Alexander Klemps

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
Blohmstraße 15 (Building HIP One)
21079 Hamburg
Room: 4.005

OPAL-FEL | Optimized Laser Pulses for Free-Electron Lasers
Supervisors: Dr. Henrik Tünnermann (DESY), Dr. Ye Lining Chen (DESY), Prof. Nihat Ay (TUHH)

Alexander studied Mathematics with minor in theoretical physics in Halle (Saale). At the end of 2019, he obtained my Master’s degree having specialized in numerical mathematics and algebra. During his studies, he worked as a working student for a start-up in the field of computer vision, which was the first time for him to get in touch with machine learning and the concept of artificial intelligence. After his graduation, he continued to work as software developer for three more years, with a strong focus on databases, interface design and networking.
In his current research, he explores ways to optimize the beam emittance in photoinjectors of Free-Electron-Lasers by virtue of machine learning, involving the seeding of simulation data at large scale and the incorporation of experimental data gained at the European XFEL at the Campus Bahrenfeld. Besides the implementation of an expressive machine learning model, he is also interested in the mathematical justification of the chosen approach, involving studies in the fields of statistical learning theory and the theory of inverse problems.