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DDT Team

DDT’s research scientists include engineers and data scientists with degrees ranging from Bachelors undergraduate to Ph.D.’s. All these team members are proficient software developers, data scientists, and some are experts in cloud computing.

Over 30 years of experience developing physics-based software simulations and over 14 years applying simulation technologies to advance, train and test AI and autonomy systems. As Principal Investigator on over 14 SBIR/STTR awards, Mr. Leodler demonstrates a passion for research and a refined skill for transforming R&D to commercial applications. 

Karl Leodler
DDT President

Dr. Nezami has over 14 years of engineering model development and analysis experience. His
technical skills include physics-based structural, multibody dynamics and vibration analysis,
design optimization and energy harvesting. Dr. Nezami earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering, from UMBC. 

Saman Nezami, PhD
Research Scientist

Extensive background in natural language processing, data engineering, and cloud computing with working knowledge of AWS platform. Ms. Perera completed her MS in Applied Data Science from Syracuse University and received the iSchool Applied Data Science Award. She is currently pursuing PhD in Information Systems from Dakota State University. 

Olga Perera
Data Science Lead

Extensive software background with over 20 years designing and building complex software solutions, including 3D modeling & simulation environments, robotic & sensor planning algorithms, and network messaging protocols.

Lou Barbieri
Software Development Lead

Austin Kohler

Research Intern

Bill Evans

Sr. Software Developer

Chuck Evans

Sr. Software Developer

Rohan Mishra

Mechanical Engineer

Terrence Marcus

Software Developer

Joe Lopatta

Software Developer

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