About me

Hi there! 👋

My name is Malte, I am junior researcher both living and working in Berlin/Germany. I am coming from the political science field, which I studied at the University of Konstanz – however, I shifted a bit towards statistics and computer science. Currently, my work includes small area estimation, (spatial) data integration, and the like. I enjoy learning more on how to implement the notion of reproducible, robust research infrastructure. In particular, I am eager to dive deeper into database engineering and the design of data systems.

A friend of mine (who has a nice blog running) has repeatedly encouraged me to get started with blogging about technical topics, so I finally will give it a try 😬. Thus, I hope that over time some interesting posts will come into existence to justify the presence of this website!

Reading list

In my spare time, I am currently trying to read some bits of the following books (with scientific/technical content), and I’d be open about any form of exchange:

• Gottschling, Peter. 2019. Forschung mit modernem C++
• Hodges, James S. 2013. Richly Parameterized Linear Models
• Kleppmann, Martin. 2017. Designing Data-intensive Applications
• McElreath, Richard. 2020. Statistical Rethinking
• Noback, Matthias. 2020. Object Design Style Guide
• Rao, J.N.K. and Isabel Molina. 2015. Small Area Estimation