curriculum vitae

Friedrich-Alexander Universität (FAU), Erlangen, Germany

German job title: “IT-Systemtechniker”

Main responsibilities in this role:

• Independently managed IT infrastructure for a mid-sized research group
• Deployed and maintained Linux servers and multi-platform clients (Linux, macOS, Windows)
• Introduced Git and administered GitLab instance, including CI/CD pipelines
• Built internal tools and a web dashboard to streamline lab operations and automate workflows
• Managed network, user accounts and groups, storage and backup, the institute’s website, etc.
• Provided IT and programming support to staff and students; created and maintained internal documentation

Key technologies used in this role:

Linux (servers and workstations) with ZFS (reliable storage and backup), Docker (containerized service deployment), Nix (reproducible software installation and configuration on Linux and macOS), Active Directory and Samba (centralized user management and cross-platform file sharing), Python and Julia (internal tooling and programming support)

Friedrich-Alexander Universität (FAU), Erlangen, Germany

Main achievements in this role:

• Conducted self-initiated doctoral research alongside full-time employment as IT specialist
• Conceived and led original research projects, initiating collaborations with external researchers resulting in joint journal publications
• Authored six first-author publications and developed an associated software library (see Research page)
• Dissertation: “Exergetic Port-Hamiltonian Systems: a compositional, energy-based language for modeling mechanical, electromagnetic, and thermodynamic systems”
• Completed doctorate with distinction (“sehr gut”)

Friedrich-Alexander Universität (FAU), Erlangen, Germany

Supervised five graduate theses, including both master’s and project theses on topics related to port-Hamiltonian systems, data-driven modeling, and optimal control.

Friedrich-Alexander Universität (FAU), Erlangen, Germany

Supported various undergraduate and graduate courses in computer science and engineering, including “Foundations of Computer Science”, “Machine-oriented Programming in C”, “Dynamics of Rigid Bodies”, “Mechanical Vibrations”, and “Geometric Numerical Integration”.

Commissioned to translate complete materials of a graduate-level course form German to English.

Voluntarily completed a university certificate program for teaching assistants.

Dorfen, Germany

Tutored high school students in mathematics, physics, and English.

Friedrich-Alexander Universität (FAU), Erlangen, Germany

Final grade: 1.1 (German system)

• Member of the Bavarian Graduate School of Computational Engineering (BGCE), Elite Network of Bavaria (04/2018 – 03/2020)
• Recipient of merit-based national scholarship “Deutschlandstipendium” (10/2018 – 09/2019)
• Research visit to the Laboratoire d’Acoustique de l’Université du Mans (LAUM), Le Mans, France (10/2018 – 12/2018)
• Research visit to the Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Delhi, Delhi, India (12/2017)

Friedrich-Alexander Universität (FAU), Erlangen, Germany

Final grade: 1.5 (German system)

• Exchange semester at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain (09/2015 – 01/2016)
• Recipient of merit-based national scholarship “Deutschlandstipendium” (01/2015 – 12/2015)

Schreinerei Prinz, Gestratz (Allgäu), Germany

German vocational qualification in fine woodworking

Gymnasium Dorfen, Dorfen, Germany

Final grade: 1.9 (German system)

• Exchange year abroad (not repeated at home), Gillespie High School, Illinois, USA (08/2006 – 07/2007)
  GPA: 3.9 (4.0 scale)