CV

Education

Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Ph.D. Student
Oct 2021 – May 2025

• Computational Intelligence Group under the supervision of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sanaz Mostaghim
• Thesis title: Development of Symbolic Models Using Genetic Programming and Domain Knowledge
• Final Grade: summa cum laude

Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
M.Sc. in Digital Engineering
Oct 2018 – July 2021

• Final Grade: 1.1
• Thesis: Genetic Programming-based Inverse Kinematics for Robotic Manipulators (Grade: 1.0)

Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart
B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering
Oct 2014 – Sept 2017

• Final Grade: 1.5
• Thesis: Konzeption und Implementierung einer Datenbankansicht mittels SQL zur Beantwortung einer fertigungsrelevanten Fragestellung (Grade: 1.0)

Franz-Ludwig-Gymnasium Bamberg
Abitur
2006 – 2014

• Final Grade: 1.5
• Special Subjects: Mathematics, German, Ancient Greek, History, Art

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher
Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, Brazil
Feb 2026 - today

• FAPESP scholarship-funded research project with the title Uncertainty Quantification for Symbolic Regression: Towards Robust Models
• Methods from Bayesian and frequentist statistics for uncertainty quantification
• Supervision of Bachelor and Master students
• Lecture Applied Machine Learning

Scientific Researcher
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Oct 2021 – today

• DFG-funded research project Improving simulations of large-scale dense particle-laden flows with machine learning: a genetic programming approach.
• Publication and presentation of research results at various international conferences and in scientific journals
• Supervision of student projects and Master’s theses

Student Teaching and Research Assistant
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Oct 2019 – Sept 2021

• Assistance in research tasks related to evolutionary computation and genetic programming
• Tutor for exercises of the course Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization
• Tutor for exercises of the course Industrial Robots

Intern IT Project Management
Robert Bosch LLC, Charleston, USA
Jan 2018 – Sept 2018

• Transfer of data warehouse techniques and accessibility of data
• Support in setup of the Industry 4.0 manufacturing execution system

Dual Study Program in Mechanical Engineering
Robert Bosch GmbH, Bamberg
Sept 2014 – Dec 2017

• Internship in production technology for 3 months in San Luis Potosí, Mexico
• Specialization: Data warehousing techniques utilizing the Data Vault 2.0 modeling framework

Scholarships and Awards

Scholarship Postdoctoral Studies FAPESP
Feb 2026 - today

Bronze Award
20th Annual “HUMIES” competition presented at GECCO’23 in Lisbon, Portugal
Jul 2023

• Award for algorithms achieving human-competitive results, with the entry title Towards Improving Simulations of Flows around Spherical Particles Using Genetic Programming

Best Paper Award
Genetic Programming track of the evoStar conference in Brno, Czech Republic
Apr 2023

• Paper title: Graph Networks as Inductive Bias for Genetic Programming: Symbolic Models for Particle-Laden Flows

COMETiN - Coaching, Training and Mentoring in a Network
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Apr 2022 – Sept 2023

• Qualification for women in academia
• Various trainings, including DIVA training with Deborah Ruggieri, Voice and Body Coaching, Career Building - Stock Taking & Goal Setting, Establishment of an Academic Mentoringship, Personal Coaching

Scholarship Studienförderwerk Klaus Murmann
Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (SdW)
Oct 2018 – July 2021

• Financial support and promotion of professional development during the masters studies
• Participation in a mentoring program and in several multi-day academies and workshops

Scholarship Studienkompass
Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (SdW)
Oct 2012 – July 2014

• Promotion of equal chances for children from non-academic families
• Preparation for studies and participation in various trainings, including presentation training and personal coaching