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Bio. I finished high school at 16, then collected Pokemon degrees: BSc Economics (Cologne), MSc Data Science (Pompeu Fabra), MSc Computing (Imperial College). Currently wrapping up my PhD with Henning Sprekeler at TU Berlin. Interned twice at Google DeepMind (Tokyo + London). Now part of the Sakana.AI fish school as a Founding Research Scientist.
Research. My interests span evolutionary computation, self-improving agentic systems & automated discovery.
Personal. Based in Berlin & Tokyo. Beside research, I enjoy running, techno, history, recreational programming & our Golden Retriever Oskar
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Miscellaneous. I care about practicality, open-source software, and building playfully rigorous systems. Used to play semi-professional Magic: The Gathering.
Recent Research Publications
Recent first-author work pulled from Google Scholar. Updated Jan 31, 2026.
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