About | Santosh Karanam

15+ Years Experience

Developer & Researcher

Building the Bridge Between Code & Science

I'm Santosh Karanam, currently working as a Guest Full Stack Developer in the Novel Data Ecosystems for Sustainability (NODES) Research Group at IIASA's Advancing Systems Analysis Program in Vienna, Austria.

I develop and support software applications to aid and enhance the institute's research. My work spans citizen science platforms, geospatial web applications, cloud-native architectures, and data processing pipelines. Before IIASA, I spent a decade in the industry at companies like Honeywell and DellEMC, building enterprise solutions.

I hold a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication from Bangalore Institute of Technology. I'm also a C# Corner MVP (2022 Q2) and Member of the Month (April 2022), where I actively contribute technical articles on .NET, PowerShell, and GIS technologies.

Location

Vienna, Austria

Organization

IIASA NODES Group

Education

B.E. E&C, BIT Bangalore

C# Corner

MVP 2022 Q2

Email

iamsantoshkaranam@gmail.com

Phone

+ (43) 67763058144

LinkedIn GitHub ResearchGate C# Corner

Journey

Experience Timeline

2019 — Present

Guest Full Stack Developer

IIASA — NODES Research Group, Vienna, Austria

Developing and supporting software applications for scientific research. Building citizen science platforms (Picture Pile, CAMALIOT, Geo-Quest, Tree-Quest), geospatial validation tools (LACO-Wiki, WorldCereal RDM), and cloud-native architectures on Azure/AWS.

Past Experience

Software Developer

Honeywell & DellEMC

10+ years of cumulative software development experience across Honeywell and DellEMC. Worked on enterprise solutions, architecture design, and full stack development in .NET and related technologies.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering — Electronics & Communication

Bangalore Institute of Technology (BIT), India

Graduated with a B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Bangalore Institute of Technology, affiliated with Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU).

Technical Skills

Proficiency Levels

C# / .NET Core / ASP.NET95%

React / Next.js / TypeScript90%

Azure / AWS / Google Cloud88%

Kubernetes / Helm / Docker85%

GIS / Mapping / PostGIS90%

PostgreSQL / Database Design85%

DevOps / CI-CD / PowerShell88%

Recognition

Certifications & Awards

C# Corner MVP

Microsoft MVP Award — 2022 Q2

Member of the Month

C# Corner — April 2022

Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT

Vanderbilt University

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I'm always open to new collaborations and research opportunities.

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