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Freelance expert in statistical physics, computational physics, nonlinear dynamics , stability analysis and control

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I recently completed a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship at TU Delft, where I worked on the stability and control of electromagnetically suspended systems. Prior to this, I completed my first postdoctoral position at Technion, focusing on the stability and control of robotic systems, including microswimmers and toy-twist cars. I obtained my PhD from the Technion under the supervision of Oleg Gendelman, specializing in nonlinear dynamics. My doctoral research explored the physics-based mechanisms of thermal resistance, using a one-dimensional chain of masses connected by springs as a model for atomic and molecular arrangements in real solid lattices. Before my PhD, I completed a Master’s degree in Computational Physics, where I investigated anomalous thermal conductivity in nanofluids using molecular dynamics simulations. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Engineering Physics
• ☆ Mechanical Engineering
• ☆ Mechatronics & Robotics
• ☆ Mechanical Design
• ☆ Robotics Engineering
• ☆ Engineering Thermodynamics/Thermophysical Engineering
• ☆ Wave Mechanics
• ☆ Applied Mechanics
• ☆ Theoretical Mechanics
• ☆ Statistical Mechanics
• ☆ Thermodynamics
• ☆ Computational Physics
• ☆ Applied Physics
• ☆ System Dynamics

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing

Research Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis

Product Development Formulation, Stability/Shelf Life Testing, Concept Development

Work Experience

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

- Present

Delft University of Technology

- Present

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow

TU Delft

June 2023 - January 2026

Postdoctoral Fellow

Technion, Israel

January 2022 - June 2023

Education

PhD

Technion, Israel

August 2017 - December 2021

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Jithu Paul, Karel N. van Dalen, Andrei B. Fărăgău, Rens J. van Leijden, Mouad Ouggaâli, Andrei V. Metrikine (2025). Suppressing parametric resonance of a hyperloop vehicle using a parametric force . Physical Review E.

Jithu Paul, Andrei B. Fărăgău, Andrei V. Metrikine, Rens van Leijden, Karel N. van Dalen (2025). Controlling instability of high-speed magnetically suspended vehicles: The interaction of the electromagnetic and wave-induced instability mechanisms . Journal of Sound and Vibration.

Jithu Paul, Andrei B. Fărăgău, Andrei V. Metrikine, Rens van Leijden, Karel N. van Dalen(2025). Controlling instability of high-speed magnetically suspended vehicles . Journal of Sound and Vibration. 608. Elsevier

Jithu Paul, Yizhar Or, Oleg V. Gendelman (2023). Nonlinear dynamics and bifurcations of a planar undulating magnetic microswimmer . Physical Review E.

Paul, J., Gendelman, O.V.(2021). Kapitza resistance at a domain boundary in linear and nonlinear chains . Physical Review E. 104. (5).

Gendelman, O.V., Paul, J.(2021). Kapitza thermal resistance in linear and nonlinear chain models: Isotopic defect . Physical Review E. 103. (5).

Paul, J., Gendelman, O.V.(2020). Kapitza resistance in basic chain models with isolated defects . Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics. 384. (10).

Paul, J., Madhu, A.K., Jayadeep, U.B., Sobhan, C.B., Peterson, G.P.(2018). A molecular dynamics study of liquid layering and thermal conductivity enhancement in nanoparticle suspensions . Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung. 54. (3). p. 785-791.

CONFERENCE PAPER

A. B. Fărăgău, A. Metrikine, K.N. van Dalen, J. Paul, R.J. van Leijden(2024). Identifying the Separate Contributions of Electromagnetic and Wave-Induced Instability Mechanisms to the Overall Dynamic Instability in Hyperloop and Maglev Systems . The Sixth International Conference on Railway Technology 2024, Prague, Czech Republic, 1/09/24.

The Stability Behaviour of an Electromagnetically Suspended Hyperloop Vehicle Subject to Aeroelastic Forcing @conference{09c8430e59ae4d03971a1c62be8aad0c, title = "The Stability Behaviour of an Electromagnetically Suspended Hyperloop Vehicle Subject to Aeroelastic Forcing", abstract = "In this paper, we delve into the dynamics of an electromagnetically suspended mass from a rigid support. The study employs a 1.5-degrees-of-freedom system which serves as a simplified model for a Hyperloop vehicle traveling in a tube. Through linear stability analysis, we analytically uncover three distinct regions for the physically significant equilibrium point. Further inspection reveals that the system exhibits limit-cycle vibrations in one of these regions. Employing the harmonic balance method, we determine the properties of the limit cycle, thus unravelling the frequency and amplitude characterizing the periodic oscillations of system{\textquoteright}s variables. We also present preliminary findings regarding the influence of the steady aeroelastic force on the stability of the system.", keywords = "Hyperloop, electro-magnetic suspension, aeroelastic force, stability, supercritical Hopf bifurcation, harmonic balance, limit cycle", author = "J. Paul and Faragau, {Andrei B.} and {van Leijden}, R.J. and A. Metrikine and {van Dalen}, K.N.", note = "Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository {\textquoteleft}You share, we take care!{\textquoteright} – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public. ; The Sixth International Conference on Railway Technology 2024 : Research, Development and Maintenance , RAILWAYS 2024 ; Conference date: 01-09-2024 Through 05-09-2024", year = "2024", doi = "10.4203/ccc.7.16.1", language = "English", url = "https://www.civil-comp.info/2024/rl/", } . The Sixth International Conference on Railway Technology 2024, Prague, Czech Republic, 1/09/24.

Jithu Paul, Zitao Yu, Yizhar Or (2023). Nonholonomic dynamics of steer-free rotor-actuated Twistcar . NODYCON 2023.

Paul, J., Madhu, A.K., Jayadeep, U.B., Sobhan, C.B.(2016). Liquid layering and the enhanced thermal conductivity of ar-cu nanofluids: A molecular dynamics study . ASME 2016 Heat Transfer Summer Conference, HT 2016, collocated with the ASME 2016 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting and the ASME 2016 14th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels. 1.

CONFERENCE ABSTRACT

Jithu Paul, Andrei B. Fărăgău, Andrei Metrikine, Jithu van Leijden, Karel van Dalen(2024). The influence of anomalous Doppler waves on the Hyperloop stability . 11th European Nonlinear Dynamics Conference 2024, Delft, Netherlands, 22/07/24.

Jithu Paul, Andrei B. Fărăgău, Andrei Metrikine, Rens van Leijden, Karel van Dalen(2024). The influence of anomalous Doppler waves on the Hyperloop stability . The Third International Conference on Rail Transportation, Shanghai, China, 7/08/24.

OTHER

Paul, J., Gendelman, O.V.(2021). Kapitza resistance at a domain boundary in linear and nonlinear chains . arXiv.

Gendelman, O.V., Paul, J.(2021). Kapitza thermal resistance in linear and nonlinear chain models: Isotopic defect . arXiv.