CV

Work Experience

Since 2024: Researcher at DFKI
- Development of an open-source chip design infrastructure for semiconductor manufacturing
- Design and pilot run of a semiconductor prototype for a student competition Open Chip Design Challenge
2022–2024: Researcher at University of Bremen
- Polynomial formal verification with the use of decision diagram packages such as Engineer Decision Diagrams Yourself (EDDY) to ensure the correctness of integrated circuits
- Scalable evolutionary optimization for solving machine learning problems using artificial intelligences such as Artificial Life Form (ALF)
- Reviews of research papers in Electronic Design Automation and Bioinspired Optimization Methods
Since 2017: Student Tutor / Teaching Assistant at University of Bremen
- Supervision of study courses in implementation and examination of tutorials, and teaching w.r.t. special lectures
- Revision of the study course Computer Engineering 1 by creating and improving worksheets
- Preparation of a study course Graphenbasierte Funktionsdarstellung by creating slides and worksheets
2017–2022: Research Assistant at DFKI
- Neuroevolution through semantic speciation and genetic optimizations for self-interpretable agents
- Cluster analysis for evolution of symbiotic neural networks combined with supervised learning to detect bugs
2012–2015: Computer Scientist at hmmh multimediahaus
- Development for e-commerce / content management systems such as the creation of a Joomla! component
- Installation, configuration, and protection of server systems
- Customer service and support

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Bremen, ongoing since 2022
M.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Bremen, 2022
- Main focus: Safety, Security and Quality
- Thesis: Memory-Efficient Construction of Binary Decision Diagrams for Logic Synthesis and Verification by Exploiting Ordering Properties
B.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Bremen, 2018
- Thesis: Efficient Implementation of Binary Decision Diagrams
Computer Science Expert in Software Development, Schulzentrum Utbremen, 2015
Abitur, Berufliches Gymnasium Wirtschaft, 2012

Training

Winter 2025: Accelerated Machine Learning (Workshop) at High Performance Embedded Architectures and Compilers Conference
- ML training scalability challenges
- Accelerating access to data storage and services in the age of AI
Fall 2024: Basic Course in Data Privacy (Seminar) at University of Bremen
- Technological and organizational security measures
- Behavior in the event of a data breach
Summer 2023: Repetitive Processes and Their Surrogate-Model Congruent Encoding for Evolutionary Algorithms (Workshop) at Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
- Encoding, operators, and surrogate model for problem solving
- Discussion of open problems and outlook
Spring 2023: RRAMs: How to Guarantee Their Quality After Manufacturing? (Tutorial) at International Symposium on Design and Diagnostics of Electronic Circuits and Systems
- Memristive devices and RRAM fault models
- Manufacturing test strategies for RRAMs
Winter 2023: The Evolution of Functional Verification: SystemVerilog, UVM, and Portable Stimulus (Tutorial) at Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference
- Automation as part of a verification environment to maximize productivity
- Limitations of UVM for developing verification environments
Summer 2021: SECDEF – Genetic and Evolutionary Computation in Defense, Security, and Risk Management (Workshop) at Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
- Cybercrime and cyberdefense: attack prevention and defense
- IT security: attack detection, monitoring and network traffic analysis
Summer 2020: ADRR – Automated Design of Robots for the Real-world (Workshop) at Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
- Design and manufacturing methods for robots
- Verification of developed solutions under real-world conditions
Fall 2017: Project Management – Skills and Planning (Seminar) at University of Bremen
- Team building and conflict management
- Project planning, implementation, and closure
Winter 2014: From Design to Webshop (Workshop) at hmmh multimediahaus
- Design basics
- Conception and discussion of design

Skills

Languages
- German: mother tongue
- English: proficient
- Spanish: intermediate
Computer Architecture
- Decision Diagrams: expert
- Formal Verification: expert
- RISC-V: very good
- Circuit Testing: very good
- Logic Synthesis: very good
- Field-Coupled Nanocomputing: basic
Machine Learning / Data Science
- Neural Networks: expert
- Evolutionary Optimization: very good
- Supervised Learning: very good
- TensorFlow: good
Information Security
- Cryptography: very good
- Penetration Tests: very good
Programming
- C/C++: expert
- XHTML/CSS: expert
- PHP: expert
- SQL: expert
- E: expert
- Python: very good
- Java: very good
- JavaScript: very good
Libraries/Frameworks
- OpenMP: expert
- Catch2: expert
- JSF: very good
- Qt: good
Tools
- Git: expert
- CMake: expert
- Photoshop: very good
- Blender: basic
Operating Systems
- Linux: expert
- macOS/iOS: expert
Content Management Systems / E-Commerce Platforms
- Joomla!: expert
- Magento: very good
Project Management
- Scrumban: expert
- Waterfall Model: expert

Honors and Awards

2023: Faculty Award from University of Bremen for an outstanding Master’s thesis Memory-Efficient Construction of Binary Decision Diagrams for Logic Synthesis and Verification by Exploiting Ordering Properties
2023: Thesis Award (nomination) from unifreunde for an outstanding Master’s thesis Memory-Efficient Construction of Binary Decision Diagrams for Logic Synthesis and Verification by Exploiting Ordering Properties
2017: 1st place for Best Project – implemented according to Oberschule Ronzelenstr. requirements – of the student course Software-Projekt 2 at University of Bremen
2016: 2st place for Best Game of the student course Praktische Informatik 1 at University of Bremen
2016: Candidate for Best Advertising Campaign of the student course Medieninformatik 1 at University of Bremen
2015: IT Award (2st place) from Distrelec for the virtual fridge WhatsFresh