Chief Technology Officer
Munich European Forum e.V.
Application and web development, data processing and visualization, and maintenance of the association's databases.
Oct 2021 – CurrentMunich, DE
Curriculum Vitae
João Lucas D. R. Hilgert.
Data & political scientist (M.Sc.) — democracy research, machine learning & data visualization.
01 — Work
Professional Experience
Teaching Assistant — “Computational Methods” (M.Sc.)
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Taught computational methods at Master's level across two semesters: data science, statistics, and the programming language R.
Oct 2020 – Feb 2021& Oct 2021 – Feb 2022Munich, DE
Treasurer
Munich European Forum e.V.
Accounting, membership database, tax returns and sponsorships. Maintained the association's non-profit status for the 2019–2021 tax period.
Oct 2019 – Oct 2021Munich, DE
Co-Founder, Video Editor & Production Assistant
Panthenon Olympus UG
Cinematography and post-production with Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro.
Sep 2015 – Sep 2019Munich, DE
Market Research Analyst — Automobile Industry
Consline AG
Apr 2013 – Mar 2015Munich, DE
Business Development Manager
Aberklar GbR
Mar 2015 – Aug 2015Munich, DE
Pre-Study Internship
Voith Hydro Ltda.
May 2011 – Jul 2011São Paulo, BR
02 — Education
Academic Experience
M.Sc. Politics and Technology — with Distinction
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Final grade 1.4 (very good). Concentration in Data Science; specialization in Democracy Research. Thesis: “A Machine Learning Approach to Measuring Democracy”.
Oct 2019 – Sep 2022Munich, DEDistinction · 1.4
B.A. Political Science (minor Sociology)
Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU)
Final grade 2.1 (good).
Oct 2016 – Sep 2019Munich, DE
Candidate B.Sc. Business Administration / Business IT
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Oct 2012 – Sep 2016Munich, DE
Candidate B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Oct 2011 – Sep 2012Munich, DE
03 — Leadership
Leadership Experience
Member of the Board
Munich European Forum e.V.
Oct 2017 – CurrentMunich, DE
Conference Manager
Brussels European Forum
Organized a week-long international event with NATO's Public Diplomacy Division. Partners: Gonzaga University (USA), LMU (DE) and Sciences Po Toulouse (FR).
Feb – Mar 2023Brussels, BE
Committee Chair
Brussels European Forum
Chaired committees across three editions. The 2019 event was awarded the Altiero Spinelli Prize for Outreach by the European Commission.
Mar 2018 / 2019 / 2022Brussels, BESpinelli Prize
04 — Skills
Skills
Languages
Portuguese — mother tongue
English — C2
German — C1
Spanish — conversational
French — in progress
Software & Programming
RR ShinyR Markdown
bookdownflexdashboarddplyr
ggplot2plotlyTableau
PythonpandasNumPy
PyTorch / NLPSQLJava
Dart / FlutterPremiere Pro
Final Cut ProPhotoshopMS Office