Dmitry Sokolov is currently a senior researcher in the Department of Pipeline Energy Systems (#50) at the Melentiev Energy Systems Institute of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ESI SB RAS) in Irkutsk (Russia). He has been working at ESI SB RAS since 2008. Dmitry received his PhD degree (technical sciences) at ESI SB RAS in 2013. His research interests: software engineering, automation of programming, automating of calculations, computing technologies, metaprogramming, energy pipeline systems, heating systems, software, numerical methods, optimization methods, high-speed algorithms, parallel computing. His scientific awards: the Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology for young scientists (Russian Federation Government Decree, 2016), the Personal scholarship of the mayor of Irkutsk (2017), Gratitude of the mayor of Irkutsk "For excellent work and achievement of high results in scientific activities" (2016), Academician Merenkov Prize (2010, 2014, 2018).