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Student Research Assistant

Institute of Computational Linguistics, University of Zurich

I worked with LLMs via APIs in the context of analysing, processing and experimenting with the large XML-corpus of Swiss Reformator Heinrich Bullinger's Letter collection. Later, I worked on a Lemmatizer for the Romansh language as part of the project 'Machine Translation for Romansh Idioms'. I...

• wrote, published, and presented research papers at various conferences.
• used the thus gained insights to improve and enrich the Bullinger Digital corpus.
• presented our work on different occasions.
• developed a python package lemmatizer for the Romansh language.

Tutor of Database Systems

Institute of Informatics, University of Zurich

I tutored the mandatory Informatics Bachelor's course 'Database Systems'. I...

• solved aloud and explained the weekly assignments in class.
• answered questions regarding the assignments and the course on the online course platform.
• held office hours for students to provide additional assistance.

Tutor of Introdcution to Computational Linguistics I & II

Institute of Computational Linguistics, University of Zurich

I tutored the mandatory Bachelor's courses 'Introduction to Computational Linguistics I & II' twice each in four consecutive semesters. I...

• prepared and visualised learning materials for students.
• held (bi-)weekly tutorials presenting the materials, providing assistance and fostering connection between students.
• created and graded exercises and provided constructive feedback.

Tutor of Mathematics and Languages

Impuls Nachhilfezentrum

I tutored kids, adolescents and adults primarily in Mathematics, but also in German and, sporadically, other subjects. I...

• helped them keep up with their day-to-day school materials.
• prepared them for major exams such as the entrance exams for high school (Gymi-Aufnahmeprüfung) or for the University of Teacher Education (Pädagogische Hochschule (PH) Zürich)
• motivated them to develop a positive attitude towards school and taught them how to study effectively and efficiently.

Youth Tennis Coach (+ Coordinator)

Tennisclub Volketswil

I coached youth aged five to fifteen to develop technically sound tennis skills and find joy in tennis and sports in general. I...

• took a J+S (Jugend + Sport) youth tennis trainer course in order to have a foundational coaching education.
• devised and implemented age-appropriate training programs to foster development.
• motivated the younger ones and helped them develop their motor skills while sharpening their technique.
• organised and oversaw the youth tennis season as a youth coordinator on the executive board in 2021/2022, including managing sign-ups, forming training groups, and serving as a point of contact for parents.

President

UZH Student Association of Computational Linguistics ATZH

Foster a sense of community and organise events such as game nights, potlucks, and excursions for students of Computational Linguistics at UZH. Represent the association in department and university meetings.

Volunteer

Wildlife Action Group (WAG) Malawi

Performed maintenance tasks in and around the camp including painting, basic construction, and woodworking. Raised over a thousand seedlings from scratch. Translated and checked English-Chichewa documents for staff well-being evaluation and conducted said evaluation. Created sponsoring proposals in English.

Volunteer

Wagerenhof Foundation Uster: residential and work home for people with disabilities

Assisted the residents in agricultural work such as harvesting, weeding, and planting, as well as farming tasks such as cleaning the stables and feeding and herding the animals.

Bachelor or Arts (BA) & Master of Arts (MSc)

University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Major: Computational Linguistics and Language Technology

Software Construction/Engineering, Database Systems, IT Security || Large Language Models, RAG, Machine Learning for NLP, Advanced Machine Translation, Speech Technology, ...

Minor: Comparative Romance Linguistics

Dedicated French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian and Catalan Language and/or Linguistics Courses || Panromance courses such as 'From Latin to the Romance Languages'

Swiss Matura

Literargymnasium Rämibühl, Zurich, Switzerland

Major: Latin

Minor: English

To the Publications Section

My publications, available on the publications page, center around the capabilities and limitations of large language models (LLMs) in the context of historical text corpora, particularly focusing on the letter collection of Swiss Reformer Heinrich Bullinger.

To the Coursework Section

A particular interest of mine and focus of my course projects, available on the projects page, is and has been language learning. Be it through creating and making language learning materials available, developing tools or games to facilitate language learning, I am passionate about all things related to language learning.