Tim Ruhkopf
PhD Student at Leibniz Universität Hannover
Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Top SchoolTim Ruhkopf is a PhD student in Computer Science at Leibniz University Hannover with eight years of experience applying statistics and machine learning to real-world problems. He specializes in AutoML—particularly Bayesian and multi-fidelity optimization—and is currently working on Prior Fitted Networks, a transformer variant for efficient LLM design. His background (MSc Applied Statistics, BSc Economics) and industry stints—from Deutsche Bank analytics to asset-liability modelling—give him a rare blend of rigorous probabilistic modeling and practical, cost-aware solution design. Tim excels at translating research ideas into measurable project milestones, pairing technical depth with strong project management and teaching-honed communication. Sportive and creative by nature, he emphasizes precise problem formulation as the key to impactful, scalable AI systems.
8 years of coding experience
Ph.D Student, Computer Science, Ph.D Student, Computer Science at Leibniz University HannoverMaster of Science - MS, Applied Statistics, 1.3, Master of Science - MS, Applied Statistics, 1.3 at Georg-August-Universität GöttingenAbitur, 2.0, Abitur, 2.0 at Europaschule Kerpen
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (35)
pytorch-lightning10
hyperparameters10
hyperparameter-optimization10
bayesian10
automl10
hyperparameter-tuning10
automated-machine-learning10
random-forest10
optimization10
optuna10
hydra9
machine-learning9
pytorch-geometric8
ggplot6
decorator6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
TiStat/Imputegamlss
May 2018 - Sep 2018
Our educational Project assignment. Impute missing and (right/left) censored covariates with gamlss.
Contributions:15 PRs, 111 pushes, 25 branches in 3 months
kebab-caseimputepythonmissinggamlss
timruhkopf/Thesis
Jan 2020 - Feb 2021
Explainable AI: Bayesian GAM & NN
Contributions:5 PRs, 125 pushes, 21 branches in 1 year
explainable-aigambayesianmachine-learning
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