Versatile Data Scientist & Software Engineer

Bridging the gap between data insights and software solutions.

Thorsten Born

THORSTEN BORN

About Me

With a deep passion for AI-driven solutions, data pipelines, cloud-based services, and full-stack development, I specialize in machine learning, NLP, recommendation systems, and predictive analytics. I'm a bilingual professional, fluent in both German and English, and have a proven track record in delivering high-impact data solutions and software applications.

Featured Projects

zeitgaist.ai

zeitgaist.ai

An AI-powered platform designed to provide rapid insights into global financial, cultural, and intellectual events. Drawing from a diverse range of web and social media sources, users can customize their data input, even targeting specific subreddits or Twitter feeds, and use language filtering for broader global views.

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zeitgaist.social

zeitgaist.social

A groundbreaking social news aggregator distilling global social media discussions into digestible insights, enabling readers to understand contemporary issues from diverse viewpoints. With a focus on major platforms like Twitter and Reddit, it prioritizes engaging content on finance, business, and politics.

Social MediaNewsAnalytics
Foretale's Financial Toolbox

Foretale's Financial Toolbox

Foretale provides a robust financial toolbox that offers insights by visualizing media sentiment on popular indices like the S&P 500, capturing stock predictions from r/WallStreetBets, analyzing Reddit stock mentions, tracking Elon Musk's Twitter metrics, and monitoring significant cryptocurrency transactions.

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Foretale

Foretale

Foretale revolutionizes the creation of event-driven quantitative finance apps through its user-friendly FlowStudio, enabling users to design applications using a drag-and-drop interface. With a click, these flows can be deployed to run continuously on Foretale's Cloud.

No-CodeFinanceCloud
Undrafted Analytics

Undrafted Analytics

German Football-Analytics Podcast. As passionate fans skilled in Data Science and AI, we offered weekly insights every Thursday during the NFL season. (Discontinued)

PodcastSports AnalyticsNFL

Professional Experience

Founder and Lead Developer

ZEITGAIST

Aachen, Germany | March 2023 - Present

  • Spearheaded the launch of two innovative platforms:
  • zeitgaist.ai: A multilingual AI-driven chatbot offering insights into global finance, culture, and intellect. Notable features include real-time search capabilities in a vast vector database, integrated AI leveraging diverse data, and multi-language support.
  • zeitgaist.social: A groundbreaking social news aggregator distilling global social media discussions into digestible insights, enabling users to understand contemporary issues from diverse viewpoints.
  • Designed end-to-end scalable cloud infrastructure, ensuring robustness at minimal cost.

Founder and Lead Developer

Foretale

Aachen, Germany | July 2022 - Present

  • Innovated a no-code platform, foretale.io, designed for crafting event-driven quantitative finance and data applications. Its cloud-ready multi-tenant variant of Node-RED, the Foretale FlowStudio, streamlines financial data processing.
  • Designed end-to-end scalable cloud infrastructure, ensuring robustness at minimal cost.

Data Scientist / Data Engineer

HDI AG

Cologne, Germany | March 2020 - June 2022

  • Designed NLP components for unstructured customer requests, enhancing customer experience.
  • Engineered a recommendation engine for cross- and up-selling, boosting sales.
  • Deployed predictive models for resource planning, optimizing operations.

Consultant & Developer

TurnDigital GbR

Aachen, Germany | November 2019 - June 2022

  • Consulted on IT infrastructure, streamlining operations for clients.
  • Developed sales forecasting ML models, aiding businesses in data-driven decisions.

Developer

Self-Employed

Aachen, Germany | April 2018 - October 2019

  • Created and deployed a trading bot utilizing ML for cryptocurrency portfolio management.
  • Created a persistent real-time data pipeline used for trading decisions, enhancing investment strategies.

Internship

Silexica GmbH

Cologne, Germany | October 2017 - March 2018

  • Developed a demo application for AUTOSAR Adaptive.
  • Integrated an external build system for analyzing AUTOSAR Adaptive applications.
  • Conducted performance measurements on various development boards.

Education

I'm an alumnus of RWTH-Aachen University, holding a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Computer Engineering. My master's thesis, "Evolving Behavior Trees for Reinforcement Learning on Medical Databases", accentuated the potential of reinforcement learning in healthcare.