Research Statement
Current Position
Research Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen
Dept.: Empirical Inference and Machine Learning (Bernhard Schölkopf)
| Educational Background | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10 | Ph.D. | ||
| supervised by Prof. David J.C. MacKay | |||
| Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK | |||
| Thesis Title: Approximate Inference in Graphical Models | |||
| 2006-07 | Diplom Thesis | ||
| supervised by Prof. Winfried Denk | |||
| Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany | |||
| Thesis Title: Point Spread Functions for Backscattered Imaging in the Scanning Electron Microscope | |||
| 2004-05 | Exchange year | ||
| Imperial College, London. | |||
| Participation in the M.Sc. course "Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces (passed all necessary examinations with a GPA of 75%, but exchange students can not be awarded degrees). | |||
| 2001-07 | Diplom degree in Physics | ||
| University of Heidelberg, Germany | |||
| Work Experience | |||
| 2009/10 | Microsoft Research, Cambridge | ||
| Freelance Consultant | |||
| 2008 | Microsoft Research, Cambridge | ||
| Internship | |||
| 2007 | McKinsey & Company | ||
| Summer Associate | |||
| Awards and Honors | |||
| 2007-10 | Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship | ||
| 2007 | Honorary Scholar of the Cambridge European Society | ||
| 2005 | Lindau Nobel Meetings - Travel Stipend | ||
| Reviewing | |||
| 2011 | Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (Springer Journal) | ||
| The Snowbird Conference | |||
| 2010 | International Conference on Machine Learning | ||
| 2009 | International Conference on Learning Theory | ||
| References, etc. | |||
| References are available upon request. | |||