Roshan S. Kaundinya
I am a doctoral candidate at the Institute of Mechanical Systems at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering at ETH Zürich, working under the mentorship of Prof. George Haller.
Prior to joining ETH, I received my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Physics from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali. During this time, I co-developed, with the Haller group, an automated algorithm for 3D fluid flow visualization and, for my Master’s thesis under Prof. K.P. Yogendran, investigated space-time symmetries in black-hole geometries.
Current Research
My current research focuses on discovering robust, low-dimensional nonlinear models and control strategies for soft robots purely from data that enable real-time deployment on physical hardware. As a parallel research thrust, I develop dynamical-systems-inspired algorithms to identify generalized steady states in mechanical systems under realistic aperiodic forcing such as earthquakes or turbulent gusts. A unifying theme across my work is the design of practical, computationally efficient algorithms grounded in the geometric theory of spectral submanifolds, low-dimensional attractors present in the phase space of high-dimensional dynamical systems.
Broad research interests: invariant manifold theory, control theory, nonlinear dynamical systems, model reduction and data-driven methods.
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