Leah has been part of the SUSI&James team as a software developer since April 2022. Thanks to her unique experience gained from several years in research, Leah possesses specialized expertise in areas such as machine learning.
“For me, SUSI&James is about advancing the automation of work processes and the understanding of natural language in industry.”
Leah studied computer science at Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, completing a master’s program with a focus on software engineering. For her master’s thesis, titled “Reconstruction of a Complete Neural Model from the Data of Real Spiking Neurons,” her goal was to present an algorithm that can be used to construct neural parameters for a computational model based on measured spiking neuron data. Leah’s interest in technology stems from her enthusiasm for software development. Outside of work, Leah enjoys literature, painting, listening to music, and watching movies and TV shows.
Leah spent three years supporting various research projects at the Technical University of Darmstadt. During that time, she gained extensive exposure to the fields of neuroscience and high-performance computing. She also became familiar with some of the best practices in software development and published several papers on her scientific work.
In addition, she supervised students on their theses and assisted with the preparation of lectures and assignments. Through her research position, Leah gained expertise in various topics, such as persistence layers, data mining and analysis, information retrieval, Elasticsearch, and more. The programming languages Leah is proficient in include Haskell, Java, C/C++/C#, and Python, which she now primarily uses at SUSI&James.
Leah came across our company through a job posting on the SUSI&James LinkedIn profile.
“I want to continue growing both personally and professionally with SUSI&James and also be able to work with new technologies.” ”
As a software developer, Leah writes source code, tests software, and conducts code reviews. In this work, creativity and a willingness to learn are two key qualities for Leah: “Basically, I have to figure out what the requirements for the feature are. If it’s something complex, then I think through the architecture. And that’s exactly where you need to be somewhat creative.”
She attends project meetings almost every day, where they discuss who will take on which responsibilities within a project. “In the projects, we have weekly sprints where we work on prioritized tasks.” As follow-up tasks are added, these are expanded further, so Leah has already been involved in several exciting projects. These include projects such as the SUSI front desk, support for test drives in the automotive industry, bot development using Rasa, and the development of EVA.
Leah is particularly enthusiastic about the EVA project because it serves as a universal solution across all other projects and embodies a promising vision for SUSI&James. Leah also plays a key role in ensuring that EVA is continuously developed and that new features are constantly introduced. Leah stands out for her determination to drive the company forward, strengthen communication within the team, and establish development processes to improve SUSI&James’s overall work.
Leah is politically active. She is deeply passionate about various issues that matter to her, including climate protection, peace policy, and social policy. She is enthusiastic about the LGBTQ+ movement and equal opportunity.
We’d like to thank Leah for the interview and are thrilled to have her on the team!
