About Me

I am a Manager in System Integration at Ola Electric, where I specialize in vehicle-level performance and range simulations, developing lumped parameter thermal models for sub-system temperature predictions, vehicle thermal management and conducting lithium-ion cell/battery data analytics. My work focuses on optimizing automotive performance and efficiency through computational modeling and data-driven insights.

I hold a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Bhopal, where I worked under the guidance of Dr. R.K. Dwivedi, Dr. Vinod Yadav and Dr. Deepak Kumar. My academic research spanned soft matter, biomedical engineering, automotive design and manufacturing technology with a particular focus on advancements in computational modeling & simulation. For my bachelor thesis, I worked with the Socket Sense research group at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, where I conducted data-driven analysis of transfemoral amputees to design personalized, comfortable prosthetic sockets.

With both industry and research experience, I bring expertise in automotive performance, control strategy design, computational modeling, and bio-medical engineering. You can find my detailed CV here.

In my spare time, I enjoy reading and reviewing books, running, trekking, swimming, badminton and discovering gourmet restaurants in the city.

Research Interests

Robotics
Computational Modeling & Simulation
Automotive

Skills

Resume

Work Experience

Ola Electric, Bengaluru

Manager

Jul. 2022 - Present

System Integration - Simulation Modeling

Cell data analysis viz., SoC-OCV, DCIR, Imax discharge & charge, cycle life, discharge-charge characteristics, etc. of 2170, 4680 and 2670 cells from LG, BYD, BAK and TenPower to determine cell/battery performance and life.
Sensitivity Analysis to identify parameters with high impact on vehicle performance, range and deration distance; generate ample simulation data to fit liner/quadratic equations to facilitate management decisions of CFT targets.

Assistant Manager - Simulation Modeling

Jul. 2022 - Present

Define product specifications to achieve target performance & range using 1D vehicle simulations for motor, battery, transmission, etc. sizing; performance, range and charging time prediction for different vehicle variants.
Developed lumped parameter thermal models for battery, motor, MCU and charger to predict temp. rise and analyse the impact of temp-based battery current deration on vehicle performance, range, and charging time.

Vehicle Engineering Intern

Feb. 2022 - Jun. 2022

Cell and battery pack level Thermal Runaway testing; CT scan of ideal, defective and burst cells to inspect electrode alignment & wrinkling, cracks & voids, welding defects, contaminants, etc. for RCA of EV fire incidents.
Invention of cheapest solution to prevent Thermal Runaway Propagation in battery packs using ceramic wool. Mechanical design, software protection and optimized production of battery packs for AIS156(Amd-3) compliance.

Research Experience

KU Leuven, Belgium

Remote Intern, Guide: Satanik Mukherjee & Prof. Liesbet Geris

Jun. 2021 - Jan. 2022

Project: FEA of articular cartilage regeneration

Implement the mechano-regulation algorithm to simulate the growth of articular cartilage inside the mechanically stimulated hydrogel environment of scaffold.
Design an Abaqus and MATLAB interface to iteratively calculate the changing material properties resulting from mecahnical stimulus in a poro-hyperelastic finite element model of the scaffold.

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

Remote Intern, Guide: Suranjan Ram Ottikkutti & Prof. Dejiu Chen

May 2021 - Aug. 2021

Project: A robotic test rig for transfemoral prosthesis

Investigated the pressure and stress distribution at the socket-stump interface of a transfemoral amputee using FEA.
Simulation Driven Analysis of Complex Bio-mechanical Dynamic Processes using ANSYS, MATLAB and OpenSim.

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal, India

Undergrad Researcher, Guide: Dr. Deepak Kumar & Dr. Vinod Yadav

Dec. 2020 – Apr. 2021

Project: Modelling of hyperelastic spherical balloon actuator

Designed a computational model for hyperelastic spherical balloon actuators under pressure and rotation in MATLAB.
Wrote a UHYPER subroutine in Fortran for Augmented Gent material modelling of rubber in FEA using Abaqus CAE.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India

Intern, Guide: Dr. John A. Santoshi & Prof. R.K. Dwivedi

Aug. 2020 – Jul. 2021

Project: Post-surgery stability of Scaphoid fractures

Generated fractures in Scaphoid bone for different scenarios of accidental injury using impact load analysis in ANSYS.
Simulated 18 cases of post-surgery implant fixation in Scaphoid to establish the ideal configuration of max. stability.

Awards and Achievements

Awarded the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Young Research Fellowship 2021-22 & a cash prize of ₹25,000 by TERRE Policy Center in Jul. 2022 for notable research contributions in the field of Environment protection. (Certificate)

Selected under the International Youth Exchange Programme 2021 to participate in the VII BRICS Youth Summit hosted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India in Aug. 2021. (Certificate)

Selected to participate in HCONF 2021—Embracing Change under the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations Conference (HPAIR) in Jan. 2021. (Certificate)

Awarded 2^nd position & cash prize of ₹31,000 in Undergraduate Presentation Skill Contest at 8^th International Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (AFTMME) in Dec. 2020. (Certificate)

Education

Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering

2018 - 2022

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India

Ranked 7 out of 181 students.
Steering engineer at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
Co-coordinator at Intellect Browsers' Consortium (IBC).

