Summary
Andreas Geist is a postdoctoral researcher with 11 years of experience at the intersection of robotics, physics-informed machine learning, and control for unstable physical systems and robot swarms. Trained in theoretical mechanical engineering, he has progressed from hands-on design and vehicle-control research to PhD work at the Max Planck Institute on structured learning for dynamics, and recent postdoc roles applying physics-informed neural ODEs and FEM-augmented models. His work blends principled mechanics with data-driven simulation—making models that respect physical constraints while improving control and learning in real-world robots. Based in Stuttgart and affiliated with the AI Center at the University of Tübingen, he pairs deep theoretical expertise with practical system design, from marine robots and formula-student steering systems to large-scale distributed learning for swarms. An uncommon thread in his profile is consistent cross-disciplinary collaboration, spanning academic labs and engineering teams to bring simulation-informed algorithms into physical systems.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Theoretical Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Theoretical Mechanical Engineering at Hamburg University of Technology
German, English