"Logic is the foundation of the certainty of all the knowledge we acquire."
In my opinion, for every problem there is always a satisfying solution. Even though it might be easy to find a solution for a given problem in the first place, this solution might be far from being optimal. Sometimes it might even be impossible to find the solution we are seeking and we might end up choosing the lesser of the two evils. I always liked thinking about how to crack down on a problem, which might be one of the reasons why I started studying mathematics in the first place. The latter not only taught me the tools to look efficiently for that mysterious X everybody is talking about, but sooner than later I noticed that it helpes me to analyze and solve problems in general, which do not necessarily need to be related to mathematics.
I am largely interested in optimization, modelling, machine learning, problem solving, cryptography and all sort of applying mathematics to the problems our society is facing. The beauty in mathematics lies in the fact that it enables us to solve complex problems, to make life easier and to provide the necessary knowledge to help our society.
I hold a Bachelor's and Master’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Luxembourg, in which I specialized in Industrial Mathematics as well as Computer Science and Data Analysis. At the moment, I am an applied mathematician at IEE S.A. and I will start my PhD in Deep Learning in September.
Master of Science in Mathematics
Grade: Very Good (17.2 / 20)
September 2015 – August 2017
Specialization in Industrial Mathematics with focus on numerical analysis, data science, graph theory, software technologies, wavelets, linear optimization and finite element methods.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
Grade: Very Good (16.4 / 20)
September 2012 – July 2015
Focus on numerical analysis, data structures and algorithms, object oriented programming, cryptography, statistics and data modelling.
Semester abroad
Erasmus
September 2014 – January 2015
Business studies
Evening course
Luxembourg School for Commerce (LSC)
October 2011 – March 2012
Courses: Marketing Management, Regulatory Framework, Taxes and Social Security, Planning, Organisation, Leadership and Controls, Accounting and Financial Management.
Germain Dondelinger Prize for the best Master’s thesis in the Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication
2017
Mathematical Society of Luxembourg Student Prize for outstanding performance in the Master of Mathematics Programme
2017
Prize for the most successful semester abroad in the Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication
2015
Detection of vital signs in presence of car vibrations
Mathematical modelling for simulation and signal processing
February 2017 – August 2017
Development of a novel mathematical technique to extract the characteristics of person’s breathing motion (for passenger detection) from a very noisy radar signal recorded in a car. Development of a novel method and system for passenger classification using radar sensors. Pre- and post-processing simulation results using Fourier, Hilbert and Wavelet transform. Identification of hidden patterns using SVM and PCA. Solving a non-convex optimization problem numerically to calculate passenger’s weight (for passenger classification).
Seminar
Grade: 19 / 20
Introduction to TensorFlow and neural networks for the classification of handwritten digits by using a simple linear model.
Seminar
Grade: 17 / 20
Establishment of a new result in game theory by solving a differential equation to find the cases under which the lottey contest and the P contest result in the same equilibrium effort for risk-averse players under risky rent.
Student project
Grade: 15 / 20
MATLAB implementation and theoretical investigation of the reconstruction of images by using the basis pursuit algorithm and compressed sensing. Both methods combined allow to recover images and signals from much fewer measurements than traditional methods.
Bachelor’s thesis
Grade: 17 / 20
Introduction to elliptic curves and their application to encryption and decryption of messages. The theoretical feasibility and security were proven mathematically. The Weil Pairing was used to construct a possible attack on a cryptographic scheme based on elliptic curves and it was then further used to introduce an improved cryptosystem. The cryptographic schemes were implemented in Python.
Contern, Luxembourg
January 2018 – Present
Continuation of Master’s thesis work “Detection of vital signs in presence of car vibrations - Mathematical modelling for simulation and signal processing”. Publication of a conference paper and preparation of a journal paper.
Web-Developer
Luxembourg
August 2016 – January 2017
Development of a user interface for the management and completion of a MySQL database. Implementation of several tools and scripts to facilitate the integration of locations (e.g. restaurants, pubs, clubs, theaters) and detection of faulty or overlapping entries by the web crawler.
Founding Partner and Web-Developer
Luxembourg
February 2016 – January 2017
Implementation of a back-end system for efficient treatment of reported users and images. Development of a support ticket system and an interface for the management and completion of a MySQL database.
Student Web-Developer
Luxembourg
October 2014 – October 2015
Development of several websites in WordPress using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP and creation of own WordPress template.
Intern
Betzdorf, Luxembourg
June 2015 – August 2015
Creation of documentation and implementation of Makefiles for Lua based in-house developed libraries and creation of a Lua C-API tutorial. Application of the D3.js library for a visualization of the scheduling system of the Space Operations Center. Analysis of the Luhn, Verhoeff and Damm algorithms for checksums in user inputs. Analysis of an existing database system.
Intern
Betzdorf, Luxembourg
June 2014 – August 2014
Assistance in the development of an algorithm for the scheduling system of the Space Operations Center in the programming language Lua. Assistance in the improvement of the user interface design for the scheduling system and analysis of cryptographically secure pseudorandom number generator (CSPRNG) for cryptographic applications.
Helpdesk Agent E-Banking
Merl, Luxembourg
March 2011 – March 2012
Support for private and business customers for the internet banking (R-Net, Luxtrust, Multiline). Verification of contracts and testing of updates for the internet banking. Training in IFBL formations in finance and banking.