Axel Walter Fischer, Ph.D.

Computer Research Scientist

About

I hold a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Leipzig University, Germany and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Vanderbilt University, Nashville.

The focus on my research has always been to develop and use computational methods to solve real-world research problems like in silico prediction of protein ensembles or drug design.

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Experience

2018 – present

Computer Research Scientist at Renaissance Technologies LLC, NY, USA

2012 – 2018 Ph.D. (Chemistry) at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA

  • Development of a software suite and algorithms for protein ensemble prediction
  • Integration of experimental data into computational methods

2009 – 2012 B.Sc. (Computer Science) at Universität Leipzig, Germany

  • Development of algorithms for flow simulation and visualization
  • Development of submission components for MapReduce workflows
  • Development of a file management system for Hadoop Distributed File System

Publications

Dissertation In silico prediction of protein structures and ensembles

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