Researcher in Data Science
and Computer Vision
Welcome to my personal website - on this page you can find information about me and my projects
Currently, I am the co-founder and CTO of Combat IQ . We build computer vision solutions to provide sports organisations with data-driven insights. Before that, I spent 5+ years in academic research at the intersection of Data Science, Computer Vision, Rehabilitation and Learning Sciences (h-index 12). I am a martial arts enthusiast and former international-level sports karate competitor. Proudly Swiss and German citizen made from Vietnamese parts and proudly married to a Brazilian.
During this path, I had the opportunity to live in many places and learn several languages. I am native in Vietnamese and German, fluent in English, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. I also used to speak some basic Hebrew, but it got a bit rusty over the years...
While I have always been passionate about academic research, I was also keen to gain practical experience in industry since my teenage years. Below you can find some examples of employers I have worked for, ranging from small enterprises to multinational companies as well as my first endeavour as an entrepreneur.
In January 2022 I have co-founded Combat IQ, where I apply my expertise to service sports organizations like the UFC . Our team of 9 people develops computer vision solutions with a variety of applications, such as sports statistics for broadcast enhancement and performance analytics as well as sponsorship analytics .
Between October 2015 and June 2016 I supported the power grids team of the EW Höfe AG in their digitalization processes. I was responsible for the preparation and processing of data from geographic information systems.
Between September 2014 and February 2015 I was employed as a full-time intern at ABB Switzerland. I worked in the High Voltage Products department and supported the team in developing and testing new components for high voltage direct current gas insulated substations (HVDC GIS).
Between May 2009 and July 2010 I worked as a web developer for Mediendesign Ellegast. This was a part-time job I did during my final year of high school. For the projects, I used HTML, CSS, PHP and several CMS systems.
Please find below a selection of research projects that I have conducted in the course of my scientific career. You can find the related publications on my Google Scholar and Researchgate profiles. In the following you will also find a summary of my other activities related to research such as peer reviewing, committee memberships and grant applications.
The Thymio Escape Game is an immersive learning activity that I developed during my PhD at EPFL. The objective is to playfully introduce children to robotics by adapting the game dynamics of escape rooms. Until today, the game has been played by more than 600 people - including middle schoolers at the 2020 Atlanta Science Festival.
Another field that I studied during my PhD are Tangible Programming Languages (TPLs). I led the development of several TPLs that allow students to program robots using computer vision algorithms and simple craft materials such as paper and cardboard (video demo). The goal is to make such approaches more accessible and practical for classrooms activities.
In the context of my master thesis, I developed a personalization algorithm for a robotic upper-limb exoskeleton used for the rehabiliation of post-stroke patients. As part of the project, I was also involved in the clinical trials with patients and medical staff. The project resulted in several scientific publications as well as a patent.
Please find below a summary of my teaching activities at ETH Zürich and EPFL. These include activities such as lecturing courses, monitoring lab and exercise sessions as well as assisting in the supervision of Master and PhD theses.