István Koren is a data science and engineering leader with 12 years of experience bridging academia and industry, currently heading the Department of Data Science and Engineering at ELTE while serving as a postdoctoral researcher in the Internet of Production cluster at RWTH Aachen. He combines deep research credentials (PhD in Computer Science) with hands-on software and mobile development experience dating back to early app ecosystems, enabling practical solutions for complex Industry 4.0 data infrastructures. At RWTH he coordinates a 50-researcher infrastructure area, translating model-based foundations and AI research into deployable production engineering workflows. His international background—including research stints in Japan and Brazil—underscores a collaborative, cross-cultural approach to problem solving and tooling. Notably, he maintains active development roots from mobile and web projects to research software, giving him a rare blend of academic rigor and product-minded engineering.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Summer School Japanese Culture Language and Research, Summer School Japanese Culture Language and Research at Sokendai University Japan - Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Master Medieninformatik, Master Medieninformatik at Technische Universität Dresden
PhD Computer Science, PhD Computer Science at RWTH Aachen University
Summer School Indian Culture Economy and Education, Summer School Indian Culture Economy and Education at Savitribai Phule Pune University
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