Institute of High Performance Computing

• Directors
• Computing Science (CS)
• Electronics & Photonics (EP)
• Engineering Mechanics (EM)
• Fluid Dynamics (FD)
• Material Science & Engineering (MSE)
• IHPC Independent Investigatorship (I³)

Engineering Mechanics (EM)

Dr. Gideon Praveen Kumar VIJAYAKUMAR

• Title: Scientist
• Tel: 64191392
• Email: vijayagpk@ihpc.a-star.edu.sg

Research Interests:

• Conceptual Modeling of Medical Implants.
• Computational Biomechanics
• Medical Device Engineering
• Sports Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Engineering

Qualifications:

• Ph.D – Biomedical Engineering – VIT University, India, 2010
• MTech – Biomedical Engineering – VIT University, India, 2007

Published Journals/ Articles:

Journals

• Gideon Praveen Kumar and Lazar Mathew - "Self-Expanding Aortic Valve Stent - Material Optimization", Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2012, 42(11), 1060-1063
  
• Gideon Praveen Kumar and Lazar Mathew - "Analysis of the Physical Behavior of a Hooked Titanium Based Percutaneous Aortic Valve Stent",Biomedical Engineering: Applications, Basis and Communications Volume, 2012, 24(4), 323-326
• Gideon Praveen Kumar - "Comparison of Cyclic Loading and Hold Relax Technique to Increase Resting Length of Hamstring Muscles" - Hong Kong Journal of Physiotherapy, 2011, Volume 29, Issue 1, Pages 31-33
• Jose Shelton and Gideon Praveen Kumar - "Comparison between Auditory and Visual Simple Reaction Times" - Neuroscience & Medicine 2010, 1(1), 30-32
• Jose Shelton and Gideon Praveen Kumar - "Sodium bicarbonate - A potent Ergogenic Aid? " - Food and Nutrition Sciences ,2010, 1(1), 1-4
• Jose Shelton and Gideon Praveen Kumar - "Comparison between Static and Dynamic Warm-up Exercise Regimes on Lower Limb Muscle Power" - The HEALTH 2009, 1(2), 117-120
• Gideon Praveen Kumar - "Assessment of Fatigue Susceptibility of the Lumbar Extensor Muscles amongst Smokers" : Biomedical Engineering: Applications, Basis and Communications, 2010, 22( 4 ), pp. 321-326
• Sree Vidhya, Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew - "Micro - Cantilever Based Microdiagnostic Kit for Bio-Medical Applications - A Cost-Benefit Outlook" , Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine,2010 --1(3), 034501 - 4
• Sree Vidhya, Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew - " Design and TEM Simulation of a MEMS Based Micro Cantilever Cardiac Market Sensor" , Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine 2010 ,1(1) 014501 - 4
• Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew- "Flow patterns and hemodynamic efficacy analysis in a novel percutaneous stented aortic valve" , Biomedical Engineering: Applications, Basis and Communications Volume: 23, Issue: 1(2011) pp. 63-74
• Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew - "Evaluation of stress strain patterns in a stentless aortic valve and its leaflets ", Surgical Science 2011, 2 (1), 25-30
• Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew - "Stent biomaterial and design selection using finite element analysis for percutaneous aortic valve replacement ", Artificial Organs 2011 Feb;35(2):166-75
• Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew- "Fatigue and durability of a novel percutaneous aortic valve stent" , Biomedical Engineering: Applications, Basis and Communications , Volume: 23, Issue: 1(2011) pp. 45-49
• Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew - "3D CAD based geometric modeling of a new tri-leaflet aortic valve ", Artificial Organs 2010 Dec;34(12):1121-4
• Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew- "Design of a novel stented valve and 3D modeling of its implantation in the aorta" , Biomedical Engineering: Applications, Basis and Communications Vol. 22, No. 2 (2010) 157-161
• Praveen Kumar, Gideon V. and Mathew, Lazar "The evolution of an ideal stent design and its impact on the aortic endothelium during and after percutaneous replacement", Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 2010, 13(3), 345-347.
• Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew - "Parametric Design Analysis and Shape Optimization of Percutaneous Aortic Valve Stents" , International Journal of Applied Bioengineering 2009, 3(1) , 1 - 4
• Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew - "Finite Element Analysis of the Mechanical Performance of Aortic Valve Stent Designs" , Trends Biomat .Artif. Organs, 23(1) , 16 - 20 (ISSN 0971-1198)
• Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew - "3D CAD Based Conceptual Design of a Novel Aortic Valve Stent" , Journal of Medical Devices 2009, 3(2), 27512
• Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew - "Finite Element Analysis of a Percutaneous Aortic Valve Stent Design":The HEALTH 2009, 1(1), 2-7
• Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew - "Effects of Design Parameters on the Radial Force of Percutaneous Aortic Valve Stents" : Cardiovasc Revascularization Med 2010 , 11(2), 101-104
• Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew - "Biomaterial Optimization in a Percutaneous Aortic Valve Stent using Finite Element Analysis" : Cardiovasc Revascularization Med 2009, 10(4), 247-251
• Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew - "New Stent Design for Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement" :Cardiovasc Revascularization Med 2009 ,10 (2) ,121 - 124 .

