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Mohsen Shakibafar
Senior Systems & IIoT Architect · OT/IT Integration · Industrial Digitalization
Visiting Researcher · CAU Kiel, Germany
20+ years in industrial automation · Architect of MAPCS and MAPNA MIND
AwardsEFQM Gold Excellence Award for MECO (2024, as a core member of the excellence team) · 3× Company Exemplary Engineer recognition (MAPNA)
PatentsTwo registered industrial-platform patents (co-inventor during tenure at MAPNA)
Siemens TrainingSPPA-T2000 (Karlsruhe, 2010) and Condition Monitoring (Erlangen, 2012)
Flagship ProjectsMAPNA MIND (industrial IIoT cloud platform) and MAPCS (Foundation Fieldbus DCS)
Footprint45+ project sites across Iran, plus international engagements (Germany, Switzerland, UAE)
ResearchAIoT / Edge AI at CAU Kiel — Federated Learning, TinyML, Named Data Networking
Experience
- 2026 – presentVisiting Researcher — CAU Kiel, Germany
- 2023 – 2026Principal / Lead IIoT Platform & Systems Architect — MAPNA (MAPNA Digital / MECO)
- 2009 – 2023Senior Developer & Architect — DCS, Industrial Networks, IIoT — MAPNA (MECO)
- 2007 – 2009Commissioning Supervisor — Railway & Metro Signaling — Maharan
Education
- in progressPhD Candidate — Computer Systems Networking & Computing
- M.Sc.Computer Systems Networking & Telecommunications
- B.Sc.Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Technical SkillsIndustrial Systems: DCS/SCADA · Foundation Fieldbus · PROFIBUS · MODBUS · OPC UA · PLC · HMI
IoT & Edge: IIoT Platforms · Edge AI · Federated Learning · TinyML · MQTT · NDN · Embedded
Cloud & Data: Cloud-Native · Microservices · Docker · Big Data · Real-Time Analytics
Programming: C# · C/C++ · Python · JavaScript · PHP · Delphi · Assembly x86
Systems & Security: Linux/Unix · Windows Server · MS SQL · OT/IT Security · Network Hardening
IoT & Edge: IIoT Platforms · Edge AI · Federated Learning · TinyML · MQTT · NDN · Embedded
Cloud & Data: Cloud-Native · Microservices · Docker · Big Data · Real-Time Analytics
Programming: C# · C/C++ · Python · JavaScript · PHP · Delphi · Assembly x86
Systems & Security: Linux/Unix · Windows Server · MS SQL · OT/IT Security · Network Hardening
IndustriesSoftware Development · Thermal Power Plants · Renewable Energy · Railway Signalling · Infrastructure & Telecom
LanguagesPersian (Native) · English (Professional Working Proficiency) · German (Basic, currently improving)