Curriculum Vitae

Education

PhD (Dr. -Ing.)

Technical University of Munich, Germany | 2018-2023 (magna cum laude)

Thesis - Theory to Practice: Design, Integration and Applications for an Active Distribution Grid Laboratory.

M.Sc.

Technical University of Munich, Germany | 2015-2018

Power Engineering

B.Tech

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India | 2008-2012

Electrical Engineering

High School Diploma

MGM English School, Rourkela, India | 2008

Indian School Certificate Examination (ICSE)

Work

Research Group Leader

Technical University of Munich | 2024-present

Center of Combined Smart Energy Systems.

Research Associate

Technical University of Munich | 2018-2023

Center of Combined Smart Energy Systems.

Student Research Assistant

Technical University of Munich | 2017-2018

Chair of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems.

Electrical Engineer

Rio Tinto Iron Ore, Western Australia | 2012-2015

Electrical Engineer, Robe Valley Iron Ore Mine
Project Engineer, Rio Tinto Expansion Projects

Teaching

Active Distribution Grids

Course Lead | WiSe 2025/26-present

Complete redesign of the lecture and exercise course; previously tutorial lead from WiSe 2020/21 to WiSe 2024/25.

LabVIEW in the Energy Industry

Course Lead | WiSe 2026/27-present

Block practical course; previously lecturer from WiSe 2019/20 to SoSe 2022.

Decentralized Energy Systems

Lab Lead | WiSe 2018/19-present

Responsible for two laboratory experiments and supervision of the project phase.

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems Project Course

Initiator and Course Lead | SoSe 2019-present

Project-based practical course on renewable and sustainable energy systems.

Projects

MEDi-HAST3

BMWK | 2026-2029

Fault detection at district-heating house connection stations.

DirectGreenEnergy4Trains

EFRE/JTF NRW | 2025-2028

Virtual traction-grid power plant for direct integration of renewable energy.

PhyLFlex

BMWK | 2025-2028

Learning-based energy management for sector coupling and distribution-grid flexibility.

SHINE

BMBF | 2025-2027

PHIL emulation of an electrolyzer within the WTZ collaboration with Uruguay.

Tyczka - Phase 1

Contract Research | 2025-2026

Heat-pump measurements and a study on avoiding distribution-grid expansion.

MCube - ComfficientShare

MCube | 2021-2024

Energy modeling of an electric car-sharing concept in urban residential districts.

Flexible Configurable Microgrid Laboratory

Research Infrastructure | 2017-2019

Development and commissioning of the grid and control-system layer of the CoSES laboratory.