Yared W. Bekele, PhD

Research Scientist · SINTEF Community · Trondheim, Norway

Computational geomechanics specialist developing numerical methods and machine learning approaches for geotechnical engineering applications.

Research Interests

Finite element and isogeometric analysis of coupled hydro-mechanical and thermo-hydro-mechanical processes.

Neural networks that embed governing equations for consolidation, poroelasticity, and other geomechanical problems.

Python and C++ codebases with testing and documentation for reproducible computational research.

Bekele YW. GeoSim.AI: AI assistants for numerical simulations in geomechanics. arXiv:2501.14186, 2025.
Bekele YW, Fonn E, Kvamsdal T, Kvarving AM, Nordal S. Mixed Method for Isogeometric Analysis of Coupled Flow and Deformation in Poroelastic Media. Applied Sciences 12(6):2915, 2022.
Bekele YW. Physics-informed deep learning for one-dimensional consolidation. J. Rock Mech. and Geotech. Eng. 13(2), 420-430, 2021.
Bekele YW, Kyokawa H, Kvarving AM, Kvamsdal T, Nordal S. Isogeometric analysis of THM coupled processes in ground freezing. Computers and Geotechnics 88, 129-145, 2017.
Bekele YW, Kvamsdal T, Kvarving AM, Nordal S. Adaptive isogeometric finite element analysis of steady-state groundwater flow. Int. J. Numer. Anal. Methods Geomech. 40(5):738-765, 2016.
Bekele YW. Isogeometric Analysis of Coupled Problems in Porous Media. NTNU PhD Thesis, 2016.

2012–2016 · Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Thesis: Isogeometric analysis of coupled problems in porous media.

2006–2008 · NTNU

1999–2004 · Arba Minch University, Ethiopia

2017–Present · SINTEF Community, Trondheim

Computational modelling, ML/AI development, and research software engineering for geotechnical projects.

2008–2011 · Reinertsen AS, Trondheim

2004–2006 · Arba Minch University

AI assistants for geomechanical simulations.

Web tool for terrain visualization and slope analysis.

Physics-informed neural networks for soil mechanics.