Armin Mertens
Leiter Big Data Analytics Cluster
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolArmin Mertens is head of the Big Data Analytics cluster at Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft with eight years of experience applying NLP, machine learning and time-series forecasting to policy-relevant problems. He blends rigorous academic training—a PhD in political economy and computational social science—with hands-on data engineering and model deployment in a research-to-production environment. At IW Cologne he led applied projects turning large, messy socio-economic datasets into operational prediction and analytics pipelines. His background in political science and economic geography gives him a strong ability to translate domain complexity into actionable models and interpretable insights for decision-makers. Known for bridging research and practice, he often works at the intersection of coding, statistics and policy impact rather than purely theoretical modeling. Based in Cologne, he brings a rare combination of academic depth and production-focused Data Science leadership.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts - MA Political Science / Economic Geography, Master of Arts - MA Political Science / Economic Geography at University of CologneBachelor of Arts - BA Wirtschaftsgeschichte Political Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA Wirtschaftsgeschichte Political Science at University of DüsseldorfDr. rer. pol. Politische Ökonomie, Dr. rer. pol. Politische Ökonomie at Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät der Universität zu KölnAuslandssemester Economic Policy Statistics, Auslandssemester Economic Policy Statistics at Charles University
German, English, tschechisch, Spanish
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Github Skills (10)
matrix6
api5
router4
openstreetmap4
osrm3
astar3
map-matching3
data-visualization1
visualization1
matplotlib1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
arminmertens/ACM_digital_communication
Nov 2018 - Apr 2019
Contributions:14 commits in 5 months
pekkasagner/IW-R-Kurs
Oct 2020 - Mar 2021
Contributions:60 commits, 2 PRs, 50 pushes in 4 months
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