Thorsten Kurth

Thorsten Kurth is a Senior Software Engineer at NVIDIA since November 2019, contributing to advancements in computer graphics, AI, and parallel computing. Previously, Thorsten served as an Application Performance Specialist at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center from February 2016 to November 2019 and held a postdoctoral position at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory from November 2013 to January 2016. Thorsten's early career included a Research Associate role at the University of Wuppertal from November 2005 to October 2013, where work involved Monte Carlo calculations and high-performance computing optimizations. Thorsten began a career in academia as a Student Assistant at the University of Wuppertal and briefly interned at CERN in 2005, focusing on software quality assurance. Thorsten holds a Doctor of Science degree in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics and a Diplom in Physics, both from Bergische Universität Wuppertal.