Group Members

Prof. Assad A Oberai
Hughes Professor
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Viterbi School of Engineering
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Osmania University


Dr. Agnimitra Dasgupta

  • Postdoctoral Scholar, PhD Student at Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California
  • Uncertainty quantification, inverse problems, reliability estimation, scientific machine learning, generative modeling, multi-fidelity methods.
  • adasgupt AT usc DOT edu 
  • PhD in Civil Engineering, University of Southern California, 2023.
  • MS in Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, 2020.
  • ME in Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, 2017.
  • BE (Hons.) in Civil Engineering, Jadavpur University, 2015.
  • Personal website: https://adasgupta94.github.io/

Harisankar Ramaswamy

  • PhD Student, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Southern California.
  • Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization in Structural Acoustics
  • hramaswa AT usc DOT edu.
  • B.E.(Hons.), Mechanical Engineering Department, Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, Rajasthan

Ragheb Raad

  • PhD Student, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Southern California.
  • Application of machine learning and physics-based models to improve medical outcomes
  • raghebra AT usc DOT edu.
  • M. Eng., Mechanical Engineering ’18, Mechanical Engineering Department, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
  • B. Eng., Mechanical Engineering ’17, Mechanical Engineering Department, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Orazio Pinti

  • PhD Student, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Southern California.
  • Physics and data-based reduced order models with applications to vertical flight.
  • pinti AT usc DOT edu.
  • M. Sc. Aerospace Engineering ’18, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Department, Polytechnic University of Turin
  • B. Sc. Aerospace Engineering ’15, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Department, Polytechnic University of Turin

Javier Murgoitio Esandi

  • PhD Student, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Southern California
  • Inverse problems in biomechanics.
    murgoiti AT usc DOT edu.
  • M. Res. Urban Sustainability and Resilience, Civil Engineering Department, University College London.
  • M. Sc. Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, University College London.
  • B. Eng. Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of San Sebastian, University of Basque Country.

Saeed Moazami 

  • PhD Student, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Southern California.
  • Applications of machine learning in medical imaging and neuroimaging.
  • saeedmoa AT usc DOT edu.
  • BSc, Mechanical Engineering Department, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.

Bryan Shaddy  

  • PhD Student, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Southern California.
  • The intersection of Machine Learning and Computational Physics 
  • bshaddy AT usc DOT edu.
  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering ’21, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of California, Riverside.

Allen Umali 

  • PhD Student, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Southern California.
  • Machine Learning with applications in robotics dynamics and controls.
  • aumali AT usc DOT edu.
  • M. Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Johns Hopkins University.
  • B. Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Stevens Institute of Technology.

Mehrnegar Aminy 

  • PhD Student, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Southern California.
  • Deep Probabilistic Learning with applications in robotics dynamics and controls.
  • maminy AT usc DOT edu.
  • M.S. Energy Conversion, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Tehran.
  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad.

Brianna Binder 

  • PhD Student, Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Southern California.
  • Physics and Data-Driven Modeling of wildfires.
  • bjbinder AT usc DOT edu.
  • BA in Physics & Computer Science, Williams College.

PhD Alum

  • Justin Clough (2021)
    Thesis Title: Deformation of Structures Modeled with Creep and Multiplicatively–Decomposed Plasticity in High-Speed Flow
  • Anirban Chandra (2021)
    Thesis Title: Interfacial relations in liquid-vapor phase change processes: An atomistic and continuum study
  • Dhruv Patel (2021)
    Thesis Title: Physics-based Data-driven Inference. Yu Zhang (2020)
    Thesis Title: A Stabilized Finite Element Method for Compressible Phase Change Phenomena
  • Yu Zhang (2020)
    Thesis Title: A Stabilized Finite Element Method for Compressible Phase Change Phenomena
  • Nicholas Hugenberg (2019)
    Thesis Title: Quantitative Optical Elatsticity Imaging For Biomechanics
  • Li Dong (2017)
    Thesis Title: PDE-constrained Optimization Algorithms for Inverse Problems in Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
  • Zhen Li (2017)
    Thesis Title: A Novel Rate-objective Model for the Large-scale Simulation of Temperature Dependent Inelastic Phenomena
  • Mohit Tyagi (2016)
    Thesis Title: Computational Methods for PDE Constrained Minimization Problems In Bio-Mechanical Imaging
  • Constance Liu (2015)
    Thesis Title: The Role of Microstructure in Elasticity Imaging
  • Jayanth Jagalur Mohan (2014)
    Thesis Title: Novel Multiscale Methods for Deterministic and Stochastic Time-harmonic Wave Equations
  • David Sondak (2013)
    Thesis Title: Variational Multiscale Formulation for Turbulent Magnetohydrodynamic Flows
  • Yixiao Zhang (2012)
    Thesis Title: Uniqueness and Solution of Time-Harmonic Inverse Viscoelasticity Problems with Interior Data
  • Jianfeng Liu (2012)
    Thesis Title: Variational Mulsitscale Formulation of Large Eddy Simulation for Compressible Turbulent Flows
  • Sevan Goenzen (2011)
    Thesis Title: Inverse Problems in Finite Elasticity: An Application to Imaging the Nonlinear Elastic Properties of Soft Tissues.
  • Zhen Wang (2010)
    Thesis Title: A Mixed LES Model Based on the Residual Based Variational Multiscale Formulation.
  • Nachiket Gokhale (2006)
    Thesis Title: Nonlinear Elasticity Imaging Using the Adjoint Method. (Boston University).
  • John Wanderer (2006)
    Thesis Title: Variational Germano Identity Applied to the Simulation of Multiscale Partial Differential Equations (Boston University).
  • Yusuke Naka (2006)
    Thesis Title: Numerical Methods for Solving the Wave Equation with Application to Room Acoustics, 2006 (Boston University).