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 (41)
neurons10
python10
simulator10
duplicate-detection10
duplicates10
cpp10
nest10
reward10
nest-simulator9
delay6
screen6
wifi-direct6
api6
android6
multimodule6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
ImpWynn/WynnRaidReporter
Oct 2024 - Jun 2026
Contributions:9 releases, 33 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
otcathatsya/nest-simulator
Apr 2023 - Feb 2025
The NEST simulator
Contributions:3 PRs, 95 pushes, 30 branches in 1 year 10 months
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