Physics, applied mathematics, and a second interest in markets.
I'm finishing gymnasium at Kantonsschule Zofingen, where I specialised in physics and applied mathematics. Two afternoons a week I work on exoplanet research in Bern.
My main academic interest is astrophysics, specifically finding and characterising planets around other stars. Alongside that I read and write code around quantitative finance, partly because the statistics overlap with what I already do, and partly because the feedback loop is much faster.
Outside that I run the student organisation at my school, spend time at the gym, and speak German, Serbian, English, and a bit of French.
You can read the full research on the research page, or browse my travel photos.
Education.
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09/2024 → 01/2026
Gifted Student Study Program · Universität Bern
Admitted to the University of Bern's Gifted Student Study Program while still at gymnasium. Courses taken: Planetary Physics (grade 5.5), Astrophysics & Exoplanets, and Origins of Life.
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08/2022 → 06/2026
Gymnasium · Kantonsschule Zofingen
Specialisation in Physics and Applied Mathematics. Current average: 5.1. Matura thesis: top grade 6.0, awarded a Gold Medal in the Physics & Technology category at Swiss Youth in Science (Schweizer Jugend forscht) 2026, plus an international special prize to attend the European Space Camp.
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06/2024
Physics Study Week · ETH Zürich
Invited participant. Analysed Kepler Space Telescope data via the transit method to reconfirm the parameters of the exoplanet TrES 2b.
What I work with.
Languages
- Python
- C++
- MS Office
Domains
- Exoplanet photometry
- Differential eq., linear algebra, PDEs
- Quantitative modeling
Spoken
- German · native
- Serbian · native
- English · C2 (Cambridge CPE)
- French · basic
Courses & certificates.
Gold Medal, Physics & Technology
Swiss Youth in Science (Schweizer Jugend forscht).
International Special Prize
European Space Camp, sponsored by the Metrohm Foundation.
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)
C2 level.
Fundamentals of Quantitative Modeling
Wharton Online.
Generative AI: Introduction & Applications
IBM.
Leadership: Practical Skills & Managing Teams
Online certification programme.
Gifted Student Program
Admission to the Swiss gifted student programme (Begabtenförderung).
ETH Zürich Physics Study Week
Selected participant.
Physics & Mathematics Olympiads
Swiss national olympiad competitor.