Thilo Dieing

Thilo Dieing is a social data scientist at the Chair of Artificial Intelligence led by Prof. Dr. Heiner Stuckenschmidt at the University of Mannheim's Mannheim Center for Data Science. His research focuses on AI-supported study orientation, including developing chatbots and machine learning models to improve student advising. He contributes to projects such as NEST-BW, aiming to reduce dropout rates by creating personalized degree recommendations via generative AI chatbots, and the TransforMA project, which produced the multilingual recipe chatbot Foodle. His work emphasizes ethical AI use and explainable methods (XAI).

Thilo holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s in data science from Mannheim. His technical expertise spans NLP, large language model optimization, and classification models. Future interests include integrating speech/image recognition and combining LLMs with knowledge graphs for advanced reasoning.

His research underscores the critical role of data science in analyzing student data to create tailored educational pathways, ensuring chatbots like Foodle and the NEST-BW advisor deliver safe, effective guidance. Collaboration with student teams (e.g., a six-person TransforMA group) highlights his commitment to mentoring and practical application of AI in education.