
I just completed my master’s degree in Computer Science at RWTH Aachen with honors and an overall grade of 1.0. My master’s thesis, written at COMSYS, deals with the privacy-preserving exchange of process parameters considering a real-world use case from the domain of injection molding. My interests lie in all kind of security & privacy related topics, in particular, in the protection of both personal and industrial data.
In 2017 I finished my bachelor’s degree with honors at RWTH Aachen with an overall grade of 1.1. In the corresponding bachelor’s thesis I designed, implemented and evaluated a platform for the privacy-preserving and user-controlled exchange of private information. Afterwards, I undertook an exchange year at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
I have been member of the dean’s list (best 5% of CS students at RWTH Aachen) from 2014 until 2020. Moreover, I was sponsored by the German education fund (Bildungsfonds) for 3 years during my studies. In 2016, I was awarded the best seminar award by FOLKS for my seminar paper on Bloom Cookies.
I worked as a teaching assistant for multiple subjects, including operating systems & system software, computability & complexity and introduction to business informatics. During my exchange year, I was running a python course for UTS housing that I had to organize from scratch. In 2019, I worked as a research assistant for a project regarding service bootstrapping via Bitcoin at COMSYS, RWTH Aachen which led to the publication of the paper Utilizing Public Blockchains for the Sybil-Resistant Bootstrapping of Distributed Anonymity Services at ASIACCS ’20. Additionally, my master’s thesis represents the foundation for the paper Privacy-Preserving Production Process Parameter Exchange, which was published at ACSAC ’20.
Education
- Master Computer Science at RWTH Aachen with honors (1.0)
- Study Focus: IT Security and Privacy
- Applied Course: Business Administration
- Study Abroad at University of Technology Sydney for one year
- Grade 1.0/HD with ≥95% in all subjects
- Bachelor Computer Science at RWTH Aachen with honors (1.1)
- Study Focus: IT Security and Privacy
- Applied Course: Physics
- German Abitur at Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium with overall degree 1.0
- Focus Subjects: Physics, Math, Chemistry
Awards
- FOLKS Award for the best Master’s thesis: 2020
- Vöcking Master Award: 2020 – Award for an outstanding master’s thesis in Computer Science.
- Final of eurobits e.V. Excellence Award: 2020
- Dean’s List RWTH Aachen (Best 5% of CS students): 2013/14, 2014/15, 2017/18, 2019/20
- German Education Fund: 2015/16, 2017/18, 2018/19
- FOLKS Best Seminar Award: 2016
- DAAD Year Scholarship for a year abroad at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Languages
- German: Native speaker
- English: Fluent in speech and writing (both theses in English)
- Spanish: CEFR Level B2
Non-IT Qualifications
- Precision Nutrition Level 1 Nutrition Certification: 2019
- UTS BUiLD Leadership Programm Graduate: 2017
- Toastmasters Speechcraft Seminar: 2017
Voluntary Work
- Little Lift: 2017
- Voluntary work in rural Australia
- Assistance for building leisure facilities, renovation of the village school and more
- DLRG Wolfsburg: 2011 – 2013
- Water rescue service
- Assistance for children swimming classes