Dr. Zahra Lakdawala | Machine Learning and AI Applications | Research Excellence Award

Zahra Lakdawala is an accomplished industrial mathematician and Senior Research Scientist at Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems, with extensive expertise in applied mathematics, computational fluid dynamics, and AI-driven modeling. She earned her Ph.D. from the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, focusing on multiscale filtration problems. Her research integrates numerical methods, physics-informed neural networks, and large-scale simulations for industrial and environmental applications, including groundwater management and wind energy. With strong academic, industry, and international research experience, she has contributed to advanced software development, interdisciplinary projects, and high-impact scientific publications.