The experiment that I fully designed and conducted aimed to examine the effects of constant- and white-noise visual stimulation (with a power up to 4 Hz) on sleep architecture, circadian physiology, cognition, and metabolism and how these differ from darkness in a within-subjects design. Following an adaptation night, participants spent four nights in a sleep laboratory and were exposed to either darkness, constant-, or white-noise visual stimulation during their slow-wave sleep… Show more The experiment that I fully designed and conducted aimed to examine the effects of constant- and white-noise visual stimulation (with a power up to 4 Hz) on sleep architecture, circadian physiology, cognition, and metabolism and how these differ from darkness in a within-subjects design. Following an adaptation night, participants spent four nights in a sleep laboratory and were exposed to either darkness, constant-, or white-noise visual stimulation during their slow-wave sleep. Polysomnography, melatonin, cortisol, glucose, insulin, core body temperature, mood, sleepiness, vigilance, and working memory were measured during each session. Show less

Extensive data collection for an overnight experimental protocol that lasted over 20 hours per session. Tasks included collecting a variety of physiological samples, supervising polysomnographic recordings, administering a light intervention during slow wave sleep, and participant oversight.

Assistance at Gaislab (https://gaislab.info) in preprocessing of fMRI data by filtering out image artifacts and manually selecting voxels for multivariate analyses. Further tasks included scoring five-second epochs of polysomnographic recordings that were recorded during an fMRI session and manually detecting sleep components including spindles, K-complexes, and different power distributions.

Data analysis (MATLAB & R) on a study assessing the importance of REM sleep on effort allocation and cognitive control of food intake for Ph.D. candidate Lisa Bastian at the laboratory led by Prof. J. Born.

Creating an analysis pipeline (Python) for a Ph.D. candidate (Niloufar Tabandeh) to study natural scene light statistics and visualizing information from a spectroradiometer, colorimeter, and circadiometer at the laboratory led by Prof. Dr. Manuel Spitschan.

Working alongside Prof. M. Capalbo (Professor for the course Body & Behavior) on personalized examination formats to adapt exams based on students' interests. Tasks included aiding in the design of the personalized examination platform, testing the platform, writing and correcting students' examinations, conducting student satisfaction surveys on the personalized examinations, and conducting preliminary statistical analyses of the survey results.

Teaching in a problem-based learning (PBL) environment with groups ranging between 12 and 15 students. Courses that were taught include 'Body and Behavior' and 'Perception'.

The internship was at a local start-up company in the capital of the Indian provinces of Punjab and Haryana. The start-up specializes in helping local Indian students with the process of applying to universities abroad. The company is built upon a commission basis and receives part of the study fees for each student they help study abroad. My role was to expand the company's presence in the European education market. During the internship I successfully formed three contractual relationships… Show more The internship was at a local start-up company in the capital of the Indian provinces of Punjab and Haryana. The start-up specializes in helping local Indian students with the process of applying to universities abroad. The company is built upon a commission basis and receives part of the study fees for each student they help study abroad. My role was to expand the company's presence in the European education market. During the internship I successfully formed three contractual relationships between the start-up and distinct European educational institutions. Show less

Nine-week internship in different departments of the embassy, with an emphasis on economics. Among others, I drafted a report on the current situation and political plans for a massive expansion of tourism in Ecuador, prepared and evaluated various micro-projects, including a visit to one micro-project in the province of Esmeraldas, helped to prepare the opening of the Max-Plank "Science-Tunnel", represented the embassy on various events, and researched on various economic, political, and… Show more Nine-week internship in different departments of the embassy, with an emphasis on economics. Among others, I drafted a report on the current situation and political plans for a massive expansion of tourism in Ecuador, prepared and evaluated various micro-projects, including a visit to one micro-project in the province of Esmeraldas, helped to prepare the opening of the Max-Plank "Science-Tunnel", represented the embassy on various events, and researched on various economic, political, and developmental cooperation related topics. Show less