Principal Research Engineer
Prob. Comp. / AI / ML
MIT | Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Germany, Remote
Defined and executed the perception research roadmap for ChiSight,
a moonshot initiative under the MIT Quest for Intelligence,
as part of the Probabilistic Computing Group,
pushing the boundaries of symbolic AI using GPU-accelerated SMC methods
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De-risked and developed multiple prototypes using JAX and CUDA,
including SLAM agents, probabilistic perception models featuring differentiable rendering
and multi-resolution Gaussian scene representations, and inference controllers.
Apr 2019 — Oct 2021
Postdoctoral Researcher
AI / ML / Comp. Neurosci.
MIT | Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Cambridge MA, USA
Conducted research at the intersection of neuroscience and AI and introduced novel perspectives
on the hippocampal formation as a spatially organized memory system — including theories of map fragmentation,
surprisal-based remapping, and the representation of cognitive spaces
• Performed neural data analysis (TDA, low-dimensional embeddings)
Nov 2017 — Mar 2019
Research Scholar
AI / ML / Comp. Neurosci.
Numenta — Redwood City CA, USA
Joined Numenta as a Research Scholar after a month-long research visit (Nov 2016)
• Investigated spatial representations in the brain and their role in general cognitive computations and intelligence
• Developed a formal framework for Numenta’s sequence memory from a compression-theoretic perspective.
Oct 2015 — Oct 2017
Postdoctoral Researcher
Mathematics
IST Austria | Institute of Science and Technology Austria — Klosterneuburg, Austria
Research focused on TDA, topological clustering, sparse coding, and variable-order Markov models at the intersection of mathematics and computer science.
Sep 2014 — Aug 2015
Postdoctoral Researcher
Mathematics
University of Cologne — Cologne, Germany
Conducted research primarily in pure mathematics with a focus on contact and symplectic topology
• Co-advised PhD students by providing research directions and technical guidance throughout project execution, resulting in two peer-reviewed publications.
Mar 2013 — Jan 2014
Technology and Management Consulting
Accenture — Düsseldorf, Germany
Focused on digital strategies and technology trends as part of the IT Strategy department with project experience within chemicals- and pharma industry
