Ido Akkerman
Assistant Professor at TU Delft
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolIdo Akkerman is an assistant professor and software architect with 17 years of experience building high-performance C++ simulation software for complex fluid dynamics and multiphase flows. He combines deep numerical analysis—especially stabilized finite element methods and residual-based turbulence modeling—with practical implementation expertise, including notable contributions to the widely used MFEM finite element library to enhance NURBS, H(div) and H(curl) support. Based in The Hague, he balances research, teaching and supervision at TU Delft with a track record of industry-coupled student projects and peer-reviewed publications. His hands-on work spans legacy Fortran to modern C++ architectures, reflecting an uncommon fluency in translating advanced isogeometric concepts into scalable, production-ready code.
17 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Atheneum, beta, Atheneum, beta at ICSG ArcusM.Sc., Aerospace Engineering, M.Sc., Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology
Github Skills (11)
el10
c-language10
f10
cprogramming-language10
scientific-computing10
nurbs10
parallel-computing9
high-performance9
linear-algebra9
cluster-computing9
grid-computing9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mfem/mfem
Sep 2017 - Dec 2021
Lightweight, general, scalable C++ library for finite element methods
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Software Architect
Back-end Developer & Software ArchitectContributions:206 reviews, 270 commits, 32 PRs in 4 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Ido appears to be involved in the development and modification of a C++ library for finite element methods. Contributions include fixing issues related to variable order NURBS meshes within the framework. Furthermore, the user has undertaken architectural changes related to the internal handling of NURBS data and integration with the library's core components.
c-plus-plusfinitefemamrc-library
IdoAkkerman/hypre
Oct 2017 - May 2023
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 7 months
multigridparallelsolverssparselinear
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