Summary

Interdisciplinary engineer transitioning into patent law, with a background spanning software development, geotechnics and mechanics. Currently training as a patent attorney candidate in Stuttgart, Germany, following a decade of research and teaching in computational geomechanics at the University of Stuttgart.

Education

• PhD (Dr.-Ing.) in Numerical Geotechnics

  2022
  University of Stuttgart, Germany

  GPA: magna cum laude (Very Good)

  Courses: Dissertation: Convected Particle Domain Interpolation Method for Large Deformation Geotechnical Problems, Supervisor: Prof. Christian Moormann
• M.Sc. in Computational Mechanics

  2016
  University of Stuttgart, Germany

  GPA: 1.8

  Courses: Thesis: Improvement of the Frictional Contact Algorithm with Application to Monopile Installation Simulations, Supervisor: Prof. Christian Moormann
• B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering

  2012
  SRM University, India

  GPA: 1.3

  Courses: Focus: computational mechanics, thermodynamics, and fundamentals of finite element analysis, Performance-based Scholarship Award: Top 10 students of the cohort

Work Experience

• Patent Attorney Trainee

  2026 - Present
  PFIZ/GAUSS Patentanwälte

  Stuttgart, Germany. Focus areas: mechanical engineering, software (computer-implemented inventions, CII), physics.

  • Drafting patent applications and responses to office actions.
  • Conducting patent searches and prior-art analyses.
• Group Leader and Lecturer

  2023 - 2026
  University of Stuttgart

  Germany. Skills: technical writing, research, project leadership.

  • Project lead for numerical simulation of large deformations.
  • Principal lecturer for Numerical Geomechanics (German and English); consistently top-rated by students.
  • Supervised 5+ Master's theses and mentored 10+ research assistants.
  • Reviewer for academic journals on numerical methods in geotechnics.
  • Developed high-performance software for large-deformation simulations; delivered a 95% accurate monopile prediction model validated against field data from RWE AG.
  • Automated simulation workflows using Python, reducing pre/post-processing time by up to 80%.
• Research Associate

  2017 - 2023
  University of Stuttgart

  Germany.

  • Prepared technical project reports in German and English.
  • Contributed to 3 projects with 2 universities and 5 industry partners (RWE, innogy, GuD Consult, itap, BioConsult).
  • Developed open-source Python/MATLAB tools for teaching advanced constitutive modelling.
  • Managed software in the soil mechanics laboratory.
  • Ran finite element simulations in commercial tools to establish benchmark results for model validation.
  • Delivered tutorials for 3 Master's-level courses.
• Student Research Assistant

  2015 - 2016
  University of Stuttgart

  Germany.

  • Implemented a novel multi-body contact algorithm in an internal codebase.
  • Wrote subroutines for coupled physical behaviour (e.g., fluid-structure interaction).
  • Created technical documentation for in-house simulation software.
• Assistant Manager, Technical Sales and Marketing

  2012 - 2014
  Sundram Fasteners Limited

  India. Skills: stakeholder management, client relations, cross-functional collaboration.

  • Managed a $50M portfolio; served export clients in 5 countries.
  • Conducted feasibility studies and cost analyses for prototypes.
  • Main point of contact for international clients and prototype deliveries.

Skills

Publications

• Convected Particle Domain Interpolation Method for Large Deformation Geotechnical Problems

  2022
  PhD Thesis, Mitteilung Heft 77, Institute for Geotechnical Engineering, University of Stuttgart. ISBN 978-3-921837-77-1

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• Comparison of UBCSAND and Hypoplastic Soil Model Predictions Using the Material Point Method

  2020
  Soils and Foundations, 60(4), 989–1000

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• Application of Convected Particle Domain Interpolation Method (CPDI) for Predicting Dynamic Installation Processes of Offshore Monopiles by Vibration and Impact Driving

  2025
  Book chapter

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• Numerical Prediction of the Installation of Vibratory Monopile Foundations for Offshore Wind Energy Projects

  2023
  Proceedings of the 10th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (NUMGE), London, UK

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• On the Application of Convected Particle Domain Interpolation Method to the Numerical Modelling of Offshore Monopile Installations

  2023
  Fachsektionstage 2023, DGGT, Würzburg, Germany

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• Numerical Approach for Predicting the Stability of Saturated Soil Structures Under Dynamic Loads

  2022
  20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE), Sydney, Australia

