CV

Education

• Ph.D. (Dr.techn.) in Technical Mathematics, University of Klagenfurt, Austria. Thesis: Parameter identification and uncertainty quantification in time-dependent models, based on dynamic update laws. 10/2016
• M.Sc. in Numerical Mathematics and Modelling, University of Graz, Austria, Thesis: Models in enzyme kinetics. 04/2012
• B.Sc. in Mathematics, University of Graz, Austria, Thesis: Discrete decision models. 10/2010

Work experience

• 02/2023-present: Tenure Track Scientist, Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Switzerland, Transport Mechanisms Group, Laboratory for Waste Management
  • Research activities in the field of reactive transport modeling of deep geological repositories, process optimization, machine learning, computer vision; surrogate models for geochemical modeling and reactive transport,
  • supervision of students,
  • writing of third party funding proposals.
• 2020-2023 PostDoc: Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Switzerland, Accelerator Modelling and Advanced Simulations Group,
  • Research activities in applied inverse problems, deep learning and data science, implementation of deep learning algorithms on high performance clusters,
  • supervision of students,
  • writing of third party funding proposals.
• 2016-2020: Researcher, Materials Center Leoben Forschung GmbH, Austria, Embedded Computing Group
  • Research activities in (inter) national projects and collaborations with industry, mathematical modeling, inverse problems, computer vision, data science including data acquisition, visualisation, analysis and machine learning,
  • supervision of students.
• 2012-2016: University Assistant, University of Klagenfurt, Austria, Institute of Mathematics, Inverse Problems Group
  • Research activities in inverse problems,
  • teaching, supervision of summer interns,
  • student speaker of the doctoral college ”Modeling-Simulation and Optimization”,
  • participation in the ”Long Night of Research” 2014, 2016.
• 2012-2013: Lectureship, FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences Graz-Kapfenberg, Austria
• 2011-2012: Internship and Freelancer, NXP Semiconductors Gratkorn, Austria, Certification Engineering Group;
• 2009-2011: Studies Assistant and Tutor, University of Graz, Austria, Institute of Statistics and Operations Research, Institute of Mathematics.
• 2004-2008 Repeated Summer Internships RHI Magnesita Veitsch, Austria.