SUBHADYUTI SAHOO
Electrical Engineer with 8 years of induatrial experience.
About me
I’m a digital product leader with over 8 years of experience, driven by real world challenges, working in a fast-paced, digitally-oriented environment related to consumer services. Operating in an environment driven by KPIs where I have the accountability to determine the best course of action to meet goals.
Work Experience
Aalto University Espoo-Finland
Doctoral Researcher, Mechatronics Research Group
2023 Sept- Present
● Developed a physics-based model of a mild-hybrid truck by retrofitting an ICE truck with downsized electric motors and batteries which assisted in its techno-economic analysis on a long-haul route and publicly available regional and urban routes.
● Devised a rule-based uphill-assist system which resulted in engaging the downsized electric motors particularly during the uphill portions of the truck’s journey and increasing its fuel efficiency.
● Developed energy management strategies for supervising the use of the electric components which lead to 13.2% fuel savings for the long-haul route, 32.3% for the regional route and 46.2% for the urban route
Doctoral Researcher, Mechatronics Research Group
2022 Jan- 2023 Aug
● Developed a physics-based model of a series-hybrid wheel-loader with downsized ICEs which assisted in its techno-economic analysis on a publicly available load-cycle for such work machines.
● Developed an energy recuperation system aiming to capture and leverage the work machine’s braking energy which resulted in increasing its energy efficiency and quicker return on investment.
● Developed an optimization-based energy management strategy which lead to energy savings of 52.4% with the smallest ICE and largest battery.
Postgraduate Student, Product Development Project
2022 Sept- 2023 May
● Created a renewable-energy learning lab space within the Aalto University’s Otaniemi campus which started serving as a research facility for research activities at Energy Conversion and System research group at the varsity.
● Served as an Economy (Financial) Officer which resulted in optimal management and efficient disbursement of a total fund of EUR 10000, allocated for the project, towards purchasing experimental instruments, setting up the lab space and for business trips to energy labs in Vaasa.
● Designed 3 webpages – which describe the lab in general, the main instruments and the additional instruments inside the lab space – using Drupal open-source content management system under the aalto.fi domain which potentially attempt to disseminate information to prospective students willing to study energy-related courses at Aalto University.
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Notre Dame, IN, USA
Postgraduate Student, Product Development Project
2022 Sept- 2023 May
● Created a renewable-energy learning lab space within the Aalto University’s Otaniemi campus which started serving as a research facility for research activities at Energy Conversion and System research group at the varsity.
● Served as an Economy (Financial) Officer which resulted in optimal management and efficient disbursement of a total fund of EUR 10000, allocated for the project, towards purchasing experimental instruments, setting up the lab space and for business trips to energy labs in Vaasa.
● Designed 3 webpages – which describe the lab in general, the main instruments and the additional instruments inside the lab space – using Drupal open-source content management system under the aalto.fi domain which potentially attempt to disseminate information to prospective students willing to study energy-related courses at Aalto University.
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S Chennai, India
Trainee Engineer, Controls & Simulation Tools Team
2019 Feb- 2020 Feb
● Led business development efforts by collecting data from 50+ wind turbines with 10+ variables and parameters across 3+ important sites, amounting to 1500+ measurements for further analysis.
● Analyzed collected data leading to determining the root causes for frequent turbine malfunctions and reasons for loss in energy production.
● Created a logic-based switching device which resulted in an increase in annual wind energy production even when the wind speed is beyond the maximum cut-off wind speed which, in turn, ensured that future malfunctions cannot adversely affect profits for the organization.
● Prepared business documents with detailed information of status of projects which resulted in effective intra-company knowledge transfer.
Aalto University Espoo-Finland
Graduate Student, Vehicle Mechatronics
2018 Oct- 2018 Dec
● Designed an electrical-cum-electronic Simulink model, along with adaptive cruise controller, power converter and electric battery, for designing the optimal powertrain for an all-electric vehicle.
● Designed a logic-based algorithm for the all-electric vehicle to automatically follow and maintain a distance of 25 meters, at all times, from an ego-vehicle running on gasoline.
● Designed a logic-based algorithm for autonomous regenerative energy production which resulted in the increase in the energy efficiency of the all-electric vehicle by nearly 20%.
Junior Research Assistant, Automation & Electrical Engineering
2017 Sep - 2018 Aug
● Led a research project on building a data-driven, digital control strategy for an electro-mechanical rotor in a permanent magnet motor, rotating at 22000 RPM, to be used for businesses in paper mills across Finland.
● Developed the model-based optimal control strategy together with Discrete Linear Quadratic controller, Kalman estimator and filters, resulting in optimal levitation of the rotor.
