Paul Hanakata
Ex Harvard Postdoc · PhD in Physics from Boston University
Computational physicist with 10+ years of experience in physics-based modeling, numerical simulation, and AI-enabled design of complex physical systems, including soft robotics applications. PhD in Physics, with extensive experience building simulation workflows in Python and C++ that combine first-principles physics with machine learning to explore large design spaces and accelerate engineering analysis. Strong background in computational mechanics, materials science, and scientific computing, with a track record of turning complex physical problems into scalable computational methods.