Dr. Ajay B Harish

Dr. Ajay B Harish

Principal investigator

Ajay leads the Growing Matter Lab at the University of Manchester. His research develops computational methods — finite element formulations for large-deformation soft tissue, graph neural operators and surrogate models, and uncertainty quantification — and applies them to cardiovascular, ocular and soft-tissue mechanics, working with clinical and industrial partners.


Research staff

Prathmesh Rane

Prathmesh Rane

KTP Associate
Digital twins
Qingkuo Li

Qingkuo Li

Postdoctoral Research Associate
Retinal image analysis

PhD researchers

Xiaoyuan Luo

Xiaoyuan Luo

Graph neural operators
Vijay Nandurdikar

Vijay Nandurdikar

Abdominal aortic aneurysms
Shubha Javagal

Shubha Javagal

Deployable structures
Shravani Banagiri

Shravani Banagiri

Abdominal aortic aneurysms

PhD researchers — co-supervised

Kaid Robinson

Kaid Robinson

Bayesian optimisation
Lucas G Starepravo

Lucas G Starepravo

Graph neural operators
Amir Ghasemkhani

Amir Ghasemkhani

Tendon mechanics
Mujahid S

Mujahid S

Fluid–structure interaction

Alumni

Postdoctoral Research Associate (2022–24)
KTP Associate (2024–26)
KTP Associate (2025–26)
M.Phil (2026)
PhD Researcher, co-supervised (2023–26)

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