Hey, I am Felix.

I am an entrepreneurial thinking physicist.

At the moment, I am in the final project of my MBA.

In the beginning of 2021, a new chapter will begin.

To be part of my journey, to have coffee, or to recommend hiking trails:

Reach out to me via e-mail.

Interests

  • Machine Learning & Computer Vision
  • Startups & Entrepreneurship
  • Remote Sensing
  • Fitness & Strength Training
  • 10k Runs & Multi-Day Hikes

Education

  • MBA, (2021)

    Collège des Ingénieurs

  • Ph.D. in Remote Sensing and AI, 2020

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

  • M.Sc. in Particle Physics, 2017

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

  • B.Sc. in Physics, 2014

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Experience

More details on LinkedIn

 
 
 
 
 

MBA Consultant

Roche

Jul 2020 – Present Basel (CH)
Digital Biomarker Informatics; pRED Informatics
 
 
 
 
 

Consultant – Data Science, AI, and Computer Vision

Felix M. Riese – Scientific Consultant

Feb 2020 – Present Karlsruhe (DE)
Freelancing consultant for Data Science, AI, and Computer Vision.
 
 
 
 
 

Data Science Intern

FluroSat

Sep 2019 – Dec 2019 Sydney (AU)
Design and implementation of crop type classifier based on satellite images in Python; developed parallelized software on Google Cloud.
 
 
 
 
 

Researcher / Ph.D. Candidate

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

May 2017 – Jun 2020 Karlsruhe (DE)
Development of unsupervised, supervised, and semi-supervised machine learning tools; research in the estimation of soil moisture, soil type, water quality parameters, and land-use; data acquisition with hyperspectral camera, DJI drones, and multiple other sensor systems.
 
 
 
 
 

Lecturer

DHBW Karlsruhe

Jan 2016 – May 2018 Karlsruhe (DE)
Lectures and exams for linear algebra, analysis, statistics, and knowledge-based systems.

Projects

Personal and open-source projects, see also GitHub

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SUSI

Development of supervised self-organizing maps (SUSI) for regression and classification.

Trust

Sustainable drinking water supply for prosperous regions with water shortage

DHBW lectures

Lectures about linear algebra, analysis, statistics and knowledge-based systems at the DHBW Karlsruhe.

KAMUN 2016

I was conference manager at the Karlsruhe Model United Nations (KAMUN) conference 2016.

Publications

Articles, book chapters, and datasets as listed on GoogleScholar

Development and Applications of Machine Learning Methods for Hyperspectral Data

Hyperspectral remote sensing of the Earth relies on data from passive optical sensors that are mounted on platforms such as satellites …
Felix M. Riese
PDF DOI
Development and Applications of Machine Learning Methods for Hyperspectral Data

HydReSGeo: Field experiment dataset of surface-sub-surface infiltration dynamics acquired by hydrological, remote sensing, and geophysical measurement techniques

This dataset comprises data of an interdisciplinary pedon-scale irrigation experiment at a grassland site near Karlsruhe, Germany, …
Sina Keller, Felix M. Riese, Niklas Allroggen, Conrad Jackisch
PDF Code Dataset DOI
HydReSGeo: Field experiment dataset of surface-sub-surface infiltration dynamics acquired by hydrological, remote sensing, and geophysical measurement techniques

Supervised, Semi-supervised, and Unsupervised Learning for Hyperspectral Regression

In this chapter, we present an entire workflow for hyperspectral regression based on supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised …
Felix M. Riese, Sina Keller
Code DOI
Supervised, Semi-supervised, and Unsupervised Learning for Hyperspectral Regression
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Featured Talks

Talks, workshops, and other media

Hyperspectral Estimation Framework: Selected Applications of Machine Learning

Presentation at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) as status update of my current Ph.D. studies.
Feb 6, 2020 12:00 AM Karlsruhe (DE)
Felix M. Riese
Hyperspectral Estimation Framework: Selected Applications of Machine Learning

Radio interview about 'Künstliche Intelligenz - Trinkwassersuche mit Satelliten und KI'

Radio interview by Anna Caroline Hein about the work of Felix M. Riese and Sina Keller in the field of artificial intelligence and satellite remote sensing for drinking water.
Oct 2, 2019 Karlsruhe (DE)
Felix M. Riese, Sina Keller
Interview
Radio interview about 'Künstliche Intelligenz - Trinkwassersuche mit Satelliten und KI'

Video about 'Künstliche Intelligenz in der Umweltforschung'

Video about the Trust project funded by BMBF and about my PhD in artificial intelligence, remote sensing and environmental science.
Aug 8, 2019 Karlsruhe (DE)
Felix M. Riese
PDF Video
Video about 'Künstliche Intelligenz in der Umweltforschung'
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