Oliver Weissl Senior Data Scientist & PhD Candidate
About
Hello, I’m Oliver Weißl, a Senior Data Scientist at NorCom and a PhD candidate at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Previously, I was a researcher at fortiss GmbH. My academic journey began with a Bachelor’s degree in Artificial Intelligence from Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, followed by a Master’s in Information Studies at the University of Amsterdam (UvA).
My research focuses on testing of Deep Learning Systems, by exploiting knowledge encoded in latent spaces. Testing plays a critical role across various domains to ensure that a system functions as intended. However, the complexity of DL models makes effective testing both more challenging and more essential.
Currently, I am exploring how latent representations in generative models can be used to test deep neural networks more effectively. Other research interests include classical and population-based optimization, evolutionary computing, robotics, machine learning, and quantum computing.
Timeline
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09.2026 – now
Senior Data Scientist
NorCom, Munich
Scaling RAG solutions from thousands to millions of files.
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09.2024 – 06.2026
Researcher
fortiss GmbH, Munich
Applied AI research in industry and public-sector projects; supervised Bachelor's and Master's projects on deep learning system testing.
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09.2023 – 07.2024
MSc Information Studies: Data Science
Thesis: Machine Learning Decoder for Topological Codes in 3 Dimensions
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09.2023 – 04.2024
Research Assistant
My responsibilities were the development of Revolve2, a simulator geared towards evolutionary computing in the domain of robotics, and assisting in scientific projects.
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04.2022 – 07.2024
Teaching Assistant
Courses I have been teaching and assisting in
Get in contact
If you have any questions or comments don’t hesitate to send me an email.