Kaushik Selva
Dhanush Ravi

Bridging AECO Industry with Digital Innovation

BIM + Digital Twin Integrator at Siemens · Bridging civil engineering, software development, and digital innovation to shape the future of the built environment.

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Years Experience
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Publications
10+
Major Projects
3
Countries
Kaushik Selva Dhanush Ravi
🏗️ Digital Twin
🧊 BIM / IFC
🐍 Python · C#
🥽 VR / Mixed Reality
⚙️ Revit API
🎓 ETH Zurich
About

Building the bridge between
physical and digital

I'm a BIM Engineer and Digital Twin Integrator with a passion for pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the construction and infrastructure industry. Currently at Siemens, I work at the intersection of BIM, product development, and digital innovation — integrating building data into intelligent, connected systems.

My journey started at NIT Tiruchirappalli with a Civil Engineering degree, deepened at ETH Zurich with a Master's in Integrated Building Systems, and continues today with an Executive Master's in Digital Innovation & Entrepreneurial Leadership at ESCP Business School.

I'm drawn to the moments where code meets construction — automating BIM workflows, building VR experiences, developing digital twins, and writing tools that make engineers' lives better.

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Location
Zurich, Switzerland
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Current Role
BIM + Digital Twin Integrator · Siemens
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Latest Education
ESCP Business School (EMDIEL, Ongoing)
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Email
kaushikselvadhanush@gmail.com
Experience

Where I've built things

Siemens Schweiz AG
BIM + Digital Twin Integrator
Zurich, Switzerland
Dec 2023 → Present
  • BIM integration into Siemens product lines (Fire, Security, Comfort)
  • Requirement engineering for digital products — product management support
  • Innovation around the BIM ecosystem and standards-based data workflows
Building X Life Cycle Twin
Operational Digital Twin
  • Requirement engineering
  • Integration & process definition
  • Technical support
BIM Workflow Development
Process Enabler for Fire / Security / Comfort
  • BIM process standardization
  • Revit plugin development
Basler & Hofmann AG
BIM Engineer — IDEAS Team (Digital Innovation in Construction Planning)
Zurich, Switzerland
Feb 2022 → Nov 2023
  • Automatic model generation, VR modelling, data analysis, Revit plugin development
WireWise — Cable Management Solution
Product Owner · 2023
  • Planning tool for electrical engineers
  • Tendering, construction process & maintenance tooling
Ablösung Befeuerungstechnologie
Zurich Airport · BIM Coordinator
  • GIS-to-BIM data management
  • Automated BIM workflows
  • BIM process coordination
Vorfeldsanierung Dock A
Zurich Airport · Modeller
  • Underground utility modelling
  • Dynamo cable system modelling
B&H Revit Plugin
Internal Tool · Since 2022
  • New in-house plugin development
  • Existing plugin maintenance
Lärmmessungen Albispass
Kanton Zürich · Data Analysis
  • Acoustic data analysis
  • Data visualization app
AS25: Ausbau Aaretal Los 1
Train Movement Simulation · 2022
  • Video export of train journeys
  • Driver perspective analysis
N01-8 Ausbau Streifen / ASTRA
Visual Innovation · 2022
  • VR development
  • Traffic simulation
  • Interactive website
Basler & Hofmann AG
BIM Intern (Praktikant)
Zurich, Switzerland
Aug 2021 → Feb 2022
AMG Autobahn Oscadnica-Cadca
Slovakia · Highway Project
  • Axis-based model generation
  • Model programming
Zubringer Güterbahnhof (ZGB)
ASTRA · VR Development
  • Interactive VR app development
  • Underground roundabout visibility study with BIM Model
Siemens Schweiz AG
Working Student / Intern — BIM Engineer
Zug, Switzerland
Feb 2020 → Jul 2021
  • Project: Building Twin — Generated machine-readable BIM models to enable the digital twin of the building; contributed to the foundational architecture of the Building Twin product
ETH Zürich — Chair of Architecture and Building Systems
Research Assistant
Zurich, Switzerland
Sep 2019 → May 2020
  • Optimizing post-processing methodologies for 3D-printed sand elements
  • Contributed to peer-reviewed publication on binder jet 3D printing (Rapid Prototyping Journal)
Education

Academic foundations

ESCP Business School
Executive M.Sc — Digital Innovation & Entrepreneurial Leadership (EMDIEL)
Sep 2025 → Present
Ongoing
Stanford University × FHNW
VDC Certification — Virtual Design and Construction
Aug 2024 → May 2025  ·  Partnership Program
Completed
ETH Zurich
M.Sc, Integrated Building Systems
Sep 2018 → 2021
Completed
EIT Climate-KIC / ETH Zurich
Climate-KIC Master Label Program
2019 → 2021
Completed
National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli
B.Tech, Civil Engineering
2014 → 2018
Completed
Skills

Tools & technologies

Modelling
Revit AutoCAD Civil3D Rhinoceros
Development
C# Python Revit API Dynamo PyRevit Grasshopper
Platforms & Tools
BuildingX BIMCollab Unity ArcGIS Git XML/XSD SPARQL
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Tamil
Native
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English
Fluent
🇩🇪
German
B2
🇮🇳
Hindi
Conversational
Publications

Research & writing

Conference Paper · ISARC 2021
Real-time Digital Twin of On-site Robotic Construction Processes in Mixed Reality
38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, pp. 451–458
Master's thesis: creating a digital twin of robotic bricklaying processes with live visualization in Mixed Reality. Design, implementation and real-time data streaming.
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Journal Article · Rapid Prototyping Journal 2021
Investigating Mechanical and Thermo-physical Properties of Binder Jet 3D Printed Elements Using a Statistical Experiment Approach
Rapid Prototyping Journal, Vol. 27/9, pp. 1709–1730 · Seshadri, B., Ravi, K.S.D., Hischier, I. & Schlueter, A.
Design-of-Experiments approach to improve strength of binder-jet 3D-printed sand elements via various post-processing methodologies.
Certifications

Credentials & learning

Data Science for Construction, Architecture & Engineering
Revit Structure
Cert Prep: Scrum Master
Revit: Generative Design
Generative Design Foundations