Simon H. Schaefer

Simon H. Schaefer has a diverse work experience in the field of machine learning and software engineering. Simon H. currently works as the Machine Learning Lead at Telmar, where they are responsible for leading ML projects and working with big data in survey, social media, and behavioral data. Prior to this, Simon worked as a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at KM.ON by KARL MAYER, where they contributed to the digitalization of the textile industry and developed live solutions for industrial machines. Simon H. also worked as a Machine Learning Engineer at zollsoft GmbH, where they developed a deep learning-powered skin cancer recognition system. Simon has entrepreneurial experience as well, having co-founded DermaScreen, an AI-driven startup focused on melanoma detection. Additionally, they have gained teaching experience as a Tutor at LMU - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and the University of Tübingen, where they taught algorithms, software development, and deep learning. Simon has also worked as a Software Engineer at CGI, collaborating with the European Space Agency, and as a Data Scientist at Freie Universität Berlin, where they conducted olfactorial data analysis using evolutionary and swarm algorithms. Simon H. started their career as a Java Developer at the University of Tübingen, working on the CellDesigner Plugin SBMLSqueezer.

Simon H. Schaefer earned a Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics from the University of Tübingen, completing their studies from 2007 to 2011. Simon H. later pursued a Master of Science in Computational Linguistics from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, obtaining their degree from 2016 to 2018.