CV

Education

• PhD in Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras, India
  2017 – 2022
  Wave-structure interaction by coupled Boussinesq (FEM) and Navier-Stokes (particle-based) models in 3D
• M.Tech. in Applied Mechanics (Dual Degree), IIT Madras, India
  2015 – 2017
• B.Tech. in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (Dual Degree), IIT Madras, India
  2012 – 2017, Minor in Systems Engineering

Work experience

• R&D Engineer, Vibrotwist B.V., Delft, The Netherlands
  Mar 2026 – present
  Pile–soil interaction modelling for vibratory pile driving.
• Postdoctoral Researcher, TU Delft, The Netherlands
  Nov 2022 – Feb 2026
  Hydroelasticity of floating structures, floating solar platforms, synthetic mooring lines, wave run-up on monopiles.
  Co-lecturer for the MSc course Floating and Submerged Structures (CIEM4230).
• Visiting Researcher, City, University of London, UK
  2019 and 2022
  Meshless methods for wave–structure interaction.
• Part-time Consultant, Planys Technologies, Chennai, India
  2018 – 2019
  Propeller design and testing for an underwater ROV.
• Part-time Research Assistant, IIT Madras, India
  2014 – 2017
  ROVs and crawlers for non-destructive inspection.

Research projects

• SkyBox Phase 2: offshore access platform (RVO, with Sif Group). Lead Researcher, 2025 – 2026
• Hydroelastic Black Holes for Offshore Renewable Energy (NWO). Lead Researcher, 2024 – 2026
• Merganser: offshore floating solar demonstrator, mooring work package (RVO DEI+). Researcher, 2023 – 2024
• Hydro-electro-elasticity of flexible wave energy converters (NWO). Lead Researcher, 2022 – 2023
• Beyond Open Interactive Textbooks: open JupyterBook for CIEM4230 (TU Delft). Co-developer, 2025

Awards and fellowships

• Prof. U.C. Kothyari Best PhD Thesis Award, Indian Society for Hydraulics, 2022
• Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF), Ministry of Education, India, 2018
• Research visit grants to the UK: SPARC, Ministry of Education, India (2022); DST India and UKRI (2019)
• Innovative Student Project Grant, IIT Madras, 2014
• Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Fellowship, DST, India, 2011

Patent

• Saikiran, N.T., Agarwal, S., Rajagopal, P., et al. Remotely operable underwater robotic systems. Indian Patent 516897, granted 2024.

Skills

• Programming: FORTRAN (Advanced), C/C++ (Moderate), Julia (Moderate), OpenMP (Advanced), Python (Moderate), OpenACC (Moderate), MPI (Basic)
• Numerical methods: Finite Element (Advanced), Meshless (Advanced), Finite Difference (Moderate)
• Simulation: ANSYS Fluent (Moderate), STAR-CCM+ (Moderate), OpenFOAM (Moderate)
• Analysis and Presentation: MATLAB (Moderate), Mathematica (Moderate), Paraview (Moderate), Tecplot (Basic), Inkscape (Moderate)
• Others: LaTeX (Advanced), MS Office (Moderate), git (Moderate), AutoCAD (Basic)

Journal Publications

Nonlinear Dynamic Response of Mooring Cables Based on Finite-Strain Theory: Finite Element and Reduced-Order Models

Agarwal, S., Gómez, S. S., Colomés, O. 2026. Nonlinear Dynamic Response of Mooring Cables Based on Finite-Strain Theory: Finite Element and Reduced-Order Models. Ocean Engineering 365, 127337.

Adjoint-based PDE-constrained optimization of viscoelastic floating membrane for maximum wave power absorption.

El Sayed, K., Agarwal, S., Colomés, O., Metrikine, A. V. 2026. Adjoint-based PDE-constrained optimization of viscoelastic floating membrane for maximum wave power absorption. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 69, 71.

Gaussian Copula-Based Bayesian Networks for Dynamic Loads in Mooring Systems

Santjer, R., Agarwal, S., Colomés, O., Morales-Napoles, O. Gaussian Copula-Based Bayesian Networks for Dynamic Loads in Mooring Systems. Applied Ocean Research 165, 104809.

Assessment of power losses and structural response of offshore floating solar platform

Alcañiz, A., Agarwal, S., Tiwald, P., Isabella, O., Ziar, H., Colomés, O. Assessment of power losses and structural response of offshore floating solar platform. Energy 335, 137656.

