Bio
Senior Software & AI Engineer at DSD, working on machine learning and simulation to optimize train schedules. My interests include machine learning, in particular reinforcement learning, software architecture & engineering, networking, as well as research and tech in general. .
- Computer science PhD from Paderborn University, Germany (thesis)
- 5+ years of experience in research and in software engineering with Python
- Project leader of own 2-year project from ideas to implementation (€ 100K grant)
- Author of 30+ peer-reviewed publications with 3 awards
- Experienced collaborator in large interdisciplinary projects with industry partners
Always curious and eager to learn and to challenge myself. Enjoy tackling difficult problems and finding creative solutions.
Education
German grades: 1.0 = excellent, 4.0 = sufficient/passing grade
Experiences
Design of reinforcement learning approaches for optimizing train schedules quickly and autonomously. Development of high performance simulation. Coordination between AI and simulation teams.
Research on network management and optimization, network softwarization (NFV/SDN), cloud and edge computing, 5G and beyond, as well as machine learning and reinforcement learning.
Researching, implementing, and evaluating different protocols for vehicular networking.
Teaching weekly tutorials on
- Java fundamentals at the databases and electronic commerce group
- Systems software at the computer networks group.
Honors & Awards
For the digest of my PhD thesis at the 2023 IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN)
For our paper at 2020 IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM)
Accepted at Software Campus with €100K grant to lead my own 2-year research project, RealVNF.
Awarded by the computer and communication systems group, Paderborn University
Awarded by Germany’s oldest and most prestigious scholarship foundation
National scholarship awarded to less than 1% of students in Germany
Paderborn University’s computer science scholarship incl. conference grants
Award for outstanding performance in mathematics (best of my year)
Skills & Technology
Languages:
German (native), English (professional), Spanish, Finnish (intermediate)Programming:
Python, Java, C++, JavaScriptCloud & Container:
Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP DevOpsMachine Learning:
numpy, pandas, sklearn, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch:
Ray RLlib, OpenAI Baselines, OpenAI GymHobbies
- Technology & Machine Learning
- Traveling & Languages
- Hiking & Running
- Cooking & Eating