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M.Sc. Vikas Diddige
Institute of Mechanics und Fluid Dynamics
Lampadiusstr. 4, Room WEI-103
09599 Freiberg
+49 3731 39-3387
Vikas [dot] Diddige [at] imfd [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (Vikas[dot]Diddige[at]imfd[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de)
Curriculum Vitae
| Time period | Activity |
|---|---|
| 01/2022 – heute | Scientific Assistant, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Deutschland |
| 10/2018 – 09/2021 | Master of Science, Computational Materials Science, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany |
| 01/2021 – 08/2021 | Master Thesis, Porsche, Das Entwicklungszentrum Weissach, Stuttgart, Germany |
| 05/2020 – 11/2020 | Research Intern, Porsche, Das Entwicklungszentrum Weissach, Stuttgart, Germany |
| 09/2019 – 04/2020 | Student Research Assistant, IMFD, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany |
| 01/2018 – 07/2018 | FEA Analyst, Renault Nissan Automotive, Chennai, India |
| 07/2015 – 12/2017 | FEA Analyst, General Motors (Tata Consultancy Services), Bengaluru, India |
| 10/2011 – 09/2015 | Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, India |
Main areas of work
- Numerical modeling and simulation
- Coupled problems (diffusion-deformation-damage): Hydrogen embrittlement
- Phase-field modeling for fracture
- FE-analysis for strength and durability
Awards and honours
- "Deutschlandstipendium", 2020
- "Excellence" award for Personal Programming Project (PPP), 2020
- "On Spot" award for examining the capability of CAE in stud insertion analysis from TCS, 2017
- "Best Employee" award for on-time delivery and commitment from TCS, 2016
- Two times "Dean's Lister" merit scholarship in bachelor's (Top 10% in Academics), 2012-2014
Teaching
- Exercise: Nonlinear Finite Element Methods
- Exercise: Introduction to Finite Element Method
Research projects
- PTJ/BMBF-Projekt „H2Giga – Technologieentwicklung für eine Wasserelektrolyse im Gigawatt-Maßstab" (11/2021-12/2025)
Supervised student projects / Master's thesis
| 03/2024 - 09/2024 | Master's thesis: Sai Teja Bommavaram, "Development and FE Implementation of a Phase-field Model for Ductile Fracture in Elasto-plastic Solids" |
| 10/2022 - 03/2023 | Programming project: Sai Teja Bommavaram, "Finite-deformation Phase-field Approach to Fracture" |
| 10/2022 - 10/2023 | Programming project: Saikumar Thaduru, "Implementation of Iso-Geometric Analysis of Phase-field Fracture" |
Supervised scientific work (Hiwi)
- 2024: Sai Teja Bommavaram
- 2022-2023: Saikumar Thaduru
Publications in specialized journals
- V. Diddige, S. Roth, and B. Kiefer, Phase-field modeling of hydrogen-promoted fracture: Natural incorporation of hydrostatic stress dependencies via a chemical potential-based variational formulation, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (2025). In production
- V. Diddige, A. Seupel, S. Roth, and B. Kiefer, A phase-field model for hydrogen-promoted fracture based on a mixed rate-type variational setting, Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (2024), https://doi.org/10.1002/pamm.202300237
Publications in conference proceedings
- D. Vikas, M. Venkatesan, P.S. Sivasakthivel, “Analysis of Impression Die Forging using ANSYS
Explicit Dynamics”, IMEC 2014, International Mechanical Engineering Congress (IMEC 2014),
NIT Tiruchirapalli, Conference proceedings, 299-302, 2014.
Conference presentations
- V. Diddige, A. Seupel, S. Roth, and B. Kiefer, A multi-field mixed incremental variational framework for phase-field modeling of hydrogen-promoted fracture, 19th European Mechanics of Materials Conference (EMMC), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, 29-31 May, 2024
- V. Diddige, A. Seupel, S. Roth, and B. Kiefer, A phase-field model for hydrogen-promoted fracture based on a mixed rate-type variational setting, 93rd GAMM Annual Meeting 2023, Dresden, 30 Mai - 02 Juni, 2023
