Petr Karnakov
Research Scientist at DeepL
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolPetr Karnakov is a research scientist with a decade of experience bridging advanced numerical simulation and modern large language model applications, currently applying LLMs to enhance language services at DeepL. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zürich and has a strong academic track record including postdoctoral roles and lecturing at Harvard and ETH, where he developed algorithms and software for simulation, control, and design of complex physical systems. Petr’s work uniquely blends rigorous mathematical modeling with practical ML deployment, moving ideas from model training through productionization. Based in Cologne, he brings both deep theoretical expertise and hands-on engineering to multidisciplinary teams, with a knack for translating physics-informed methods into scalable language technology solutions.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering at ETH ZürichMaster's degree, Mechanics and Mathematical Modeling, Master's degree, Mechanics and Mathematical Modeling at Novosibirsk State University (NSU)
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (59)
simulation10
fluid10
chemical-engineering10
paraview10
solver10
surface10
optimization-methods9
python8
uncertainty-quantification8
fundamental7
linear-algebra7
pde7
gradient-descent7
blas7
ndarray7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
cselab/aphros
Nov 2017 - Jan 2023
Finite volume solver for incompressible multiphase flows with surface tension. Foaming flows in complex geometries.
Contributions:5 releases, 4093 commits, 14 PRs in 5 years 2 months
chemical-engineeringfinite-volumecfdflowsfluid
pkarnakov/am205
Dec 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:24 commits, 76 pushes, 2 branches in 1 month
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