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General Information

Full Name Christoph Clement
Location Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Languages English, German

Education

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2017 - 2019
    Bayerische EliteAkademie (BEA)
    Stiftung Bayerische EliteAkademie
    • Elite scholarship program
  • 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

  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 2014 - 2016
    Werkstudent Test Engineering
    Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    • Part-time position in Greater Munich Metropolitan Area (Aug 2014 - Sep 2016)

Projects

  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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

  • 2024
    • Innovation Grant of the University of Bern (SimpliHealth project)
  • 2023
    • Kaggle Competitions and Notebooks Expert Level
  • 2019
    • Member of Elite Netzwerk Bayern
  • 2018
    • Scholar, Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft
  • 2017
    • Scholar, Bayerische EliteAkademie
  • 2013
    • Best Mathematics Final Exam, Ernst-Mach-Gymnasium

Extracurricular Activity

  • 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
  • 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

  • Deep Learning for Medical Imaging
    • PET/CT imaging and analysis
    • Medical image segmentation
    • Foundation models for medical imaging
  • AI for Drug Discovery
    • Machine learning applications in pharmaceutical research
    • Focus on diabetes and metabolic diseases
  • Biomedical Engineering
    • Organ-on-Chip imaging systems
    • Nuclear medicine imaging technology