Publications

@article{taha2026variational,
  title     = {{Variational projection of Navier-Stokes: Fluid mechanics as a quadratic programming problem}},
  author    = {Taha, Haithem and Anand, Kshitij},
  journal   = {Physical Review Fluids},
  volume    = {11},
  number    = {1},
  pages     = {014901},
  year      = {2026},
  month     = {January},
  publisher = {American Physical Society},
  doi       = {10.1103/w2bn-5j4h},
  url       = {https://journals.aps.org/prfluids/abstract/10.1103/w2bn-5j4h}
}

{
  "id": "taha2026variational",
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "Variational projection of Navier-Stokes: Fluid mechanics as a quadratic programming problem",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Taha",
      "given": "Haithem"
    },
    {
      "family": "Anand",
      "given": "Kshitij"
    }
  ],
  "container-title": "Physical Review Fluids",
  "volume": "11",
  "issue": "1",
  "page": "014901",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        1
      ]
    ]
  },
  "publisher": "American Physical Society",
  "DOI": "10.1103/w2bn-5j4h",
  "URL": "https://journals.aps.org/prfluids/abstract/10.1103/w2bn-5j4h"
}

@article{anand2025mechanics,
  title     = {{Mechanics as a Convex Quadratic Programming Problem With Application to Incompressible Flows}},
  author    = {Anand, Kshitij and Taha, Haithem},
  journal   = {IEEE Control Systems Letters},
  volume    = {9},
  pages     = {1201--1206},
  year      = {2025},
  publisher = {IEEE},
  doi       = {10.1109/LCSYS.2025.3572417},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.1109/LCSYS.2025.3572417}
}

{
  "id": "anand2025mechanics",
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "Mechanics as a Convex Quadratic Programming Problem With Application to Incompressible Flows",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Anand",
      "given": "Kshitij"
    },
    {
      "family": "Taha",
      "given": "Haithem"
    }
  ],
  "container-title": "IEEE Control Systems Letters",
  "volume": "9",
  "page": "1201–1206",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2025
      ]
    ]
  },
  "publisher": "IEEE",
  "DOI": "10.1109/LCSYS.2025.3572417",
  "URL": "https://doi.org/10.1109/LCSYS.2025.3572417"
}

@inproceedings{anand2026vpns,
  title     = {{Variational Projection of Navier Stokes (VPNS): A Novel Optimization Based Solver for Incompressible Fluid Flows}},
  author    = {Anand, Kshitij and Taha, Haithem E.},
  booktitle = {AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum},
  pages     = {1725},
  year      = {2026},
  month     = {January},
  publisher = {American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics},
  doi       = {10.2514/6.2026-1725},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2026-1725},
  note      = {Title is unhyphenated as published; do not "correct" it}
}

{
  "id": "anand2026vpns",
  "type": "paper-conference",
  "title": "Variational Projection of Navier Stokes (VPNS): A Novel Optimization Based Solver for Incompressible Fluid Flows",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Anand",
      "given": "Kshitij"
    },
    {
      "family": "Taha",
      "given": "Haithem E."
    }
  ],
  "container-title": "AIAA SCITECH 2026 Forum",
  "page": "1725",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        1
      ]
    ]
  },
  "publisher": "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics",
  "DOI": "10.2514/6.2026-1725",
  "URL": "https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2026-1725"
}

@inproceedings{anand2025formulating,
  title     = {{Formulating Constrained Mechanics As Quadratic Programming Enables Explicit Navier-Stokes Projection}},
  author    = {Anand, Kshitij and Taha, Haithem},
  booktitle = {ASME IDETC-CIE 2025},
  year      = {2025},
  month     = {August},
  address   = {Anaheim, California, USA},
  publisher = {American Society of Mechanical Engineers},
  doi       = {10.1115/DETC2025-168809},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2025-168809},
  note      = {Conference held 17--20 August 2025; published online 27 October 2025}
}

{
  "id": "anand2025formulating",
  "type": "paper-conference",
  "title": "Formulating Constrained Mechanics As Quadratic Programming Enables Explicit Navier-Stokes Projection",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Anand",
      "given": "Kshitij"
    },
    {
      "family": "Taha",
      "given": "Haithem"
    }
  ],
  "container-title": "ASME IDETC-CIE 2025",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2025,
        8
      ]
    ]
  },
  "publisher": "American Society of Mechanical Engineers",
  "DOI": "10.1115/DETC2025-168809",
  "URL": "https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2025-168809"
}

@inproceedings{anand2025generic,
  title     = {{A Generic Tool for Simulating Two-Dimensional Ideal Flows Over Arbitrary Shapes Using the Principle of Minimum Pressure Gradient}},
  author    = {Anand, Kshitij and Gonzalez, Cody and Taha, Haithem E.},
  booktitle = {AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum},
  pages     = {1070},
  year      = {2025},
  month     = {January},
  publisher = {American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics},
  doi       = {10.2514/6.2025-1070},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2025-1070}
}

