Student Researcher

Osamah Sufyan

Machine learning researcher with a background in theoretical physics, focused on medical imaging, computer vision, and robust AI systems.

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I am a machine learning researcher with a parallel focus in theoretical physics. My work sits at the intersection of AI and physics, with a strong interest in building more robust learning systems through principled mathematical structure.

Experience

08.2025-Present

Machine Learning Researcher

University of Applied Sciences Koblenz

  • Researching optimization dynamics and robustness in deep learning.
  • Exploring physics-inspired inductive biases for reliable model generalization.

04.2024-07.2025

Research Assistant

Technical University Ilmenau

  • Spiking neural networks.
  • Reservoir computing with resonant tunneling diodes.
  • Nonlinear dynamics and connections to machine learning performance.

07.2023-02.2024

Consultant

d-fine GmbH @ KPMG Germany

  • Explored consulting roles in IT and banking regulation.
  • Worked on the development of a counterparty credit risk engine using object-oriented Python for a major international bank.

04.2022-06.2023

Research Assistant

Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg

  • State-of-the-art quantum many-body theory.
  • Numerical modelling of topological states of matter.
  • Scientific computing.

Education

2020-2021

MSc in Theoretical Physics

University of Oxford

  • Awarded the Thatcher Scholarship.

2017-2020

BSc in Physics

Technical University Berlin

  • Awarded a scholarship from the Government of Yemen.

Skills

Computer vision, deep learning, transformers, LLMs, optimization, probability, statistical mechanics, theoretical physics, PyTorch, Python, and mathematical modelling.

Contact

osamah95av@gmail.com · github.com/Osamah-Sufyan · linkedin.com/in/osama-suf-497a13202/

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