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• Modelling Liquefaction Problems in Saturated Sand with Application to Sea-Dike Failure Under Seismic Loading

  2019
  Proceedings of the XVII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ECSMGE-2019), Reykjavik, Iceland

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• Modelling Liquefaction Using the Material Point Method – An Evaluation Using Two Constitutive Models

  2019
  2nd International Conference on the Material Point Method for Modelling Soil-Water-Structure Interaction, Cambridge, UK, pp. 82–89

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• Simulation of Liquefaction Effects in Saturated Sand Using UBC SAND 3D Model

  2018
  35. Baugrundtagung, Forum für junge Geotechnik-Ingenieure, Stuttgart, Germany, pp. 77–84

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• Numerical Simulation of Pile Installation in Saturated Soil Using CPDI

  2018
  Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering IX, Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (NUMGE), Porto, Portugal, pp. 665–672

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• Group Effects for Pile Rows Under Passive Lateral Loading

  2018
  DFI-EFFC International Conference on Deep Foundations and Ground Improvement, Rome, Italy, pp. 189–198

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• Simulation of Offshore Piling Using Advanced Dynamic Material Point Method (MPM)

  2017
  Proceedings of DFI-India 2017: 7th Conference on Deep Foundation Technologies for Infrastructure Development in India, IIT Madras, Chennai

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• A Penalty Function Method for Modelling Frictional Contact in MPM

  2017
  Procedia Engineering, 175, 116–123

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Presentations

• Development and Application of the Convected Particle Domain Interpolation Method for Large-Scale Monopile Installation Simulation

  2023
  Geotechnisches Seminar, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Soil Mechanics and Rock Mechanics (IBF)

  Karlsruhe, Germany
• Development and Application of the Convected Particle Domain Interpolation Method for Offshore Monopile Installation Simulations

  2024
  Geotechnical Seminar 2024, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad

  Hyderabad, India

Teaching

• Engineering Materials

  2017
  COMMAS Program, University of Stuttgart

  Role: Master's Course

  Winter Semester 2017 – Winter Semester 2026.
• Geoengineering and Geohydrology

  2019
  WAREM Program, University of Stuttgart

  Role: Master's Course

  Winter Semester 2019 – Winter Semester 2026. Originally co-taught both the Geoengineering and Geohydrology components; more recently taught the Geoengineering component only.
• Numerical Methods of Soils and Concrete Structures

  2020
  COMMAS Program, University of Stuttgart

  Role: Master's Course

  Summer Semester 2020 – Summer Semester 2023. Taught the Soils component of the course.
• Numerical Methods of Soils

  2024
  COMMAS Program, University of Stuttgart

  Role: Master's Course (Course Developer & Lecturer)

  2024 – Summer Semester 2025. Conceptualised and taught this new course for the COMMAS programme.
• Tunnelbau (Tunnel Engineering)

  2023
  Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Fakultät 2), University of Stuttgart

  Role: Master's Course (Course Management)

  2023 – Summer Semester 2025. Managed this German-taught master's course for civil engineering students.
• Geostatik (Geotechnical Structural Analysis)

  2018
  Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Fakultät 2), University of Stuttgart

  Role: Bachelor's Course (Contributing Lecturer)

  Winter Semester 2018 – 2026. Taught: Stoffgesetze in der Geotechnik (Constitutive Models in Geotechnics), Große Verformungen (Large Deformations), Hydraulische Kopplung in numerischen Methoden (Hydro-Mechanical Coupling in Numerical Methods).
• Tag der Wissenschaft (Day of Science) – Institute Stand Organiser

  2023
  Institute for Geotechnical Engineering, University of Stuttgart

  Role: Science Outreach

  Organised and ran the institute's exhibition stand at the university's public Day of Science event.
• Große Geotechnik-Exkursion (Major Geotechnical Engineering Excursion)

  2024
  University of Stuttgart

  Role: Field Excursion (Lead Organiser)

  Led a large group of students on a multi-day geotechnical field excursion covering sites in Munich, Tegernsee, Salzburg, and Innsbruck.
• Rosensteintunnel Road Construction Project Excursion

  2024
  University of Stuttgart

  Role: Field Excursion (Day Trip, Organiser)

  Organised a day-trip excursion for students to the Straßenbauprojekt Rosensteintunnel (Rosensteintunnel road construction project) site in Stuttgart.

Languages

• English

  Native
• Tamil

  Native
• German

  Fluent
• Hindi

  Fluent
• Telugu

  Fluent