Our Team
Our team possesses years of accumulated experience in mechanical and structural engineering analysis.
Dr. Ashraf Ali, D.Sc. MBA
President
Dr. Ashraf Ali received his D.Sc. degree in Civil (structures) engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is experienced in the development of finite element methods in the areas of multi-point random vibration and response spectrum analysis methods, infinite elements, hyperelasticity, etc. He is also experienced in the boundary element methods for elasticity, acoustic and thermal analysis, and wrote the book “Boundary Element Methods: Applications in Sound and Vibration”. Dr. Ali published about 40 papers on engineering in refereed journals, conference proceedings and engineering newsletters. Dr. Ali taught structural engineering classes to the students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka and co-advised masters and doctoral students of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in their research work, resulting in refereed journal publication of research results.
Dr. Naval Agarwal, Ph.D.
Senior Enginner (Mechanical)
Dr. Naval Agarwal received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Adelaide, South Australia. His areas of expertise include duct flows, turbulent boundary layers, separated flows, non-intrusive measurement techniques for wind tunnel and flight tests, cabin noise, aeroacoustics, environmental qualification, speech intelligibility, ergonomics, workplace safety and use of sensors for production safety.
He was a Boeing Technical Fellow. He has published or presented over 70 technical papers and holds 19 US and foreign patents. Dr. Agarwal is a Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and a life fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He was named as Industry Engineer of the Year by Puget Sound Engineering Council, and received Outstanding Engineering Merit Award from Orange County Engineering Council.
He was a Boeing Technical Fellow. He has published or presented over 70 technical papers and holds 19 US and foreign patents. Dr. Agarwal is a Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and a life fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He was named as Industry Engineer of the Year by Puget Sound Engineering Council, and received Outstanding Engineering Merit Award from Orange County Engineering Council.
Faroque Hossain
Consultant (Structural Engineering Analysis)
Faroque Hossain is a distinguished structural engineer with a Master’s in Computational Engineering from the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany, and an imminent Ph.D. in Structural & Earthquake Engineering from the University of British Columbia, Canada. With over a decade of experience, including high-profile projects in the UAE, he combines technical expertise with innovative problem-solving to deliver cutting-edge solutions in design, project management, and computational optimization.
A leader in computational design processes, Faroque specializes in finite element analysis, encompassing static, dynamic, pushover, response spectrum, and nonlinear time history studies. His advanced knowledge spans material modeling, failure analysis, and optimization techniques. He also brings years of expertise in automating and optimizing repetitive tasks in geometry, data, and analysis, streamlining workflows and improving efficiency.
Faroque is skilled in computational design, geometry processing, and parametric structural analysis, thriving at the intersection of engineering, analysis, and coding. His mastery of programming languages and engineering tools—including VB.NET, C#, C++, Python, TCL, MATLAB, and APIs such as OpenSees and SAP2000—enables him to develop advanced, integrated computational solutions for complex engineering challenges.
His expertise extends to creating in-house software, automating processes, and conducting parametric studies, utilizing cloud computing for parallel processing to enhance scalability and workflow efficiency. With a passion for eliminating repetitive tasks through automation, Faroque transforms complex engineering problems into streamlined, high-performance solutions.
A leader in computational design processes, Faroque specializes in finite element analysis, encompassing static, dynamic, pushover, response spectrum, and nonlinear time history studies. His advanced knowledge spans material modeling, failure analysis, and optimization techniques. He also brings years of expertise in automating and optimizing repetitive tasks in geometry, data, and analysis, streamlining workflows and improving efficiency.
Faroque is skilled in computational design, geometry processing, and parametric structural analysis, thriving at the intersection of engineering, analysis, and coding. His mastery of programming languages and engineering tools—including VB.NET, C#, C++, Python, TCL, MATLAB, and APIs such as OpenSees and SAP2000—enables him to develop advanced, integrated computational solutions for complex engineering challenges.
His expertise extends to creating in-house software, automating processes, and conducting parametric studies, utilizing cloud computing for parallel processing to enhance scalability and workflow efficiency. With a passion for eliminating repetitive tasks through automation, Faroque transforms complex engineering problems into streamlined, high-performance solutions.
Partha Modak
Consultant (Mechanical Engineering Analysis)
Partha Modak holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh. His research focuses on numerical modeling, solid mechanics, and composite materials. He developed the Displacement Potential Method (DPM), a novel approach for analyzing laminated composite materials, which excels in cases with stress concentrations and has resulted in five journal papers and several conference presentations. In addition to his academic work, Partha Modak, alongside his brother Dr. Sukomal Modak, developed the Modak Advanced Septic System, an affordable, eco-friendly solution to prevent groundwater contamination from domestic wastewater. Modak’s are also working on a low-cost Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) for industrial wastewater, with a focus on textile and tannery industries.
