Background
I am a PhD candidate in computer science at MPI-SWS and Saarland University, working at the intersection of machine learning, cognitive science, and computational neuroscience. I study contextual memory in artificial systems both as a capability and as a way to investigate general computational principles of memory.
2024–present
Current position
PhD Candidate in Computer Science
Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (MPI-SWS) · Saarland University · Saarbrücken, Germany
Advised by Mariya Toneva and Isabel Valera. Member of the RTG Neuroexplicit Models of Language, Vision, and Action.
Research: episodic and contextual memory, long-context mechanisms, cognitive control, and NeuroAI.
2020–2023
Education
M.Sc. Cognitive Science
University of Osnabrück, Germany
Thesis: Learning Where to Look in Natural Visual Scenes
Research on active foveated vision and reinforcement-learning-based visual attention with Tim Kietzmann and Adrien Doerig.
2015–2020
Education
B.A. Philosophy & Economics
University of Bremen, Germany
Thesis: Phenomenal Consciousness as Affective Meta-Representation
The thesis developed a constructive naturalistic account of phenomenal consciousness combining higher-order representation, projective models, and affective significance.
For research outputs and teaching, see Publications and Teaching.