Dr. Benedikt Engel

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DISC Type : C

Chief Executive Officer at MatAlytics Ltd.

Greater Nottingham, United Kingdom

Overview

Dr. Benedikt Engel is the CEO and Co-Founder of MatAlytics, a University of Nottingham spin-out. He is an expert in physics-informed AI for industrial asset monitoring, leveraging his deep background in material behavior, numerical modeling, and fatigue prediction for the aerospace and power generation sectors, including previous collaborations with Rolls-Royce and Siemens.

He recently transitioned from a purely academic background to lead a commercial venture, successfully spinning out his research into a company that has secured venture capital funding.

Personality Overview

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ROI Driven

It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.  They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.

Topics They Care About

Physics-Informed AI
He is the CEO of MatAlytics, which commercializes the CITRUS platform to provide real-time, high-fidelity insights into the structural health of industrial assets using this technology.
Commercializing Research
He recently led the spin-out of his research from the University of Nottingham into the venture-backed company MatAlytics, a journey he describes as invaluable.
Industrial Asset Health
His company's mission is to help operators in power generation and energy monitor component health, optimize maintenance, and extend asset lifespans, working with partners like EDF.

Media Appearances

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Work History

1-2025
Chief Executive Officer at MatAlytics Ltd.
1-2024 - 1-2025
Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder at MatAlytics Ltd.
1-2019 - 1-2024
Research Fellow at University of Nottingham
3-2015 - 12-2018
Research associate at the Chair of Materials Science WKK at Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
8-2012 - 12-2012
Design And Development Engineer at Tenova

Education

2015 - 2018
Doktor (Ph.D.) from RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
2008 - 2015
Diplom-Ingenieur from RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau

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Exp : 13 Location : Greater Nottingham, United Kingdom Job Level : Leadership Designation : Chief Executive Officer at MatAlytics Ltd.
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Insights For Selling To Dr. Benedikt

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more
  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories

DONT's

  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dr. Benedikt is

  • Proven ROI, pricing and objective proof points are the factors that sway their decision.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dr. Benedikt

  • They are comfortable saying no if they are convinced that it is the correct decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dr. Benedikt move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Dr. Benedikt take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Dr. Benedikt

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