Hi, I’m Tim!
I’m currently a substitute professor at the Technical University of Munich. I am a member of the COST Action InterCoML and the Munich Center for Machine Learning.
My research lies at the intersection of mathematical analysis, optimization, and machine learning. I work on consensus-based optimization methods, robustness and stability of neural networks, and learning problems in imaging and inverse problems.
Recent Posts
STSM Grant for a Research Visit at MaLGa in Genova
I received a Short Term Scientific Mission (STSM) grant from the COST Action CA24136 - InterCoML, which funded a research visit at the Machine Learning Genoa Center (MaLGa) in Genova from 31.08. to 11.09. My hosts were Silvia Villa and Cesare Molinari, whom...
Talk at Gradient Flows Face-to-Face 6 meets Transformers in Ulm
I gave a talk titled “Mean-field models for self-attention dynamics in transformers” at the workshop Gradient Flows Face-to-Face 6 meets Transformers at Ulm University. My talk was based on the following papers:
Consensus-based optimization for linearly separable functions
Together with Christian Fiedler we posted a new preprint on Consensus-based optimization for linearly separable functions. We propose a reparametrization strategy that provably finds coordinate transformations in which the objective becomes separable, which...
Workshop on the Mathematics of Transformers at the University of Oxford
Together with José A. Carrillo, Daniel Kelly and Konstantin Riedl I organized the Workshop on the Mathematics of Transformers at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford. Around 40 researchers came together to discuss the mathematical foundati...
Online Talk at the BIRS Workshop on Interacting Particle Systems in Hangzhou
I gave an online talk titled “Mean-field Models for Self-attention Dynamics in Transformers” at the BIRS workshop Interacting Particle Systems: Theoretical Innovations and Practical Applications in Hangzhou, China. My talk was based on the following paper:
Talk at the Joint Seminar of TUM, LMU and KU Ingolstadt
I gave a talk at the joint seminar of TUM, LMU and KU Ingolstadt, hosted at KU Ingolstadt. My talk was based on the following paper:
Recent Publications
Recent Presentations
Projects
LaTeX Projects
During my time at university, LaTeX was constantly following me around and helping me out. I tried to make everything easier by producing some templates that can be reused by me and others for various projects.
Research
Here’s an overview of some of my research projects and interests.
Teaching
Here is an overview over teaching material that I published online.