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About Me
Hey, I'm Leander - a Computer Science student at Hasso-Plattner-Institut and young entrepreneur from Potsdam.
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Work
08.2025 - Now
Co-Founder and Head of R&D
NeoKnow (in Formation), Potsdam
06.2022 - 09.2024
Junior Assistent
SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH, Berlin
08.2025 - Now
Working Student - Big Data & Automotive
SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH, Berlin
02.2021 - 05.2022
Full-Stack-Developer
Freelancing
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Education
10.2024 - 08.2027
B.Sc. Computer Science / ITSE
Hasso-Plattner-Institute, Potsdam
08.2018 - 07.2024
Abitur
Babelsberger Filmgymnasium, Potsdam
Extra-Curricular
Senior Year Seminar Course “SchoolMediaHub”
Initiated the seminar course and served as student project lead, coordinating 20 participants
HPI Code Night 2022 & 2023, HackHPI 2025
Overnight hackathon for (school) students; developed software projects in teams with final presentations.
HPI Student College (19/20, 21/22, 23/24)
Accepted to and completed all three pre-university modules covering programming, algorithms, AI and cybersecurity.
Languages
German (C2)
Mothertongue
English (B2)
Cambridge Key, International Primary School and English Performance Class in Abitur
French (A2)
Second foreign language
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Volunteering
09.2025 - Heute
Buddy @ International Student Service
Hasso-Plattner-Institute, Potsdam
07.2023 - Heute
Active Member
Jugendparlament, Nuthetal
09.2022 - 12.2023
Technikscout
Deutsche Telekom Stiftung, Bonn
10.2021 - 07.2025
Co-Founder & Project Lead
“SchoolMediaHub”, Potsdam
10.2019 - 04.2024
Co-Founder & Driver
CampusTechTeam @ MCB
07.2019 - Heute
Early Supporter & Developer of Baumfinder
waldfuermorgen e.V., Goslar
08.2014 - 07.2018
Umwelt-AG (Potsdamer Klimapreis)
Internationale Grundschule, Potsdam
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Honors
Studienstiftung Scholar since 07.2025
Germany's most selective full academic scholarship for intellectual excellence, initiative, and social responsibility—providing support to pursue both my academic and entrepreneurial paths wherever they lead.
County Youth Honor Award, 12.2023
Official recognition for volunteer engagement in the Nuthetal Youth Parliament, school leadership, and working on educational technology initiatives.
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Certificates
Hasso Plattner Institute - Engine Product Builder Certificate, February 2025
Completed the masters-level Product Builder course successfully with NeoKnow in my first HPI semester, as the only undergraduate.
HPI D-School Design Thinking for Innovation, September 2023
Three-day intensive course applying human-centered design methods, completed while in 11th grade and applied to SchoolMediaHub.
Fundamentals of Deep Learning, August 2024
Certified in neural network architectures, training techniques, and deployment strategies through NVIDIA's Deep Learning Institute.