Curriculum Vitae

The route so far

Where it started
2016

University of Freiburg

B.Sc. Student
2016 — 2019

Bachelor of Science, Physics & Mathematics

2016

Fraunhofer ISE

Student Researcher
2016

Developed UV-fluorescence scanning method for PV module diagnostics

2016

IMTEK, University of Freiburg

Student Researcher
2016

Numerically modeled a nonlinear gas flow problem

2017

Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg

Student Researcher
2017

Simulated electron scattering dynamics inside helium nanodroplets

2017

Fraunhofer IPM

Research Assistant
2017

Co-developed optical scanner system for high-resolution lubricant distribution analysis

2017

Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light

Research Intern
2017

Applied ML and statistical inference to quantum optical systems

2018

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

Research Assistant
2018

Designed a 3D phase unwrapping algorithm for high-field brain MRI

2018

Mercedes-Benz AG

Research Intern
2018 — 2019

Developed quantum algorithms inspired by industrial optimization problems

2019

University of Vienna

Visiting Student
2019

B.Sc. Mathematical Physics

2019

Erwin Schrödinger Institute for Mathematical Physics

ESI Research Fellow
2019

ESI Research Fellowship awardee; BSc thesis on quantum information theory & computation conducted in residence

2020

RWTH Aachen University

M.Sc. Student
2020 — 2022

Theoretical Physics & Computer Science

2020

Wolfram Research, Inc.

Researcher
2020 — 2025

Research Fellow & Academic Co-Director

2023

University of Sydney

PhD Student
2023

PhD, Philosophy of Science

2026

Independent Researcher

Independent
2026 — Present

Working at the intersection of AI safety, interpretability, and the mathematical foundations of learning and computation

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