Michael Plainer
PHD Student at Zuse School ELIZA
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolMichael Plainer is a PhD student and AI4Science researcher based in Berlin with a decade of software engineering experience spanning industry and academia. Currently at the Zuse School ELIZA under Frank Noé, he blends rigorous research in computer science with hands-on development skills honed at companies like TMIA and internships at Dynatrace and Vishay. His background includes teaching assistant roles in algorithms, probability, and computer architecture at TUM, reflecting strong foundations in theory and systems. He also brings practical cybersecurity training from military service and early-career full‑stack development experience, making him comfortable navigating both research questions and production constraints. Ambitious and technically versatile, he’s pursuing dual PhD affiliations while translating AI-driven scientific research into reproducible software.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Freie Universität BerlinMaster of Science - MS Informatics, Master of Science - MS Informatics at Technical University of MunichRealgymnasium LambachVolksschule SchwanenstadtDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Technische Universität BerlinMatura Information Technology, Matura Information Technology at HTBLA Wels
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Github Skills (165)
visual-studio10
dancer10
google-workspace10
editor10
google-script10
latex10
google-contacts10
artificial-intelligence10
electron10
typescript10
pipelining10
vscode-extension10
rocket10
reinforcement-learning10
icalendar10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
plainerman/TicTacTube
Oct 2017 - Feb 2021
A versatile pipelining library created with media organization in mind.
Contributions:6 releases, 196 commits, 29 PRs in 3 years 4 months
pipeliningpythonmedia-organizationsingerpython3
plainerman/bumpers-pokemon
May 2019 - Jul 2020
A creative solution for a programming exercise at TUM.
Contributions:43 commits, 1 push in 1 year 2 months
homework-exercisetum
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