
Hi, I’m Christian Skafte Beck Clausen, a Danish Software Engineer (PhD) from the University of Southern Denmark.
I currently work as a Software Engineer (Assistant Professor) at the SDU Center for Energy Informatics, where I architect and implement an agent-based simulation framework and cloud-native platform for simulation-as-a-service aimed at industry partners, regulatory decision-makers and researchers. My work involves interdisciplinary research and development through modern software engineering methods and practices.
I’ve contributed to projects spanning software framework design, distributed systems, multi-objective optimization, co-simulation, and software testing frameworks, and I’ve published and presented several peer-reviewed papers along the way at conferences around the world.
I enjoy collaborative development, mentoring, and teaching because it is very rewarding and sharpens my mind.
At my core, I’m curious, driven by value creation and continuous learning, and like connecting with new people who share a passion for technology, creativity, and good ideas.
When I’m AFK, you’ll probably find me traveling the world with my wife and family, tinkering as a hobby car mechanic, strumming my guitar, enjoying a good concert, or petting my two cats.
You’re welcome to reach me by email or any of my social media 😊
News
December 3, 2025
Traveling to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to attend and present the paper “Bridging Rapid Simulation and Real-Time Execution: A Software-in-the-Loop Testing Platform for OCPP-Based EV Charging Station Management Systems” at the Energy Informatics.Academy 2025 Conference.
Paper and video available in Publications.
November 1, 2025
Started as Assistant Professor (tenure track) at SDU Center for Energy Informatics, The Maersk McKinney Moller Institute, Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. I will continue working with developing a cloud-based agent simulation platform.
September 9, 2025
PhD defense passed!
Thesis and Poster available in Publications.
May 28, 2025
My PhD thesis was accepted for public defense in September. Link to announcement at ing.dk.
March 31, 2025
Handed in my PhD thesis “A Software-in-the-loop Testing Framework for Energy Management Systems“.
Thesis available in Publications.
October 23, 2024
Traveling to Bali, Indonesia to attend and present the paper “Challenges in Transitioning from Co-Simulation to Practical Application: A Case Study on Economic Emission Dispatch in a Greenhouse Compartment” at the Energy Informatics.Academy 2024 Conference.
Paper available in Publications.
April 8, 2024
Traveling to Oldenburg, Germany as a visiting researcher at Energy OFFIS. During this visit I get the opportunity to work with the Mosaik co-simulation framework and apply it to Economic Emission Dispatch for Greenhouse Energy Optimization.
The stay is hosted by Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Sebastian Lehnhoff and Senior Researcher MSc. Jan Sören Schwarz.
December 6, 2023
Traveling to Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil to attend and present the paper “A Modifiable Architectural Design for Commercial Greenhouses Energy Economic Dispatch Testbed” at the Energy Informatics.Academy 2023 Conference.
Paper and video available in Publications.