional career has been strongly centred on structural integrity, finite element analysis (FEA), and the design of high-performance load-bearing systems. His aspiration to pursue research stems from a desire to transition from applied industrial engineering to research-led innovation—particularly in advancing analytical modelling, structural optimisation techniques, and composite technologies

Research opportunities

Sakthi's proposed research focuses on developing viscoelastic–plastic behaviour in multi-phase aerospace composite microstructures. He is particularly interested in integrating physics-informed machine learning with multiscale finite element modelling to reduce computational cost while preserving predictive accuracy. This research aims to enable faster structural certification workflows, improved durability prediction, and enhanced optimisation of lightweight aerospace components