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Master Thesis - Graph-aware RAG for Innovation Scouting
Master thesis project focused on graph-aware retrieval pipelines and innovation scouting.
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MSc Applied Data Science
Machine Learning and LLM Engineer
I build production-ready AI systems that turn noisy data into reliable decisions.
About Me
Data Scientist and ML Engineer with a clinical background and strong applied AI focus. I build robust, testable systems from ingestion to deployment, with special emphasis on LLM and retrieval-based architectures in constrained environments.
My recent work combines graph-aware retrieval, evaluation-driven experimentation, and on prem infrastructure operation. I focus on delivering systems that are technically sound and practical for real stakeholders.
MSc Applied Information and Data Science (HSLU), GPA 5.6/6
MSc Physiotherapy (BFH), Best Graduate 2022, GPA 5.6/6
Master Thesis: Graph-aware RAG for Innovation Scouting (HSLU/ ETH Zurich / SDSC)
Reproducible Python/SQL/Kafka pipelines with data validation and testing
Secure offline LLM and RAG prototyping
Cross-functional communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
CV
Experience and education timeline.
Enterprise Architecture / ML Engineer
Nov 2025 - PresentData Science Intern
Global Sportswear Company
Built reproducible ML pipelines for product categorization and tariff workflow automation.
Mar 2025 - Oct 2025Research Intern
HES-SO Valais
Assisted with clinical data analysis projects.
Sep 2021 - Nov 2021Research Intern
ISPM Bern
Worked on epidemiological studies and reporting.
Oct 2020 - Jan 2021Physiotherapist
Various Clinics
Provided physiotherapy services across multiple settings.
2016 - 2024Master Thesis: Graph-aware RAG for Innovation Scouting
ETH Zurich / Swiss Data Science Center
Designed and evaluated graph-aware retrieval pipelines, with results presented in technical talks.
2025 - 2026 MayMSc Applied Information and Data Science
HSLU Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Current GPA: 5.6 / 6.
Feb 2023 - PresentMSc Physiotherapy
Bern University of Applied Sciences
Best Graduate 2022, GPA: 5.6 / 6.
2019 - 2022BSc Physiotherapy
Thim van der Laan University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor foundation in physiotherapy and health sciences.
2013 - 2016Technical Stack
A selection of the Technologies I use in production and research workflows.
Programming Languages
Core implementation and analytics languages.
Python
R
SQLBash (Shell)
Data Science and Analytics Libraries
Modeling, statistics, and data science frameworks.
pandas
NumPy
scikit-learn
Keras
TensorFlow
Statsmodels
ggplot2Development Environments and Tools
Daily development, notebooks, and collaboration tooling.
Jupyter Notebooks
PyCharm
Visual Studio Code
RStudio
Anaconda
Google Colab
Git
GitHub
DockerDatabases and Big Data
Databases, orchestration, and distributed data systems.
MySQL
PostgreSQL
SQLite
MongoDB
Neo4j
Apache Spark (PySpark)
Apache Airflow
Azure Data Factory
DatabricksCloud Platforms and BI
Cloud infrastructure and business intelligence tooling.
Microsoft Azure
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
IBM Cloud
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Tableau
Power BI
Microsoft Excel
Metabase
JiraLLMs and RAG
Retrieval and generation methods used in current AI work.
Hybrid BM25 + Vector Retrieval
ChromaDBFlashrank Reranking
Hugging Face Transformers and HubPrompting and Chunking
Context Fusion
Citations Handling
Vector Databases and GraphRAG
Dense/sparse storage and graph-based retrieval systems.
MilvusWeaviate
Qdrant
Pinecone
FAISS
pgvectorKnowledge GraphsFine-Tuning and Model Evaluation
Efficient adaptation and evaluation workflows.
LoRAQLoRAPEFTQuantization
Model and Prompt Evaluation
Embedding and Reranker Selection
Telemetry and Monitoring
Observability, quality tracking, and operations metrics.
OpenTelemetry
PrometheusTracing and Logging
Latency and Throughput Monitoring
Token Cost Monitoring
Retrieval Quality Monitoring
Security, Networking, and Deployment
Secure infrastructure and production deployment patterns.
TailscaleZero-Trust Overlay Networking
On-Prem Setups
FastAPI and UvicornDocker Compose
KubernetesvLLM Serving
Dokploy
VM and VPS Operations
Edge Deployments
NVIDIA GPU ScalingAgentic and Multimodal AI
Orchestration and multimodal processing patterns.
Tool CallingPlanner and Executor Workflows
Multi-Agent Patterns
Text, Image, and Audio Pipelines
Applied AI Focus
Current focus areas across retrieval systems, secure deployment, and operational AI quality.
Graph-aware RAG
Designing graph-enhanced retrieval paths for explainable innovation scouting and more robust context grounding.
Secure Offline AI Operations
Running LLM and RAG workloads on prem infrastructure with controlled model and artifact handling.
Agentic and Multimodal Prototyping
Building tool-calling workflows and multimodal pipelines that combine text, image, and audio components.
Operational Quality and Monitoring
Tracking latency, throughput, token cost, and retrieval quality to improve reliability in production settings.
Retrieval-Augmented Generation
For explicit questions please email me.
Try asking: "In which projects can you support us?"
Projects
A selected portfolio of my public ML engineering, analytics, and applied research projects during my studies.
genai
Advanced Generative AI - Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
End-to-end multilingual RAG pipeline from data ingestion to answer evaluation.
recsys
Improving Deezer's Music Recommendation Engine
Enhanced collaborative filtering and content models for better music suggestions.
ml
Google Play Store Apps Project
Explores app features to predict what makes a future hit on the Play Store.
database
NoSQL Lab with Python and MongoDB
Hands-on lab comparing MongoDB to traditional SQL approaches.
visualization
Exploring Airbnb Prices in Geneva
Interactive visual analysis of how location and host attributes impact prices.
causal
Impact of Sweden's 1991 Carbon Tax on Transport Emissions (Synthetic Control)
Replication of Andersson (2019) using the Synthetic Control Method.
healthcare
Analyzing Accessibility and Pricing in Swiss Pharmacies
Highlights regional differences in painkiller availability and cost.
sports
Shift Intensity Index (SIS) Visualization
Streamlit app showcasing a new metric for ice hockey player performance.
publichealth
Sex Differences in Falls Among Elderly Community-Dwelling Swiss Population
Population-based survey exploring gender-specific fall risk factors.
Latest Posts
A compact feed for project notes and engineering write-ups.
New posts coming soon
2026-02-08
This section will include technical writing on applied ML systems, data pipelines, and model evaluation.
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