HELLO, MY NAME IS

Maximilian Rössler

Math, Data, Travel, Photography, Literature.

Data scientist and math PhD, based in Paris, France.

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Work

2022 – PRESENT

(Senior) Data Scientist

Shift Technology, Paris

(Senior) Data Scientist at Shift Technology, a Paris-based InsurTech, working on the Shift Claims product, automating claim processing and management.

2016 – 2021

(Post-)Doctoral Researcher/Research Assistant

TU Darmstadt

Research in complex geometry and number theory, focusing on 10-dimensional orthogonal Shimura varieties. Teaching and student supervision. Academic administration.

Skills & Technologies

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Academic Work

PhD Thesis

Towards a Dimension Formula for Automorphic Forms on O(II2,10)

Completed in 2021 at TU Darmstadt. Research focused on computing dimension formulas for certain orthogonal modular forms using the Hirzebruch-Riemann-Roch theorem and toroidal compactifications.

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Research Interests

Number Theory

Automorphic forms, vector-valued modular forms, orthogonal Shimura varieties.

Algebraic Geometry

Moduli varieties, toroidal compactifications, and intersection theory.

M.Sc. Mathematics (2014-2015): Specialization in algebra and analysis. Minor in Computer Science (Cryptography/Security).

B.Sc. Mathematics (2012-2014): Minor in Theoretical Physics.

Travel

I enjoy traveling.

58

Countries visited

5

Continents visited

Trip Timeline

Photography

A peek into my photo archive.

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Reading

I have a few reading projects.

Reading the World

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Countries read

Reading at least one book from every UN country. Roughly following population order; biggest country still missing: Equatorial Guinea.

Nobel Prize Journey

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Nobel laureates read

Counting back through the Nobel Prize in Literature. Latest unread laureate: Pearl S. Buck (1938).

Reading the World Map

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Map showing countries with completed readings.

Nobel Prize Timeline

Scroll to explore all laureates. Highlighted = read, gray = unread.

General Book Recommendations

Ulrich Becher The Woodchuck Hunt
Ted Chiang Stories of Your Life / Exhalation
David van Reybrouck Congo
Fyodor Dostoevsky Crime and Punishment
Ahmadou Kourouma Waiting for the Wild Beasts to Vote
Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom
Orhan Pamuk Snow
Roberto Bolaño 2666
Karl Ove Knausgård My Struggle I
Jorge Luis Borges Ficciones

Recent Reading

Blog

Thoughts, notes, and technical write-ups.

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Fred on Tour

Fred is a small bear with a full passport. He joins me on most of my trips.

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Visualizations

I like to play around with data, click here for more.

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Misc

Doing Good

I have pledged to donate 10% of my income to effective charities, focusing on global health, animal welfare, and existential risk reduction.

Volunteering

Charitable Giving

Current Targets

for my regular donations, and the following ones on a randomly rotating base

Resources

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Podcasts

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Get in Touch

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