Sumandra Ltd is a duly registered and incorporated in United Kingdom under company No. NI727233
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Smart Manufacturing through AI-Driven Digital Twin
Our Team
Dr. Praveen Karebasannanavar
CEO & Founder
Praveen is a researcher and engineer with over a decade of industrial experience and PhD in composite materials (The Open University, UK & CETIM, France). His career spans structural integrity, finite element analysis, fatigue assessment, and smart manufacturing systems. Post doctorate, he led commercial projects with Queen's University Belfast, Wrightbus, and Hyundai Engineering and collaborated internationally with US, Germany and Italy.
At Sumandra, Praveen leads the technical strategy, transforming his research insights into scalable digital twin solutions. He is recognized as a Top 10 achiever by UK Ulster Tatler Magazine, Research Excellence Award by Indian Polymer Society, and invited by American Society of Materials to organize international conference on residual stress in Detroit.
Dr. Anna-Maria El Bayssari
Project Engineer
Anna Maria El Bayssari holds a PhD in materials and mechanical engineering from Nantes Université - France. She currently serves as a Research Engineer at ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab in France. Her expertise lies in materials science and mechanical engineering, with a focus on composite materials. Anna Maria has also collaborated with Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour and CANOE - Le Centre Technologique, contributing to advancements in smart manufacturing processes.
Dr. Ravishankar M N
Business Advisor
Ravishankar is a Dean of Queen’s University Belfast - Business School, and former Professor at Loughborough University, specializing in technology and globalization with over 15 years of experience in global leadership. He has led multi-million-dollar research initiatives, and secured funding from top organizations like ESRC and The British Academy. His extensive network and strategic expertise in managing digital innovations and scaling startups position us for strong financial growth and global market penetration.
Achievements: Editorial boards of five scholarly journals and consistently ranked top 20 global scholars in the Association for Information Systems.
Mr. Christian Jocker
Full Stack Developer
Christian is a freelance Full-Stack Developer with a 10 years of background in creating exceptional web applications. His core competencies encompass modern web technologies such as React, Angular, TypeScript, and Node.js, complemented by his proficiency in UX/UI design tools like Figma and Adobe XD. Christian's professional journey includes significant roles at KUKA and MaibornWolff GmbH, where he contributed to virtual commissioning and software engineering projects. Christian is passionate about delivering sustainable architectures, clean code, and outstanding user experiences, aligning perfectly with our commitment to innovation in smart composite manufacturing.
Traction
£100K industrial funding (via CETIM - France) for MVP development
Lab-validated simulation model (CETIM partnership)
LOI secured from CETIM
Industrial validation through customers’ interview with Innovate UK - ICURe programme.
Selected for 6 months of incubator programme at Arts University Bournemouth, UK
Received positive feedback at 10 international conferences with four journals. Ready to conduct pilot study to test MVP to evaluate TRL5. Refer to the recent publication for more details.
We are invited to organise the symposium on Polymers and Composites at 12th International Conference of Residual Stress in Detroit, US
Endorsements
My personal experience with Praveen is that he is the rare Ph.D. graduate that, in addition to the technical skills, has the vision and tenacity to make such a startup work. I wholeheartedly endorse him and his business proposal.
DR. MIKE PRIME, US
Fellow of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Society for Experimental Mechanics and ASME
Praveen’s dedication, innovative thinking, and collaborative spirit make him an outstanding person as CEO of SUMANDRA in the field of composite manufacturing and digital twin technology.
DR. FABIEN LEFEBVRE, FRANCE
French CETIM Scientific Advisor, Chairman of Fatigue Design International Conference, French Residual Stress Association (GFAC)
The business proposition that Praveen has put forward in his startup is grounded in robust scientific principles and technological innovation in composites manufacturing. Given his deep understanding of materials science and structural engineering, his venture has the potential to disrupt the market and bring meaningful advancements in the field.
DR. JAMES BOWEN, UK
Director of Research, Senior Lecturer in Materials Engineering, The Open University
Praveen was the key point in developing the collaboration between the Parma University, DB Engineering and Consulting GmbH - Germany and National Institute of Technology Patna - India. This collaborative work involved researching on the applicability of critical plane approach based fatigue assessment for the remaining life of structures. Praveen demonstrated the ability to work independently with inspiration and zeal as well as effectively leading the research work and well-co-ordinated between the co-authors.
PROF. ANDREA SPAGNOLI, ITALY
Professor - University of Parma, Named in the 2023 Stanford University-Elsevier list of the World’s Top 2% Scientists