Resume

Research Engineer (Full-time)

Software Engineer (Part-time)

Teaching Assistant (Part-time)

This research project aims to capture a person’s life story through continuous, adaptive interviews with a LLM. To achieve this, I designed and implemented a software architecture consisting of a mobile app, backend services, AI models like LLMs, and databases. The goal is to recognize gaps in the data representation and to create a chatbot experience, where the LLM acts as an active, empathetic interviewer to fill these gaps. The mobile app, built in Flutter, enables users to engage in text- and voice-based conversations with the LLM. The backend services, developed in Node.js, improve the LLM interactions by retrieving relevant data and steering the conversation. Additionally, I implemented a Unity-based visualization that provides an abstract representation of key events in a user’s life and created a CI/CD pipeline to deploy the backend infrastructure to a Kubernetes cluster.

The Viseum platform enables museums and other cultural institutions to create engaging digital experiences for their visitors through a cross-platform mobile app and an accompanying content management system. Building on the technology and experience gained in the Behind the Art project, we redesigned the platform from the ground up to be scalable and more user-friendly. My main contribution is the implementation of the cross-platform mobile app from scratch in Flutter, including the integration of a Unity runtime to provide augmented reality features. I also helped design, automatically deploy, and maintain the underlying Google Cloud and server infrastructure. In addition, I contributed to the design of the underlying data model and implemented backend services in Node.js as well as various internal tools in Python.

The Game Programming Laboratory is a project-based course offered as part of the Computer Science master’s program at ETH Zurich. In this course, students design and develop a video game using the MonoGame framework whilst also improving their soft skills in teamwork, project management, and communication. As Head TA, I organize the course together with the lecturers, lead the team of teaching assistants, and ensure students receive the support needed to succeed in developing their games. My responsibilities also include providing feedback, answering questions, managing course logistics, and cummunicating organizational matters. Furthermore, I organize a public event at the end of the course, where students showcase their projects during a livestreamed award ceremony and game vernissage.

This research project explores how Augmented Reality can enhance visitor engagement with artworks. In collaboration with curators and art historians, we designed AR experiences to deepen visitors’ understanding and appreciation of the exhibited pieces. I contributed to the development of a Unity-based mobile app and implemented several interactive AR experiences. Additionally, I (co-)supervised multiple Master’s and Bachelor’s theses that explored research questions related to AR technology and its applications in cultural heritage contexts.

This research project, in collaboration with the Swiss Post, explored how virtual characters in Augmented Reality can enhance engagement with artworks. I developed a mobile app using Unity that integrated advanced AR capabilities, gamification elements, and stylized 3D characters, which engage in a dialog with the user about artworks in the collection. Additionally, I designed and implemented an automated content creation pipeline using LLMs to generate quiz questions and dialogue options for the artworks.