Catherine Schöfmann
PhD Student In Computational Neuroscience
Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolCatherine Schöfmann is a PhD student in computational neuroscience at Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen, bringing a decade of experience at the nexus of brain-inspired algorithms and neuromorphic hardware. With top honours in computer-software engineering and an MSc with distinction in Advanced Computer Science, she combines rigorous academic training with hands-on systems and software expertise. Her research focuses on translating computational models of neural dynamics into efficient implementations for neuromorphic platforms, bridging theory and low-power hardware design. Based in Aachen, she blends academic rigor with practical engineering instincts developed through international study and multidisciplinary collaboration. An early-career researcher who already navigates both software engineering and neuroscience, she’s comfortable moving between algorithmic modeling, hardware constraints, and reproducible code.
10 years of coding experience
Master of Science - MS, Advanced Computer Science, with distinction, Master of Science - MS, Advanced Computer Science, with distinction at University of EssexBachelor of Science - BS, Computer-Softwaretechnik, first class honours, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer-Softwaretechnik, first class honours at University of Central LancashireMatura, Computer-Softwaretechnik, mit ausgezeichnetem Erfolg (first class honours), Matura, Computer-Softwaretechnik, mit ausgezeichnetem Erfolg (first class honours) at HTL Spengergasse
German, English
Stackoverflow
460reputation
19kreached
24answers
8questions
Github Skills (53)
simulation10
neurons10
python10
simulator10
duplicates10
cpp10
nest10
reward10
nest-simulator9
duplicate-detection9
lombok8
maven-module8
thymeleaf7
delay6
screen6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
otcathatsya/nest-simulator
Apr 2023 - Feb 2025
The NEST simulator
Contributions:3 PRs, 95 pushes, 30 branches in 1 year 10 months
otcathatsya/simple-tabs
May 2022 - Jun 2022
A simple client mod to sort chat into tabs with fully customizable regex filters. Port of FloorIsJava's 1.12 forge mod.
Contributions:4 releases, 43 commits, 1 PR in 1 month
tabsregexfiltersmodchat
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