CV

Education

• 2024–2027 (expected) – Fast-Track PhD in Mathematical Statistics, Ruhr University Bochum

  • Supervision: Prof. Dr. Axel Bücher; co-supervision: Prof. Dr. Holger Dette
  • Includes: M.Sc. Mathematics, grade: 1.1
  • Focus areas: Extreme Value Theory, Environmental Extremes, Attribution

• 2021–2024 – Mathematics, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

  • 10.2023–03.2024: Preparation for PhD studies in Mathematics as well as Artificial Intelligence & Data Science
  • 10.2021–08.2023: B.Sc. Mathematics, completed in 4 instead of the regular 6 semesters, grade: 1.3 (best: 1.0)

• 2013–2021 – A-levels (Abitur mit besonderer Lernleistung), Marie Curie Gymnasium Neuss

  • Distinctions in Mathematics, Chemistry, and Natural Sciences
  • Grade: 1.0 [871/900] (best: 1.0 [900/900])

Employment

• 2024–2027 – Scientific Employee, Ruhr University 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 University Düsseldorf

• 2021–2023 – Working Student and Bachelor’s Thesis, Research Center Jülich

  • Student Assistant at the Institute of Computational and Systems Neuroscience (INM-6) & Theoretical Neuroscience (IAS-6)
  • Bachelor’s thesis at the Institute for Structural and Functional Organisation of the Brain (INM-1)

Honors & Grants

• 2024–2027 – PhD Funding: Employment and Travel Support

  • Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, full stipend

• 2026 – Travel Grant, ETH Zürich

  • For the conference Advances in Risk Modeling

• 2025 – Travel Grant, International Realization Budget, RUB Research School

• 2021–2024 – Student Scholarships

  • 2024: Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
  • 2021–2023: Deutschlandstipendium, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

• 2021 – A-level Awards

  • German Mathematical Society (DMV)
  • German Chemical Society (GDCh)
  • Theodor Schwann Medal of the City of Neuss for the best STEM performance
  • Numerous successful participations in student competitions, particularly Mathematical Olympiads

Teaching

• 2025 – Exercise Class: Higher Mathematics III (Statistics)

  • For engineering degree programs

• 2024 – Exercise Class: Introduction to Probability and Statistics

  • B.Sc. / B.A. Mathematics

• 2021–2026 – Mathematical Academies

  • Weekend courses for highly gifted students in mathematics
  • Preparation for higher rounds of the Mathematical Olympiad

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

• Bücher, A., Haufs, E. (2026). Extreme Value Analysis based on Blockwise Top-Two Order Statistics.

  • Preprint, accepted for publication in Bernoulli
  • arXiv:2502.15036v3

Preprints

• Boulin, A., Haufs, E. (2026). Extrapolating into the Extremes with Minimum Distance Estimation.

  • Preprint, submitted to Extremes
  • arXiv:2511.20466v1

• Haufs, E., Bücher, A., Schröter, J. (2026+). Evidence Synthesis in Probabilistic Extreme Event Attribution: From Attribution Measures to Model Parameters.

  • Preprint, submitted to Environmetrics
  • arXiv:2607.19516

Working Papers

• Bücher, A., Haufs, E., et al. (2026+). Multivariate Blockwise r-Largest Order Statistics.

  • Work in progress

Talks & Conference Contributions

• 2026 – Contributed Talk, International Conference on Advances in Extreme Value Analysis and Application to Natural Hazards (EVAN), Delft, Netherlands

  • Contribution on Bücher, H., Schröter (2026+)

• 2026 – Poster, Advances in Risk Modeling, Zürich, Switzerland

  • Contribution on Bücher, H., Lalancette, Volgushev (2026+)

• 2025 – Contributed Talk, Extreme Value Analysis Conference, Chapel Hill, USA

  • Contribution on Bücher, H. (2026)

• 2025 – Invited Talk, EVA Conference – Data Challenge

  • Contribution on Boulin, H. (2026)

• 2024 – Poster, Bernoulli-IMS World Congress in Probability & Statistics, Bochum

• 2026 – Conference Contribution, EGU General Assembly

  • Grieger, J., (…), H., et al. (2026). ClimXtreme addressing heavy precipitation events.

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

Academic Service

• 2025–2026 – Journal Reviewer, Extremes

• 2026 – Journal Reviewer, Journal of Multivariate Analysis

• 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 A-levels

• 2016–2025 – Mathematical Olympiads

  • Coordinator of correction for the 2nd round in Bochum in 2025
  • Several successful participations in the first three rounds
  • Proofreader and grader in the first three rounds since 2023

• 2025–2026 – DJK Novesia Neuss

  • Youth coach in table tennis
  • Chairman of the youth table tennis department

Skills & Interests

• Programming: especially Python, R, and Mathematica

• Languages:

  • German (C2)
  • English (C1, Cambridge Advanced English)
  • French (beginner)

• Sports:

  • Table tennis: active player and voluntary youth coach
  • Road cycling
  • Mountain biking