Vera Schmitt

I am employed as a research assistant at the Quality and Usability Lab where I am working towards a double degree PhD with the Tel Aviv University together, in the field of Usable Privacy.

- Prediction of time series data with different Machine Learning algorithms - Giving lectures about Machine Learning principles and Python programming - Participation in international conferences about the future of AI and implementation strategies

- Conducting the exercise implementing multivariate methods in R for lecture "Multivariate Methods" - Supporting the design of the exercise and final examination

- Data visualisation of different meteorological measurements - Design of a structure of a neural network for classifications based on cloud recognition

Co-founding CorrelAid (http://correlaid.org), a large network of data scientists with the aim to support social organisations with a more inclusive, integrated and innovative approach to data analysis - Responsibility for international representation and communication - Organisation of projects and events bringing data scientists and NGOs/NPOs together - Representation at events and international conferences (e.g. Codetalks, Ashoka CXC and Bayreuther Dialoge)

I worked in the marketing research department on multi-country projects for one global company of the FMCG sector. I was responsible for calculating statistical analysis for different countries, making additional analysis to get more market insights, checking on questionnaires in different languages and writing profiles on basis of underlying cluster-analysis for segmentation studies for different customers.

Data collection and processing for a large-scale study on small political parties in Germany

I was responsible as a project manager for a Marketing kampeign for a charity run (1/2 marathon and marathon in Prague) where I worked with a Team together to sell numbers and promote the Event throughout the runner communities in Europe. Furthermore I prepared a detailed analysis of Governance Structure for the international Meetings and was responsible for the English website of the organization.

I joined the German Federal Army for basic military training and a apprenticeship for A-Level medic. I chose to go to the army to gain basic understanding of how conflict situations and war can influence people`s mindset. What it means for the individual to handle a weapon and what it makes with your personaloity when you in such a situation. After gaining some insights about military works I left the army to start my studies.

ML, NNs (CNNs, LSTMs), network analysis, probabilistic modeling, storing and mining of massive data

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