Dynamic analysis of viscoelastic floating membranes using monolithic Finite Element method

Agarwal, S., Colomés, O., Metrikine, A.V., 2024. Dynamic analysis of viscoelastic floating membranes using monolithic Finite Element method. Journal of Fluids and Structures 129, 104167.

Three-dimensional coupling between Boussinesq (FEM) and Navier-Stokes (particle based) models for wave structure interaction

Agarwal, S., Sriram, V., Murali, K. (2022) Three-dimensional coupling between Boussinesq (FEM) and Navier-Stokes (particle based) models for wave structure interaction. Ocean Engineering 263, 112426

Waves in waterways generated by moving pressure field in Boussinesq equations using unstructured finite element model

Agarwal, S., Sriram, V., Liu, P. L.-F., Murali, K. (2022) Waves in waterways generated by moving pressure field in Boussinesq equations using unstructured finite element model. Ocean Engineering 262, 12202.

Experimental investigation of hydrodynamic loading induced by regular, steep non-breaking and breaking focused waves on a fixed and moving cylinder

Saincher, S., Sriram, V., Agarwal, S., Schlurmann, T. (2022) Experimental investigation of hydrodynamic loading induced by regular, steep non-breaking and breaking focused waves on fixed and moving cylinder. European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids 93, 42–64.

Improvements in MLPG formulation for 3D wave interaction with fixed structures

Agarwal, S., Sriram, V., Yan, S., Murali, K. (2021) Improvements in MLPG formulation for 3D wave interaction with fixed structures. Computers & Fluids 218, 104826.

Laboratory Study on Steep Wave Interactions with Fixed and Moving Cylinder

Sriram, V., Agarwal, S., Schlurmann, T. (2021) Laboratory Study on Steep Wave Interactions with Fixed and Moving Cylinder. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering 31, 19–26.

A Comparative Study on the Nonlinear Interaction Between a Focusing Wave and Cylinder Using State-of-the-art Solvers: Part B

Agarwal, S., Saincher, S., Sriram, V., Yan, S., et al. (2021) A Comparative Study on the Nonlinear Interaction Between a Focusing Wave and Cylinder Using State-of-the-art Solvers: Part B. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering 31, 11–18.

A Comparative Study on the Nonlinear Interaction Between a Focusing Wave and Cylinder Using State-of-the-art Solvers: Part A

Sriram, V., Agarwal, S., Yan, S., Xie, Z., et al. (2021) A Comparative Study on the Nonlinear Interaction Between a Focusing Wave and Cylinder Using State-of-the-art Solvers: Part A. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering 31, 1–10.

Demonstration of control and inspection by circumferentially guided ultrasonic waves using novel Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle

Agarwal, S., Jhunjhunwala, T., Saikiran, N., Rajagopal, P. (2018) Demonstration of control and inspection by circumferentially guided ultrasonic waves using novel Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle. ISSS Journal of Micro and Smart Systems 7, 97-105.

Talks

Finite-element Model for Geometric Nonlinearity and Dynamic Stiffness of Synthetic Mooring Lines

June 05, 2025

ISOPE 2025, Goyang, South Korea (Conference)

TDC for finite elastic deformation in submerged mooring lines exposed to dynamic loading

July 21, 2024

WCCM 2024, Vancouver, Canada (Conference)

Fluid-fluid coupling between mesh and particle-based models for wave-structure interaction

July 02, 2023

EURODYN 2023, Delft, The Netherlands (Conference)

Hydro-visco-elastic analysis of floating membranes using a monolithic finite-element model

June 27, 2023

MARINE 2023, Madrid, Spain (Conference)

Interaction of Fixed Cylinder With Waves Through Weakly Coupled FNPT and Lagrangian Navier-Stokes

June 09, 2019

OMAE 2019, Glasgow, Scotland, UK (Conference)

Modelling Wave Interaction with Porous Structures Using Boussinesq Equations

February 18, 2018

ICOE 2018, Chennai, India (Conference)

Teaching

• Floating and Submerged Structures (CIEM4230), Co-lecturer, MSc Civil Engineering, TU Delft, Q4 2023, Q4 2024, Q4 2025

Supervision

Co-supervised 9 MSc theses at TU Delft. See the full list.