Master student @ uulm
Projects I worked on for university classes and courses.
LangueViz is a system developed in a Computer Vision course to detect spoken language from audio using mel spectrograms and a DenseNet-based CNN. The project aimed to classify audio clips visually rather than using traditional methods. Despite achieving good validation accuracy, the model struggled with real-world inputs, revealing challenges with dataset bias and generalization.
ParkDas is a Telegram-based parking assistant developed for the University of Ulm campus as part of a Multimodal UIs course. It combines natural language processing, location-aware recommendations, and map-based outputs to help users find parking quickly and conveniently. The project emphasizes usability through conversational interaction and visual feedback, enhancing user experience while navigating campus parking.
Bar-JEPA is a method developed for extracting numerical values from bar charts using self-supervised learning to enhance chart understanding despite a lack of labeled data. By employing finetuned I-JEPA encoders and synthetic data, the approach effectively improves value recovery, demonstrating the importance of high-quality representations in machine learning tasks.
During my master’s program, I enhanced my bachelor’s thesis on photorealistic rendering by implementing light source estimation. This research improved realism by addressing issues like static lighting and geometry clipping. Using a combination of Python tools, I successfully estimated directional and point lights, resulting in more coherent and believable scenes.
The thesis titled "Photorealistic Rendering of Training Data for Object Detection and Pose Estimation" discusses developing a data generation pipeline that integrates real and synthetic imagery using a physics engine. It highlights challenges in pose estimation and presents results indicating the generated data's potential for training detection models, despite certain limitations.
A cyberpunk 2D platformer featuring a modding system, developed for a game jam.
In a 3D modeling and interactive visualization project, a team developed ARchitecture, an augmented reality application for architectural visualization using Unity AR Foundation. The app allows users to explore BIM data interactively, featuring dynamic models and extensive real-time rendering techniques, significantly improving the presentation of architectural information over traditional methods.
A local asymmetrical multiplayer game inspired by "Prop Hunt", developed for a game jam.
A collection of physics simulations, developed for a university class.
A full-body Kinect game that was created for two university classes, built using only custom shaders.
A location-based mobile game for Android, featuring interesting social features and gameplay.
A small game engine, that involved developing a first-person shooter game with a custom C++/DirectX 11 implementation. The project comprised a terrain generator and gameplay systems, utilizing techniques like diamond-square for height maps. It emphasized real-time rendering, lighting, and asset handling, providing a solid foundation in graphics programming and engine development.
A VR game created during a "Semester Games Jam" over the course of a weekend.
A mobile game for iOS and Android developed for a university class, featuring a new take on the game of dominos.
A game developed during a "Semester Games Jam" over the course of a weekend.
