Benjamin Herd
Senior Researcher at Fraunhofer IKS
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolBenjamin Herd is a senior researcher and computer scientist based in Munich with over a decade of focused experience in research engineering and applied AI across industry and academia. He holds advanced degrees from King's College London and the University of Oxford and has bridged theory and practice through roles at Fraunhofer IKS, Bosch Corporate Research, and as a visiting fellow at King's College. Benjamin’s work spans software engineering, AI research, and product-focused R&D, with a track record of moving prototypes into applied solutions for industry partners. He combines academic rigor from a PhD-level background with hands-on engineering experience dating back to early software development roles and consultancy. Comfortable leading interdisciplinary teams, he also operates as an independent AI expert, indicating an ability to switch between strategic advisory and implementation. A quieter strength is his sustained presence in both research labs and corporate R&D, which enables him to translate cutting-edge ideas into practical, deployable systems.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) with Distinction, Master of Science (MSc) with Distinction at University of OxfordDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at King's College London, U. of LondonMaster of Science (MSc), Master of Science (MSc) at Fernuniversität HagenDiplom-Informatiker (FH), Diplom-Informatiker (FH) at Fachhochschule der Naturwissenschaftlich-Technischen Akademie (NTA) Isny im Allgäu
German, English
Github Skills (10)
zeplin4
simulation3
auction3
gleam3
functional-api2
java2
client-library2
scala2
api2
simulations2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
bherd/mc2mabs_v1
Oct 2014 - Jan 2016
Contributions:9 commits, 4 pushes, 1 comment in 1 year 3 months
bherd/mc2mabs_v2
Apr 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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