Research Project: Dexterous Imitation Learning for Vision-Action Models

Company: Fraunhofer Institute IPA

Time: July. 2025 – Present

Description:
Department: Automation Planning Focus on robotic hands for complex assembly processes in industrial applications. Topic: Imitation Learning of Human Grasping Tasks with a Dexterous Robotic Arm for Industrial Applications

Skills:
Imitation Learning, Diffusion Models, PyTorch, Teleoperation, ROS2, Python, Computer Vision

Research Assistant

Company: Fraunhofer Institute IPA

Time: Jan. 2025 – July. 2025

Description:
Department: Automation Planning Focus on robotic hands for complex assembly processes in industrial applications. - Object pose estimation using a multi-camera setup - Object tracking using segmentation models - Development of algorithms for detecting occlusion or loss of the object - Integration of the algorithms into ROS2 - Performance optimization using TensorRT and C++ - Comparison of pose accuracy with a real component by setting up a measurement scenario Results: Made the recognition of the existing model more robust and accelerated it by 10x so that it can be used in real industry scenarios.

Skills:
PyTorch, Segmentation, ROS2, Python, Computer Vision, TensorRT, Docker

Bachelor Thesis: AI and Large Language Models

Company: SCHUNK – Hand in Hand for Tomorrow

Time: Mar. 2024 – Sept. 2024

Description:
Department: Digital Office, IPAI Evaluation and implementation of a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) approach for product data search using generative AI. Internal hackathon: Robotic bin picking using LLMs and few-shot detection.

Skills:
Python, LangChain, Vector DBs, ChatGPT, PyTorch, Docker, Linux

Software Engineer (Working Student)

Company: IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH

Time: Sept. 2023 – Mar. 2024

Description:
Department: New Technologies Worked on IDS lighthouse, a cloud-based AI vision studio: - Integrated autolabelling service - Dockerized all services for dev & deployment - Evaluated and integrated SOTA detection models

Skills:
Python, Docker, Git, TensorFlow, Computer Vision, Segmentierung

Intern – New Technologies

Company: IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH

Time: Mar. 2023 – Sept. 2023

Description:
Department: New Technologies - Created REST interface examples for NXT cameras - Built dashboard for monitoring IDS lighthouse performance - Trained YOLOv8 model and developed auto-labeling service - Internal hackathon: ML canteen occupancy tracking

Skills:
C/C++, Python, TypeScript, React, PyTorch, Docker, REST, TensorFlow

Test Engineer (Working Student)

Company: Bosch

Time: Mar. 2022 – Feb. 2023

Description:
Department: Chassis Systems Control Worked on engineering, testing, and development of hydraulic systems.

Skills:
Engineering, Testing, R&D

Student Assistant

Company: Heilbronn University – Center for Industrial AI

Time: Jun. 2022 – Dec. 2022

Description:
Assisted in hardware prototyping and embedded projects: - Arduino and Raspberry Pi development - Coded in C, C++, Python - Co-developed the 'Wasserdrucker' UI with wireless features Presented at the KI Festival in Heilbronn

Skills:
C, C++, Python, Arduino, Raspberry Pi

Master of Science – Autonomous Systems

Institution: University of Stuttgart

Time: Sept. 2024 – Aug. 2026

Description:
- In-depth literature review on the use of generative AI in large-scale codebases. - Research project: Imitation Learning of Human Grasping Tasks with a Dexterous Robotic Arm for Industrial Applications at Fraunhofer IPA

Skills:
Computer Vision, Robotics, Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Artificial Intelligence, LLM

Bachelor of Engineering – Mechatronics and Robotics

Institution: Heilbronn University

Time: Nov. 2020 – Aug. 2024

Description:
Bachelor's thesis GPA: 4.0/4.0 Topic: Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) for product data search with generative AI Seminar: Time series prediction of chaotic double pendulum using neural networks Projects: - Traffic sign recognition with CNN - Chatbot using LSTMs

Skills:
TensorFlow, Machine Learning, Python, Fusion 360, C++, PyTorch, Git, Time Series Analysis, Image Processing, Robotics, MATLAB, CATIA