# Jonathan Ho

> Engineer at Luminary Cloud

Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/jonathanho4

Software developer with eight years of experience developing novel numerical methods in C++ and python for computational fluid dynamics and multi-disciplinary design, analysis and optimization for highly nonlinear problems.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Luminary Cloud
Jan 2022 – Present | Redwood City, California, United States

### PhD Candidate @ Stanford University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2022 | Stanford, California, United States
Having identified and analyzed existing limitations in our computational fluid dynamics solver (AERO-F)  I proposed and implemented an enhanced algorithm with smoothness guarantees that overcame these limitations and enabled aerodynamic shape optimization. AERO-F is an advanced parallelized CFD tool for high speed, viscous and/or turbulent flows and nonlinear fluid-structure interaction. Currently, I am upgrading AERO-F and our in-house python-based optimization suite to perform aerodynamic shape optimization on full-size commercial aircraft with large shape and topology changes

Side projects have included analyzed existing learned models for nonlinear constitutive relations and enhanced the neural network architecture to accelerate evaluation times and improve accuracy

### Teaching Assistant for AA214B (Numerical Methods for Compressible Flows) @ Stanford University
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018

### Noise Vibration Harshness CAE Engineer @ Ford Motor Company
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Analyzed idle vibration, lugging, road noise on the Ford Ranger and Ford Taurus (China) programs with NASTRAN and in-house modal analysis software, enabling designers to meet vehicle comfort requirements

### Teaching Assistant for MECH2210 (Intermediate Dynamics) @ The University of Queensland
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015

### Teaching Assistant for METR4201 (Control Systems) @ The University of Queensland
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

### Teaching Assistant for MECH2305 (Introduction to Engineering Design and Manufacturing) @ The University of Queensland
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014

### Mechanical Engineering Intern @ Cochlear
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015

### Mechanical Engineering Intern @ CMP Engineers
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014


## Education
### Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Aeronautics & Astronautics
Stanford University

### Master of Science (MS) in Aeronautics and Astronautics
Stanford University

### Bachelor of Engineering & Commerce in Mechanical Engineering
The University of Queensland

### St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jonathan-ho-85594678

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Last updated: 2026-04-10