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Berlin, De

Development of biologically plausible synaptic plasticity mechanisms in spiking neural networks for use on a neuromorphic chip

'Exploration of Dynamics and Application of Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity'- investigated STDP and balanced excitation formation theoretically and experimentally- built a computational model of a spiking neural network featuring STDP, adaptive threshold, winner-takes-all for an unsupervised learning task

Research internship at University of Potsdam/Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics (IHP) on neuromorphic computing with focus on spiking neural networks and synaptic plasticity mechanisms, within the project 'BB-KI Chips' led by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Krstic. - theoretical investigation of synaptic plasticity mechanisms- computational modeling of neurons, synapses and synaptic plasticity mechanisms- implementation of a spiking neural network in Python from scratch- literature reviews

Research internship in the research group led by Prof. Dr. Stelzel at the Chair of General and Neurocognitive Psychology, conducted at the neuroimaging laboratory of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience Berlin. Tasks included:- Programming of a behavioral experiment (jsPsych)- Data analysis with R, Python and MATLAB - Acquisition and supervision of study participants- Working with MRI equipment and technologyResearch question: 'Modality-specific processes during multitasking - effects of training and fatigue'

Master Of Science - Ms, Computational Neuroscience

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Cognitive Science, 1.3 (3.7 Gpa)

Elective modules: - Hardware Architectures for AI Applications - Intelligent Data Analysis and Machine Learning - Artificial Intelligence

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Psychology

Elective modules: Neuroscience of Consciousness: ‘An update of Freud’s neuroscientific conception of the mind’ by Prof. Dr. Mark Solms

Abitur, 1.4

Bilingual track Advanced courses: English & Economics