Philip Luke K
Engineer | Researcher | Developer
In the time that I am not reading, watching, travelling or eating; I try to write codes that can make the life of the next generation engineer, easier.
Research Interests
- Computer aided engineering
- Computational mechanics
- Scientific computing
- Architected metamaterials
- Finite element analysis
- Topology optimization
- Plate and shell structures
- Adaptive mesh refinement
- Isogeometric analysis
- Scientific Machine Learning/PINN
- Numerical methods for structural analysis
Education
2025
Ph.D. in Computational Mechanics
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
2018
M.Tech in Structural Engineering
National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India
2015
B.Tech in Civil Engineering
T.K.M College of Engineering, Kerala, India
(University of Kerala, India)
Research Experience
Feb 2024 – Feb 2025
Project Developer
IIT Roorkee / Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Development of a Graphical User Interface for isogeometric analysis, development of finite element and isogeometric subroutines, technical documentation.
Aug 2022 – Mar 2023
Senior Research Fellow (SRF)
IIT Roorkee / Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
Development of unified and efficient framework for design-analysis-optimization cycle in structural mechanics, preparation of manuscripts,
Aug 2020 – Jul 2022
Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
IIT Roorkee / Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
Development of numerical frameworks for isogeometric analysis, topology optimization, and adaptive mesh refinement.
Professional Experience
July 2018 – July 2020
Faculty in Civil Engineering
Christ College of Engineering, Kerala, India
(APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala, India)
(APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala, India)
Teaching undergraduate courses in civil engineering,
supervising student projects, organizing social activities.
Awards and Fellowships
Anusandhan National Research Foundation — Travel Grant
Ministry of Education, Government of India — Fellowship
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) — JRF & SRF
Ministry of Human Resource Development — Scholarship
DORA, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee — Travel Grant
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)
Central Sector Scholarship, Government of India
Professional Memberships
International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (ISSMO)
U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM)
Reviewer — Thin-Walled Structures