Erik Haufs
Curriculum vitae
Education, research experience, publications, teaching, and academic service.
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Education
Fast-track PhD in Mathematical Statistics
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Supervision: Prof. Dr. Axel Bücher; co-supervision: Prof. Dr. Holger Dette.
Includes a M.Sc. in Mathematics, grade: 1.1.
Focus: extreme value theory, environmental extremes, attribution.
Mathematics
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
10.2023–03.2024: preparation for PhD studies in Mathematics as well as Artificial Intelligence & Data Science.
10.2021–08.2023: B.Sc. in Mathematics, completed in 4 instead of the regular 6 semesters, grade: 1.3 (best: 1.0).
Abitur with a special academic achievement
Marie-Curie-Gymnasium Neuss
Distinctions in mathematics, chemistry, and natural sciences.
Grade: 1.0 [871/900] (best: 1.0 [900/900]).
Employment & research visits
Research associate
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
ClimXtreme project, funded by the BMFTR.
Research visit
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Canada
With Prof. Dr. Michaël Lalancette, 1 month.
Teaching assistant
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Working student & bachelor’s thesis
Forschungszentrum Jülich
2021–2022: student assistant at the Institute of Computational and Systems Neuroscience (INM-6) & Theoretical Neuroscience (IAS-6).
Machine learning, including hidden Markov models, applied to in vivo macaque spike data.
Bachelor’s thesis at the Institute for Structural and Functional Organisation of the Brain (INM-1).
Honors & grants
PhD funding — employment & travel support
Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
Full stipend.
Travel grant
ETH Zürich
For the conference Advances in Risk Modeling.
Travel grant
RUB Research School
International Realization Budget.
Student scholarship
Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
Student scholarship
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Deutschlandstipendium.
Abitur awards
Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung (DMV).
Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh).
Theodor-Schwann Medal of the City of Neuss for the best STEM performance.
Numerous successful participations in student competitions, particularly Mathematical Olympiads.
Teaching
Mathematical Academies
Weekend courses for highly gifted mathematics students, preparing for higher rounds of the Mathematical Olympiad.
Higher Mathematics III (Statistics)
Exercise class for engineering degree programs.
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
Weekly exercise class for B.Sc. / B.A. Mathematics students.
Biostatistics
Grading weekly exercise sheets for an undergraduate course.
Publications
Peer-reviewed articles
Extrapolating into the Extremes with Minimum Distance Estimation
Extreme Value Analysis based on Blockwise Top-Two Order Statistics
Preprints
Evidence Synthesis in Probabilistic Extreme Event Attribution: From Attribution Measures to Model Parameters
Working papers
Multivariate Blockwise r-Largest Order Statistics
Theses
Analyzing the Influence of Social and Lifestyle Factors on Neuropsychological Attributes Via Regression Methods
Talks & conference contributions
Evidence Synthesis in Probabilistic Extreme Event Attribution: From Attribution Measures to Model Parameters
International Conference on Advances in Extreme Value Analysis and Application to Natural Hazards (EVAN)
Delft, Netherlands
Multivariate Blockwise r-Largest Order Statistics
Advances in Risk Modeling
Zürich, Switzerland
ClimXtreme addressing heavy precipitation events
EGU General Assembly
Extreme Value Analysis based on Blockwise Top-Two Order Statistics
Extreme Value Analysis Conference 2025
Chapel Hill, USA
Extreme Value Analysis based on Blockwise Top-Two Order Statistics
Oberseminar “Spezielle Stochastische Probleme”
Düsseldorf, Germany
Top-Two & Synthesis
ClimXtreme midterm meeting
Bonn, Germany
Extrapolating into the Extremes with Minimum Distance Estimation
EVA Conference – Data Challenge
Workshop: Statistics of Extremes
ClimXtreme Module C Meeting
Gießen, Germany
Extreme Value Analysis based on Blockwise Top-Two Order Statistics
ClimXtreme Module B Meeting
Dortmund, Germany
Top Two MLE Using Disjoint & Sliding Block Maxima
Bernoulli-IMS World Congress in Probability & Statistics
Bochum, Germany
Further talks in Montréal, Bremen, Bielefeld, Bonn, Düsseldorf, and Stuttgart.
Academic service
Journal reviewer
Extremes; Journal of Multivariate Analysis; Statistics and Computing
Peer reviewer
RUB Research School
Evaluation of doctoral funding proposals.
Stand-in commission member
Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
Participation in scholarship evaluation.
Voluntary work
Mathematical academies
Associated with the Mathematical Olympiads; attendance during school.
Lecturer at regional mathematical weekends since completing the Abitur.
Mathematical Olympiads
Coordinator of grading for round 2 in Bochum in 2025.
Several successful participations in the first 3 rounds.
Proofreader and grader in the first 3 rounds since 2023.
Youth table tennis coach & youth department chair
DJK Novesia Neuss
Skills & interests
Programming
Especially Python, R, Mathematica.
Scientific writing
LaTeX.
Languages
German (C2).
English (C1, Cambridge Advanced English).
French (beginner).
Sports
Table tennis: active player and voluntary assistant youth coach.
Road cycling and mountain biking.
Music
Trumpet player in several school bands.