Engineering & Audio
Software Development, Audio Production, Consulting & Education
Combines academic knowledge with specialized expertise in game development and audio.
Comprehensive expertise in game development, audio production, artificial intelligence, energy technology, and mechanical engineering.
I offer specialized services, in-depth consulting, and tailored training.
Let’s make your project a success.
Contact me to discuss your requirements and collaboratively develop the optimal solution.
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.
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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Combines academic knowledge with specialized expertise in game development and audio.
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