Jibonananda Sanyal
Group Manager III - Hybrid Energy Systems (plus Acting GM - Thermal Energy Science And Technology) at National Laboratory of the Rockies
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States
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Top SchoolJibonananda Sanyal is a multidisciplinary energy systems and computational sciences leader with 12 years of experience translating HPC, AI, and simulation research into large-scale energy and urban technology deployments. As Group Manager III for Hybrid Energy Systems and Acting GM for Thermal Energy Science and Technology, he directs multimillion-dollar R&D programs and a $200M emulation platform (ARIES) that spans kW-to-MW hardware-in-the-loop, digital twins, and grid-ready validation. He previously founded and grew ORNL’s Computational Urban Sciences group, delivering city-scale digital twins, real-time situational awareness for national energy infrastructure, and measurable mobility energy savings through edge AI and control. A hands-on technologist with a PhD in computer science, he has contributed backend improvements to the widely used EnergyPlus simulation codebase—adding JSON time-series outputs to improve interoperability and analytics. His work uniquely bridges deep software craftsmanship, large-scale HPC experiments, and practical commercialization (including startup CTO experience and filed patents), focused on scaling energy technologies to tens of megawatts across geography and time. Based in Oak Ridge, TN, he combines academic rigor with operational leadership to de-risk complex energy system transitions.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Computer Science, Bachelor of Science Computer Science at St. Edmund's CollegeBachelor of Technology Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Technology Computer Engineering at University of CalcuttaPhD Computer Science, PhD Computer Science at Mississippi State University
Github Skills (7)
json10
data-serialization10
serialization10
c119
c179
simulation8
simulations8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
NREL/EnergyPlus
Dec 2014 - Mar 2015
EnergyPlus™ is a whole building energy simulation program that engineers, architects, and researchers use to model both energy consumption and water use in buildings.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:22 commits, 1 PR, 19 pushes in 3 months
Contributions summary:Jibonananda's commits primarily involve modifying the `cJSON` library, suggesting a focus on handling JSON data within the `EnergyPlus` project. The changes include the addition of time-series data output in JSON format, utilizing `cJSON` for parsing and potentially generating JSON representations of simulation results. These modifications indicate a contribution towards improving data output and integration capabilities within the energy simulation program. Additionally, the user is resolving conflicts, possibly indicating a role in integrating changes from other developers or branches.
renewable-energypower-systemsenergy-consumptionenergy-simulationsimulation
ORNL-BTRIC/Autotune
Jun 2015 - Sep 2015
Contributions:21 commits, 19 pushes, 2 branches in 2 months
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