Daniel Melnik is the project lead of HyForce at the DLR Institute of Vehicle Concepts, where he focuses on fuel cell system integration and the development of a standardized operating system aimed at unifying the hydrogen industry through an open and collaborative community.

Alongside his work he is currently pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Stuttgart, teaches microcontroller programming at the Youth Research Center for Energy and Environment in Sindelfingen, and leads the fuel cell system subteam in a student project developing an energy-efficient hydrogen vehicle for the Shell Eco-marathon competition.