Muhammad Umar Elahi

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Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Energy Engineering

Dongguk University-Seoul

Pil-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea, 100-715

E-mail: umarelahi@dgu.ac.kr

Biographical Information

Muhammad Umar Elahi received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from HITEC University, Taxila, Pakistan in 2018 and his M.S. degree in Design and Manufacturing Engineering from NUST University, Islamabad, Pakistan in 2021. He is now working as a research assistant in the Department of Mechanical, Robotics, and Energy Engineering, at Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea. His major fields are Computational mechanics, Soft robotics, Soft materials, and their application. 

• Ph.D. (2022-currently) Mechanical Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea

• M.S. (2018-2021) Design and Manufacturing Engineering (DME), NUST H-12 Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan

• B. S. (2014-2018), Mechanical Engineering, HITEC University, Taxila, Pakistan 

Academic Experience

• September, 2022-currently, Research Assistant in Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea

• September, 2021- June 2022, Temporary visiting Faculty (Lecturer), SMME NUST H-12 Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan

• September,2020- June 2021,Research Assistant in Design and Manufacturing Engineering Department, SMME NUST H-12 Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan

• September,2019- June 2020, Teacher Assistant of Principal and Dean, SMME NUST H-12 Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan

• September,2018- August 2019, Lecturer Cadet College Qutbal, Fateh Jhang, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Professional Awards

1. Muhammad Umar Elahi, Best Poster award, Prognostics and health managment (PHM) Korea 2023, “Design and optimization of unit cell model of soft actuator through Finite element method”, Seoul, July 4, 2023.

Research Interests  

• Design and modeling of Soft robotics

• Soft Actuators/ Soft Robotics

• Computational mechanics

• ABAQUS/ Finite Element Analysis

• Structural health monitoring (PHM)

• Rotary Friction welding, Friction Stir Welding

PUBLICATIONS-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL/ COMMUNICATED INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

1. Khalid, S., Song, J., Azad, M. M., Elahi, M. U., Lee, J., Jo, S. H., & Kim, H. S. (2023). A Comprehensive Review of Emerging Trends in Aircraft Structural Prognostics and Health Management. Mathematics, 11(18), 3837.  (SCIE | Q1 | IF: 2.4 | JCR Ranking 6.8 %) 

Korean Journal Papers

RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTED IN NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

1. Umar M.E., Salman K., Song J. and Kim H. S., “Large deformation mechanical behavior and constitutive modeling of Shape memory alloys actuator,” 2024 SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Conference, Long Beach, CA, USA, Mar 25-28, 2024.

2. Muhammad Umar Elahi, Salman Khalid, Jin-woo Song, and Heung-soo Kim, “Design and application of soft actuator using equivalent unit cell model,” Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers 2023 conference, Incheon, 2023/11/1~11/4.