Publications

Ayush Srivastav, R.K. Dwivedi, John A. Santoshi and Prateek Behera. “Finite Element Analysis of Medical Implants.”, Biomedical Implants. DOI: 10.1201/9781003375098 [PDF]

Ayush Srivastav, Prateek Behera, R.K. Dwivedi and John A. Santoshi. “Finite Element Analysis of Postoperative Stability of Transverse Scaphoid Waist Fracture.”, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics. DOI: 10.1007/s43465-024-01156-w [PDF]

Ayush Srivastav, R.K. Dwivedi, John A. Santoshi and Prateek Behera. “Finite Element Analysis of Medical Implants.”, Biomedical Implants: Materials, Design, and Manufacturing. [PDF]

John A. Santoshi, Prateek Behera, R.K. Dwivedi and Ayush Srivastav. “Mechanism of Scaphoid Waist Fracture: Finite Element Analysis.”, Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). DOI: 10.1177/17531934221145516 [PDF]

Disha Murali, Ayush Srivastav, Vinod Yadav, Deepak Kumar and Rajesh Purohit. “Modelling and FEM simulation of a pressurized and rotated functionally graded thick cylinder”, Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies. DOI: 10.1080/2374068X.2021.1945274 [PDF]

Vinod Yadav, Deepak Kumar, Ayush Srivastav and Somnath Sarangi. “Modelling and FEM simulation of a rotating hyperelastic spherical balloon actuator”, Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering. DOI: 10.1080/14484846.2022.2062882 [PDF]

Deepak Kumar, Vinod Yadav, Sankalp Gour and Ayush Srivastav. “A study of buckling phenomenon in dielectric elastomeric actuator with different potential energy functions”, American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings. DOI: 10.1063/5.0127745 [PDF]

Ayush Srivastav and Vinod Yadav. “Determination of Material-Dependent Parameters and Friction in Ultrasonic-Vibration-Assisted Turning by Inverse Modeling”, Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series C. DOI: 10.1007/s40032-022-00813-z [PDF]

D. Kalita, A. Srivastav, P. Rissang, T. Kiba and V. Yadav. “Fabrication and characterisation of epoxy-based composite utilising PET waste plastic and bamboo”, International Journal of Environment and Waste Management. DOI: 10.1504/IJEWM.2023.10055298 [PDF]

Patents

Bharathraj Jayraman and Ayush Srivastav, “Method to identify defective li-ion cell”, IN 444783, Aug 14, 2023. [Certificate]

Bharathraj Jayraman and Ayush Srivastav, “Fire extinguishing system to prevent thermal propagation in battery packs”, IN 447009, Aug 24, 2023. [Certificate]

Bharathraj Jayraman, Samraj J DHINAGAR and Ayush Srivastav, “Fire resistant battery modules", WO2024095291A1, May 10, 2024. [Certificate]

Conferences

Gamma Technologies Technical Conference (GTTC), 2024 at Pune, India: Ayush Srivastav and Maria Sylvester Vivian “Cooling Requirement, Strategy and Control Setting for high-end electric motor bikes”. (Video Presentation) [Slides]

Gamma Technologies Technical Conference (GTTC), 2023 at Pune, India: Ayush Srivastav “Study of factors that impact range and prediction of temperature profile of battery packs in real world conditions”. (Video Presentation) [Slides]

58^th Society of Engineering Science Annual Conference, 2021 SES (Virtual) Month: Mechanics matters! at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA: Ayush Srivastav, John A. Santoshi, Prateek Behera and Ravi Dwivedi “Post-surgery stability of Scaphoid fractures under different fixation configurations: A Finite Element Analysis”. (Video Presentation) [Slides]

4^th Carnegie Mellon Forum on Biomedical Engineering (CMU BME Forum 2021) at Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, USA: Ayush Srivastav, John A. Santoshi, Prateek Behera and Ravi Dwivedi “Post-surgery stability of Scaphoid fractures under different fixation configurations: A Finite Element Analysis”. (Video Presentation) [Slides]

2^nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Fluid and Thermal Sciences (iCRAFT2020) at BITS Pilani, Dubai, UAE: Deepak Kumar, Vinod Yadav, Sankalp Gour and Ayush Srivastav “A study of buckling phenomenon in dielectric elastomeric actuator with different potential energy functions”. (Virtual Presentation)

International Conference on Engineering Vibration (ICoEV 2020) at University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK: Ayush Srivastav and Vinod Yadav. “Material Dependent Parameters and Friction in UV Assisted Turning by Inverse Modelling”. (Video Presentation) [Slides]

8^thInternational Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (AFTMME 2020) by SOMME, India: Ayush Srivastav and Vinod Yadav “Determination of material dependent parameters and friction in ultrasonic vibration assisted turning by inverse modelling”. (Virtual Presentation) [Slides]