CV

PhD in Computer Science

ETH Zurich

Master Exchange Semester

The University of Sydney

M.Sc. in Robotics, Systems and Control

ETH Zurich

B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering

ETH Zurich

Doctoral Researcher

Sensing, Interaction & Perception Lab, ETH Zurich

Focus: Egocentric, camera-based physiological sensing for enhanced user-aware, personalized assistance

• Part I: Recording multimodal datasets of synchronized egocentric/camera recordings and physiological signals
• Part II: Developing novel deep-learning approaches to remotely extract physiological signals, such as heart rate and electrodermal activity, and a user’s affective state from facial and hand videos (Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow)
• Part III: Enhancing intelligent computer agents and healthcare approaches using these physiological signals and affective indicators to better understand a user’s behavior and provide user-aware, personalized assistance

Head Teaching Assistant

ETH Zurich

• Leading a team of 10 PhDs/PostDocs responsible for a course with 180+ students (teaching, exam, mentoring)

Engineering Intern

ABB Turbo Systems AG

• Developed a thermo-mechanical fatigue simulation for turbochargers (MATLAB, Simulink, C) on an embedded device with limited memory and computational power (version control via TFS/GIT)
• Tested and verified code using a hardware-in-the-loop test bed for later deployment

Head of Programming

Focus - Project Proboscis

• Elephant trunk-like robot capable of maneuvering through tight spaces
• Conducted the project from scratch in a team of nine people using agile sprints with self-organized funding of 70k CHF
• Supervised a team of three to develop the perception and electronics (version control via Git)
• Developed the control system for remote steering

Business Development Management Intern

ProQC International Ltd.

• Conducted factory audits and implemented spreadsheets for automated ISO norm assessments (Excel, VBA)