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, currently a finalist in Swiss Youth in Science (Schweizer Jugend forscht).
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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.
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.
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE)
C1 level.
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.