About Me

Born and raised in Mainz, I wanted to understand how economic processes work from an early age. That's why I initially studied Economics for two semesters—even though I already knew that my true passion was for technology and software development.

My path led me to Berlin, where I began my studies in Computational Engineering at HTW Berlin. The program was an exciting mix of 60% computer science, 20% mechanical engineering, and 20% electrical engineering. Thanks to its practical approach, I had the opportunity to work on real projects early on, some in cooperation with companies.

Then the pandemic hit. Suddenly, everything was online, and the university wasn't prepared for it. Nevertheless, I managed to find my way. Although making friends wasn't easy at first, I eventually found a great group to navigate the digital university experience with.

During my studies, I realized how much I burned for computer science. After about two semesters, I got the chance to work as a web developer for the core team tasked with establishing a new campus management system at HTW. This was my entry into the world of web development.

In my fifth semester, I moved to the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology (IPK), where I worked as a student employee in full-stack development. There, I learned about modern web technologies, especially the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js), which I used to develop this website, among other things.

One of my most exciting projects there was developing the first prototype for the EU's digital battery passport—an initiative set to ensure more transparency in the battery supply chain for electric cars starting in 2027. In this project, I was able to take on a lot of responsibility and apply my technical skills effectively.

In total, I worked at Fraunhofer for over two years, where I not only built up my technical knowledge but also learned to work in a team using Scrum, take on responsibility, and develop software for complex process management tools. I worked on exciting projects such as a RAG chatbot, an assessment tool, and other applications for process automation.

After my bachelor's degree, it was clear to me: I wanted to dive deeper into the world of Artificial Intelligence. That's why I started the Master's program in Computer Science at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. There, I focused on Machine Learning, Process Mining, Business Process Automation, Computer Vision, and especially Natural Language Processing (NLP).

NLP, in particular, completely captivated me. I found myself reading research papers at night simply because I was so fascinated by topics like Transformers, Language Models, and the like. It was during this time that I realized I see my professional future in NLP.

To expand my knowledge further, I completed a semester abroad at UPC in Barcelona. There, I deepened my understanding of areas like semantic parsing, similarity models, word embeddings, RNNs, and Transformers, and also tackled the ethical challenges surrounding Large Language Models.

Now, my master's thesis is next, for which I am moving to Vienna. My goal: to find a job where I can apply and further develop my passion for Machine Learning and NLP.