Education

PhD studies: Sept. 2017 - Jan. 2023

Completed dissertation (Dr. rer. nat.) at RWTH Aachen University with a magna cum laude (1.0)

Dissertation title: Skill generalisation and experience acquisition for predicting and avoiding robot execution failures

Advisors: Prof. Paul G. Plöger (Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg) and Prof. Gerhard Lakemeyer (RWTH Aachen University)

Master’s studies: Oct. 2013 - Mar. 2016

M.Sc. in Autonomous Systems - Intelligent Robots at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg

Thesis title: Improving the Manipulation Skills of Service Robots by Refining Action Representations

Thesis advisors: Prof. Paul G. Plöger, Prof. Kurt-Ulrich Witt, and Anastassia Kuestenmacher

Bachelor studies: Sept. 2009 - June 2013

B.Sc. in Information Science and Technology - Information Systems, Visualisation, Multimedia, and Animation: University of Information Science and Technology (UIST), Ohrid, North Macedonia

Hobbies

I have a variety of hobbies that I dedicate some of my free time to:

• Music
  • I am primarily a metal fan (Nightwish, Epica, Arch Enemy, Kreator, etc.), but I like all sorts of music
  • Singing is one of my favourite activities (both alone and with friends); I can also play the guitar a little bit
  • I otherwise collect live concert DVDs by my favourite artists
• Books
  • I like reading novels when I have the time; I wouldn’t say I have a favourite genre, but I usually find thrillers and crime novels the most entertaining
  • I am also a big fan of the Harry Potter series (I’ve read each of those books several times)
• Films and TV shows
  • I watch movies fairly frequently, such that my favourite genres are drama and fantasy
  • When I have enough free time, I also follow different TV shows; my favourite ones are British sitcoms
• Sport
  • To relax and keep in shape, I like running or riding a bike
  • I occasionally play table tennis with friends
  • I am a football fan since I was a child; I primarily cheer for Chelsea, but I am a member of FC Köln

Travel and events

When I have an opportunity, I like visiting places and going to concerts (and taking photos). Some of the photos I’ve taken over the years can be found here.