Dr. Caroline Löbhard
I support small and medium-sized businesses in the technical sector with the use and integration of their company data—through custom web development, reliable interfaces, and expert consulting.
Efficient. Secure. Tailored.
My Offer
Software Development, DevOps
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Python, django, pandas, numpy, dash, jinja, django deployment with docker, automation of updates, pip-tools, testing, CI pipelines
I am working with python maybe since 2015, starting with scientific software development based on FEniCS, openFOAM, etc., moving to django app development, intense work with financial data with mongo DB, dash, pandas, numpy. Deployment and CI routines, github workflows, advanced testing with unittest.
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Typo3, Typo3 Extbase, php, Typo3 deployment with composer, ddev, git
I have developed Typo3 extensions since 2020. Sample project https://wiwa.de with customized data structures, automatized data loading, professional deployment routines, etc.
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Javascript, Css, Json, xml, xslt, SQL, mongoDB
I started to work with Javascript building filters, custom data transformation functions, with testing and CI pipelines in Jenkins in 2024. This web page is built based on xml data and XSLT (some fun in my spare time), I have been working with financial data on mongoDB a lot.
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git, github, gitlab, Emacs, LaTeX, TikZ, svg
Version control is king :) I love my good old Emacs since, I can't even remember anymore. As a mathematician I have extensively used LaTex typesetting and also expert level TikZ.
Mathematics, Optimization, Data Things
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Problem Solving and Analytical Thinking
Very quick understanding and strong ability to efficiently and creatively solve complex problems.
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Data Analysis and Modeling
Expertise in complex mathematical modeling, statistical analyses, and data-driven decision-making. For portfolio optimization, a database (MongoDB, SQL) with structured financial and sustainability data was designed, including automated ETL processes, quality checks, and APIs. As IT consultant I have defined json schemata and data quality checks to safeguard automatized publication of several hundred thousand data sets in encapsulaten web pages.
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Technology Trends and AI
Familiar with current developments in the tech and fintech industries, particularly in the field of AI. I am familiar with the algorithms behind AI models and I use AI tooling when appropriate. Based on scientific work in the field of nonsmooth optimization, I have for instance developed innovative models for automated and sustainable fund management.
Project Management, Legal Understanding, Communication
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Strategic Planning and Project Management
I like to plan projects and tailor work packages, I did this as a scientist, and lateron when founding my own company. I have successfully led a fintech startup from its founding to scaling. I am experienced in coordinating complex projects, including budget planning and goal tracking, for example, within the framework of the Pro FIT project funding by the IBB (approx. € 1 million), or the European Union's Women Tech EU Grant (€ 75 000).
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Regulatory Knowledge, Communication and Negotiation
I am experienced with data privacy regulation DSGVO, web content accessibility guidelines and also with legal and regulatory requirements in the fintech sector, e.g. CSRD/Offenlegungsverordnung/Taxonomieverordnung or issues associated with licenses and technologies for implementing digital asset management. Quite talented in reading legal/regulatory texts.
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Team Leadership and Talent Development
Built and led an interdisciplinary team of up to 12 employees, fostering initiative, innovation, and collaboration. Experience in recruiting and HR management.
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Languages
Native German speaker, fluent in English. Basic knowledge of French, Spanish, and Russian.
Experience
IT Consultant
Working of web development projects, e.g.
Typo3 development
Development of a TYPO3 Extension for automatized integration of technical data from the company ERP system on the company web page. Conceptioning of data interfaces, definition of quality checks and implementation of warning systems.
Tools/qualifications: Typo3, php, data science, git, json
Scalable Web Content Generation
Further development of software for the automated generation of several hundred thousand web pages from JSON datasets. Development of data interfaces, quality checks, and alert systems. Development of automated software tests for continuous delivery.
Tools/qualifications: JavaScript, Json, data savety, web application savety, test automation
Django Development and DevOps Automation
Updating a Django application, automation of software testing and Jenkins pipelines for continuous development.
Tools/qualifications: Django, Python, Docker, Git, Continuous Delivery, IT infrastructure, Jenkins
Internationalization and Content Automation
Development of a concept for the automated integration of new languages from master data into various customer interfaces. Integration of quality checks and automated translation routines in Typo3/PHP and JavaScript. Ensuring continuous delivery standards.
