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Current
PhD in Informatics at University of Edinburgh, 2024-present
Supervised by Dr. Oisin Mac Aodha, my research focus is machine learning and computer vision applications supporting human learning.
- Bossemeyer L, Heinrich S, Van Horn G, Mac Aodha O. CleverBirds: A Multiple-Choice Benchmark for Fine-grained Human Knowledge Tracing. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems. 2026 Apr 23;38.
Experience
Machine Learning Engineer at Pieces, 2021-2024
Designed and implemented ML software to enrich context across software developer workflows, implementing an accurate local OCR and fast vector search framework. Worked with Python, Dart, C++, OpenCV, ONNX.
- How we made our optical character recognition (OCR) code more accurate
- Exploring text segmentation in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
Education
MSc in Biomedical AI at School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, 2023-2024
- Dissertation: “Teaching Visual Knowledge via Interpretable Concepts”
Supervised by Dr. Oisin Mac Aodha and Dr. Tom MacGillivray
MSc in Data Science at School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, 2019-2020
- Dissertation: “CM Flows - Copula Density Estimation with Normalizing Flows”
Supervised by Dr. Arno Onken
MSc in Quantitative Economics at Faculty of Economics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 2019-2020
- Dissertation: “Machine Learning for Causal Discovery with Applications in Economics”
Supervised by Prof. Dr. Helmut Farbmacher and Prof. Dr. Joachim Winter
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BSc in Economics at Faculty of Economics, Humboldt University Berlin, 2014-2017
Dissertation: “Campaign Efforts and Electoral Success - Evidence from the UK General Election”
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jochen Kluve
Awards & Honors
Best of Class 2020 - School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
Best of Class 2021 - Faculty of Economics, LMU
Outstanding Thesis Submission 2019/20 - School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
Teaching & Internships
Demonstrator in Applied Machine Learning & Machine Learning Practical
School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, 2020 & 2024 - 2026
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Data Journalism Intern, Der Spiegel, 2018
Intern at German Council of Economic Experts, 2018