Jannes Elstner
Research Scholar at LASR Labs
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolJannes Elstner is a research-focused machine learning engineer with nine years of experience bridging academic rigor and applied AI research from Stuttgart to Munich. Currently a Research Scholar at MATS Research and a Research Fellow at LASR Labs, he investigates failure modes and scheming propensity in LLM agents while pursuing AI safety and alignment questions. His master's work at TUM characterized the "geometry of refusal" in large models, and prior roles at NVIDIA and Fraunhofer sharpened his skills in text-to-SQL, AutoML, and automation using deep learning. Comfortable moving between hands-on engineering and theoretical evaluation, he combines empirical experimentation with careful evaluation methodology. Based in Munich, he brings a rare combination of production-focused internships and targeted safety research, making him adept at translating alignment concerns into testable research artifacts.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Technical University of MunichBachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at University of Stuttgart
German, English, Spanish
Github Skills (31)
loss-functions10
javascript9
optimizer9
topology9
open-source9
generalization9
sam8
optimization6
tensorflow6
python3
derived2
database2
science2
python-data2
benchmarking1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Jannoshh/simple-sam
Jan 2021 - Mar 2022
Sharpness-Aware Minimization for Efficiently Improving Generalization
Contributions:15 commits, 2 PRs, 20 pushes in 1 year 1 month
minimizationloss-functionsgeneralizationoptimizationsharpness
Jannoshh/BiggerBetterFaster
Sep 2023 - Feb 2024
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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