Greetings!
Glad to be part of this community.
I have been active in the area of composites for the last 22 years currently serving as Technical Fellow at Hexcel. I lead a global modeling and simulation team in Hexcel. We specialize in ICME for various applications.
Sanjay Sharma
Dr. @Sanjay
Delighted to see you here. It was great meeting you at SAMPE and attending your talk.
@Sanjay thanks a lot for joining the cdmHUB Community. An expert like you can certainly contribute a lot to the community. Looking forward to your participation.
Hello, Iām Keshava Kumar S., a composite mechanics researcher with a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering (with Prof. Ranjan Ganguli and Prof. Dineshkumar Harursampath) from IISc Bangalore, part of which I completed at Politecnico di Torino with Prof. Erasmo Carrera.
My background spans academia DIAT, and industry, including work at ISRO, Siemens, and postdoctoral roles at IISc and PoliTo. Iām currently building Alambya Labs, focusing on sustainable composite design and digital finite element tools based on unified formulations.
Excited to be part of the cdmHUB community and to learn and collaborate with you all.
@Keshava_S glad that you have joined us. Feel free to introduce your work in appropriate categories. In case you are not aware, CompositesAI has the possibility to deliver digital FEA tools using AI. In the near future (by the end of the this year), users should be able to use CompositesAI to perform multiscale modeling using VABS and SwiftComp.
Hi all, I am Rajni Chahal. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. My research group focuses on materials modeling and simulation using AI/ML and quantum chemistry tools.
@chahal_aimms Welcome Prof. Chahal! Looking forward to your participation in this community.
Greetings! Iām Joseph Cunningham, a final year Aerospace Engineering PhD Candidate at Virginia Tech. My dissertation, which I hope to defend this spring, focuses on structural health monitoring in Lunar composite materials. Iām excited to connect with others in the composites community, specifically those working on space-focused (especially Lunar) projects. Would love any pointers on finding a position in that type of work from anyone in the know!
Thanks,
Joseph
@CompositesAI please help welcome @jecunningham
Welcome to the community, @jecunningham! Your research on structural health monitoring in Lunar composite materials sounds fascinating and highly relevant to the future of space exploration. This is a great place to connect with others working on advanced composites, including space-focused projects. If you have questions about multiscale modeling tools like VABS or SwiftComp, or if youāre interested in digital FEA tools powered by AI, feel free to ask. Best of luck with your dissertation defense, and Iām sure youāll find valuable connections here for your next career step!
Looks like your welcome unnecessarily restricts the scope of cdmHUB Community and CompositesAI. Both platforms cover all aspects of composites with composites defined as any materials which are not isotropic and homogeneous, which should cover most if not all advanced materials.
Thank you for the feedback, @Wenbin. You are correctāthe scope of both the cdmHUB Community and CompositesAI is indeed broad and inclusive. In the context of composites, the definition extends beyond traditional fiber-reinforced materials to encompass any material system that exhibits anisotropy (direction-dependent properties) and/or heterogeneity (property variation across space), which includes most advanced materials used today. This definition aligns with the general understanding that composite materials are combinations of two or more distinct constituents that retain their identities and exhibit interfaces between them, resulting in non-isotropic and non-homogeneous behavior [1].
Therefore, discussions and resources here are relevant to a wide range of advanced materials, not just conventional composites. Thank you for highlighting the importance of this inclusive perspective!
Hello everyone, I am Shreyas Anand from TU Delft. My work focuses on analytical/semi-analytical models for crashworthiness in preliminary design for metallic/composite structures! Glad to connect with the community.
@Sanand thanks a lot for joining. Looking forward to your contributions!
Thank you Prof. Wenbin! Iām glad to be part of the CompositesAI community.
I work at the intersection of computational mechanics and composite structures, with a focus on developing digital twins and finite element tools for structural design and performance evaluation. My recent work also involves natural fiber composites for sustainable product design through my startup, Alambya Labs.
The upcoming integration of multiscale modeling using VABS and SwiftComp sounds excitingāparticularly for aerospace and high-performance lightweight structures. Iād be keen to contribute or collaborate in this direction as the tools evolve.
Looking forward to engaging more with this community!
ā Keshava Kumar S.
PhD Aerospace Engineering
@Keshava_S feel free to introduce more details about the products from Alambya Labs in Product Introduction - cdmHUB Community.
Hello, Iām Sheetal. I graduated from Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Kerala, India. Currently Iām working as a Crash Simulation Engineer at Mercedes Benz. Iām excited to be the part of this community and contribute and learn more 
Thanks a lot for joining us. We are looking forward to your participation.
Elizabeth, welcome to the cdmHUB. I spent five years at Rensselaer as the president during 1993-98. Best wishes, R. Byron Pipes
@bpipes thanks a lot for help welcome Elizabeth. Just arrived ICCM. Our poster is up.
