Résumé (Brief)
Researcher · Software Developer · Educator, Ph.D.
Aarhus, Denmark
Profile
- Researcher and software architect specialising in digitalisation, digital twins, and cyber-physical systems.
- Transforms research ideas into scientific results, open-source platforms, prototypes, and industrial collaborations.
- Collaborates with industry partners and research groups across Denmark, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Norway.
- Brings more than a decade of mentoring, teaching, and curriculum development in software engineering and computer science.
Software Development Motto: Agile software development process enhanced with DevSecOps and Agent Engineering.
Software Development
I architect, program, and maintain research software for digital twin development and deployment.
- DTaaS — Digital Twin as a Service: multi-tenant platform for digital twins and IoT.
- Digital Twin Workflow for Structural Health Monitoring — Reference implementation prototyping monitoring of wind turbine blades.
- Simulation Bridge — Distributed simulation middleware for digital twins and IoT systems.
- DIGITbrain — Architecture and Design for Manufacturing as a Service (MaaS) software.
- Generalized Deduplication — Data compression package for IoT systems.
- AutolabJS — Auto evaluation tool for C/C++/Java/Python programming projects.
Research Projects (Selected)
- SWiM — Sustainable Water-based Cooling in Megacities (Grundfos Foundation, 60MDKK, 4 partners, 2026–30): researcher & software architect for the digital twin platform for district cooling in Asian megacities.
- Secure4DTaaS — Secure Collaboration on the DTaaS Platform (Thomas B. Thriges Foundation, 3MDKK, 2025–28): software architect & developer; zero-trust secure sharing of digital twin assets across organisations.
- CP-SENS — Cyber-Physical Sensing for Machinery and Structures (Danish Innovation Foundation, 19.3MDKK, 6 partners, 2023–27): project board member, architect & developer; reference digital twins for structural health monitoring.
- DIGITbrain (EU H2020 IA, 8M€, 36 partners, 2020–23): architecture & design of a multi-cloud digital twin platform supporting three SME manufacturing consortia.
- HUBCAP (EU H2020 IA, 8M€, 17 partners, 2020–22): reviewer & prototype developer for distributed sandbox computing and model-driven engineering.
Education
| Degree | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. in Computer Science | BITS, Pilani – KK Birla Goa Campus, India | 2013–2018 |
| M.Tech. in Computer Science & Engineering, Distinction (78%) | Acharya Nagarjuna University, India | 2007–2009 |
| B.E. (Hons) in Electronics & Instrumentation, Distinction (CGPA 9.06/10) | BITS, Pilani – Pilani Campus, India | 1997–2001 |
Work Experience
| Period | Role | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 – Present | Researcher & Software Developer | Software Engineering and Computing Systems, Department of ECE, Aarhus University, Denmark |
| 2018 – 2020 | Postdoctoral Researcher | Agile Cloud Lab, Department of ECE, Aarhus University, Denmark |
| 2012 – 2018 | Researcher & Assistant Professor | Department of CS & IS, BITS Pilani – KK Birla Goa Campus, India |
| 2005 – 2012 | Assistant Professor | Departments of CS & IS and ECE, RVR & JC College of Engineering, Guntur, India |
Current Position
Researcher & Software Developer, Software Engineering and Computing Systems, Department of ECE, Aarhus University (June 2020 – Present)
- Lead architecture, design, and implementation of Digital Twin as a Service for research and industrial projects.
- Deliver software, training, and technology transfer for CP-SENS (structural health monitoring), SWiM (district cooling), and Secure4DTaaS projects.
- Contribute to DIGITbrain, HUBCAP, and other collaborative European digital twin projects.
Publications (Selected)
Full record on Google Scholar. See the Publications page for the complete list. Recent highlights:
- A Digital Twin Platform for Structural Health Monitoring. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 2026.
- Composable Digital Twins on the Digital Twin as a Service Platform. Simulation, 101(3):287–311, 2025.
- Realising Digital Twins. In The Engineering of Digital Twins, pp. 225–256, Springer, 2024.
Service & Awards
- Journal reviewer: Future Generation Computer Systems, npj Digital Medicine, Journal of Simulation, Software & Systems Modeling.
- Conference service & panels: EDTconf 2025, IEEE UIC 2024, ICN 2019–22; expert panel on the Open Digital Twin Standard (EPFL & ETH Zurich).
- Honours: National Award for Teaching Linux Programming (2011); NIXI Fellowship (2010); merit-cum-need scholarship, BITS Pilani (2001).
Consulting Experience
| Year | Client | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Danish Technological Institute, Denmark | Design of REST API using swagger for a 3D fabrication web service. |
| 2020 | Sensible Oy and GIM Robotics Oy, Finland | Review of software design and DevOps practices. |
Technology Stack
| Category | Tools |
|---|---|
| Architectures | Microservices, Pub-Sub, Concurrent Actors, MVC |
| Cloud Services | Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services |
| Languages | TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, C++, C, Java, Bash, R, Elixir |
| Frameworks | React, React Material UI, NodeJS, JVM, NetworkX, Gephi |
| Testing | Jest, Playwright, Pytest, googletest, junit, hamcrest, bats |
| Packaging | npm, pip, waf, maven |
| Virtualization | Docker, Docker Hub, Vagrant, VMware ESXi |
| Configuration | Ansible, Shell |
| CI/CD | GitHub Actions, Semantic Versioning |
| Code Quality | Codecov, Codeclimate, ESLint, cppcheck, shellcheck, checkstyle, pylint |
| Documentation | LaTeX, MkDocs, Doxygen, swagger, mediawiki |