CV

Contact Information

Name Maximilian Hummel
Position Doctoral Researcher @ ABB & KIT
Email maximilian.hummel@kit.edu

Experience

  • 2025 - present

    Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    PhD Candidate (Part-time)
    ABB
    Leverage architecture models, Kubernetes, and GenAI to optimize the design, configuration, and performance evaluation of cloud-native software solutions.
  • 2023 - 2024

    Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

    Master Thesis Student
    Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
    Leveraging Machine Learning for crisis propagation forecasting and early warning of stakeholders in urban areas.
  • 2023 - 2025

    Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

    Working Student | Institute for the Protection of Terrestrial Infrastructures
    Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
  • 2022 - 2023

    Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

    Bachelor Thesis Student
    Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
    Analysis and modeling of critical networks and dependencies within the urban area.
  • 2021 - 2024

    Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

    Tutor
    Technische Universität Darmstadt
    • IT Security
    • Computer Organization
    • Software Engineering
    • Computer Systems Security
  • 2021 - 2022

    St. Leon-Rot, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

    Working Student | Cloud Infrastructure Process Design
    SAP
    Process optimization in cloud infrastructure operations.
  • 2018 - 2019

    Viernheim, Germany

    Working Student | Project Management Assistant
    COM plan + service GmbH

Education

  • 2025 - 2028

    Karlsruhe, Germany

    PhD Candidate
    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
    Software Design and Quality
  • 2022 - 2025

    Darmstadt, Germany

    M.Sc.
    Technische Universität Darmstadt
    Computer Science
    • Electives: Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, IT Security, Public Key Infrastructures
  • 2019 - 2023

    Darmstadt, Germany

    B.Sc.
    Technische Universität Darmstadt
    Computer Science

Certificates

  • Scholarship Holder, Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes - Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (2022)
  • English UNIcert III (C1) - Technische Universität Darmstadt (2023)