I am a Researcher and Software Engineer in the Google AI (Robotics at Google) team. Prior to joining Google, I was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Geometry Lab of the Computer Science Department at Stanford University, supported by the MPC-VCC and the SAIL-Toyota Center for AI Research . I received my PhD from the University of Konstanz, Germany. My research interests are in Machine Learning, Visual Computing, and Robotics. Specifically, I am working on techniques for learning representations of objects, scenes, and tasks, where the focus is on enabling more advanced behavior of autonomous systems. Also, I am interested in developing efficient geometric representations that allow us to simulate and model natural phenomena and scenes. In the past I have worked on topics such as understanding physical interactions, cognitive planning, robotic manipulation, learning from demonstration, Sim2Real, video prediction, and simulating natural phenomena.