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Alexander Moortgat-Pick

Distributed Systems & Robotics Engineer · Founder at Nyskra

Intelligently designed systems for a securely connected world.

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Profile

From distributed systems to real-world robotics for environmental protection, I build reliable systems with passion and deep understanding of physical foundations.

Founder of Nyskra, building secure distributed systems for privacy-preserving connectivity.

  • Distributed Systems
  • Robotics and Autonomy
  • Networks and Cybersecurity
  • From Science to Production
Alexander Moortgat-Pick
Work

Selected affiliations and projects

since 2026
Nyskra Labs
Founder · EU
nyskra.com ↗

Building the future of private and connected personal applications.

  • Zero-access system architectures
  • High availability distributed hybrid systems for data synchronization
  • Conflict-free data replication
  • Consensus in offline-first applications
Distributed Systems Asynchronous synchronization Cryptography Zero-access
Zero-access Architecture
The image shows two system architectures. On the left, the classical centralized system architecture, that is fundamentally unable to protect user data due to inability of client-side encryption. And on the right a hybrid system architecture, that solves this problem.
since 2019
Environmental Robotics
EnviRobotics · EU
envirobotics.org ↗

Building robotic systems to protect the environment.

  • Environmental monitoring with deployable mobile robot teams
  • Internet-accessible robotic field laboratory
  • Heterogeneous mobile robot teams
  • Multi-domain missions (air + water)
Environmental Monitoring Robotics Telepresence Secure Access
Environmental Robotics in the Field
Environmental Robotics in the Field. Shown is a robotic arm, mounted in a vehicle serving as a mobile robot hub. The robot is equipped with an elastic finger pair, grasping a small piece of algae and positioning it beneath a microscope for analysis.
2020-2023
SVan Project
Technical University of Munich
SVan ↗

Mobile robot hub for rapid deployment of environmental robot teams.

  • Internet-connected hub enables remote operation of missions from anywhere on the globe
  • Serves a variety of robots, in multiple domains
  • Hub provides logistics for robots, mobile communication and edge computation resources
Environmental Robotics Robot teams Multi-domain Networked Robotics
SVan prototype
SVan prototype
2022
Robotic Telepresence Demonstration
Automatica 2022 · Munich

Global robotic telepresence demonstration at automatica 2022, presented during a visit of Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder.

  • Visitors could try our demo to experience low-latency telepresence via standard Internet over long distances.
  • Available avatars where a robotic arm in USA (> 9000 km away) and a drone, that we had flying in a lab in Munich.
Live Demonstration Robotic Telepresence low latency Multi-robot teams Networked Robotics
Live Demonstration
Demonstration of robotic telepresence connected from Automatica fair to robots in USA.
2019-2025
Robotics Research
Technical University of Munich · Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence

Global Robotic Telepresence with heterogeneous robot teams.

  • Multi-domain mobile robotics (aerial, ground, underwater)
  • Control for aerial robots
  • Stability in networked time-delayed systems
Robotics Telepresence Robot teams Distributed Systems
Control scheme for robot assisted UAV landing
Control scheme for robot assisted UAV landing
until 2019
M. Sc. Computational Engineering
Leibniz Universität Hannover · Hanover, Germany

Higher Mathematics, Higher Mechanics, Computer Science

  • Algorithmic Programming, Mathematical Optimization
  • Numerical simulations, CFD, LES
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning & Modern Control in Robotics
  • Structural Health Monitoring
Physics modeling Numerics Dynamics Programming
Eigenproblem in Modal Analysis
Eigenproblem in Modal Analysis
2018
Aerial robot for Vibration Analysis
Institut of Concrete Construction · Leibniz Universität Hannover
Patent ↗

An aerial measurement base for contactless vibration analysis, in particular of buildings. Patented (DE102018102789B4).

  • Contactless structural vibration analysis
  • Aerial robot with motion-compensation in the measurement system
  • Laser-based vibration measurement
Robotics Vibration Analysis Structural Health Monitoring
Prototype of vibration analysis drone.
Prototype of vibration analysis drone.
until 2016
B. Sc. Civil & Environmental Engineering
Leibniz Universität Hannover · Hanover, Germany

Mechanics, Mathematics, Statics and Dynamics, Structural Analysis, Computational Methods

  • Constructional Engineering, Structural Engineering
  • Statics, Dynamics, Thermodynamics
  • Mathematics
  • Numerics of Partial Differential Equations, Finite Elements (FEM)
Engineering Modeling Algorithms
Equilibrium
Equilibrium