Our team combines expertise from science and business.With technological innovation, we create economic added value in the seven-figure range.

Dr. Jan Thomsen
Founder and Managing Director
Chief Data Scientist
Jan ist ML-Pionier der ersten Stunde. Seit 2012 entwickelt Jan pragmatische ML-Lösungen, die hohen Nutzen für die Kunden von SimCog erzielen. Sein fundiertes Technologieverständnis stammt aus Experimenten in der Teilchenphysik. Das Studium lehrte Jan, wie man schnell verschiedene Lösungswege für komplexe Datenprobleme testet, um performante Lösungen zu finden.
Jan did his doctorate in particle physics at CERN and DESY.

Paul Myska
Senior Sales Manager
Paul ist das Bindeglied zwischen unternehmerischen Herausforderungen und ML-Lösungen. Als Wirtschaftsingenieur verbindet Paul unternehmerische Herausforderungen mit technischer Expertise – insbesondere im Maschinenbau.
Paul hält ein Inter-University Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering und Management Hamburg.

Dr. Heiko Saul
Executive Management
Deputy Chief Data Scientist
Heiko ist neben der ML-Lösungskonzeption auch für das Software-Engineering verantwortlich. Heiko hat im Studium der Teilchenphysik Optimierungen an ML-Modellen bis ins letzte Detail durchgeführt – kürzere Zyklen und messbarer unternehmerischer Nutzen sind heute sein Antrieb.
Heiko received his doctorate in physics from the Technical University of Munich.

Dr. Wolf Behrenhoff
Senior Data Scientist
Wolf has extensive expertise as an IT specialist and programmer with a clear focus on software development. Thanks to his doctorate in physics, he masters even the most complex challenges in the field of AI training.
Dr. Johannes Hauk
Senior Data Scientist
Johannes checks and monitors the code with the utmost care. He optimizes the AI trainings specifically to meet our quality standards and ensure maximum added value for SimCog customers.


Dr. Semir Vrana
Data Scientist
Semir combines the skills of an outstanding data scientist with those of an experienced software developer. He ensures that our AI solutions are always available and consistently deliver reliable results.
Dr. Pablo Rivandeira
Data Scientist
Pablo knows how to efficiently tailor AI solutions to the individual requirements of SimCog customers and meticulously exploits the full potential of the available data.


Heike Pumpe-Schramm
Office Management
Heike has excellent organizational skills and promotes team cohesion, while at the same time keeping an eye on all important processes as Office Manager and Data Protection Officer.
Julius Schwarze
Customer Solutions
Julius identifies the AI use cases relevant to your company. In initial discussions, Julius works with you to identify the benefits for you.
Julia Bückers
Customer Solutions
Julia finds out which AI applications offer the greatest added value for your company. Together with you, she will clarify in initial discussions how these potentials can be used in concrete terms.

Andreas Madaus
Simcog Advisory Board
Andreas Madaus was a member of the board of directors of Madaus AG and the BPI as well as chairman of the supervisory board of Pharmaplace AG and chairman of the supervisory board of Volksbank Köln Bonn. In 2017, he founded a company to develop products for geriatric medicine.

Andreas Muth
Simcog Advisory Board
Andreas Muth is a lawyer and has many years of experience as a board member of major banks. After 11 years on the management board, he joined the SimCog advisory board.

Karsten Schütt
Simcog Advisory Board
Karsten Schütt has many years of experience in the retail sector and was the Managing Director of Deichmann SE, where he was responsible for IT and logistics worldwide.


