Today, I am Associate Prof at the IT University of Copenhagen (ITU). I have come a long way from an interdisciplinary study program (BSc and MSc) in Computational Life Science, and then a 7y PhD in Germany (Dr.-Ing.). I got a postdoc at ITU, and the rest is history. I am proud to having prevailed in this male-dominated environment, and try to not only be a role model, but also change the system, now that I have tenure. My background is in math and computer science, and my research focusses on machine learning in the visual domain. Research for the people!

As the oldest of 6 children, I was brought into the role of ‘leading by example’ and care-taking early. I had to figure things out a lot myself, and did not have any role model in my life to guide me to towards and in University. I strive to be the mentor I never had. During my PhD I was a mentor for ‘Arbeiterkind.de’ an initiative, which promotes equal access to higher education. Since 2020, my mentoring activities have included: SPS (supporting students with challenges such as neurodiversity), Women in Machine Learning, and being mentor internally at ITU.