Partha Modak is also advancing Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) technology for textile wastewater, having redesigned treatment cycles for various wastewater types. His work has been presented in ten conference papers, with multiple journal articles in progress.
Partha Modak is also advancing Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) technology for textile wastewater, having redesigned treatment cycles for various wastewater types. His work has been presented in ten conference papers, with multiple journal articles in progress.
Dr. Shah Yunus, Ph.D.
Consultant (Structural Engineering Analysis)
Dr. Shah Yunus has been an independent executive technology and business consultant since 2015 working with various software and venture capital (VC) companies. His interests are in the areas of solving end-to-end strategic and tactical business, market and technology problems for the various software development and engineering manufacturing companies. He is actively working with start-ups leveraging large scale computing, data analytics (structured and unstructured), data visualization, 3D collaboration, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. He envisioned and founded iQ3Connect.com. a leading AR/VR/XR platform for 3D data collaboration and training of complex systems. He is also technology advisor to enosisbd.com, a leading multi-shore software development house. Most recently he had been the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Product Development (R&D) of ESI Group (www.esi-group.com) from January 2006 to July 2015. During 2000 to 2005, he was an independent technology and strategy consultant to leading CAE and Physical Test companies. In 2004, Dr. Yunus and other colleagues founded Sentrana, Inc. (www.sentrana.com), a leading data analytics and business intelligence company. He continues to be a Board Member at Sentrana, Inc. During 1983 to 2000, he had been the lead software developer and architect of ANSYS software system and later he was the first Corporate Fellow and the Corporate Technology Officer at ANSYS Corporation (www.ansys.com), the leading simulation software provider. He holds a Ph.D. in Computational Mechanics from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has over 30 years of research and working experience in commercial software industries involved in computational modelling, simulation, large-scale numerical analysis of complex systems and managing large R&D teams. He has developed breakthrough methods in numerical discretization, error estimation, and adaptive computational solution techniques. He has published numerous scientific papers in the leading International Journals in Engineering and Scientific Computations. He has collaborated with the leading academic researchers on various topics of Computational Physics and Material models (Composite, Hyper-Elasticity, Visco-Elasticity and Visco-Plasticity).
Dr. Sukomal Modak, Ph.D.
Consultant (Structural Engineering Analysis)
Dr. Sukomal Modak received his PhD in Structural Engineering from Purdue University. He is a developer of computer software for structural and earthquake engineering and is one of the most well-versed engineers in building design codes. Dr. Modak has contributed to the state-of-the-art of computational structural mechanics, mainly in algorithm development for computational structural dynamics.
Dr. Modak has written about thirty papers in engineering. He has published his works in many peer-reviewed reputed engineering journals as well as in peer-reviewed conferences papers, reports, and a book chapter. His research has been featured in top engineering journals such as the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering and the Journal of Structural Engineering.
Dr. Modak is/has been a member of various engineering societies such as American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Earthquake Engineers Research Institute (EERI), US Association of Computational Mechanics (USACM), International Association of Computational Mechanics (IACM), and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He has served in two technical subcommittees of ASCE Structural Engineering Institute — Emerging Computing Technology and Methods of Analysis.
Dr. Modak wants to use his science, technology, engineering, and mathematics knowledge towards developing low-cost housing using sustainable materials like treated bamboo, creating cost-effective septic systems for rural sanitation, and advancing recirculating aquaculture systems to boost the economies of developing nations.
Dr. Modak has written about thirty papers in engineering. He has published his works in many peer-reviewed reputed engineering journals as well as in peer-reviewed conferences papers, reports, and a book chapter. His research has been featured in top engineering journals such as the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering and the Journal of Structural Engineering.
Dr. Modak is/has been a member of various engineering societies such as American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Earthquake Engineers Research Institute (EERI), US Association of Computational Mechanics (USACM), International Association of Computational Mechanics (IACM), and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He has served in two technical subcommittees of ASCE Structural Engineering Institute — Emerging Computing Technology and Methods of Analysis.
Dr. Modak wants to use his science, technology, engineering, and mathematics knowledge towards developing low-cost housing using sustainable materials like treated bamboo, creating cost-effective septic systems for rural sanitation, and advancing recirculating aquaculture systems to boost the economies of developing nations.