Roman Kern

Assoc. Prof. Roman Kern is affiliated with the Institute of Machine Learning and Neural Computation at Graz University of Technology and serves as Chief Scientific Officer at Know-Center Research GmbH, a competence center for Big Data analytics. His research bridges natural language processing, data science, and machine learning with a focus on causal inference and discovery, applied to scientific publication mining, intelligent transportation systems, and smart production.

• Research Interests: Causal inference, NLP, data science, trustworthy AI, knowledge discovery, and interdisciplinary applications.
• Projects: VanillaFlow (sustainable electrolytes for batteries), REWAI (causal discovery in textile manufacturing), and EPN-2024-RI (planetary science infrastructure).
• Teaching: Courses include Knowledge Discovery, Natural Language Processing, and Introduction to Scientific Working at TU Graz.

His recent publications analyze causal relationships in semiconductor manufacturing, differential privacy, and LLM applications in healthcare and environmental monitoring. Roman Kern actively mentors students through thesis topics on causality, LLMs, and data privacy frameworks, while leading applied research projects with industry partners.