Thomas Adler 乐冬马

Thomas Adler 乐冬马

Network Science, Complexity, Computer Science, Crossfit, Data Science.

It’s cats that are complicated. 🐈

People think that mathematics is complicated. Mathematics is the simple bit, it’s the stuff we CAN understand. It’s cats that are complicated. John Conway

As a network scientist, economist, and programmer, the defining factor in my academic and professional career is the study of complex systems.

I received my undergraduate degree in Economics from University College London (UCL); I worked for the UK government and have research experience at the World Bank and the Fields Institute in Toronto. I also helped develop a Knowledge Graph for NLP models at YUKKA Lab, a Berlin based start-up.

I am currently a PhD Candidate in Advanced Computing at Tsinghua University, under the supervision of Prof. Carlo V. Cannistraci at the Center for Complex Network Intelligence Center (CCNI) at the Tsinghua Laboratory of Brain and Intelligence (THIB). My research focuses on network dismantling, brain-inspired AI, and reservoir computing.

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In China, I co-founded the Swiss Students in China Association (SSCA), connecting Swiss students in the middle kingdom, and promoting partnerships between our two countries.

At university I fell in love with Olympic Weightlifting. I became President of our Barbell club, medalled at the National University championships, got my coaching (BWL Lv2), and refereeing licences.

I then turned to the dark side, and now intensely train Crossfit, a beautiful methodology that claims to be the ultimate test of fitness (I agree ;) ).

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I was also serving in the Swiss Army, as Grenadier - Breacher (Swiss Army Special Forces).

Finally, I have a soft spot for edible insects and novel food trends. I believe they are one of the solutions to solve some of our environmental challenges. Started my own mealworm farm and wrote about it for my Bachelor thesis.

I’m always looking to meet interesting people that share my passion for networks, complexity and computation. But also weightlifting, crossfit, learning chinese, and collecting pins. Don’t hesitate to reach out!