Severin Simmler
Team Lead Data Science
Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolSeverin Simmler is a Team Lead Data Science based in Würzburg with a decade of experience building NLP-driven solutions and leading applied research to production. He progressed through multiple data science roles at snapADDY, moving from Data Scientist to Senior Data Scientist and now leading the team, where he focuses on turning linguistic insights into product features. With an academic background in Digital Humanities and research experience at Julius Maximilians University, he blends computational linguistics, social science context, and practical engineering. Colleagues describe him as someone who bridges research rigor and product delivery—often surfacing subtle language patterns that improve downstream automation. Fluent in both academic and startup settings, he brings a rare mix of domain curiosity and execution discipline to NLP initiatives.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
MA, Digital Humanities, MA, Digital Humanities at The Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg
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Github Skills (200)
transformers10
dependency-management10
digital-humanities10
python10
arabic-nlp10
word-segmentation10
entity-linking10
lda10
flask-application10
fasttext10
deep-learning10
gpu10
cython10
gemma10
crf10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
severinsimmler/word-embeddings
Nov 2018 - Feb 2019
Contributions:79 commits, 49 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
severinsimmler/plainhtml
Dec 2020 - Apr 2026
Extract plain text from HTML
Contributions:1 PR, 12 pushes in 5 years 4 months
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