Education

2024–2027 (expected)

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.

2021–2024

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).

2013–2021

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

2024–2027

Research associate

Ruhr-Universität Bochum

  • ClimXtreme project, funded by the BMFTR.

2026

Visiting researcher

KU Leuven, Belgium

  • Research visit with Prof. Dr. Johan Segers, 2 months.

2025

Research visit

Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Canada

  • With Prof. Dr. Michaël Lalancette, 1 month.

2025

Research visit

University of Toronto, Canada

  • With Prof. Dr. Stanislav Volgushev, 1 month.

2022–2023

Teaching assistant

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

2021–2023

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

2024–2027

PhD funding — employment & travel support

Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes

  • Full stipend.

2026

Travel grant

ETH Zürich

  • For the conference Advances in Risk Modeling.

2025

Travel grant

RUB Research School

  • International Realization Budget.

2024

Student scholarship

Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes

2021–2023

Student scholarship

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

  • Deutschlandstipendium.

2021

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

2021–2026

Mathematical Academies

Weekend courses for highly gifted mathematics students, preparing for higher rounds of the Mathematical Olympiad.

2025

Higher Mathematics III (Statistics)

Exercise class for engineering degree programs.

2024

Introduction to Probability and Statistics

Ruhr University Bochum

Weekly exercise class for B.Sc. / B.A. Mathematics students.

2022

Biostatistics

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Grading weekly exercise sheets for an undergraduate course.

Publications

Peer-reviewed articles

Preprints

Working papers

Theses

Talks & conference contributions

Further talks in Montréal, Bremen, Bielefeld, Bonn, Düsseldorf, and Stuttgart.

Academic service

2025–

Journal reviewer

Extremes; Journal of Multivariate Analysis; Statistics and Computing

2026

Peer reviewer

RUB Research School

  • Evaluation of doctoral funding proposals.

2026

Stand-in commission member

Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes

  • Participation in scholarship evaluation.

Voluntary work

2016–2025

Mathematical academies

  • Associated with the Mathematical Olympiads; attendance during school.

  • Lecturer at regional mathematical weekends since completing the Abitur.

2016–2025

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.

2025–2026

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.