Vinayak Bhaskar Naik
Master’s Research Exchange in Structural Engineering
Vinayak Bhaskar Naik from Sirsi, Karnataka, India, earned his Master’s in Structural Engineering from IIT Kharagpur and his Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru. Fascinated by integrating traditional civil engineering with advanced technology, his master’s research focused on applying Physics Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) to model complex material behavior. Through the DAAD KOSPIE Scholarship, he conducted research at Leibniz Universität Hannover under Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Raimund Rolfes and Dr.-Ing. Dr. Aamir Dean, with guidance from Dr. Aritra Chatterjee at IIT KGP. His application stood out for its strong academic record, clear research proposal, and proactive engagement with his supervisor.
Read his full story to learn how he secured the DAAD KOSPIE Scholarship and advanced his research in Germany.