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General Information
| Full Name | Daniel May |
| Languages | English (fluent), German (native) |
Education
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2025 - now Dr.techn. (equivalent to PhD), Informatics
TU Wien, Austria - Working on AI and sustainability, exploring energy-efficient computing and optimization techniques in high-performance and edge AI systems.
- Advisor: Prof. Ivona Brandić
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2021 - 2025 Dipl.-Ing. (equivalent to MSc), Business Informatics
TU Wien, Austria - Average grade: 1.1 (1 = best, 5 = worst)
- Focus
- Data analytics
- Management science
- Economic modeling
- Thesis: Neural network splitting for energy-efficient Edge-AI
- Advisor: Prof. Ivona Brandić
- Co-Advisor: Shashikant Ilager
- My thesis was awarded the netidee Scholarship by the Internet Foundation Austria in 2024.
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2020 - 2022 Bachelor with Honors, Informatics
TU Wien, Austria - Average grade: 1.1 (1 = best, 5 = worst)
- Focus
- Data analytics
- Management science
- Economic modeling
- Summer school on Data Science and Big Data Analytics, University College London, 2022.
- Mentor: Prof. Christian Huemer
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2018 - 2021 BSc, Software & Information Engineering
TU Wien, Austria - Average grade: 1.0 (1 = best, 5 = worst)
- Focus
- Mathematics, Statistics and Theoretical Computer Science
- Algorithms and programming
- Computer science and society
- Thesis: Prediction of End-of-Life Stages using Random Forests
- Advisor: Prof. Peter Filzmoser
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2012 - 2017 Higher Technical Diploma, Information Technology
Technologisches Gewerbemuseum (TGM), Vienna, Austria - Average grade: 1.0 (1 = best, 5 = worst)
- Focus
- Software Development
- Information Systems
- Applied Maths
- Best student of the school 2017, honoured with an average grade of 1.00 over all courses of all five years.
- Diploma work: Physical Authentication System (focus on facial recognition)
Experience
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02/2025 - now PreDoc Researcher
TU Wien, Austria - I am part of the HPC Research Group led by Prof. Ivona Brandić.
- My research focuses on sustainability in AI, exploring energy-efficient computing and optimization techniques in high-performance and edge AI systems.
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02/2024 - 01/2025 Research Assistant (Student Staff)
TU Wien, Austria - I am part of the HPC Research Group led by Prof. Ivona Brandić.
- My research focuses on energy-efficient computing and optimization techniques edge AI systems.
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01/2020 - now Software Engineer
myCTS, Austria - Developing and maintaining customized software solutions with Intersystems.
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09/2017 - 12/2019 Software Engineer
Alumni Club of TGM, Austria - Database Maintenance & Engineering, Website Maintenance, Software Development
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08/2017 - 06/2018 Paramedic (Civilian Service)
Austrian Red Cross, Austria -
07/2015 IT Support Assistant (Internship)
OMV, Austria -
07/2014 IT Assistant (Internship)
A&R TECH, Austria -
07/2013 IT Assistant (Internship)
A&R TECH, Austria
Honors and Awards
- netidee Scholarship Master’s Thesis by Internet Foundation Austria, 2024. Awarded for theses that contribute to a better, more open, and transparent Internet.
- Elevate Scholarship by Palfinger, 2023. Awarded to the top master's student in Business Informatics among selected programs.
- Seeds for the future Scholarship by Huawei, 2022, 2023. Among the top 32 STEM master's students of TU Wien.
- Merit-based scholarship for outstanding academic performance, TU Wien, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.