Associate Editor- Mechanics of Materials Journal, Elsevier
Responsible for managing submissions on mechanics of materials with emphasis on damage, composites and machine learning. I will soon be organising a special issue in mechanics of composite materials, please stay tuned. Link to the Journal
2024- present
Board Member- UK Association for Computational Mechanics (UKACM)
Represent UKACM as the Board member. Co-organised UKACMN 2019 Conference in London. Link to UKACM
2024- present
Programme Director – Aerospace and jointly Mechanical Engg. Programmes at City
Responsible for managing the undergraduate aerospace engineering programmes. I chair the Programme Management Committee, and the Student-Staff Liaison Committee, while working jointly with academics in the department for succesful delivery of the programme.
2021- present
Deputy Admissions Tutor – All Undergraduate engineering programmes at City
In my role as the Admissions Tutor, I have actively coordinated two admissions exercises (2020 and 2021). As part of the role, I organised student-targeted outreach events and delivered talks to school students in the UK, one of which included a TEDx talk (TEDxYouth@AvenidaMaisonnave) on aerospace engineering to school students.
2019- 2022
Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS), UK
2024- present
Co-Organiser- International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC2024), American Ceramic Society, USA
Responsible for co-organising the focus symposium on integrated computational and experimental approach to analysis and design of ceramics and their composites. This year, we are celebrating the 50th Jubilee Year and we invite abstracts for submission. Link to Conference website
2024- present
Lead Organiser of Workshop on Mechanics and Machine Learning (M2L)
Successfully conducted the first Mechanics and Machine Learning Workshop (M2L) workshop in London with academics from EPFL, City, University of Florida presenting on ML for friction, fluid modelling, composites, and materials design. The 2nd edition is currently scheduled for July 2025.
2024- present
Co-Organiser- 12th International Conference on High-temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites (HT-CMC), American Ceramic Society, USA
Responsible for co-organising the Symposium 1: Computational Modeling and Design of New Materials and Processes.
2025- present
International Advisory Board Member- CIMTEC 2026, 16th International Ceramics Congress, Italy
Responsible for organising the 10th International Conference on "Advanced Inorganic Particulates and Fibre Composites for Structural and Thermal Management Applications"
2025- present
Other engagements include:
Founder and Academic Coordinator- Journal Club for AI in Engineering at City, 2023- present.
Chair of UG Programme Management Committee and Member of Board of Studies, 2022- present.
Member, Engineering Professors Council (EPC) UK, 2019-present.
Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 2024-present.
Member, American Ceramic Society (ACerS), 2024-present.
Academic Mentor – Engineers Without Borders UK (EWB-UK) & City Flight Society, 2022- present.
Co-Organiser of UKACM 2019, UK Association for Computational Mechanics held at City, April 2019.
Reviewer of EPSRC Fellowship and Grant Proposals 2020-2023.
Invited Panel member of Aerospace Vertical in VaiBhav Summit 2020, a Government of India initiative.
Reviewer for several journals, including Scientific Reports, Engineering Applications of AI, Composites Part A, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, AIAA, and International Journal of Solids and Structures.
Co-founder and advisor for a startup, SymboSim Simulations on modelling tools.