Summary
Manisha Luthra is an experienced academic and researcher with nine years in software engineering and data/AI systems, currently appointed Assistant Professor at Ruhr Universität Bochum and Research Group Lead (Athena Young Investigator) at TU Darmstadt. Her work bridges applied systems research and industrial R&D, including senior roles at DFKI and contributions to the DFG-funded MAKI collaborative research center during her PhD. She combines deep technical roots from early industry projects—building embedded and Android applications at HCL—with a strong research profile in data management and AI systems. Known for translating research prototypes into robust systems, she has a track record of leading teams and mentoring students across German research institutions. Based in Hesse, Germany, she brings a pragmatic interdisciplinary perspective informed by both academic rigor and hands-on product development.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Summer university, Summer university at University of Bremen
Technischen Universität Darmstadt
High School, Science, High School, Science at St Marks School
University of Delhi
Data center training seminar, Cloud computing, data centers, Data center training seminar, Cloud computing, data centers at Goethe University Frankfurt
German, English