Experience

PhD Researcher — Computational Physics (DEM & HPC)

Institute for Multiscale Simulation, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
2022 – Present (thesis submitted)

  • Developed DEM models for granular shear flows, focusing on particle shape and friction effects.
  • Built large-scale simulation workflows in C++ and Python, including automation and post-processing.
  • Ran full simulation campaigns on HPC clusters, from design to execution.
  • Developed scalable pipelines for processing and visualizing multi-terabyte simulation datasets.
  • Performed sensitivity and stability analysis to validate model behaviour and identify key parameters.

Technical Skills

  • Numerical Simulation: DEM (MercuryDPM, YADE), reaction–diffusion PDE models, large parameter studies
  • Programming: C++, Python (NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, Matplotlib), MATLAB, Linux/Bash
  • Scientific Computing: ODE/PDE solvers, stability analysis, coarse-graining, continuum field extraction
  • Data & Analysis: statistical analysis, data fitting, visualization, image processing (pixel-based density analysis)
  • Reproducible Workflows: Git, GitHub, Jupyter, Quarto, LaTeX
  • HPC & Automation: cluster workflows, parallel runs, automated data-processing pipelines

Supervision Experience

Project Supervisor — Projektkurs CBPT/BPT
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany — 2024

  • Led development of a Python-based control system for an automated robotic arm.
  • Implemented object recognition and selection logic based on geometric and color attributes.
  • Automated the full pick-and-place workflow for structured pattern generation.

Seminar Supervisor — CEP Advanced Seminar FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany — 2024

  • Supervised a student group on a literature review of the Weissenberg effect in viscoelastic fluids and mentored them in scientific writing and presentation.

Media

Teaching Experience

GCSE Physics Teacher IVY Hefei Experimental Academy High School, Hefei, China
2019 – 2020

  • Delivered GCSE-level physics teaching and supervised lab activities.

Lecturer in Physics Mardan Model School and College, Pakistan
2013 – 2015

  • Taught physics and supported students in problem-solving and lab sessions.