Dr. Fabian Schönfeld

Software engineer ("technical officer") in the space industry.

Software development in cryogenic electron microscopy (Python, C/C++, CUDA).

Modeling the mammalian hippocampus using unsupervised learning methods. In particular, modeling rodent behavior using reinforcement learning and SLAM techniques.

Writing a PhD thesis in computational neuroscience: Applying machine learning techniques to model parts of the mammalian brain.

First teaching experience as a tutor for mathematics and physics.

Publishing a paper on my “Studienarbeit” at the HPCS 2010 in Caen, France.

Profiling and structuring Java code for an on-campus engineering project.

Java programming for bachelor students as part of a team of teaching assistants.

Using unsupervised learning (slow feature analysis) to model cellular activity in the rodent hippocampus; extensive cooperation with PhD students from other groups and disciplines (e.g. neurophysiology, biology, psychology).

Artificial Intelligence; Parallel Algorithms; Computer Graphics; Engineering.