Profile

Gulzar Ali

CFD Support Engineer

Researcher in Machine Learning for Fluid Dynamics

Biography

I'm a CFD Engineer and SciML researcher working at the crossroads of computational fluid dynamics and scientific machine learning. My work centers on making high-fidelity physics simulations faster, smarter, and scalable, through Physics-Informed Neural Networks, Neural Operators (FNO, DeepONet), Reduced Order Models, and Deep Learning frameworks.

Beyond surrogate modeling, my research interest extends into some of the sharper edges of the field, turbulence closure with data-driven models and operator learning for generalization across geometry and boundary conditions.

I'm actively looking to collaborate with research groups pushing the boundaries of SciML, computational physics, and AI-driven engineering, bringing both implementation depth and a genuine curiosity for open problems in the field.

Research Areas

  • Scientific Machine Learning (SciML)
  • Physics-Informed Neural Networks
  • Reduced Order Modeling (ROM)
  • Turbulence Modeling

Education

MS Computational Science & Engineering

NUST, Islamabad

BS Mechanical Engineering

UET, Lahore

Publications

CNN-Based Surrogate Model for Rapid Prediction of Flow Fields in Early-Stage Urban Design and Planning

2025

Ali, G., Khan, H., Tariq, B., Khalid, E., & Mushtaq, A.

5th International Conference on Digital Futures and Transformative Technologies (ICoDT2), Islamabad, Pakistan: IEEE Xplore.

Presents a CNN-based surrogate model that enables rapid and accurate prediction of flow fields around urban structures, achieving near real-time performance for architectural and urban planning applications.

Experience

Beta Codes

CFD Support Engineer

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March 2024 — Present • Remote / Islamabad

NUST

Researcher Assistant

Computational Aeronautics Lab, SINES, NUST

May 2021 — Dec 2023 • Islamabad, Pakistan

Contact

Feel free to contact me!

Open to research collaborations at the frontier of computational physics and scientific machine learning.

Location

Pakistan

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