I am firmly convinced that AI is on the cusp of disrupting simulations at industry-scale. Therefore, I have started a new group at JKU Linz which has strong computer vision, simulation, and engineering components. My vision is shaped by experience both from university and from industry.
My passion for Geometric Deep Learning can be unmistakenly traced back to my physics background. I have contributed to the fields of graph neural networks, equivariant architectures, and neural PDE solvers. Furthermore, I have lead efforts to introduce Lie Point Symmetries, and, most recently, Clifford (Geometric) Algebras into the Deep Learning community.
After switching from High Energy Physics to Deep Learning, I started working in Reinforcement Learning before pivoting towards Associative Memories and modern Transformer networks. Recent years have shown that scalable ideas, improving the datasets, and clever engineering are the ingredients for ever better Deep Learning models. This totally coincides with my experience, and -- needless to say -- I will continue working on general large-scale Deep Learning directions.
I have spent five years (including my PhD) working in the CMS Collaboration at CERN. Most of my research was dedicated to Higgs boson physics.