About Me
Welcome! I'm Vi, a student at Stanford University finishing up my B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a coterminal M.S. in Computer Science, graduating in Spring 2026. I'm a member of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society.
I'm currently a researcher at the Hazy Research Lab under Professor Christopher Ré. My research interests span efficient ML/AI systems, GPU kernel optimization, hardware-software co-design, and sustainable scientific computing.
Previously, I was the national valedictorian in Germany for the Abitur 2022. Outside of research, I'm deeply passionate about education, sustainability, and exploring the outdoors.
Feel free to reach out via email to explore potential collaborations, academic projects, or new ideas.
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Experience
Research
Stanford University • PI: Prof. Christopher Ré
- Python-to-Verilog LLM-driven hardware generation
- High-performance GPU kernel optimization
- Intelligence Per Watt: A Study of Local Intelligence Efficiency
- Minions: Cost-efficient Collaboration Between On-device and Cloud Language Models
Stanford University • Advisor: Prof. Greg Buchak
- Shadow banking: quantitative analysis of non-bank financial intermediation
University of Bremen • Bremen, Germany
- Applied Folk Theorem and Grim-Trigger equilibria to model sustained cooperation in repeated games
Industry
Jump Trading LLC • New York City, NY
- Real-time market microstructure analysis and execution optimization
Jump Trading LLC • Chicago, IL
- High-performance computing and GPU-accelerated trading systems
Tesla, Inc. • Austin, TX
- AI infrastructure for Autopilot/Optimus; powertrain cell optimization and central utilities systems
Lürssen Yachts • Bremen, Germany
- Methanol fuel-cell propulsion system for world's first zero-emission superyacht (Project Cosmos)
BMW • Munich, Germany
- Computer vision and predictive modeling for automotive applications
Mercedes-Benz • Bremen, Germany
- Manufacturing process optimization and quality assurance systems
German Bundestag • Berlin, Germany
- Policy analysis and legislative research on technology and innovation
Volkswagen / Solar Farm / Beck's Brewery • Germany and China
- Cross-industry exposure to automotive, renewable energy, and industrial automation
Selected Course Projects
Technical Skills
CUDA, Nsight Compute, PTX/SASS analysis, Verilog, embedded C++, Vivado, Simulink
PyTorch Distributed (DDP, NCCL), JAX, physics-informed neural networks, PPO
Yosys, Icarus Verilog, PostgreSQL, FastAPI, MATLAB
Python, C++, C, SQL; Mandarin (native), German (fluent), English (fluent), French (B2), Spanish (intermediate)