Our team

Our group is always looking for exceptionally talented students at various levels, such as: student, doctoral candiate, or postdoc positions. If there are specific vacancies these will be announced on this webpage. If you are interested in working with us, feel free to send an open application to Michael Schaub using the subject line [application netsci]. Please include relevant information such as a CV, a short statement of research interests or recommendation letters. Try to illustrate what aspects of our research you are interested in and how you could contribute to our group.

Professor

Michael Schaub
Professor
- schaub@cs.rwth-aachen.de
- Room 6123a
- https://michaelschaub.github.io/

Visiting Researchers

Fatimah Abdul Razak
Georg Forster Research Fellow
- fatima84@ukm.edu.my
- Room 6125b
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3045-7963
I apply diverse mathematical tools—particularly Network Science, Complex Systems, Statistical Mechanics, Graph Theory, Dynamical Systems, and Topological Data Analysis—in multidisciplinary data-driven research.

Researchers

Dhiraj Patel
PostDoc
- patel@cs.rwth-aachen.de
- Room 6127
Alexandre René
PostDoc
- rene@cs.rwth-aachen.de
- Room 6128
Anton Savostianov
PostDoc
- savostianov@cs.rwth-aachen.de
- Room 6126
- https://antsav.me
My research is focused on the development of efficient algorithms for graph signal processing and machine learning on graphs and simplicial complexes.

The topic of my PhD thesis (@ GSSI, Italy) was the topological and numerical stability of simplicial complexes.
Bastian Epping
PhD Student
- epping@cs.rwth-aachen.de
- Room 6128
Florian Frantzen
PhD Student
- florian.frantzen@cs.rwth-aachen.de
- Room 6127
Vincent P. Grande
PhD Student
- grande@cs.rwth-aachen.de
- Room 6127
- https://vincent-grande.github.io/
I work on the intersection of Topological Data Analysis, Topological Signal Processing, and Network Science. In particular, I try to relate large-scale topological and geometric structure back to local(ised) information in complex data sets. My favourite animal is the cow.
Josef Hoppe
PhD Student
- hoppe@cs.rwth-aachen.de
- Room 6128
- https://hoppe.io
Most of my research is focused on higher-order networks, specifically cell complexes. In this area, I have papers and python packages on both signal processing on and random models for cell complexes,

I am also working on control of power distribution systems using AI.
Damin Kühn
PhD Student
- kuehn@cs.rwth-aachen.de
- Room 6125b
Lennard Rompelberg
PhD Student
- rompelberg@cs.rwth-aachen.de
- Room 6125b
I currently work on modeling statistical relations between entities through higher order structures. Furthermore, I am interested in flow dynamics and their relationship to social networks.
Michael Scholkemper
PhD Student
- scholkemper@cs.rwth-aachen.de