Alan Das Mannoosseril
PhD researcher | James Watt School of Engineering
Email: a.mannoosseril.1@research.gla.ac.uk
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5693-3131
Research title: Random Matrix Approaches for Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Mechanics
Research summary
I am a PhD researcher in the James Watt School of Engineering, specialising in uncertainty quantification and structural dynamics. My research explores how random matrix theory can represent uncertainty in computational models of engineering structures and improve predictions of their dynamic behaviour.
My work combines probabilistic modelling, finite element methods and numerical simulation. Current themes include data-driven non-central Wishart models, reduced modal-basis approaches, and uncertainty propagation in aerospace and other complex structural systems.
Research themes
- Uncertainty quantification
- Random matrix theory
- Structural dynamics
- Stochastic computational mechanics
Publications
2026
Mannoosseril, Alan 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5693-3131, Adhikari, Sondipon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4181-3457 and Murat Panayirci, H.
(2026)
Non-central Wishart random matrices in structural dynamics: a modal-basis approach.
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 127(20),
e70446.
(doi: 10.1002/nme.70446)
Mannoosseril, Alan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5693-3131 and Adhikari, Sondipon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4181-3457
(2026)
Data-Driven Non-Central Wishart Framework for Hybrid Uncertainty Quantification of Aerostructures.
In: AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum, Orlando, FL, USA, 16-18 Jan 2026,
ISBN 9781624107658
(doi: 10.2514/6.2026-1618)
2024
Mannoosseril, Alan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5693-3131, Adhikari, Sondipon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4181-3457, Prado, Alex P. and Cabral, Pedro H.
(2024)
Random Matrix Modelling for Uncertainty Quantification in Prestressed Structures.
In: 34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS 2024), Florence, Italy, 09-13 Sep 2024,
Articles
Mannoosseril, Alan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5693-3131, Adhikari, Sondipon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4181-3457 and Murat Panayirci, H.
(2026)
Non-central Wishart random matrices in structural dynamics: a modal-basis approach.
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 127(20),
e70446.
(doi: 10.1002/nme.70446)
Conference Proceedings
Mannoosseril, Alan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5693-3131 and Adhikari, Sondipon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4181-3457
(2026)
Data-Driven Non-Central Wishart Framework for Hybrid Uncertainty Quantification of Aerostructures.
In: AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum, Orlando, FL, USA, 16-18 Jan 2026,
ISBN 9781624107658
(doi: 10.2514/6.2026-1618)
Mannoosseril, Alan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5693-3131, Adhikari, Sondipon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4181-3457, Prado, Alex P. and Cabral, Pedro H.
(2024)
Random Matrix Modelling for Uncertainty Quantification in Prestressed Structures.
In: 34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS 2024), Florence, Italy, 09-13 Sep 2024,
Supervisors
External supervisors
Grants
EPSRC / UKRI Industrial CASE studentship
My PhD project is supported by an EPSRC / UKRI Industrial CASE studentship, with industrial support from SLB Cambridge Research (project reference 2926902).
Conferences
ICAS 2024-34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
Florence, Italy, 9-13 September 2024.
Attended the conference; authored "Random Matrix Modelling for Uncertainty Quantification in Prestressed Structures."
Teaching
My teaching roles at the University of Glasgow include Graduate Teaching Assistant (Maths & Stats), Student Learning Development; Graduate Teaching Assistant (Tutor) and Demonstrator, James Watt School of Engineering; and Senior Phase Tutor, External Relations. As GTA for Maths & Stats, I support students through mathematics tutoring, engineering tutorials, demonstrations and assessment. As a Senior Phase Tutor, I support S1–S6 pupils across the West of Scotland through university-led widening participation programmes, with online school tutoring and educational activities on campus.
Teaching contributions
Structural mechanics, dynamics and mathematics
- Mathematics AE2X (ENG2042)
- Aircraft Vibration and Aeroelasticity 4 (ENG4023)
- Vibration M4 (ENG4137)
- Mechanics of Solids 3 (ENG3037)
- Mechanics of Solids and Structures M4 (ENG4094)
Aerospace engineering and materials
- Aircraft Structures and Materials 3 (ENG3081)
- Composite Airframe Structures (ENG5019)
- Materials 1 (ENG1033)
- High Speed Aerodynamics 4 (ENG4074)
Engineering design, manufacturing and projects
- Design and Manufacture 3 (ENG3035)
- Aerospace Design Project 4/M (ENG4013 / ENG5264)
- Integrated System Design Project M (ENG5044P)
- Multidisciplinary Engineering Project (SIT_OIP_MD)
Additional information
Academic background
I hold an MSc in Aerospace Engineering from Swansea University and a B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering from IIEST Shibpur.
Professional activities
Communications and Marketing Lead and founding-group member, Clyde Aerospace Early Careers Network (CAECN), Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Prestwick Branch. I lead communications, visual identity, event promotion, industry engagement and outreach, connecting students, universities and industry.
Selected industry experience
Previous industry experience includes a Fatigue and Damage Tolerance work-experience internship at ZeroAvia (November 2022), involving shaft fatigue and static stress analysis.
