Profile

Me?

Scientific Research Assistant at Department of Microstructure Physics and Alloy Design, Max Planck Institute for Iron Research, Dusseldorf, Germany.

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering graduate currently pursuing MSc. by research in Materials Science and Simulation at ICAMS, RUB. Focus areas of research include High-Performance Computing in Materials Science with a special interest in Materials informatics, Data analysis and Artificial Intelligence. Professional research experience in materials testing and analysis from Cochin Shipyard Limited, India. Academically and professionally skilled in materials characterisation processes as well as modern materials modelling, analysis and simulation tools.

Managerial experience in Team building and Product development and marketing from Slash Secure Europe, Cybersecurity Products and Services. Conceptualised, led and implemented various community initiatives within the technical regime namely Securious and 0Seccon during my short tenure.

Worked towards the democratization of opportunities in startup-space and associated capacity building initiatives within the technical regime. Performed product marketing consultancy for various early-stage start-ups and non-profits. An occasional speaker and trainer at various Technology Business Incubators as well as technical and management communities.

An avid reader and my favourites include "The power of your subconscious mind" by Joseph.D.Murphy, "Future Shock" by Alvin Toffler and "Leadership on the line" by Marty Linksy & Ronald Heifetz. A lover of art, antiques and anything with a mystery.

To know more about me and my initiatives, visit www.nithinthomas.me or write to me at nithin.thomas@rub.de