Where Matter
Meets Motion

Decoding the dynamics of soft and living matter at the microscale, where physics, biology, and AI uncover emergent behavior.

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Omkar Hegde
About Me

Omkar Hegde

Scientist · Builder · Observer

I am fascinated by what physics looks like when life is involved. From the self-organization of molecules to the collective behavior of cells, I explore how matter moves and interacts in the living world. My research weaves together experiments, AI-driven analysis, and a deep curiosity about the emergent phenomena that arise when physics meets biology.

Beyond research, I love yoga, hiking, and nature. Shaped by tradition, deepened through practice and renewed in the mountains, this path has taught me the value of attention, discipline, and stillness.

PhD, IISc Bangalore Postdoc, Brandeis CZ Biohub Chicago 500hr Yoga Teacher
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Research

Threads of inquiry

Droplets that organize matter.
Matter that moves itself.
Chips that route signals.
Order that emerges without a hand.
Simulations that precede the device.
AI that reads what the eye misses.
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Droplet Physics
Active Matter
Microfluidics
Self-Assembly
Computational Fluid Dynamics
AI & Imaging
HOW DOES PORE GEOMETRY CONTROL TRANSPORT? SEGMENT · MAP GEODESIC DISTANCE · FIND PERCOLATION CONV POOL DENSE C EA SA KP AB PA ST DRIED DROPLET CAN A DRIED BLOOD DROP IDENTIFY THE PATHOGEN? CNN ON CRACK PATTERNS · 7 INFECTION STATES · 92%
AI & Imaging

Letting computation see what we cannot

We ask how pore geometry controls transport in 3D, and whether a dried blood droplet's crack pattern can identify the pathogen. Computation finds the structure that hides in noise.

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Journey

Four institutions, four turns

From thermal and fluids engineering to living matter.

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NIT NIT Jamshedpur 2016
IISc IISc Bangalore 2022
Brandeis Brandeis 2024
CZB Bi[o]hub chicago now