Karl Kurzer
Technical Account Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Karl Kurzer is a technical account manager at AWS and a seasoned AI engineer with 11 years’ experience building and operationalizing machine learning and autonomous systems. He blends hands-on expertise in Python, C++ and cloud-native architectures with PhD-level research in autonomous driving, having led teams that translated cutting-edge RL and perception research into production-grade solutions. Karl has a track record across startups, research labs and consulting—cofounding a consumer platform, mentoring national digital hubs, and delivering ML systems for predictive maintenance and biomedical automation. Notably, he implemented core A*-based path planning components for a KTH research vehicle, reflecting a deep grounding in robotics and algorithmic design beyond high-level ML. Based in Zurich, he excels at converting complex technical strategy into measurable business impact and mentoring teams to push AI from prototype to scale.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Exchange Student, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies (MBA Program), Exchange Student, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies (MBA Program) at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of BusinessExchange Student, Artificial Intelligence, Exchange Student, Artificial Intelligence at University of Michigan College of EngineeringMaster’s Degree, Automotive Engineering, Master’s Degree, Automotive Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyHigh School, Abitur, High School, Abitur at Ziehenschule, Frankfurt am MainMinor Technopreneurship, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, Minor Technopreneurship, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at National University of SingaporeBachelor's Degree, Engineering and Management, Bachelor's Degree, Engineering and Management at Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgHigh School, Exchange Student, High School, Exchange Student at Centaurus High School, CO, USA
German, English, c++, javascript, python
Github Skills (7)
algorithm10
algorithms10
c-language10
robotics10
planning10
cprogramming-language10
motion-planning10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
karlkurzer/path_planner
Dec 2015 - Oct 2022
Hybrid A* Path Planner for the KTH Research Concept Vehicle
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:128 commits, 9 PRs, 129 pushes in 6 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Karl's primary contribution involved implementing core elements of an A* algorithm within the context of the KTH Research Concept Vehicle path planner. They extracted and initiated the development of the A* algorithm. They defined and implemented supporting structures like 2D nodes, and related functionalities such as movement cost calculation. The user also worked on modularizing the code base to improve code maintainability.
path-plannervehiclekthplannerhybrid
karlkurzer/path_planner_tex
May 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:24 commits, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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