Curriculum Vitae

Kepler Mission, NASA Ames Research Center and SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA Scientific Programmer. Development and implementation of signal processing algorithms for the Kepler Mission Science Processing Pipeline.	Jan 2011 - present
AnTracks Computer Vision Software, Mountain View, CA Founder and Developer. Development of a computer vision software for object detection and tracking in videos.	Oct 2009 - present
Stanford University, Simbios Center, CA Postdoctoral Researcher. Investigation of structure-function relations in protein chaperonins, and rational design of functional mutants.	Jan 2009 - Jan 2011
Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Goettingen, Germany Postdoctoral Researcher. Investigation on the molecular basis for protein denaturation and protein stabilization via osmolytes.	Nov 2007 - Dec 2008

Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry and University of Goettingen, Germany Dr. rer. nat. (PhD) Title of Thesis: De natura denaturantium - On the molecular basis of urea-induced protein denaturation Area of Study: Physics-based simulations of biological structures Advisors: Professor Helmut Grubmueller, Professor Tim Salditt Grade: summa cum laude	Oct 2003 - Oct 2007
University of Muenster, Germany. Diplom Physiker (M.Sc.) Title of Thesis: Inhaltsadressiertes Auslesen in einem volumenholographischen Speichersystem mit Phasencodierung (Content-based retrieval in a volume holographic storage system with phase encoding) Area of Study: Non-linear Optics, Laser Physics Advisors: Professor Cornelia Denz Grade: very good	Oct 1997 - May 2003