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Sumandra Ltd is a duly registered and incorporated in United Kingdom under company No. NI727233

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Smart Composite Manufacturing through Digital Twinning

Meet theTeam

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  • CEO, Founder

    Praveen is a seasoned engineer with decade long of extensive experience in structural engineering. He holds a PhD in composites specialized in developing total life approach for the smart manufacturing worked with UK, French, Italian and Indian researchers.

    Achievements: Research Excellence Award 2023 by IIT Guwahati & Polymer Society India, Ulster Tatler Awards 2024 – UK, Featured as top-10 in Ulster Tatler Magazine - UK 2025

  • 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 based on research publications in the Association for Information Systems’

  • 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.

  • Full Stack Developer

    Christian is a freelance Full-Stack Developer and UX/UI Designer 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/Publication

Praveen formulated and tested the concept and application at component level during PhD research (TRL4). 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 through the link below.