Tools/qualifications: data interfaces, Typo3, php, javascript, json, IT consulting, Continuous Delivery
CEO and Founder
Development of a digital asset management platform using cutting-edge technologies; responsible for project and financial planning as well as business development.
Research fellow (Postdoc)
Research group ``Nonsmooth Variational Problems and Operator Equations'' (Prof. M. Hintermüller)
Scientific work in the fields of simulation and optimization
interdisciplinary collaboration for project proposals and reports as well as presentations at international conferences and within the scope of knowledge transfer.Project and event management
organization of the ``International Conference on Continuous Optimization 2019'' (ICCOPT) at TU Berlin, coordination of meetings and decisions, contract reviewing, communication with service companies; support of the coordination of the DFG Priority Programm (SPP) 1962.Web/IT development
e.g., conference web page 2019: https://iccopt2019.berlinprint materials 2019: conference book
project web page 2016: https://spp1962.wias-berlin.de
Assistant professor ("Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben")
Lecturing in basic courses in mathematics, e.g., "Mathematik für Naturwissenschaftler", responsibility for examimantions, reviewing of Bachelor and Master theses.
03/2015 - 09/2015 Parental leave
Research fellow (PhD student)
Mathematical Optimization, Prof. M. Hintermüller
Working for my PhD theses on adaptive finite element methods (AFEM) for the optimal control of variational inequalities in function space, event management.
Research fellow
Review article on adaptive finite element methods, collaboration for lecture notes, book chapters and others, event organization.
Education
PhD in Applied Mathematics
Supervisor: Prof. M. Hintermüller
Diploma in Mathematics
Personal Interests
Music
Recorder/vocals in a band since 2000, music production
Bauernschloss e.V.
Craft restoration, landscaping and event organisation
Graphics/web design
Web pages, CD-cover artwork, conference materials and logo
References
Publications
- Caroline Löbhard, Henrike Hein, Quantitative Investing und Nachhaltigkeit (Künstliche Intelligenz für soziale Geldanlagen), Portfolio Journal, 2023
- Caroline Löbhard, Jennifer Rasch, Sustainable Portfolio Selection - An Approach To Impact Modelling, LSEG Developer Community, 2022
- Caroline Löbhard, Jennifer Rasch, Sustainable Portfolio Selection - Markowitz goes ESG, LSEG Developer Community, 2021
- Charles Brett, Charles Elliott, Michael Hintermüller, Caroline Löbhard, Mesh Adaptivity in Optimal Control of Elliptic Variational Inequalities with Point-Tracking of the State, Interfaces and Free Boundaries, 17, 2015
- Michael Hintermüller, Caroline Löbhard, An l1-penalty scheme for the optimal control of elliptic variational inequalities, Numerical Analysis and Optimization (Vol. 134 of Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics), 2015
- Caroline Löbhard, Optimal Control of Elliptic Variational Inequalities: Numerical Methods and Point Tracking Objectives, PhD Thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2015
- Michael Hintermüller, Antoine Laurain, Carlos Rautenberg, Caroline Löbhard, Thomas Surowiec, Elliptic Mathematical Programs with Equilibrium Constraints in Function Space: Optimality Conditions and Numerical Realization, in Trends in PDE Constrained Optimization, Birkhäuser, 2014
- A. Gaevskaya, Michael Hintermüller, Ronald Hoppe, Caroline Löbhard, Adaptive finite elements for optimally controlled elliptic variational inequalities of obstacle type, In: Optimization with PDE Constraints (R.H.W. Hoppe, ed.), Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering, Vol. 101, 2014
- Michael Hintermüller, Ronald Hoppe, Caroline Löbhard, A dual-weighted residual approach to goal-oriented adaptivity for optimal control of elliptic variational inequalities, ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations, 20, (2) 2014
- Michael Hintermüller, Caroline Löbhard, Solvability and stationarity for the optimal control of variational inequalities with point evaluations in the objective functional, PAMM, Vol. 13, (1) 2013
- Carsten Carstensen, Martin Eigel, Caroline Löbhard, Ronald Hoppe, A Review of Unified A Posteriori Finite Element Error Control, Numer. Math. Theor. Meth. Appl., 5, 2012
Public talks
- Goldmarie Webinar 6/2024, Nachhaltig Geld anlegen.
