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Research interests

Continuum and computational mechanics
Elasticity of slender structures
Biomechanics and fluid-structure interactions
Micromagnetism and nonlinear dynamics
Nonlinear finite element methods
Contact and impact mechanics
High-performance computing
Scientific machine learning
Uncertainty modeling and analysis

Education

Ph.D. (PMRF), Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru — Aug. 2021–May 2026
- CGPA: 10/10
- Advisor: Dr. Vivekanand Dabade
- Thesis: Investigations on elastic deformation of ferromagnetic rods and ribbons
M.Tech., Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru — Aug. 2019–July 2021
- CGPA: 9.8/10
- Advisor: Prof. Kartik Venkatraman
- Project: Numerical simulations of hemodynamics and wall mechanics of abdominal aortic aneurysms
B.E., Aerospace Engineering, with minor specialization in Airplane Design, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh — July 2014–May 2018
- CGPA: 8.92/10
- Project: Characterisation, design and fabrication of a turbogenerator impeller

Work experience

Research Engineer — Structural Mechanics & Dynamics, GE HealthCare, JFWTC, Bengaluru — March 2026–present
- Mechanical design and development of critical medical devices, including CT, MRI, and ultrasound technologies.
High Performance Computing Intern, BQP (formerly BosonQ Psi), USA, remote — Nov. 2025–March 2026
- Benchmarked quantum-inspired evolutionary optimization algorithms on high-performance computing systems.
PhD Intern — Mechanical/Thermal Design, GE HealthCare Technology & Innovation Center, JFWTC, Bengaluru — Feb.–Aug. 2024
- Developed nonlinear virtual drop and impact-testing workflows for medical devices using Ansys LS-DYNA and Ansys Mechanical.
Indian Academy of Sciences Summer Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Madras — May–July 2017
- Implemented and validated a helicopter rotor actuator-disk model in OpenFOAM.
Visiting Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur — Jan.–May 2017
- Studied multiple Hopf bifurcations in a two-dimensional lid-driven cavity using direct numerical simulations and proper orthogonal decomposition.
Summer Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay — May–July 2016
- Implemented equilibrium air chemistry in a two-dimensional Euler finite-volume solver for hypersonic flow.

Technical skills

CAE: Ansys Mechanical, Ansys LS-DYNA, Abaqus, COMSOL, Creo Parametric, OpenFOAM
Frameworks and libraries: FEniCSx, deal.II, MPI, OpenMP, CUDA, PyTorch, NumPy, Matplotlib, SciPy, Simulink
Programming: C, C++, Fortran, MATLAB, Mathematica, Python
Tools: Linux, Bash, Git, Make

Achievements and awards

Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship, awarded in August 2022
Second batch topper in the M.Tech. Aerospace Engineering degree programme (2019–2021)
Certificate of Merit for Academic Excellence, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
All India Rank 3 in the 2018 GATE Aerospace Engineering examination
Foundation for Excellence Scholarship, funded by Boeing
National Talent Search Examination (2009) Scholar, NCERT, New Delhi

Workshops and summer schools

Geometry, Mechanics and the Physics of Growth, ICTS-TIFR, Bangalore (November 2025)
Emerging Topics in Architectured & Multiscale Materials, Soft Robotics, and Data-Driven Model Discovery, CISM-IISc Workshop, Bengaluru (July 2025)
Mechanics to Build and Program Soft Robots, CISM, Italy (July 2025)
An Introduction to Continuum Structural and Topology Optimization for Engineers, GIAN Course, NIT Silchar (August 2023)
Variational Methods for Complex Materials and Processes, CISM, Italy (July 2023)

Professional memberships

Student Member, Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), 2019–present
Student Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2022–present
Student Member, Institute of Smart Structures and Systems, 2024–present

Publications

Efficient MLM-DRM framework for seismic performance analysis of 3D tunnels in complex geologic media

Bhavesh Banjare, G R Krishna Chand Avatar, and Goudappa Ramanagouda Dodagoudar. (2026). "Efficient MLM-DRM framework for seismic performance analysis of 3D tunnels in complex geologic media." Computers and Geotechnics.

Spatial deformation of a ferromagnetic elastic rod

G R Krishna Chand Avatar and Vivekanand Dabade. (2026). "Spatial deformation of a ferromagnetic elastic rod." Acta Mechanica.

Spatial deformation of a ferromagnetic rod

G R Krishna Chand Avatar and Vivekanand Dabade. (2026). "Spatial deformation of a ferromagnetic rod." UKACM 2026 Conference, University of Liverpool, UK.

Numerical impact simulations of handheld medical devices

G R Krishna Chand Avatar, Chandan Nashine, Sandip Kumar Sarma, Ashif Iqbal, Kunalan N M, and Syed Jiaul Hoque. (2026). "Numerical impact simulations of handheld medical devices." NAFEMS India Conference 2026, Bengaluru, India.

