Robert Bamler
Principal Researcher (joined Just Before Announcement Of Site Closure, So Back On The Job Market) at Nokia
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Summary
👤
Senior🎓
Top SchoolRobert Bamler is a principal researcher and machine-learning scientist with 14 years of experience bridging theoretical physics and applied AI, currently working on MPEG-AI standards and on-device model (de-)compression at Nokia in Munich. He led a university ML group as a professor, secured €1.2M via an Emmy Noether grant, and supervised multiple PhD and MSc students while publishing at top ML conferences. His work focuses on AI infrastructure—especially model compression—and ML methods for video compression, contributing to international standardization (MPEG, JVET). Earlier roles include postdoctoral research on scalable approximate Bayesian inference and applied NLP at UC Irvine and Disney Research, reflecting strong probabilistic modeling expertise. He combines deep theoretical training (PhD in theoretical statistical physics) with hands-on engineering to accelerate generative AI inference on devices. An uncommon strength is his track record of translating advanced statistical physics techniques into practical ML compression and standardization outcomes.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Theoretical Statistical Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Theoretical Statistical Physics at University of CologneMaster's degree (German Diploma) Theoretical Statistical Physics, Master's degree (German Diploma) Theoretical Statistical Physics at Technical University of MunichTheoretical Physics, Theoretical Physics at Universidad de Granada
English, German, Spanish, French
Stackoverflow
179reputation
7kreached
3answers
3questions
Github Skills (94)
metal10
gpu10
compression10
rust-lang10
editor10
graphic10
python-api10
compiler10
rust10
opengl10
vulkan10
electron10
data-science10
typescript10
docstrings10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
robamler/bluepaper
Oct 2019 - Jan 2023
Export Dropbox Paper documents to valid and clean LaTeX.
Contributions:120 commits, 33 PRs, 74 pushes in 3 years 4 months
dropbox
robamler/dontprint
Feb 2013 - May 2016
Firefox add-on to send scientific articles to your e-reader directly from journal websites.
Contributions:5 releases, 273 commits, 30 pushes in 3 years 4 months
firefox
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.