Curriculum Vitae
📚 Education
ETH Zürich – Zürich, Switzerland
Master of Science – Computer Science (Sep 2024 – Aug 2026)
Saarland University – Saarbrücken, Germany
Bachelor of Science – Computer Science (Sep 2020 – Mar 2024)
- GPA: 1.3 (A)
- Honors Program (Top 5%)
University of Washington – Seattle, Washington
Exchange Year – Computer Science (Sep 2022 – Jun 2023)
- Took courses in cryptography (undergrad & grad), security, and machine learning.
💼 Work Experience
CISPA – Helmholtz Institute for Information Security – Germany (Nov 2023 – Apr 2024)
Research Assistant
- Researching cryptographic post-quantum threshold signatures with Dr. Nico Döttling.
Saarland University – Saarbrücken, Germany (Apr 2022 – Sep 2022 & Nov 2023 – Mar 2024)
Teaching Assistant (Programming 2 & Foundations of Algorithms & Data Structures)
- Assisted students with coursework and assignments (~5 hr./week).
- Conducted ~25 in-person sections and supervised office hours.
- Graded exams and assignments.
- Presented a programming project.
PIKON Germany – Saarbrücken, Germany (Aug 2020 – Jul 2021)
- Worked on machine learning projects for customers, gaining experience in ML and data science.
🔬 Research Projects
- 📄 10-page review article on “forking” in open-source projects (unpublished, 2022).
- 📄 15-page review article on measuring code difficulty via psycho-physiological signals (unpublished, 2022).
- 📜 Bachelor’s thesis on linear integer secret sharing with discrete Gaussian distributions in cryptography (Published, Saarland University Library).
- 🔍 Semester Project on interpretable survival analysis and additive models that capture linear, non-linear and time-dependent effects of covariates on survival.
- 🔍 Research Project on auditing poisoning attacks in decentralised and encrypted Machine Learning Models.
🛠 Professional Skills
- Mathematics & Theory: Linear Algebra, Probability, Statistics
- Programming Languages: Java, Python, C, C++
- Other Tools: LaTeX, Security, Machine Learning, Algorithms, Teaching
🏆 Awards & Honors
German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung) (Dec 2020 – Present)
- Germany’s largest and most prestigious academic scholarship.
- Awarded for academic excellence and intrinsic motivation.
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarship (Sep 2022 – Jun 2023)
- Funded my study abroad at University of Washington.
- Recognized for academic excellence and commitment to social and academic responsibility.
Valedictorian / Top Graduate of High School Class (Jun 2020)
- Achieved the highest overall grade (1.0) in my graduating class.
🌍 Languages
- German – Native
- English – C2
- French – Basic
🎯 Personal Interests
- 📷 Photography & Filmmaking
- 💻 Programming
- ⚽ Playing Soccer