Severin Klingler
Senior Software Engineer - Avatar AI
Wohlen bei Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Top SchoolSeverin Klingler is a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Avatar AI at NVIDIA, combining cutting-edge research with product-grade engineering. He helped build and led the newly founded ETH Media Technology Center, creating a platform that connects academic researchers with industry partners to develop next-generation media technologies. With a PhD from ETH Zürich and a background spanning postdoctoral research, academia, and industry, he brings strong machine learning and big data expertise to practical systems. His early career includes hands-on development in C++, Java, PHP and test automation, reflecting a deep, language-agnostic engineering foundation. Based in Wohlen bei Bern, he blends research rigor with delivery focus, often translating experimental ideas into collaborative, production-ready projects. An understated strength is his ability to bridge institutional research agendas with industry timelines, enabling impactful cross-sector innovation.
1 year of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Sciences (Dr. sc. ETH Zurich), Computer Science, Doctor of Sciences (Dr. sc. ETH Zurich), Computer Science at ETH Zürich
German, English, FrenchProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (1)
NVIDIA/NeMo-Guardrails
Sep 2024 - Jan 2025
NeMo Guardrails is an open-source toolkit for easily adding programmable guardrails to LLM-based conversational systems.
Contributions:24 reviews, 13 PRs, 12 pushes in 4 months
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