Benny Akesson
Science Lead at TNO-ESI
Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Top SchoolBenny Akesson is a Science Lead and seasoned researcher with nearly two decades of experience driving model-based design methodologies for complex industrial cyber-physical systems. He combines academic leadership as an endowed professor with applied research roles in high-tech industry, focusing on specification, verification, and performance of systems from lithography machines to distributed microservices. Benny excels at turning fundamental research into industrial impact—leading collaborative programs, embedding knowledge into organizations, and generating artifacts like code, DSLs, and automated deployments. His work spans from real-time memory and timing analysis to energy estimation across the compute continuum, reflecting a rare blend of deep theory and practical transfer. Colleagues rely on him to define research agendas that solve messy engineering puzzles while ensuring scientific quality and sustainability. Based in Utrecht, he brings a proven track record of supervising PhD students, chairing conferences, and translating research into measurable industry outcomes.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Electrical Engineering, PhD, Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven University of TechnologyMSc, Computer Science and Engineering, MSc, Computer Science and Engineering at The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University
Swedish, English, Dutch
Stackoverflow
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481reached
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Github Skills (9)
energy10
python9
java6
xtext6
eclipse6
linux6
dsl6
cygwin6
gradle6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (1)
tukl-msd/DRAMPower
Jun 2014 - Sep 2019
Fast and accurate DRAM power and energy estimation tool
Contributions:22 commits, 2 pushes in 5 years 4 months
pythondramestimationpoweraccurate
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