The People Behind SIMD

Our Team

A multidisciplinary team combining AI research, simulation expertise, and infrastructure engineering.

AI Lead

Sam Chien

Experience Highlights

  • Expertise in AI/ML and data science/engineering
  • Former scientific researcher investigating the convergence of biological cognition and machine intelligence
  • Experienced leader in early-stage environments
  • PhD in Computer Science

Simulation Lead

Aditya A. S

Experience Highlights

  • Expertise across Quantum, Simulations, and Scientific ML — worked on projects related to applied ML for industrial systems (Consortium Projects Germany) as a Data Science researcher
  • Structural-thermal-optical-performance analysis of a lens stack for realization of a digital twin of an automotive LiDAR
  • Published in IEEE Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems (EuroSimE), 2022
  • PhD TU Berlin, Thesis Topic: Density Functional Theory (DAAD PhD Fellowship)

CFD Engineer & MBA

Ankit Mittal

Experience Highlights

  • CFD workflow ownership: setup → run → validate → iterate
  • Strong focus on benchmarking, reliability, and engineering decision-making
  • MBA background to connect CFD work with business priorities (cost, timelines, ROI, delivery)
  • Master's degree, Applied Mathematics (COSSE), 2014-2016
  • B. Tech Aerospace, Computational Fluid Dynamics & Aerodynamics, 2007-2011

Software / Infrastructure Engineer

Bayangmbe Mounmo

Experience Highlights

  • Full-stack engineering across web + desktop
  • Strong focus on systems design, automation, and developer tooling
  • B.Eng. in Computer Science (2018)
  • Co-founded DeepFile (local AI document search for SMEs, GDPR-friendly) — ~€230k in grants/equivalent funding

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