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Maximilian Rössler

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Experience

Work

2022 – Present

Tech Lead Data Scientist

Shift Technology, Paris

Tech Lead 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

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

PhD Thesis

Academic Work

Towards a Dimension Formula for Automorphic Forms on O(II_2,10)

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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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.

On the Road

Travel

I enjoy traveling.

62

Countries visited

5

Continents visited

Countries Visited

Trip Timeline

Through the Lens

Photography

A peek into my photo archive.

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Reading Projects

Reading

I have a few reading projects.

Reading the World

159/193

Countries read

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

Nobel Prize Journey

93/122

Nobel laureates read

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

Reading the World Map

159/193

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

Oliver Burkeman Four Thousand Weeks

Recent Reading

Travel Companion

Fred on Tour

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

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Blog

Thoughts, notes, and technical write-ups.

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Visualizations

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

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Off the Clock

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

The following is a collection of resources I find interesting:

Podcasts

I like to listen to podcasts. The following I can recommend:

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Get in Touch

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