Hi folks!

Hi, I am currently pursuing my PhD under ELLIS at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg advised by Prof. Thomas Brox. My research is centered on rethinking and advancing our understanding of intelligence, with the goal of aligning AI agents with this broader vision towards intelligence beyond imitation.

I focus equally on abstract theoretical challenges and their practical implications, particularly in the domains of reinforcement learning, world models, and representation learning, with an emphasis on their application in life sciences and embodied AI.

My academic journey includes a Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Freiburg, where I was fortunate to be supervised by Prof. Frank Hutter.

My work spans a broad spectrum, from developing generative algorithms for RNA structure prediction to exploring the intersection of causality and generalization in AI models. I am particularly committed to the democratization of AI, ensuring that it’s accessible and beneficial across diverse applications and cultures.

Outside of research, I enjoy reading, the beach, basketball, weight lifting, kite-surfing, and learning new sports. I’m always eager to discuss research, life, and everything in between. If you’re interested, I’d love to connect!

News

• 2024-10 Awarded the Wolfgang-Gentner Nachwuchsförderpreis 2024 for my master thesis on “Diffusion Models for RNA and Complexes Folding”.
• 2024-09: Our work on “Latent Diffusion Counterfactual Explanations” has been accepted at GCPR 2024.
• 2024-08: Our Work on contextual world models under the title “Dreaming of Many Worlds: Learning Contextual World Models Aids Zero-Shot Generalization” has been presented at the first Reinfocement Learning Conference (RLC) 2024.
• 2024-07: Excited to join the ELLIS PhD program at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. I will be advised by Prof. Thomas Brox working on veridical world models.