Karim Elgammal
ENCCS Director at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden
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Top SchoolKarim Elgammal is an interdisciplinary computational physicist and engineering leader with eight years of experience applying HPC, quantum and data-driven methods to materials and battery research. As ENCCS Director at RISE he connects academia, industry and public sector communities around HPC, quantum and AI while bringing hands-on expertise from roles at Northvolt and KTH where he built DFT workflows, atomistic simulations and ML-driven battery informatics used by experimental teams. He holds a PhD in Computational Physics and blends deep simulation skills with practical software engineering—automating pipelines, optimizing code for HPC, and delivering workshops on containers and quantum computing. Known for translating complex physics into decision-ready tools, he has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications and sustained collaboration across spin-offs and industry projects. Based in Stockholm, he’s actively expanding experience in quantum computing and bridging research innovations to industrial adoption.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computational Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computational Physics at KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyIndustrial Economics and Management MBA programme, Industrial Economics and Management MBA programme at Blekinge Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science (M.Sc.) Computational Nanotechnology, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computational Nanotechnology at Nile University - NUMaster's degree (courses only) Systems Engineering, Master's degree (courses only) Systems Engineering at Cairo University
English, Swedish, Arabic
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Github Skills (8)
computational-materials-science5
datagram5
machine-learning4
catalysis4
electrochemistry3
parser3
data-science2
qiskit1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
KarimElgammal/QuantumComputing
Feb 2020 - Nov 2022
Contributions:24 commits, 2 PRs, 41 pushes in 2 years 9 months
KarimElgammal/certificates
Oct 2018 - Apr 2025
Contributions:26 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 6 months
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