Niklas Kuder

Computer Science MSc • Software Engineer • AI Specialist

About

I’m a Computer Science MSc student at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) focusing on Artificial Intelligence. My studies include areas such as Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Reinforcement Learning, and Data Science. Alongside implementation, I’ve also studied the underlying mathematical concepts and explored their applications across various domains.

Location

Karlsruhe, Germany

Contact

contact@niklas-kuder.de

Open to engineering roles in AI, backend, and software development.

Experience

Software Engineer

Daedalus GmbH • Oct 2022 – Present

  • Automated production processes
  • Implemented microservices to monitor factory state
  • Led experimental development of deep learning models (e.g. VAEs) to encode CAD parts and evaluate similarity metrics
  • Enhanced developer experience by modernizing the codebase and enforcing code style consistency through CI automation

Software Engineering Intern

Daedalus GmbH • May 2022 – Oct 2022

  • Designed and implemented an internal factory management system

Practical Software Engineering

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology • Apr 2021 – Sept 2021

  • Led frontend development for an XAI user study website
  • Built backend components with Django and a RESTful API

Education

Oct 2023 – Present

MSc Computer Science

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Specialization: Artificial Intelligence
Current Status: Ongoing

Oct 2019 – Sept 2023

BSc Computer Science

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Final Grade: 2.0

Skills

Python
TypeScript
SQL
Swift
Java
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Natural Language Processing
Reinforcement Learning
Data Science

Interests

Piano
Sports
Cooking
Reading
Home Lab