Presenter

Darshan Sarojini is an assistant professor in the aerospace and ocean engineering department at Virginia Tech. He is a computational engineer focusing his research on utilizing scientific
computing methods for design. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, a master's degree in computational science and engineering, and a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering.
Dr. Sarojini’s key contributions are in multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) and model-based systems engineering (MBSE). His work aims to lower aircraft design cycle time at the conceptual and preliminary design stages, particularly for sustainable aviation aircraft concepts, encompassing urban air mobility, regional air mobility, and long-range transport.
Actively engaged in collaborative projects, Dr. Sarojini has contributed to funded initiatives involving both government entities such as NASA and industry partners including Aurora Flight Sciences, Airbus, Siemens, and Gulfstream. His service roles include membership in the AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies technical committee since 2022, committee leadership in the SuperComputing conference since 2021, and a reviewer for various journals in the aerospace engineering and scientific computing domains.