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Conferences

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• B. Su, L. Zhong, F. Cui, G. P. Kumar, H. Q. Phang, J. K. F. Hon and H. L. Leo, “FSI modeling of prosthetic mitral valve dynamics and left ventricular flow during diastole," 39th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference, April 2013

• B. Su, H. L. Leo, F. Cui, G. P. Kumar, H. Q. Phang and J. K. F. Hon, "Experimental study of intra-ventricular flow using particle image velocimetry," 2nd International Conference on Engineering and Applied Science, March 2013
  
• G.P.Kumar, F.Cui, A. Danpinid, C.Z.Wei, S. Boyang, H. L. Leo & J. Hon�� - Computational Modeling of� Novel Mitral Valve Stent , ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Houston, Texas, 2012.
  
• G.P.Kumar, A. Danpinid, S. Boyang, H. L. Leo, J. Hon & F.Cui - Development of a Mitral Valve Stent – From Virtuality to Reality , 4^th DUNES Symposium, Singapore, Oct 5^th, 2012
• Sree Vidhya, Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew - "Micro - Cantilever Based Microdiagnostic Kit for Bio-Medical Applications"IFMBE Series, 6th World Congress on Biomechanics, Singapore, 1 - 6 August 2010.
• Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew - "Functionality of a Novel Percutaneous Aortic Valve Stent - A Fatigue Mechanics Study"6th World Congress on Biomechanics, Singapore, 1 - 6 August 2010.
• Praveen Kumar Gideon. V., Mathew Lazar - "Aortic Wall Mechanics and Stent Design Optimization", WACBE World Congress on Bioengineering �26-29 July, Hong Kong, 2009
• Praveen Kumar, Gideon and Mathew, Lazar - "Design Of A Novel Percutaneous Aortic Valve Stent" 3rd Indo-Australian Conference on Biomaterials, Implants, Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine (BITE&RM) combined with the 19th Annual Conference of Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (ASBTE), 21 - 23 January, 2009
• Sree Vidhya, G.V.Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew - "Design and Simulation Studies of Micro cantilever Based Biosensor for the Detection of Cardiac Markers", International Conference on MEMS [ICMEMS 09], IIT Madras, 3 - 5 January, 2009
• G. Praveen Kumar & L. Mathew - "Effects of Stent Design Parameters on the Aortic Endothelium"IFMBE Series, 13th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Singapore, 3 - 6 December 2008.
• G.V.P Kumar & L. Mathew - "Novel Stent Design for Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement" - IFMBE Series, 4th Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Biomedical Engineering 25-28 June 2008
• Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew -"Design for Percutaneous Aortic Valve Stent" -International Conference on Biotechnology , INCOB Proceedings, Feb, 2008

Other(s)

Invited Papers

• Gideon Praveen Kumar Jan, 2009,” Lack of Medical Device Interoperability -Is There a Way Out?” , eHEALTH
• Gideon Praveen Kumar. 2010.”From Analogue to Digital Mammography Systems: A Paradigm Transition?” : HIRE 5(1): 33-35
• Gideon Praveen Kumar 2010, “Development of a Cost Effective Aortic Valvular Stent for the Indian Economy – A much needed step” ; Medical Equipment & Automation, July-Aug, 2010: 76 – 80
• Gideon Praveen Kumar, 2010, "I Spy with my MRI",Hospital Management
• Gideon Praveen Kumar 2011, " Comparison of Porous and Non Porous T-shaped MEMS Based Micro Cantilever for Diagnosing Acute Myocardial Infarction", Medical Equipment & Automation, in press.
• Gideon Praveen Kumar, 2011, "Technology Horizons in the Ultrasound Market", Imaging Management, 11(1)
• Gideon Praveen Kumar 2011, "Image Guided Surgery - Offering Better Procedure Planning", Imaging Management, 11(2)
• Gideon Praveen Kumar, 2011, "Market Overview: PACS - A Market Tripping Towards Desaturation", Imaging Management, 11(3)
Patents
• Gideon Praveen Kumar & Lazar Mathew, "Percutaneous Aortic Valve Stent " India in July 2008. Published in the Patent Office Journal - Sept - 2009, International Classification: A61F02/38 A61F2/00.