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Description

My goal is to sustainably anchor artificial intelligence in the SME sector – not by blindly chasing current technology trends, but through a consistently solution-oriented approach. For me, the focus is on creating real and measurable added value and using AI precisely where it makes a tangible difference. The DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) is particularly close to my heart, as I see enormous potential and numerous motivated people here who are willing to try new things and achieve great things together.

Expertise in the areas

Programming & Statistics:Python (PyTorch etc.), R, JavaScript, SQL

Machine Learning:Domain-specific language models (Fine-Tuning & Evaluation) in various industries, LangChain & LangGraph architectures

Cloud Infrastructure:Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3, Lambda, SageMaker), Docker (ECR)

MLOps & Data Engineering: End-to-end MLOps, Data Pipelines/ETL, Versioning & Monitoring

Data Visualization & BI

Business & Consulting:Business Consulting for SMEs, Use-Case Development, EU AI Act Compliance, Stakeholder Management

Project & Process Management:Agile Methods (Kanban), Team and Resource Planning, Change Management

Research & Teaching

Lecturer at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen for 5 years on the topics of Quantitative Methods, Social Network Analysis, and Applied Statistical Programming

Latest Publications:

Stöhr, F. (2024). Advancing language models through domain knowledge integration: a comprehensive approach to training, evaluation, and optimization of social scientific neural word embeddings. Journal of Computational Social Science, 7(2), 1753-1793.

Languages

German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

DKS Analytics GmbH
Managing Director - AI Solutions Architect & Cloud MLOps Specialist
DIGITAL AND IT
September 2023 - Today (2 years and 11 months)
Stuttgart, Germany
As a co-founder and managing director of DKS Analytics GmbH, my focus is on developing tailor-made AI and cloud solutions for SMEs together with an interdisciplinary team of project managers, business experts, and AI developers. We support companies from strategic analysis to successful technical implementation – practical, measurable, and sustainable. Of course, we also consider regulatory requirements such as the EU AI Act to create innovative solutions that are future-proof and legally sound.
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Research Assistant - PhD track
RESEARCH
September 2019 - August 2025 (5 years and 11 months)
Tübingen, Germany
Researcher in the PhD track focusing on the development and evaluation of domain-specific language models as well as the analysis of semantic networks using graph methods. Research focuses are at the intersection of Computational Social Science, Machine Learning, and social science methodology.