Jan Blunk, M.Sc.
Jan Blunk
Address: Computer Vision Group
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Inselplatz 5
07743 Jena
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 3641 9 46427
E-mail: jan (dot) blunk (at) uni-jena (dot) de
Room: 3019
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Curriculum Vitae
since 2023 Research Associate
Computer Vision Group, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
2021 – 2023 M.Sc. Computer Science
Master Thesis: “Steering Feature Usage During Neural Network Model Training”
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
2019 – 2021 B.Sc. Computer Science
  Bachelor Thesis: “Object Tracking in Wildlife Identification”
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
2018 – 2019 B. Sc. Studies in Computer Science
Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel
Research Interests
  • Trustworthy AI
  • Explainable AI (XAI)
  • Knowledge Integration
Supervised Theses
  • Christian Ickler: “Feature Steering via Multi-Task Learning”. Master thesis, 2024 (joint supervision with Laines Schmalwasser)
  • Mattis Dietrich: “Monocular Facial Capture and Reconstruction using 3D-Morphable-Models for Facial Palsy”. Bachelor thesis, 2024 (joint supervision with Tim Büchner)
  • Konstantin Roppel: “Model Feature Attribution for Single Images using Conditional Independence Tests”. Master thesis, 2024 (joint supervision with Niklas Penzel)
Publications
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