A micromagnetics-based model for elastic ferromagnetic shells

G R Krishna Chand Avatar. (2026). "A micromagnetics-based model for elastic ferromagnetic shells." (Under preparation).

Three-Dimensional Seismic Response Analysis of Tunnels in Layered Media Using Modified Domain Reduction Method

Bhavesh Banjare, G R Krishna Chand Avatar, and Goudappa Ramanagouda Dodagoudar. (2025). "Three-Dimensional Seismic Response Analysis of Tunnels in Layered Media Using Modified Domain Reduction Method." International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics.

Kirchhoff’s Analogy for a Planar Deformable Ferromagnetic Rod

G R Krishna Chand Avatar and Vivekanand Dabade. (2025). "Kirchhoff’s Analogy for a Planar Deformable Ferromagnetic Rod." Journal of Applied Mechanics.

Magnetoelastic modeling of planar ferromagnetic rods and ribbons

G R Krishna Chand Avatar and Vivekanand Dabade. (2025). "Magnetoelastic modeling of planar ferromagnetic rods and ribbons." 2nd Highly Flexible Slender Structures Conference, Germany.

Magnetoelastic Deformation of Planar Ferromagnetic Rods and Ribbons

G R Krishna Chand Avatar and Vivekanand Dabade. (2025). "Magnetoelastic Deformation of Planar Ferromagnetic Rods and Ribbons." Geometry, Mechanics and the Physics of Growth, ICTS-TIFR, Bangalore.

Deformation of Planar Ferromagnetic Elastic Rod and Ribbon

G R Krishna Chand Avatar and Vivekanand Dabade. (2025). "Deformation of Planar Ferromagnetic Elastic Rod and Ribbon." International Conference on Magnetic Materials and Applications, IISc Bangalore, India.

Deformation of a Planar Ferromagnetic Elastic Ribbon

G R Krishna Chand Avatar and Vivekanand Dabade. (2024). "Deformation of a Planar Ferromagnetic Elastic Ribbon." Journal of Elasticity.

Stochastic assessment of 3-D tunnels in near-fault ground motion using modified domain reduction method

Bhavesh Banjare and G R Krishna Chand Avatar. (2024). "Stochastic assessment of 3-D tunnels in near-fault ground motion using modified domain reduction method." International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics.

Multi-scale modelling and design of magnetoelastic materials and structures

Vivekanand Dabade, Chinika Dangi, and G R Krishna Chand Avatar. (2024). "Multi-scale modelling and design of magnetoelastic materials and structures." Society of Engineering Science (SES) Technical Meeting 2024, Hangzhou, China.

A numerical study on the influence of geometry on the rupture risk of abdominal aortic aneurysms

G R Krishna Chand Avatar, Chinika Dangi, and Puneet Pushkar. (2023). "A numerical study on the influence of geometry on the rupture risk of abdominal aortic aneurysms." arXiv.

Two-scale analysis of magnetoactive polymers and bifurcation studies on slender ferromagnetic structures

Vivekanand Dabade, Chinika Dangi, and G R Krishna Chand Avatar. (2023). "Two-scale analysis of magnetoactive polymers and bifurcation studies on slender ferromagnetic structures." IUTAM Symposium on Nonlinear Dynamics for Design of Mechanical Systems across different Length/Time Scales, Japan.

Numerical simulations of hemodynamics and wall mechanics of idealized fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysms

G R Krishna Chand Avatar, Chinika Dangi, and Puneet Pushkar. (2023). "Numerical simulations of hemodynamics and wall mechanics of idealized fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysms." International Conference on Recent Advances in Fluid Mechanics and Nanoelectronics, Manipal Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India.

Monte Carlo Rock-Tunnel (3D) Dynamic Interaction Analysis in Near-fault Ground Motion using Domain Reduction Method

Bhavesh Banjare and G R Krishna Chand Avatar. (2023). "Monte Carlo Rock-Tunnel (3D) Dynamic Interaction Analysis in Near-fault Ground Motion using Domain Reduction Method." 9th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulations, IIT Gandhinagar, India.

Multiple Hopf bifurcations and flow dynamics inside a 2D singular lid driven cavity

Lucas Lestandi, Swagata Bhaumik, G R Krishna Chand Avatar, Mejdi Azaiez, and Tapan K. Sengupta. (2018). "Multiple Hopf bifurcations and flow dynamics inside a 2D singular lid driven cavity." Computers and Fluids.

Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Applied to Numerical Study of Unsteady Flow Inside Lid-Driven Cavity

Lucas Lestandi, Swagata Bhaumik, Tapan K. Sengupta, G R Krishna Chand Avatar, and Mejdi Azaiez. (2018). "Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Applied to Numerical Study of Unsteady Flow Inside Lid-Driven Cavity." Journal of Mathematical Study.

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