- Goldmarie Webinar 5/2024, So funktioniert deine Geldanlage bei Goldmarie Finanzen.
- Slush Helsinki 11/2023, Helsinki Messukeskus, German Pitching Stage, Goldmarie Finanzen.
- BSBI Keynote 11/2022, BSBI Campus Berlin, Founding a Fintech.
- Goldmarie Webinar 1/2024, Aufgeräumte Finanzen für ein entspanntes Jahr: Praktische Tipps für mehr Ersparnisse und kluge Investitionen.
- Goldmarie Webinar 1/2024, Aufgeräumte Finanzen für ein entspanntes Jahr: Welche Geldanlage passt zu mir?.
- WIAS Career Development 1/2024, Weierstraß-Institut für angewandte Analysis und Stochastik (WIAS Berlin), How I came from academia to industry.
- Pitch Events 2024, FIBE Pitch Perfect, presenting Goldmarie Finanzen.
- Pitch Events 2023, Promotion Nordhessen, Frankfurt; Investors' Day TU Berlin; Pitch Club Frankfurt; Digital Finance Conference; Female StartAperitivo; hub.berlin by bitkom, presenting Goldmarie Finanzen.
- Pitch Events 2022, presenting Goldmarie Finanzen.
- Girls' Day 2019, WIAS, Simpson sucht die Null: Wie eine uralte Idee heute genutzt wird.
- Girls' Day 2017, WIAS, Simpson sucht die Null: Wie eine uralte Idee heute genutzt wird.
- Tag der Mathematik 2016, FU Berlin, Simpson sucht die Null: Wie eine uralte Idee heute genutzt wird.
- Tage der Forschung 2014, Berlin-Adlershof, Simpson sucht die Null -- Wozu man Nullstellen braucht und wie man sie finden kann.
- Tag der Mathematik 2014, TU Berlin, Das Newton-Verfahren in der Praxis: Was Simpson alles kann!.
Events
- WebSummit 11/2024, Lisbon, Portugal
- Slush 11/2024, Helsinki, Finland
- Konferenz nachhhaltige Geldanlagen, 9/2024, Frankfurt
- Slush 11/2023, Helsinki, Finland
- Tag der offenen Tür bei der Baader Bank AG 6/2023, München
- Vergabefeier des FNG Siegel, 12/2024, Frankfurt
- Vermögensverwalterforum der Baader Bank AG 9/2023, München
- 5th Digital Future 2019, Berlin
- 2nd ROMSOC Ethics Workshop, 07/2019, Erlangen
- ROMSOC MidtermCheck/3rd Supervisory Board Meeting, 11/2018, Bremen
- Jahrestreffen DFG SPP1962 2018, Kremmen
- 1st ROMSOC Ethics Workshop, 07/2018, Nürnberg
- Oberwolfach Workshop 1815, 2018, Challenges in Optimal Control of Nonlinear PDE-Systems
- ROMSOC First Supervisory Board Meeting, 10/2017, Berlin
- Leibniz Symposium, Biomaterial-based Approaches in Personalized Medicine, 2017, Berlin
- SFB-Workshop, Mariatrost, 2017, Graz, Modelling and Simulation in Biomechanics
- Annual meeting 2017 of the DFG SPP 1962, WIAS Berlin
- Autumn School on Nonsmooth Structures in Mathematical Models 2017 DFG SPP 1962, WIAS Berlin
- Annual meeting 2016 of the DFG SPP 1962, WIAS Berlin
- ICCP 2014, HU Berlin: Website, IT, graphic design
- Oberwolfach Seminar 1448b 2014, Projection Based Model Reduction: Reduced Basis Methods, Proper Orthogonal Decomposition, and Low Rank Tensor Approximations
- SFB-Workshop 2014, Mariatrost, Graz, Modelling and Simulation in Biomechanics
- VI Symposium 2013, HU Berlin, Organisation, Website, IT
- Abschlusstreffen DFG SPP1253, Banz 2013
- PDE's/MASDOC Workshop 2012, University of Warwick, UK
- Oberwolfach Seminar 1047b 2010, Mathematics of PDE Constrained Optimization
- Annual meeting DFG SPP 1253, 2010, Freising
- Oberwolfach Workshop 0925 2009, Computational Multiscale Methods
- AFEM Workshops in Prague/CEU Budapest (2009)
- Joined Advanced Student School der TU München 2008, St. Petersburg, Russland
- Ferienakademie der TU München 2005, 2008, Sarntal, Italien
Research talks
- Workshop on Industrial Mathematics 10/2019, Strobl, Austria, Adaptive finite element methods for optimization problems with non-smoothness.