● Published an article based on this research in the 20th EPE’18 ECCE Europe 2018, a peer-reviewed conference held in Riga, Latvia in 2018.
Graduate Student, Hybrid Powertrains in Vehicles
2017 Feb - 2017 April
● Designed an electric powertrain, together with motor, converter, charger, battery and ultra-capacitors in Simulink for transforming a traditional diesel-powered motorboat into a full-electric motorboat which lead to reduction in overall energy consumption by 15%.
● Devised a logic-based algorithm to toggle between battery and ultra-capacitor, depending upon battery SoC, which resulted in efficient energy management of the full-electric motorboat.
● Simulated the full-electric motorboat on a typical motorboat drive-cycle which helped in determining the feasibility of the proposed transformation.
Junior Research Assistant, Graduate Project Course
2017 Sep-2018 Aug
● Served as a project manager for this project, prepared documents on weekly and monthly progress which led to effective communication of the team’s progress to supervisors, efficient management of resources and timely delivery of project work-packages.
● Developed codes in MATLAB and Python for building a logic-based collision-avoidance algorithm for a robot, equipped with LiDARs, which resulted in helping the robot avoid static and dynamic obstacles during its navigation from one point to another in indoor environments.
● Defended the team during project meetings and final project presentation at Annual Science Fair 2017; our project also found a place in Aalto Wiki.
Graduate Student, Public Service Hackathon
2016 Oct-2017 Jan
● Designed the process of handing out and handing in of military equipment for conscripts in Finnish Defense Forces which could reduce the time generally taken for such activities by almost 25%.
● Designed the concept of an app which had the potential to save the operational costs for the same Finnish Defense Forces by almost 40% for the next 5 years.
● Prepared business report which led to clear and detailed communication of the proposed designs and concepts, together with their implementation costs, maintenance costs and SWOT analyses.
Education
AALTO UNIVERSITY Espoo, Finland
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering
Expected December 2025
AALTO UNIVERSITY Espoo, Finland
Master of Science (Technology) in Automation & Electrical Engineering
Graduated in April 2019
WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Kolkata, India
Bachelor of Technology in Instrumentation & Electronics Engineering
Graduated in July 2015
Publications
● S. Sahoo, J. Vepsäläinen, A. Ritari, et. al., “Techno-Economic Analysis of Dimensioning Retrofitted Mild-Hybrid Truck”, IEEE Access, Under Review.
● S. Sahoo, A. Ritari, M. Linjama, et. al., “Techno-Economic Analysis of Dimensioning Retrofitted Series-Hybrid Wheel-Loader”, Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems, Under Review.
● S. Sahoo, “Model-Based Levitation Control of A 100 kW Bearingless Electric Motor”, Master’s thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, 2018.
● S. Sahoo, R. Jastrzebski, K. Zenger, et al., “Modelling & Model-Based Control of A Bearingless 100 kW Electric Motor for High-Speed Applications”, in 2018 20th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE’18 ECCE Europe), Riga, Latvia, September 17-21, 2018, pp. P.1-P.10.
My Skills
Programming Languages
Simulation Tools
MATLAB Toolboxes
Machine Learning Frameworks
Data Science Libraries
Data Analysis Tools
Version Control Software
Git Services
Operating Systems
MS Office
Matlab, Python, C, R, Java, C++, SQL
Simulink, Jupyter Notebook, Atom, Spyder, PyCharm, RStudio
Control System, Robust Control, Curve Fitter, System Identification
Scikit-Learn, Tensorflow, Keras
Numpy, Scipy, Pandas
Plotly, Matplotlib, Seaborn
LaTeX, Git, Git Bash Client, SourceTree, Drupal
GitHub, Atlassian Bitbucket
Windows, Mac, Linux, ROS
Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, Visual Studio, Outlook, Visio
Language Skills
Bengali Native or Bilingual Proficiency
English Native or Bilingual Proficiency
Finnish Elementary Proficiency
Hindi Professional Working Proficiency
Urdu Professional Working Proficiency
leadership Skills
EUROPEAN CRICKET NETWORK/CRICKET FINLAND Kerava, Finland
Match Official
● Served as an on-field umpire for cricket matches held during ECS Finland 2025 tournament which led to smooth conduct of the matches, management of cricket players on the cricket field and resolution of conflicts, if any, between the players.
● Served as an off-field umpire during the same ECS Finland 2025 tournament which led to assisting the on-field umpires with their decisions, accurate and efficient timekeeping for the matches and recording of players’ statistics during those matches.