Wael Kheshfeh

Research Associate – Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal

January 2025 – Present | Full-time | On-site

Leading research in cognitive assistance systems and embedded Industrial IoT (IIoT) for CNC-based manufacturing. Developing smart control systems using digital twins and AI for intelligent feedback and regulation.

Key Skills: OPC UA, Microservices, Eclipse BaSyx, Industrie 4.0

Master Thesis – Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

August 2024 – November 2024 | Full-time | Hybrid

Conducted thesis titled "Interaction between the recognition of content-coherent text segments and the recognition of entities in German biomedical texts." Applied advanced NLP techniques to extract semantic and entity structures.

Key Skills: NLP, PyTorch, TensorFlow, LaTeX, Biomedical Text Mining

Research Associate – Universitätsklinikum Jena

February 2022 – September 2024 | Full-time | Hybrid

Contributed to the SMITH project to enhance clinical data integration through HL7 and FHIR standards. Visualized healthcare data with Power BI and ensured data quality and interoperability.

Key Skills: FHIR, HL7, JavaScript, Python, Data Engineering, Ubuntu

Junior Software Developer – Abbe Center of Photonics

November 2021 – December 2021 | Part-time | Hybrid

Supported development of AR/VR simulations for virtual optics labs using Unity, in collaboration with Max Planck School of Photonics and Lichtwerkstatt Jena.

Key Skills: Unity, C#, JavaScript, Visual Studio

Bachelor Thesis / Junior Software Tester – DKFZ Heidelberg

March 2021 – June 2021 | Full-time | Hybrid

Built a unit testing system for matRad, an open-source radiotherapy planning framework. Contributed to validation workflows in clinical research.

Key Skills: Matlab, LaTeX

Intern – Daimler AG

March 2020 – August 2020 | Full-time | Hybrid

Supported the design and deployment of digital twin models for production facilities. Contributed to agile development processes and factory visualization using Scrum.

Key Skills: C++, SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Scrum

Tutor – Lernstudio Barbarossa / MegaKids

November 2018 – March 2020 | Part-time | On-site

Delivered academic tutoring in math, computer science, and German. Enhanced students' learning outcomes across diverse age groups and educational backgrounds.