Resumé

Education

Jan. 2006 - Mai 2010 | PhD Studies, University of Basel

  • Doctoral Thesis: A Machine Learning Approach to Statistical Shape Models with Applications to Medical Image Analysis
  • Advisor: Prof. Thomas Vetter, Co-Referee: Prof. Bernhard Schölkopf

Aug. 2003 - Feb. 2005 | Master of science in Engineering Mathematics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg

  • Master Thesis: Prior-free Inference in a Probabilistic Model using Linear Programming
  • Advisor: Prof. Peter Damaschke

Feb. 2002 - June 2003 | Exchange year, Dalarna University, Sweden

  • Specialization in Intelligent Systems

Oct. 1999 - June 2003 | Bachelor studies, University of Applied Science, Bern

  • Diploma Thesis: Automatic Language Identification of Written Text Using Neural Networks

Aug. 1994 - July 1997 | Commercial Apprenticeship, Kaufmännische Berufsmaturitätsschule Weinfelden

Employment

Jan 2024 - Jan 2025 | Departement Mathematik und Informatik, University of Basel

  • Lecturer (20%)

Mai 2021 - Jan 2024 | Graphics and Vision Research Group, University of Basel

  • Researcher (25%)

Aug. 2016 - Jan 2024 | Departement Mathematik und Informatik, University of Basel

  • Lecturer (75%)

Jan. 2006 - Juli 2016 | Graphics and Vision Research Group, University of Basel

  • Researcher

March 2005 - Dec. 2005 | Real Time Systems Lab | Linköping Universitet (Sweden)

  • Visiting researcher - Ad-hoc networking

Aug. 1997 - Juli 2002 | E-Banking Services , UBS Zurich

  • Software developer (80%)

Aug. 1994 – Juli 1997 | Filiale Müllheim, Thurgauer Kantonalbank

  • Apprenticeship in banking

Board membership

Awards and recognitions

  • Jul. 2021 Shortlisted for the teaching excellence award, University of Basel

Commissions and working groups

  • 2023 Member of the Jury, Teaching excellence award
  • 2022-2023 Member of the curriculum commission, University of Basel
  • 2016-2025 Member of the Program Committee for GymInf (Computer science education for highschool teachers)