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General Information
| Full Name | Christoph Clement |
| Location | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| Languages | English, German |
Education
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2021 - 2024 Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical/Medical Engineering
University of Bern, Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences - Supervisor Prof. Dr. ing. Kuangyu Shi
- Main project Development of a small-scale system capable of imaging Organs-on-Chips
- Research focus on high-resolution imaging, tau-PET brain scan interpretation, and CT-free total-body PET segmentation
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2019 - 2021 Honors Degree, Technology Management
Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) - Hands-on projects on Entrepreneurship, Trend Research, Product Development, Rapid Prototyping
- Courses: Trend Seminar, Managing Product Development, Interface Aesthetics, Self Leadership Backbone
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2020 Master's Thesis, Robotics, Cognition, Intelligence
University of Bern - Grade 1.0
- Topic: Predict Gamma Ray Interaction Position in Scintillation Material Using Deep Learning
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2018 - 2020 Master of Science - MS, Robotics, Cognition, Intelligence
Technical University of Munich (TUM) - Final grade 1.4 (top 20%)
- Courses: Computer-Aided Medical Procedures I & II, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Advanced Deep Learning
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2017 - 2019 Bayerische EliteAkademie (BEA)
Stiftung Bayerische EliteAkademie - Elite scholarship program
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2014 - 2018 Bachelor of Science - BS, Engineering Science
Technical University of Munich (TUM) - Final grade 2.0 (top 20%)
- Bachelor's Thesis: Autonomous Locomotion Control for a Snake Like Robot, grade: 1.0
- Courses: Higher Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Algorithms, Operating Systems, Computer Networking
Experience
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2025 - Present Machine Learning Engineer
Khumbu - Leveraging cutting-edge AI models for drug discovery with an initial focus on diabetes
- Full-time position based in Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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2024 Visiting Researcher
CAMCA Center for Advanced Medical Computing and Analysis, Harvard Medical School - Supervisor Quanzheng Li, Ph.D.
- Main project Foundational Models for PET/CT Imaging
- On-site research stay in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (Jul 2024 - Nov 2024)
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2019 - 2020 Research Assistant at Visual Computing Group
Technical University of Munich (TUM), Prof. Matthias Nießner - Built a Deepfake detector browser plugin in collaboration with the AI Foundation using PyTorch
- Responsible for video preprocessing, continuous integration and training of models
- Part-time position in Garching, Bavaria, Germany (Oct 2019 - Mar 2020)
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2018 - 2019 Data Scientist Trainer
Celonis - Gave several hands-on workshops to customers all over Europe
- Received high rating feedback from customers
- Freelance position (Oct 2018 - Jul 2019)
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2018 Junior Data Scientist
Celonis - Implemented enterprise process mining software at a multinational company
- Extracted and transformed customer process data and created customer-specific analyses using SQL and SAP HANA
- Internship in Munich, Bavaria, Germany (Aug 2018 - Sep 2018)
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2017 - 2018 Werksstudent Test and Data Engineer
tacterion - Planned, constructed, and programmed testing rig and automated data sheet creation process using C++ and Python
- Supported preparation and implementation of ISO 9001:2015
- Developed Machine Learning gesture recognition using Tensorflow
- Part-time position in Munich, Bavaria, Germany (Jan 2017 - Jul 2018)
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2016 Werkstudent
Blue Ocean Robotics - Built and programmed Festo Robotino robot with an arm with 5 degrees of freedom
- Robot used as a demonstrator for 5G networking technology on fairs
- Internship in Greater Munich Metropolitan Area (Oct 2016 - Dec 2016)
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2014 - 2016 Werkstudent Test Engineering
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation - Part-time position in Greater Munich Metropolitan Area (Aug 2014 - Sep 2016)
Projects
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2024 - Present Co-Founder
SimpliHealth - Translate Medical Reports into patient-friendly language - Programmed web app that translates uploaded medical reports into patient-friendly language using Large Language Models
- Project was chosen to receive Innovation Grant of the University of Bern
- Based in Bern, Switzerland (Apr 2024 - Present)
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2020 Full Stack Developer
DataDoc - Digitize the patient handover in hospitals - Analyzed problem through user interviews and research
- Developed functional prototype that is tested in a hospital using Django and React
- Based in Munich, Germany (Apr 2020 - Dec 2020)
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2019 - 2020 Data Scientist
COMPLAI - Regulatory Intelligence Platform - Conducted market research and customer interviews that lead to insights for prototype development
- Developed a web crawler and NLP analytics for various regulatory sources using Python
- Programmed front-end using Angular
- Based in Munich, Germany (Oct 2019 - Mar 2020)
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2018 - 2019 Developer
surgARy - Visualizing complex bone fractures using AR - Developed a business model and prototype for a medical AR application
- Patent and funding application currently in progress
- Based in Munich, Germany (Oct 2018 - Mar 2019)
Honors and Awards
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2024 - Innovation Grant of the University of Bern (SimpliHealth project)
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2023 - Kaggle Competitions and Notebooks Expert Level
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2019 - Member of Elite Netzwerk Bayern
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2018 - Scholar, Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft
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2017 - Scholar, Bayerische EliteAkademie
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2013 - Best Mathematics Final Exam, Ernst-Mach-Gymnasium
Extracurricular Activity
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2018 - Present Chairman
Schülerpaten München e.V. - Initiated setup process for non-profit organization that arranges one-to-one tutoring for immigrant students
- Responsible for team organization, finances, and consultation with parent organization
- Based in Munich, Germany
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2017 - 2019 Member of the organizing team
Effektiver Altruismus München e.V. - Organized workshops, social meetups, and talks for up to 50 people
- Secured $500 grant
- Based in Munich, Germany
Academic Interests
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Deep Learning for Medical Imaging
- PET/CT imaging and analysis
- Medical image segmentation
- Foundation models for medical imaging
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AI for Drug Discovery
- Machine learning applications in pharmaceutical research
- Focus on diabetes and metabolic diseases
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Biomedical Engineering
- Organ-on-Chip imaging systems
- Nuclear medicine imaging technology