Biography
Shoaib Ahmad Goraya is a PhD candidate in the Computational Mechanics group of Professor Arif Masud at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research is focused on computational methods for nonlinear partial differential equations. He develops numerical methods to simulate physical and biological processes that span a spectrum of spatial, material, and temporal scales, and thus require simulation tools that are mathematically rigorous and computationally robust. The fundamental nature of these methods makes them well-suited for application in precision medicine, multiphase flows, smart and sustainable infrastructure, and energy efficient engineering systems.
During his doctoral research, Shoaib has actively worked in developing (i) a stabilized finite element method for modeling spatiotemporal dynamics of drug-coated nanoparticles in blood vessels and their uptake at the target tissue sites, (ii) a data-driven method for embedding computational intelligence in discrepancy modeling of physical systems, (iii) an interface-capturing method for simulating multiphase flows, (iv) a physics informed neural network for thermofluids, and (v) large eddy simulations of turbulent flows. By leveraging high performance computing, these methods are becoming increasingly important frontier of computational mechanics as the complexity and multi-disciplinary nature of scientific problems grows.
Core Interests
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Computational medicine
- Stabilized finite element methods
- Data-driven numerical methods
- High performance computing
Education
- Ph.D., Computational Mechanics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), August 2024 (expected)
- M.Sc., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2019
- B.Sc., Civil Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore, Pakistan, 2015
Selected Awards and Fellowships
- Burton & Erma Lewis Teaching Fellowship, UIUC, Urbana IL, 2022
- Teacher Ranked as Excellent by Students (Spring 2021, Spring 2022), Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning, UIUC, Urbana IL.
- Mavis Future Faculty Fellowship, UIUC, Urbana IL, 2021
- Jacob Karol Estate Fellowship, UIUC, Urbana IL, 2019
- Fulbright Scholarship, Department of State, Washington DC, 2017
- 5 Dean’s Honor Rolls, UET Lahore, Pakistan, 2012-2015
- National Talent Scholarship, Pakistan, 2011