Dr. Ashish Kumar Sahu received his B.E. degree in mechanical engineering from Bhilai Institute of Technology, India, in 2006, his M.Tech. degree in mechanical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, in 2008, and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from McMaster University, Canada, in 2024. From 2008 to 2010, he served as a Test Engineer at Tata Motors Ltd., India, where his primary responsibility was the experimental validation of automotive components durability. Subsequently, from 2010 to 2019, he worked as a Simulation Engineer at Mahindra and Mahindra, India. His main role at Mahindra and Mahindra involved the virtual validation of automotive components for durability and simulation-to-experimental correlation to enhance the fidelity of simulations. He led two full-scale vehicle projects and multiple facelift projects as a team leader. From 2024 to 2025, he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the McMaster Automotive Resource Center, McMaster University, with a research focus on electric motor design. Currently, he is a Research Officer at the National Research Council Canada, where he explores innovative solutions in e-motor design. His research interests include multi-physics electric motor design, automotive body design, structural durability, acoustic noise, and vibration.
2024-2025 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
2020-2024 Ph.D. Student
