Summary
Paul Koch is a maritime systems researcher and software engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in autonomous navigation, vessel safety, and maritime informatics. Based at Fraunhofer CML, he combines domain expertise from naval studies (MSc in Operations and Management of Maritime Systems) with hands-on implementation in Python and C++, applying machine learning and big data techniques to real-world maritime problems. His background spans research roles across Fraunhofer institutes and DLR, giving him a strong track record in turning academic concepts into deployable tools for ship autonomy and safety. Beyond maritime research, he experiments with game programming and open development, reflecting a practical, code-first approach to prototyping complex systems.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Operations and Management of Maritime Systems, 1.2, Master of Science - MS, Operations and Management of Maritime Systems, 1.2 at Hochschule Wismar
English, German