Curriculum Vitae

MSc Computational Neuroscience student investigating self-organizing intelligent systems through modeling, simulation, and insights from complex systems theory and biology.

Education

2021–     MSc Computational Neuroscience @ BCCN Berlin
2017–2021 BSc Medical Biology @ University Duisburg-Essen
2011–2018 Diploma (Akademiebrief) of Fine Arts (Photography) @ Academy of Fine Arts Düsseldorf, classes of Rosemarie Trockel and Marcel Odenbach
2009–2011 M.A. Theatre, Film and Media Sciences (incomplete) @ Goethe-University Frankfurt
    –2008 Abitur
2005–2006 Technical Biology (school student studies) @ University of Stuttgart

Work

2024      Student Assistant: Collective Information Processing Lab – implemented a custom RL algorithm and designed and realized an accompanying experimental framework
2016–2017 Freelance Translator (English-German / German-English)
2008–2013 Freelance Photographer (Fashion and Portrait)

Teaching

2020      Teaching Assistant, Practical Course of Physiology
2019–2020 Teaching Assistant, Course of Botanical Microscopy
2019      Teaching Assistant, Courses of Microscopic and Macroscopic Anatomy (including teaching on donor bodies)

Memberships & Activities

2019-2021 Student Member, Faculty Council, Department of Biology
2019-2021 Member, Student Council, Department of Biology
2004–2008 Participant, Kepler Seminar for the Natural Sciences

Awards & Honors

Robert Huber Prize (Best Degree of the Year), University of Duisburg-Essen, 2021
Fiedler Scholarship, 2019
UDE Scholarship, 2018 & 2020

Technical Skills

Coding: Julia (Flux, Makie), Python (Pytorch, Plotly), R
Operating Systems: macOS, Linux
Software: Typst, LaTeX, Office Suite, Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro

Languages

German (Native)
English (Native)
French (Basic)

Other Skills & Interests

Analog Game Design
Aromachemistry
Colour Science
Photography