Summary
Nithin Shivshankar is a PhD-trained engineer and co-founder/CTO of Mimyk Medical Simulations with 16 years of experience building physics-based simulation, real-time finite-element engines, and haptic technologies for medical devices. He blends deep research in computational topology and scientific visualization from IISc (Gold Medal) with hands-on systems engineering in C++ and embedded/mechatronic product development. At Mimyk he led development of the world’s first 3-DoF true-haptics endoscopic simulator and a smart single-use endoscopic platform commercialized with a U.S. partner. Comfortable spanning algorithms to hardware and product design, he focuses on applied AI, visualization, and clinical simulation to translate complex physics into usable medical tools. An entrepreneur at heart, he pairs academic rigor with practical productization across AI, electronic, mechanical, and hydro-pneumatic domains.
16 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Scientific Visualization, 7.3/8, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Scientific Visualization, 7.3/8 at Indian Institute of Science
BE, Computer Science, BE, Computer Science at Manipal Institute of Technology
K-12, Science, K-12, Science at The Lawrence School - Lovedale