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Jannis Born

Current job: Research Scientist, IBM Research, Zurich

Graduation in Osnabrück: 2017 (B.Sc.)

My professional pathway

I did a master in computational neuroscience (ETH Zurich) but I realized more and more that brain research is too much early-stage and too far from having real impact (in most cases). I used the ML knowledge I had build in Osna and in my masters to transition to biochemistry. I did a PhD at IBM research, jointly with a computational biology lab at ETH, working in ML for drug discovery and related tasks. Now I’m a permanent researcher at IBM research working on similar topics as well as on quantum computing (quantum ML) to be precise.

My CogSci student experience

Why is Cognitive Science in Osnabrück a great place to study?
The social Community and the commitment of the professors to do good teaching

What did you specialise in during your studies?
Machine Learning
 
Which skills from your degree programme have helped you the most in your professional life?
Machine Learning

My advice for you

Invest more in programming, especially if you don’t know exactly yet what to do. It’s the most flexible of all skills