Sumanto Kar

Sumanto Kar operates at the vanguard of Electronic Design Automation (EDA), Industrial Engineering, and Open-Source software development. As the lead architect of the eSim ecosystem, he bridges the gap between academic theory and community-scale software deployments through reproducible engineering workflows. His leadership focuses on scaling open technical ecosystems, enabling global access to high-performance design tools while reducing institutional barriers.

Sumanto's work synthesizes advanced optimization techniques with industrial automation to redefine modern shopfloor production frameworks.

Assistant Project Manager - FOSSEE, IIT Bombay - Mumbai, India

• Orchestrating the technical development of eSim as Lead Maintainer with 320+ commits, managing core platform integration, documentation, and feature roadmap.
• Architecting the pedagogical integration of the eSim ecosystem, including KiCad-to-Ngspice conversion modules, Model Editors, and Subcircuit Builders.
• Coordinating national-scale outreach initiatives, including specialized EDA workshops for 70+ faculty members and hands-on sessions for 75+ students across institutions like AOT Kolkata and the Dronacharya Group.
• Managing technical frameworks for the FOSSEE Winter Internship, providing mentorship and research guidance on Industrial Engineering and automation projects.
• Designing deployment strategies for open-source EDA tools across diverse Linux environments using Flatpak, Snap, and AppImage packaging.

M.Tech. - Industrial Engineering & Operations Research (IEOR) - Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay

B.E. - Electronics Engineering - Mumbai University