Narendra Kurnia Putra, Ph.D.

Hi! I’m Narendra Kurnia Putra, an Assistant Professor in the Instrumentation, Control, and Automation Research Group at the Faculty of Industrial Technology (FIT), Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Indonesia.

I earned my Ph.D. in Bioengineering and Robotics from the Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. During my doctoral studies, I worked at the Biomedical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory at the Institute of Fluid Science, where my research focused on multiobjective optimization and design exploration of intravascular stents.

Since August 2019, I have been part of the Engineering Physics Department at FIT ITB, and in July 2021 I was appointed as Assistant Professor. Alongside teaching, I conduct research in the area of Measurement, Instrumentation and computational simulation of fluid dynamics. Majority of my works centered in  computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations—with a particular interest in hemodynamics, biofluid dynamics, medical instrumentation and measurements, and biomedical engineering. I also actively collaborate with other fellow researchers in the broader area including instrumentation, control, physiological monitoring, sport science, and human-centered design. 

Beyond research and teaching, I also involving in many institutional work; developing educational program,  public relations and program promotion, and initiate academic and research collaboration both nationally and internationally. I served as International program coordinator at Engineering Physics Dept. (2022-2024), Coordinator of Academic Program Development, FIT ITB (2023-2025) and Head of the Partnership Team and The Institute of Sustainable Industrial System and Technology at FIT ITB between July 2025 to 2026, where I help initiate, support, and maintain collaborations with academic, industrial, research, and governmental partners.

Outside of academia, I’m curious about many things. I enjoy cooking simple meals, do swimming,  and—most importantly— traveling and spending quality time with my little family.