Experience

Senior AI Programmer 2019 – present

Ubisoft Düsseldorf / Avatar – Frontiers of Pandora

Lead the effort to migrate the navigation technology of the project to a navigation mesh based pathfinding system
Optimized AI memory footprint and performance of client and server by providing the team with crucial data and tailored data analysis tools
Machine learning consultant for the German studio network for internal and external projects
Trained local staff in machine learning and data science by conducting workshops and talks
Mentored and supported junior team members

Ubisoft Düsseldorf / For Honor

Adapted the novel gamepad controls of the console title for PC by implementing an innovative control scheme with mouse and keyboard
Integrated unique peripheral hardware, such as the Steam controller and eye tracking systems
Improved components and backend with a focus on PC compatibility and playability in close collaboration with engine programmers, UI and UX designers

Ubisoft Düsseldorf

Implemented a flexible user interface framework in Lua as a tool for programmers, designers and artists
Developed the UI components for the PC version of an unpublished cross-platform next-gen AAA title
Implemented the localization code of "Champions of Anteria" and custom tools in C#

University of Bonn, Germany

Devised and evaluated training algorithms for convolutional neural networks, proving that max pooling outperforms other aggregation operations
Developed state-of-the-art deep learning models for object recognition
Implemented machine learning algorithms on Nvidia's CUDA GPU architecture
Presented research results at international conferences and in peer-reviewed publications

University of Bonn, Germany

Focus on artificial intelligence, path planning, and photogrammetry
Diploma thesis: Development of a GPU-accelerated convolutional neural network for object recognition in natural images