Sandro Schönborn

Principal Scientist at ABB

Basel Metropolitan Area

About

Experience

  • ABB (9 yrs)
    • Principal Scientist at ABB Corporate Research
      Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

      Agile project lead, research topics in AI in industry, hybrid models, software systems, virtualization of real-time software

    • Senior Scientist at ABB Corporate Research
      Jul 2017 - Jun 2021 · 4 yrs

      Research scientist for Machine Learning and Data Analytics

    • Senior Scientist at ABB Future Labs
      Oct 2019 - Jul 2020 · 10 mos

      Create new business opportunities through radical innovation in technology. Build autonomous systems based on Artificial Intelligence.

  • Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Basel
    2014 - Jun 2017 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Face image analysis with Markov Chain Monte Carlo using statistical models - Probabilistic model fitting for robust face image analysis (with interactive online course) - Image manipulation applications for industrial and academic research partners - Software design and development in Scala - "Pattern Recognition" and "Probabilistic Shape Modeling" - Scala open source library "scalismo-faces" for robust face image analysis with probabilistic shape models

  • High School Science Teacher at Gymnasium Münchenstein
    2009 - 2016 · 7 yrs

    - Teaching Robotics, coaching students to build robots for the international RoboCup Junior competition - Teaching Physics (part-time)

  • PHD Researcher at University of Basel
    2009 - 2013 · 4 yrs

    Model-based computer vision, statistical modeling for face image analysis, Markov Chain Monte Carlo, robust model fitting, optimization, Bayesian methods Thesis: "Markov Chain Monte Carlo for Integrated Face Image Analysis" - Designing and maintaining C++ software for face research team - Teaching: Probabilistic Graphical Models - Integration into national research focus on image science, NCCR eikones

  • Software Developer at Stadler Elektronik AG
    2003 - 2007 · 4 yrs

    Software for selected research and development projects on micro controller platforms, mainly for X-Ray applications (part-time)