People


Dr. Ajay B Harish
Dr. Ajay B Harish
Principal investigator

Ajay leads the Computational Biomechanics Lab at the University of Manchester. His research develops computational methods — finite element formulations for large-deformation soft tissue, graph neural operators and surrogate models, and uncertainty quantification — and applies them to cardiovascular, ocular and soft-tissue mechanics, working with clinical and industrial partners.


Research staff

Prathmesh Rane
Prathmesh Rane
KTP Associate
Digital twins
Qingkuo Li
Qingkuo Li
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Retinal image analysis

PhD researchers

Xiaoyuan Luo
Xiaoyuan Luo
Graph neural operators
Vijay Nandurdikar
Vijay Nandurdikar
Abdominal aortic aneurysms
Shubha Javagal
Shubha Javagal
Deployable structures
Shravani Banagiri
Shravani Banagiri
Abdominal aortic aneurysms

PhD researchers — co-supervised

Kaid Robinson
Kaid Robinson
Bayesian optimisation
Aan Yudianto
Aan Yudianto
Bayesian optimisation
Lucas G Starepravo
Lucas G Starepravo
Graph neural operators
Amir Ghasemkhani
Amir Ghasemkhani
Tendon mechanics
Mujahid S
Mujahid S
Fluid–structure interaction

Alumni

Postdoctoral Research Associate (2022–24)
KTP Associate (2024–26)
KTP Associate (2025–26)
M.Phil (2026)

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