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University

I'm currently enrolled as an undergraduate at the Technical University of Vienna where I'm taking the Computer Science course.
Since this year I'm also enrolled in the economics course of the University of Vienna.

At my computer science degree I'm currently interested in distributed systems, systems engineering, computer vision and the process of doing proper research itself. I recently wrote a literary paper on the current state of recommender system simulation (might publish it here at some point as well).

As for my economics studies I mainly started because I followed a lot more geo-political news. Might be because of a certain orange man across the pond - might be because of the current state of the world, but through my studies I wanted to further understand how nations work internally and externally.

Right now this semester finally came to a close and I've got to say it was probably one of the most stress-inducing ones I had so far. I only planned to do 27 ECTS (which is 3 credits less than you'd usually do), but somehow ended up doing 30 ECTS anyways. Whilst working a 30h/week job. For anyone who didn't study a technical degree - that's probably equal to working a full-time jobs. I hope you can understand where the "stress-inducing" part comes from now.

My biggest struggle now is starting to figure out what to write my bachelors thesis about. I have a super wide range of potential topics that interest me - from computer vision and machine learning to distributed systems and privacy applications to databases and whatsoever. Whilst some people just take the arguably simpler route and basically build a web page - I want to do something I'm proud of. This however makes the decision process a lot harder as I firstly have to figure out what to write about, then find a fitting supervisor and then convince them to let me write a thesis about the topic.

Health

Unfortunately due to a lot of stress at work and at university I had to set sports aside toward the end of last year. But I convinced myself to start jogging more again!

In early 2023 I had set myself a challenge of not drinking any alcohol, eating healthy and running a 5k in sub 30mins - during this time I was sedentary a lot (mainly because of work) and thus wanted to change that. In the spirit of this mindset I want to get back into running this year.

I've also joined a hobby soccer league ever since I moved to Vienna. It's quite nice to get back into an old hobby. Although I can really feel my body not being at a state that I was back when I played soccer haha! I tend to come home with a lot more bruises and pain than I'd like - but I still enjoy the feeling of being in a team and pushing myself.

Ever since I moved to Vienna I've also consistently been playing volleyball (although I enjoy indoor a lot more due it being more structured). My friends recently just started their own volleyball club which I've been part of! (Leave a follow @sportverein_vc_uhu)

Things that interest me right now

This year is my "Year of Bread"! 🍞🥖
Back when I lived in Spain I had a "new-things-monday" concept where I - as a total newcomer to cooking - challenged myself to cook something more inspiring than simple noodles or rice. Back then I streamed this to my friends as well which was entertaining as it was a way to stay in contact with them despite the distance. It was something that kept me grounded while showing me the fun you can have cooking (and tasting) something new.

In the same spirit of "new-things-monday" I started the "Year of Bread". So far I made regular white bread, banana bread and sesame bread - all of which were fully consumed within a day!

Also, 2026 is a very travel-intensive year I suppose. Last year I managed to visit Istanbul, Tunisia, Amsterdam, Paris, Kosovo and Bologna. This year I'm going even further abroad!

In February I'll be heading on a 10 day adventure in Japan and then 14 days in New Zealand together with my lovely girlfriend. I'll make sure to write up some things and post some pictures here!