Merlin Albes

Merlin Albes is a Machine Learning Engineer at ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE since October 2024, contributing to the AI Hub on various artificial intelligence initiatives. Previously, Merlin worked as a Software Engineer and Data Scientist at XITASO from August 2022 to October 2024, playing a key role in agile development teams across diverse industries. Merlin's experience also includes serving as a Research Associate at the University of Augsburg, focusing on multimodal emotion analysis and depression detection. Earlier positions include a German tutor at the University of Bristol, a Software Engineer working student at XITASO GmbH, and an intern at the Smithsonian Institution. Merlin holds a Master of Science in Data Science from the University of Bristol and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Augsburg, complemented by a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Multimedia from the same institution.