Siddhartha Verma
Post-doctoral Fellow
Research and Interests
(Please visit www.sid-verma.com for a detailed description)
- Machine Learning in fluid mechanics
- Fluid mechanics of collective behavior
- Novel numerical methods and algorithms
- Turbulent mixing of passive scalars
- Turbulence modelling and Large Eddy Simulations (LES)

Education
- PhD, Aeronautical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 2014
- Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 2010
- Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009
Selected Publications
2017
- G. Novati, S. Verma, D. Alexeev, D. Rossinelli, W. M. van Rees, and P. Koumoutsakos, “Synchronisation through learning for two self-propelled swimmers,” Bioinspir. Biomim., vol. 12, iss. 3, p. 36001, 2017.
[BibTeX] [PDF] [DOI]@article{novati2017a, author = {Guido Novati and Siddhartha Verma and Dmitry Alexeev and Diego Rossinelli and Wim M van Rees and Petros Koumoutsakos}, doi = {10.1088/1748-3190/aa6311}, journal = {{Bioinspir. Biomim.}}, month = {mar}, number = {3}, pages = {036001}, publisher = {{IOP} Publishing}, title = {Synchronisation through learning for two self-propelled swimmers}, url = {http://www.cse-lab.ethz.ch/wp-content/papercite-data/pdf/novati2017a.pdf}, volume = {12}, year = {2017} }
- S. Verma, G. Abbati, G. Novati, and P. Koumoutsakos, “Computing the force distribution on the surface of complex, deforming geometries using vortex methods and Brinkman penalization,” Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fl., 2017.
[BibTeX] [PDF] [DOI]@article{verma2017a, author = {Siddhartha Verma and Gabriele Abbati and Guido Novati and Petros Koumoutsakos}, doi = {10.1002/fld.4392}, journal = {{Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fl.}}, month = {jun}, publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell}, title = {Computing the force distribution on the surface of complex, deforming geometries using vortex methods and {B}rinkman penalization}, url = {http://www.cse-lab.ethz.ch/wp-content/papercite-data/pdf/verma2017a.pdf}, year = {2017} }
- S. Verma, P. Hadjidoukas, P. Wirth, and P. Koumoutsakos, “Multi-objective optimization of artificial swimmers,” in 2017 IEEE congress on evolutionary computation (CEC), 2017, p. 1037–1046.
[BibTeX] [PDF] [DOI]@inproceedings{verma2017b, author = {Siddhartha Verma and Panagiotis Hadjidoukas and Philipp Wirth and Petros Koumoutsakos}, booktitle = {2017 {IEEE} Congress on Evolutionary Computation ({CEC})}, doi = {10.1109/cec.2017.7969422}, month = {jun}, pages = {1037--1046}, publisher = {IEEE}, title = {Multi-objective optimization of artificial swimmers}, url = {http://www.cse-lab.ethz.ch/wp-content/papercite-data/pdf/verma2017b.pdf}, year = {2017} }
- S. Verma, G. Novati, F. Noca, and P. Koumoutsakos, “Fast motion of heaving airfoils,” in Procedia computer science – ICCS 2017, 2017, p. 235–244.
[BibTeX] [PDF] [DOI]@inproceedings{verma2017d, author = {Siddhartha Verma and Guido Novati and Flavio Noca and Petros Koumoutsakos}, booktitle = {Procedia Computer Science – {ICCS} 2017}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2017.05.166}, note = {International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2017, 12-14 June 2017, Zurich, Switzerland}, pages = {235--244}, publisher = {Elsevier {BV}}, title = {Fast Motion of Heaving Airfoils}, url = {http://www.cse-lab.ethz.ch/wp-content/papercite-data/pdf/verma2017d.pdf}, volume = {108}, year = {2017} }