Sven Simikin

Computer Science PhD Student

Computer Science Teaching Associate
PhD Student (Dr.-Ing.)
val UnlikePluto = student {
    about {
        name = "Sven Simikin"
        role = PhD_Student
    }
    academic {
        university = "Technische Universität Braunschweig"
        major = "Computer Science"
        publications {
            count = 4
            latest = LocalDate(2024, 10, 16)
        }
    }
    tech("Kotlin", "Kubernetes", "Android", "Angular")
    links {
        gitHub = "@UnlikeMars"
        stackOverflow = "@UnlikePluto"
    }
}

Recent Projects

HarmonyOS GalleryAn Introduction to HarmonyOS

To learn about HarmonyOS core aspects and its development lifecycle, this project focused on the creation of a simple picture gallery app using the official DevEco Studio development environment by Huawei.

Wasabi S3 ClientSpring S3 Object Storage Client

Due to the limited support of the AWS 2.x SDK by Spring Boot, this projects aims to provide accessory functionality for the integration of Wasabi S3 object storage services, featuring full Spring Boot integration.

APK Mass StorageObject Storage for Android APKs

This object storage collects and maintains Android applications (APKs) for sequent binary analysis. Stored files are verified, versioned and structured inorder to provide a structured storage of Android applications.

Research Interests

Software Quality and Security
Aspects of qualitative and secure software systems
Mobile Operating Systems
Android, Harmony and Fuchsia
Modern Programming Languages and Build Tools
Statically typed languages and automatic build management
Standardised Machine Learning Integration
Utilisation of machine learning for task automation

Experience

Computer Science Teaching Associate
September 2022 - Today
New York University Shanghai ⸱ Full-Time
Research Assistant
March 2022 - September 2022
Fraunhofer IOSB-INA ⸱ Full-Time

Volunteer Experience

Software Engineer
October 2021 - Today
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ⸱ Volunteer
Software Engineer
March 2022 - Today
SDG AI Lab ⸱ Volunteer

Education

Dr.-Ing. (Ph.D.)
October 2023 - Today
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Master of Computer Science (M.Sc.)
March 2020 - February 2022
Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Computer Science (B.Sc.)
September 2015 - February 2020
Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences