Shirsendu Sikdar

Dr. Shirsendu Sikdar (PhD, MRAeS, FHEA) is a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the School of Computing and Engineering, University of Huddersfield, UK. He holds a PhD in Structural Health Monitoring from IIT Bombay and has held research positions at Cardiff University, Ghent University, and Polish Academy of Sciences.

• Education: PhD (IIT Bombay), MEng (IIT Kharagpur), BEng (Jadavpur University)

Research Interests:
• Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) for aerospace, automotive, and wind-energy systems using guided waves and acoustic emission.
• Cyber-physical systems and digital twins for real-time structural simulation.
• NetZero technologies for sustainable monitoring and renewable energy systems.
• Active vibration and noise control under variable operational conditions.
• Computational modeling of smart materials and composites.

Publications & Expertise:
With 50+ peer-reviewed publications and an h-index of 18, his work focuses on SHM strategies for composite structures, smart sensing systems, and reduced-order modeling. He has contributed to journals like Scientific Reports and Smart Materials and Structures.

Scientific Awards & Roles:
Recipient of Marie Curie and EPSRC fellowships, he serves as Associate Editor for ASME Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation and Lead Guest Editor for Buildings and Signals journals.

Collaborations & Grants:
Active in cross-disciplinary collaborations across Europe, he has secured £0.5M+ in research grants and reviewed for over 20 journals including Nature and IEEE Transactions.