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PhD - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Lab

• Investigating privacy and security attacks that extract meaningful information or compromise system reliability.
• Research on security-critical deep learning applications such as face recognition and interactive systems.
• Developing strategies to protect sensitive information, ensuring the privacy and integrity of deep learning systems.

Industrial Engineering (M.Sc.)

• Graduation with distinction
• Overall score: 1.1 (GPA: 3.9), Top 7%
• Major field of study: Machine learning & AI, statistics, finance
• Master thesis: "Embedding Convolutional Mixture of Experts into Deep Neural Networks for Computer Vision Tasks", awarded with Faculty Award

Industrial Engineering (B.Sc.)

• Graduation with distinction
• Overall score: 1.1 (GPA: 3.9), Top 0.5%
• Major field of study: Finance, statistics, software engineering, medical technology
• Bachelor thesis: "Conception and Realization of a Microservice for Synchronizing User Preferences"

Industrial Engineering (B.Eng.)

• Major field of study: international technical sales management
• Left at request without a degree

High School Diploma (Abitur)

• Overall score: 1.0 (GPA: 4.0)
• Awards for outstanding achievements in economics, physics and ancient languages

Research Scientist

• Research on machine learning models' security, privacy, and safety, especially in multimodal systems and generative AI.
• Investigating vulnerabilities, attack vectors, and defense mechanisms to enhance AI system reliability and trustworthiness.
• Developing robust methods to advance research in AI security and privacy.
• Aiming to create innovative, secure, and reliable AI systems for real-world applications.

Research Assistant - Institute of Applied Informatics and Formal Description Methods (AIFB)

• Research Assistant in the Applied Technical-Cognitive Systems Group.
• Coordinating beginner and advanced Java programming courses, including substitute lecturing.
• Supervising a group of 40 tutors and approximately 700 students per semester.
• Overseeing the "Selected Advanced Programming Topics Seminar".

Consultant Internship

• Developing a named entity recognition system using LSTM networks.
• Supporting overall project management in a change management initiative, including strategic planning and project control.
• Assisting in the preparation of a BaFin permit application.

Lecturer for Software Engineering

• Lecturing modern programming concepts in Java for business computer science students

Student Assistant - Institute of Applied Informatics and Formal Description Methods (AIFB)

• Tutor for the courses Introduction to Programming: Java and Advanced Programming - Java Network Programming

Management Internship

• Conducting process analysis in risk management, care, and administration.
• Developing concepts and strategies for non-work-related accident prevention in an international context.

Dual Study Program in Industrial Engineering

• Strategic & Operative Buying Department: Selecting suppliers, calculating and reviewing optimal order sizes, and conducting value analysis to ensure cost efficiency.
• Marketing & Sales Department: Planning company exhibitions, conceptualizing advertising media, and developing compelling presentations to enhance brand visibility.
• Production and Logistics: Acquiring foundational knowledge of industrial production techniques and supporting production preparation to streamline processes.
• Additional Responsibilities: Organizing internal workshops for apprentices.

• Best Paper Award, Workshop on Navigating and Addressing Data Problems for Foundation Models (DPFM) @ ICLR

• Top Reviewer, NeurIPS 2023

• Faculty Award of KIT Department of Economics and Management
• Best Paper Award of the Workshop on Technology and Consumer Protection (ConPro) @ IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy

• Winner of the Google Impact Challenge

• Deutschlandstipendium (Germany Scholarship)

• School Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Abitur (High School Diploma)
• School Award for Economy, awarded by the Association Südwestmetall e.V.
• School Award for Physics, awarded by the German Physical Society
• School Award for Ancient Languages, awarded by the Foundation Humanismus Heute