Nik Dennler recently graduated with a Ph. D. in Computer Science and Neuromorphic Systems, from the University of Hertfordshire and the International Centre of Neuromorphic Systems at Western Sydney University.

His research involves the exploration and development of novel sensor platforms and the design of suitable algorithms, leading to improvements in the current state-of-the-art of rapid olfactory sensing. Further interests include efficient sensory coding, neuromorphic computing, and applications thereof.

He got his B. Sc. in Physics from the University of Zurich (2018) and his M. Sc. in Neural Systems and Computation, from ETH Zurich and University of Zurich (2021). Further, he worked in various industrial research labs, such as Sensirion AG, IBM Research—Zurich, and Sony Electronics.

Experience

  • 2021–present
    Ph. D. Graduate in Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University
  • 2020–2021
    Data Scientist, University Hospital Basel
  • 2018–2019
    Research Assistant and Software Engineer, Sony Electronics
  • 2019–2019
    Visiting Student , IBM Research—Zurich
  • 2018–2018
    Research Intern, Sensirion AG

Education

  • 2024 
    University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, Ph. D. in Computer Science
  • 2020 
    University of Zurich and ETHZ, M. Sc. in Neural Systems and Computation
  • 2018 
    University of Zurich, B. Sc. in Physics

Contact Nik for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision