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Contact Information
| Name | Dr.rer.nat. Theresa Pollinger |
| Professional Title | Postdoctoral Researcher |
| Location | OIST The Gardens FN207, 1919-1 Tancha, Okinawa, 904-0497 Japan, Okinawa, Japan 904-0497 |
| Website | https://freifrauvonbleifrei.github.io/ |
Professional Summary
Exploring the intersection of numerics, HPC, and AI in hardware and software.
Experience
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2024 - Postdoctoral Researcher
RIKEN R-CCS, Supercomputing Performance Research Team
Developing and applying tensor algorithms and new data structures. Supervisor: Dr. Jens Domke
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2018 - 2023 Researcher
Universität Stuttgart, Chair for Scientific Computing
Addressed numerical and computational challenges in high-dimensional simulations. Supported course development on high-dimensional data approximation and learning. Supervisor: Prof. Dirk Pflüger
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2017 - 2018 Researcher
FAU Erlangen, KWARC Group
Advanced knowledge representation for modeling and simulations. Supervisor: Prof. Michael Kohlhase
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2016 - 2017 Student Research Assistant
Fraunhofer IIS, Digital Cinema
Ported a file system for scalable images (JPEG2000) from Windows to Linux (C++). Supervisor: Dr. Heiko Sparenberg
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2014 - 2015 Intern
Oklahoma State University, Laboratory for Advanced Sensing, Computation and Control
Evaluated consumer depth cameras for robotics research (C++). Supervisor: Prof. Weihua Sheng
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2013 - 2013 Student Research Assistant
FAU Erlangen, Chair of Sensor Technology
Developed models and processing software for a positioning system (MATLAB). Supervisor: Peter Horn
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2020 - 2024 Stuttgart, Germany
Co-founder, Organizer
Bürger*innenrat Klima Stuttgart
Co-founder of and organizer for Bürger*innenrat Klima Stuttgart, focusing on lobbyism for democratic innovation.
- Stuttgart’s first citizens’ assembly in 2023
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2013 - 2017 Erlangen, Germany
Student Rep, Organizer
Studierendenvertretung der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Active as elected and voluntary student representative throughout my studies, in various committees and organizing events and initiatives.
- Helped set up a language buddy program
- Co-founded the students’ department against discrimination and racism
Education
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2018 - 2024 -
2015 - 2018 Master of Science
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nuremberg
Computational Engineering
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2012 - 2015 -
2011 - 2012 -
- 2011 Secondary Education
Gabrieli-Gymnasium
High School
Awards
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2025 Travel Scholarship 'Exploration France'
The Embassy of France in Japan
To support a three-week research stay in Saclay/Paris
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2023 Golden Spike Award
HLRS
For a joint simulation on the German national supercomputers HAWK and SuperMUC-NG
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2022 -
2012 Stipendium der Studienstiftung
Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (German Academic Scholarship Foundation)
Full scholarship, to support my studies from 2012 to 2017
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2016 -
2014 -
2013
Skills
Programming (Professional): C++, Python, Linux/Shell, MPI, OpenMP, CMake, git
Languages
English : Professional, C1/C2 in CEFR
German : Native speaker
Spanish : A2 in CEFR
Japanese : A1 in CEFR
Latin : Latinum
Interests
Policy and Social Dynamics:
Feminism:
Design: