Engineering & Audio

Software Development, Audio Production, Consulting & Education

Combines academic knowledge with specialized expertise in game development and audio.

Software Development
Energy Technology
Software Development, Audio Production, Consulting & Education
Audio Productions
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Services

Game Development – Igniting Spark Games

Founder of Igniting Spark Games developer studio located in Germany. We see games as the ultimate combination of creative arts, which we love forging to a great experience.

Royalty Free Music – Cutting Dark

Discover the perfect royalty-free music for your project in our extensive library. Or, bring your vision to life by commissioning custom work tailored to your needs.

Audio Productions

I offer assistance in all aspects of audio production, from beginner to advanced coaching, mixing and mastering, arrangements, ghost writing, and custom beats for your music project.

Consulting & Coaching

Expert guidance in game development, audio production, project management, thermo-fluid dynamics, simulation & modeling and design.

Design & Graphical Assets

Offering professional graphic design for games, album covers, UI design, and assets for music production.

Education – Workshops & Courses

Offering workshops, courses, and lectures in programming fundamentals, artificial intelligence, game design, composing, audio production and project management.

Portfolio

Explore my curated portfolio, featuring a diverse selection of projects in software development, audio production, and graphic design.

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About me

Dr. Markus Petroff

Doctor of Engineering | Software Developer | Music Producer | Consultant

Markus Petroff combines extensive technical expertise with a deep passion for game development and music, successfully integrating these fields into his professional career.

Professional Career

  • 2020 – today | Founder and Software Developer
    Igniting Spark Games, Germany

    Project management, game design, programming, music and sound design, art direction and asset creation, marketing and community management

    Published projects: Striving for Light: Survival (2023), Striving for Light (2021), Cookie Invaders (2020)
  • 2018 – 2024 | Research associate
    University of Stuttgart – Institute of Nuclear Technology and Energy Systems

    Code development, AI application, multiphase flow simulation, test facility design and experimental work, budget planning, project management, student supervision, teaching activities
  • 2015 – 2017 | Student employee
    Daimler AG, Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, Germany

    Department: Solid Forming Design
  • 2013 – 2014 | Practical semester
    Fraunhofer-Institut IPA, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany

    Department: Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA)
  • 2011 | Skilled worker
    Daimler AG, Stuttgart-Hedelfingen, Germany

    Department: Gearbox assembly

Academic Career

  • 2024 | PhD in Engineering Sciences
    Institute of Nuclear Energy and Energy Systems, University of Stuttgart

    Topic: Investigation on Coolability Limits of Debris Beds in the Post-Dryout Boiling Region as well as during Flooding in Presence of Non-Condensable Gases for Validation of COCOMO-3D
  • 2018 | Master’s degree in energy technology
    University of Stuttgart 

    Master’s Thesis: “Simulation of Substance Dispersion in Vortex Flows Using the Random Walk Method

    Specialisations: Thermofluid Dynamics, Thermal Turbomachinery 
  • 2015 | Bachelor of Engineering – Mechanical Engineering
    Esslingen University – University of Applied Science

    Bachelor’s Thesis: “Simulation of Cavitating Flows” Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany

    Specialisations: Thermal machines, fluid mechanics
  • 2011 | Industrial mechanic – technical college
    Daimler AG, Esslingen-Brühl, Germany

    Focus: Production Technology

Selected Publications

  • Experimental and Numerical Investigation on the Post-Dryout Behaviour of Debris Beds with Annular Downcomer [2023]
    20th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-20)
    Markus Petroff, Rudi Kulenovic , Michael Buck, and Jörg Starflinger
  • Experimental Investigation on Debris Bed Quenching With Additional Non-Condensable Gas Injection [2022]
    ASME Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
    Petroff, Markus; Kulenovic, Rudi; Starflinger, Jörg
    10.1115/1.4051876
  • Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Debris Bed Quenching With Additional Injection of Non-Condensable Gas [2021]
    28th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
    Petroff, Markus; Kulenovic, Rudi; Starflinger, Jörg
    DOI: 10.1115/ICONE28-65512
  • Analytical Model of Debris Quenching with Top-Flooding Configuration and Additional Gas Injection for FLOAT Experiments [2021]
    30th International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe (NENE-30)
    Kelhar, Tim; Petroff, Markus; Kokalj, Janez; Ursic, Mitja; Kulenovic, Rudi; Cizelj, Leon; Starflinger, Jörg
  • Experimental Investigation on Debris Bed Quenching with Additional Non-Condensable Gas Injection [2020]
    20th International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe (NENE-29)
    Petroff, Markus; Kulenovic, Rudi; Starflinger, Jörg

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