About

I finished my Master’s in Computer Science at LMU Munich in 2025 and am now based in Japan. This is my third time living here, and I don’t plan to leave anytime soon.

I have two big loves: the Japanese language and graph theory. Both came into my life at different times, but both have shaped the direction I’ve taken.

Why Japanese?

My fascination with the Japanese language came from pattern matching between three versions of lyrics (Japanese original, Japanese romanized, German translation) in a CD booklet when I was 13 years old back in 2006. From there I went down the rabbit hole, pursuing a degree in Modern Japanese Studies with a minor in Linguistics. I spent a few years in Japan, including working in system integration.

Why Graphs?

While working in Japan, I saw graph algorithms at work in computer networks. Around the same time, I read a book about graphs in everyday life, which intrigued me and opened up a whole new world for me. I fell in love with graph theory because graphs felt natural and universal, leading to a deeper fascination with theoretical computer science. Seeing the world through graphs reveals all kinds of connections between things, which helps me appreciate both the complexity and the simplicity of the world. In 2019, I went back to university in Germany to study Computer Science.

Bonus: Science Crush Claude Shannon

Not as big as the other two, but if I had the chance to meet one person from the past, it would be Claude Shannon, father of information theory and author of my favorite paper, “A Mathematical Theory of Communication”. Without him, the world would be a different place today.