- International Conference on Continuous Optimization 8/2019, TU Berlin, Space-time discretization for parabolic optimal control problems with state constraints.
- PGMO Days 11/2017, EDF Lab Paris-Saclay, Parabolic becomes elliptic: A solution method with space-time adaptivity for parabolic optimal control problems with state constraints.
- Non-Smooth Systems 10/2017, TU Darmstadt, An Adaptive Discontinuous Galerkin Method for a Parabolic Optimal Control Problem with State Constraints.
- French-German-Italian Conference on Optimization 9/2017, Uni Paderborn, Space-time discretization of a parabolic optimal control problem with state constraints.
- Research Seminar 6/2017, WIAS/HU Berlin
- OCIP 2014, TU München, An elastic mode algorithm for the optimal control of elliptic variational inequalities.
- Research seminar SoSe 2014, HU Berlin, An elastic mode algorithm for the optimal control of variational inequalities.
- EUCCO 2013, Chemnitz, An adaptive algorithm for the optimal control of variational inequalities with pointwise objective functionals.
- Seminar SoSe 2013, HU Berlin, Adaptive Finite Elemente Methoden in der Optimierung bei partiellen Differentialgleichungen: Ein DWR-Fehlerschätzer für ein Optimierungsproblem mit Variationsungleichungsnebenbedingung.
- GAMM Annual Meeting 2013, Novi Sad, Serbien, Solvability, stationarity and a solution algorithm for the optimal control of variational inequalities with pointwise objective functionals.
- Applied PDEs working Seminar 3/, University of Warwick, UK, Optimal control with point evaluations and elliptic variational inequalities: Solvability and stationarity conditions.
- Research seminar 12/2012, HU Berlin, Optimal control with point evaluations and elliptic variational inequalities: Solvability and stationarity conditions.
- ISMP 08/2012, TU Berlin, Optimal control of elliptic variational inequalities: A mesh-adaptive finite element solver.
- Matheon Workshop 12/2011, TU Berlin, Optimal control of elliptic variational inequalities: A mesh-adaptive finite element solver.
- RMMM 2011, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, Error Estimators in the optimal control of elliptic variational inequalities.
- Research seminar 2011, HU Berlin, Optimalitätsbedingungen erster Ordnung für die Volatilitätskalibrierung bei amerikanischen Optionen.
- SIGOPT 2011, Lambrecht/Pfalz, Optimal control of elliptic variational inequalities: A mesh-adaptive finite element solver.
- Research seminar 02/2011, HU Berlin, AFEM für ein optimales Kontrollproblem.
Teaching
HU Berlin, 2011-2016
- Vorlesung und Übung Mathematik 2 für Naturwissenschaftler (04/2016)
- Vorlesung und Übung Mathematik 1 für Naturwissenschaftler (10/2014, 10/2015)
- Übung Optimierung bei partiellen Differentialgleichungen (Dr. Rautenberg, 10/2015)
- Übung Analysis 1* (Prof. Hintermüller, 10/2014)
- Proseminar Lineare Optimierung (04/2014)
- Übungsleitung Analysis für Physiker (PD Recke, 04/2014)
- Übungsleitung Lineare Algebra für Informatiker 1,2 (Prof. Reiß, 2011-2012; Prof. Griewank, 04/2014)
TU München, 2004-2008
- Übungsleitung Analysis 3-4 (Prof. Suris, 2007/08)
- Repetitorien zu den Vorlesungen Lineare Algebra 1-2, Analysis 1 (2007-2008)
- Übungsleitung Analysis 1 (Prof. Rößler, 2007/08)
- Übungsleitung Lineare Algebra 1-2 (Prof. Rößler, 2006/07)
- Übungsleitung/Korrektur Analysis für Physiker 1-3 (Prof. Castrigiano, 2005-2007)
- Übungsleitung/Korrektur Lineare Algebra 1-2 (Prof. Heise, 2004-2005)