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Scientific Summary
I am working on Bayesian inference and machine learning methods and their applications in Astrophyics. Currently, I work on the distribution of gas and dust and their correlation in the Milky Way as part of the mw-atlas project, where I am using methods of Information Field Theory to reconstruct the spatial structure of our home galaxy. Furthermore, I work on the timescales of protoplanetary disc evolution and dispersion. From the observational side, I have experience with all-sky observations from optical, infrared to radio surveys.
Education
PhD at RWTH Aachen University
Supervised by Philipp Mertsch
10.2025 -Master Astronomy at the University of Vienna
Master Thesis Disk evolution in a single star forming region supervised by João Alves, passed with honours
10.2023 - 08.2025Bachelor Astronomy at the University of Vienna
Bachelor Thesis Revisiting the ages of circumstellar disks supervised by João Alves, passed with honours
10.2019 - 07.2023Bachelor Physics at the University of Vienna
Bachelor Thesis Simulation and optimisation of microstrip antennas for propagating spin wave spectroscopy supervised by Andrii Chumak, passed with honours
10.2019 - 09.2023
Work experience
Research Assistant at RWTH Aachen University in the group of Philipp Mertsch
10.2025 -Research Internship at the European Southern Observatory
Automatic classification of young stellar objects’ light curves under the supervision of Amelia Bayo and Paula Sánchez Sáez
03.2025 - 05.2025
Publications
Skills
- Programming
- Python - Proficient
- Bash - Intermediate
- HPC and Slurm Workload Manager - Intermediate
- Git - Intermediate
- SQL - Intermediate
- TopCat - Intermediate
- Aladin, SAOImage DS9 - Beginner
- Language
- German - Native
- English - B2
- Spanish - A1
- Japanese - A1
- Observations
Approved operator of the Vienna Little Telescope of the Department of Astrophysics, University of Vienna
Talks and Posters
Precise determination of protoplanetary disc lifetimes and accretion timescales in a single star-forming region Permalink
Plenary Talk at University of Exeter, UK, Exeter, UK
mw-atlas: Towards the three-dimensional shape of the Milky Way galaxy in Gas and Dust Permalink
Parallel Talk at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen, Germany
Precise determination of circumstellar disk lifetimes Permalink
Poster at Stellar Origins, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Precise determination of circumstellar disk lifetimes Permalink
Seminar Talk at Star and Planet Formation Seminar, European Southern Observatory, Munich, Germany
Summer Schools
- ESO Summer School: Writing and Communicating your Science in Munich, Germany, from 20th to 24th of July 2026
Teaching
During my PhD at the RWTH Aachen University
Undergraduate course, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
As part of my PhD studies at the RWTH Aachen University, I am responsible for leading various exercise classes in the field of theoretical physics and astrophysics.
Summer Semester 2026
Theoretical Quantum Mechanics, together with Michal Czakon and Christian Preuß
During my Master's at the University of Vienna
Undergraduate course, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
As part of my Master’s degree, I was a tutor for courses in theoretical quantum mechanics and introductory classes to the interstellar medium and star formation at the University of Vienna.
Winter semester 2024
Introduction to Interstellar Medium and Star Formation, together with João Alves
Introduction to Stars and Planets, together with Ernst Paunzen
Summer semester 2024
Astronomical Lab Course, together with Franz Kerschbaum
Observational Lab Course, together with João Alves
Winter semester 2023
Introduction to Interstellar Medium and Star Formation, together with João Alves
Introduction to Stars and Planets, together with Sudeshna Boro Saika
Summer semester 2023
Introduction to Interstellar Medium and Star Formation, Part 1, together with Sudeshna Boro Saika
Exercises for Theoretical Quantum Mechanics, taught by Caslav Brukner and Kristina Kislyakova
Winter semester 2022
Introduction to Interstellar Medium and Star Formation, Part 2, together with João Alves
Summer semester 2022
Introduction to Interstellar Medium and Star Formation, Part 1, together with João Alves
Exercises for Theoretical Quantum Mechanics, taught by Caslav Brukner and Kristina Kislyakova
Scholarships
Merit Scholarship of the University of Vienna awarded every year from 2020 to 2025
Extracurricular Experience
Elected student representative for Astronomy at the University of Vienna from July 2021 to June 2025