{
  "id": "anand2025generic",
  "type": "paper-conference",
  "title": "A Generic Tool for Simulating Two-Dimensional Ideal Flows Over Arbitrary Shapes Using the Principle of Minimum Pressure Gradient",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Anand",
      "given": "Kshitij"
    },
    {
      "family": "Gonzalez",
      "given": "Cody"
    },
    {
      "family": "Taha",
      "given": "Haithem E."
    }
  ],
  "container-title": "AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum",
  "page": "1070",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2025,
        1
      ]
    ]
  },
  "publisher": "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics",
  "DOI": "10.2514/6.2025-1070",
  "URL": "https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2025-1070"
}

@misc{anand2024aerodynamic,
  title        = {{Aerodynamic Modelling of 3-DOF Flapping Kinematics and Dynamic Modelling of 2-DOF FWMAV}},
  author       = {Anand, Kshitij and Dash, Sunil Manohar and Armanini, Sophie F.},
  howpublished = {APS March Meeting 2024, session MM03.10},
  year         = {2024},
  month        = {March},
  organization = {American Physical Society},
  url          = {https://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR24/Session/MM03.10}
}

{
  "id": "anand2024aerodynamic",
  "type": "speech",
  "title": "Aerodynamic Modelling of 3-DOF Flapping Kinematics and Dynamic Modelling of 2-DOF FWMAV",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Anand",
      "given": "Kshitij"
    },
    {
      "family": "Dash",
      "given": "Sunil Manohar"
    },
    {
      "family": "Armanini",
      "given": "Sophie F."
    }
  ],
  "container-title": "APS March Meeting 2024, session MM03.10",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2024,
        3
      ]
    ]
  },
  "publisher": "American Physical Society",
  "URL": "https://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR24/Session/MM03.10"
}

@misc{anand2024socal,
  title        = {{Numerical Aerodynamic Modelling of 3-DOF Tandem Wing Flapping Dynamics}},
  author       = {Anand, Kshitij and Dash, Sunil Manohar and Armanini, Sophie F. and Taha, Haithem E.},
  howpublished = {SoCal Fluids 2024},
  year         = {2024},
  note         = {Month and exact meeting record not yet confirmed}
}

{
  "id": "anand2024socal",
  "type": "speech",
  "title": "Numerical Aerodynamic Modelling of 3-DOF Tandem Wing Flapping Dynamics",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Anand",
      "given": "Kshitij"
    },
    {
      "family": "Dash",
      "given": "Sunil Manohar"
    },
    {
      "family": "Armanini",
      "given": "Sophie F."
    },
    {
      "family": "Taha",
      "given": "Haithem E."
    }
  ],
  "container-title": "SoCal Fluids 2024",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2024
      ]
    ]
  }
}

@misc{anand2023parametric,
  title        = {{Parametric Modelling of Vortex-Vortex Interactions in 2-DOF Flapping Wings Using Empirical Methods}},
  author       = {Anand, Kshitij and Dash, Sunil Manohar},
  howpublished = {Bulletin of the American Physical Society (APS Division of Fluid Dynamics)},
  year         = {2023},
  organization = {American Physical Society},
  note         = {No public meeting record found; title casing of "Using" unverified}
}

{
  "id": "anand2023parametric",
  "type": "speech",
  "title": "Parametric Modelling of Vortex-Vortex Interactions in 2-DOF Flapping Wings Using Empirical Methods",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Anand",
      "given": "Kshitij"
    },
    {
      "family": "Dash",
      "given": "Sunil Manohar"
    }
  ],
  "container-title": "Bulletin of the American Physical Society (APS Division of Fluid Dynamics)",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2023
      ]
    ]
  },
  "publisher": "American Physical Society"
}

@misc{anand2022dragonfly,
  title        = {{A Numerical Study on Three-Dimensional Flapping Dragonfly Wings with Optimized Input Kinematics for Hovering and Forward Flight}},
  author       = {Anand, Kshitij and Armanini, Sophie F. and Dash, Sunil Manohar},
  howpublished = {APS Division of Fluid Dynamics 2022},
  year         = {2022},
  organization = {American Physical Society}
}

{
  "id": "anand2022dragonfly",
  "type": "speech",
  "title": "A Numerical Study on Three-Dimensional Flapping Dragonfly Wings with Optimized Input Kinematics for Hovering and Forward Flight",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Anand",
      "given": "Kshitij"
    },
    {
      "family": "Armanini",
      "given": "Sophie F."
    },
    {
      "family": "Dash",
      "given": "Sunil Manohar"
    }
  ],
  "container-title": "APS Division of Fluid Dynamics 2022",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2022
      ]
    ]
  },
  "publisher": "American Physical Society"
}