Kilian Merkelbach

Hi, I’m Kilian, an Applied Researcher at eBay with a PhD in AI. My journey in AI began over a decade ago during my Bachelor’s at RWTH Aachen, one of Europe’s leading tech schools. During my Master’s, I explored the world of computer vision and built a generic object tracker for autonomous driving. For my PhD, I pivoted to time series analysis in an effort to make sense of complex, temporal data (see my publications).

At eBay, I’m part of the search team, working on making the platform’s understanding of natural language even better and bringing real value to our customers. My toolbox is filled with languages and frameworks like Python, TensorFlow, and PyTorch, and I’m always looking for new ways to solve old problems. If you’re curious about AI or have a problem you think AI might be able to solve, I’d love to chat. Reach out anytime!