Senior Backend Engineer
reported directly to c-suite executives: mathematical modelling & simulation of the anonymity properties within the data exchanged between a private web search engine and upstream service providers.
Data Science Consultant
data-driven business process optimization in network operations based on ticket data and technical logs.
Machine Learning Subject Lead
statistical analysis and geospatial visualization of call data records from a mobile phone network for humanitarian purposes.
Elasticsearch Expert
responsible for search engine-specific data modelling and the setup of a highly available distributed setup.
Member of the Steering Committee
==> publicly funded science project (€500k) on data-driven demand analysis in tourism; member of the steering committee.
520hrs on our side / EUR 500k total
data science • NoSQL • mongodb • Linux • Python • numpy • scipy • matplotlib • ipython • scikit-learn
The insightTourism project was a publicly funded project conducting valid demand analysis in the tourism sector, using scientific models. My primary role in the project consortium was to provide expertise within the areas of natural language processing and data science. <==
2015: Upper Austrian Insurance Corporation
Data Science Consultant
reported directly to c-suite executives: this consulting engagement included preprocessing of data from internal sources, analysis and reporting.
Senior Search Engineer
sole person responsible for data-driven development, simulation, and evaluation of improvements to the search engine.
Technical Project Leader
an internet search engine: general contractor and main developer, managed a team consisting at times of up to 6 developers.
Solopreneur
my first attempt at a proprietary product; internet media observation.
Algorithmic & Quant Trading Strategist
member of a high-frequency trading desk in equities, solely responsible for data-driven research and development of large-scale statistical data analysis infrastructure, applying insights for decision-making by the heads of the business.
2004–08: Software Competence Center Hagenberg
member of scientific staff
one of Austria’s largest data science-related research facilities: 2x internship 1x freelancer.
1999–2006: IBM
software engineer
IBM offices in Linz: 5x internship, 3x freelancer.
2014: University of Malta
casual lecturer, Machine Learning for Natural Language Processing
module leader: responsible for every aspect of the course from selection of content through preparation of lecture materials to final examination.
2006–10: University of Cambridge
Ph.D., Computer Science and Technology
DOC fellowship of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, EPSRC DTA studentship, honorary Cambridge European Scholar; three publications, reviewer for four journals.
2005–06: University of Cambridge
M.Phil., Computer Speech, Text, and Internet Technology
EPSRC studentship, Cambridge European Bursary.
2003–04: University of Derby in Austria
B.Sc., Computer Studies
2023–24: Interaction Design
Various Courses at IxDF
2021: Certified Data Protection Officer and Auditor
TÜV Süd, TÜV Rheinland
2015: Certified Bookkeeping Assistant
WIFI Linz
2007: Level 3 Certificate in Securities & Derivatives
Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments