Summary
Matthias Pilz is a Senior Software Engineer in Berlin with eight years of experience bridging academic research and production software, currently building solutions at IVU Traffic Technologies. Trained in theoretical physics with a PhD focus on mathematics and computer science, he has led applied computer vision research and object-detection projects in collaboration with industry partners. His strengths combine deep learning and game-theoretic thinking with practical system delivery—consistently closing projects on time and on budget. Matthias is fluent in turning complex, multi-stream data problems (including self-driving and smart energy contexts) into deployable models and robust code. Colleagues describe him as highly organized, self-motivated and adept at “thinking outside the box,” with a track record of tutoring and teaching that sharpens his ability to explain technical concepts. He quietly pairs competitive programming rigor with an appetite for continuous learning, making him equally at home prototyping novel algorithms or stabilizing production services.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mathematics and Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mathematics and Computer Science at Kingston University
Master of Science, Theoretical Physics, 1.1, Master of Science, Theoretical Physics, 1.1 at Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Master of Science, Physics, Master of Science, Physics at Umeå University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics, 1.4, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics, 1.4 at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
German, English, Swedish, French