Curriculum Vitae
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Current Position
10/2023 - today | Munich Center for Digital Science and AI, Munich, Germany
Head of Research (Research Scientist)
Applied Machine Learning and its Impact on Society
Academic Education
03/2016 - 07/2020 | Technical University of Munich (TUM) Garching, Germany &
Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences (HM), Munich, Germany
Computer Science (Dr. rer. nat.)
Thesis: Efficient Parallel Algorithms for Pedestrian Simulation (link)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Bungartz and Prof. Dr. Gerta Köster
10/2013 - 02/2016 | Technical University of Munich (TUM) Garching, Germany
Computer Science (M. Sc.)
Thesis: Implementation of an Efficient Equivalence Test for Sequential and Linear Tree-to-Word Transducers (pdf)
10/2010 - 09/2013 | Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences (HM), Munich, Germany
Computer Science (B. Sc.)
Thesis: Navigation Around Pedestrian Groups and Queueing using a Dynamic Adaption of Travelling Times in the Fast Marching Algorithm (pdf)
Non-Academic Job History
02/2022 - 09/2023 | HM, Munich, Germany
Educational-Tech Engineer
CSplus and PlusCS Education
08/2020 - 01/2022 | HM, Munich, Germany
Senior Advisor for Computer Science Education,
CSplus and PlusCS Education
03/2011 - 10/2011 | prevero AG, Munich, Germany
Software Developer (Working Student)
09/2008 - 07/2009 | Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, Germany
Web Developer
09/2005 - 07/2008 | Siemens AG, Munich, Germany
Software Developer (Education)
Research Interests
Systems Theory and AI: I explore human–AI co-creativity and co-evolution as emergent socio-technical processes, in which AI systems are shaped by feedback loops, develop operational closure, and draw on the contingencies generated through communication.
AI in Culture, Arts and Education:I apply this lens to the fields of culture, arts, and education to examine how generative AI transforms creative practices, roles, and learning environments.
Other Interests
- Open Eduction: Free and open education, schooling and education in the digital era
- Complex Systems: How do complex system interact? What is the relation of entropy and complexity?
- Philosophy: Constructivism, Philosophy of Mind, Phenomenology, Existentialism, Philosophy of Language
- Creative Coding: Live Programming, Algorithmic Composition, Sound Design, Generative Design
- Formal Methods: Automata Theory, Logic, Laws of Form
Scholarships & Awards
2023 | Award for the course Sustainable AI
(Winner of the MINT Challenge)
2022 | Dissertation Award
(Oskar-von-Miller Award)
2021 | Dissertation Award
(Freunde der TUM e. V.)
04/2012 - 05/2016 | German Academic Scholarship Foundation
(Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
06/2012 - 05/2016 | Max Weber-Program of the State of Bavaria
(Max Weber-Programm Bayern)
2013 | RiMEA Sponsorship Award, Valedictorian of the Academic year 2013
(Computer Science and Mathematics HM)
Publications
See Selected Works.
Recent Talks
See Selected Works.
Certifications & Professional Qualifications
Since 2024 | IHK Trainer (Ausbilder) for IT Specialists
Industrie- und Handelskammer für München und Oberbayern
Teaching
Winter 2025/26 | HM, Munich, Germany
Sustainable AI (Bachelor), Lecturer
Summer 2025 | HM & HMTM, Munich, Germany
Artificial Intelligence in Culture and Arts, Workshop, Trainer
Summer 2024 | HM & HMTM, Munich, Germany
Artificial Intelligence in Culture and Arts, Workshop, Trainer
Winter 2023/24 | HM & HMTM, Munich, Germany
Artificial Intelligence in Culture and Arts, Project-based Workshop, Trainer
Winter 2023/24 | HM, Munich, Germany
Sustainable AI (Bachelor), Lecturer
Summer 2023 | HM & HMTM, Munich, Germany
Artificial Intelligence in Culture and Arts, Workshop, Trainer
Winter 2022/23 | HM, Munich, Germany
Sustainable AI (Bachelor), Lecturer
Winter 2022/23 | HM, Munich, Germany
Computational Thinking (Bachelor), Lecturer
Winter 2022/23 | HM, Munich, Germany
Preparation Course for Computer Science (Bachelor), Trainer and Coordinator
Winter 2021/22 | HM, Munich, Germany
Computational Thinking (Bachelor), Lecturer
Winter 2021/22 | HM, Munich, Germany
Preparation Course for Computer Science (Bachelor), Trainer and Coordinator
Winter 2020/21 | HM, Munich, Germany
Preparation Course for Computer Science (Bachelor), Trainer and Coordinator
Winter 2019/20 | TUM, Garching, Germany
Machine Learning in Crowd Modeling and Simulation (Master), Guest Lecturer
Winter 2016/17 | HM, Munich, Germany
Linear Algebra (Bachelor), Lecturer
Summer 2016 | HM, Munich, Germany
Scientific Computing (Bachelor), Lecturer
Summer 2016 | HM, Munich, Germany
Theoretical Computer Science (Bachelor), Trainer