Jorrit van Gils – Computer Vision Group Jena

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 46410
E-mail:	jorrit (dot) van (dot) gils (at) uni-jena (dot) de
Room:	3023
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since 2026	PhD Student
	Computer Vision Group, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
	Research topic: “Recording the Biodiversity of Moths with Automated Camera Traps
	and Artificial Intelligence”
2024 – 2026	Open-Source Contributor, Bittensor
	Developing federated learning AI training protocols at the AI-blockchain intersection
2021 – 2024	Developer Computer Vision Platform, BOX21
	Developing object detection models and maintaining frontend-, backend systems
2019 – 2021	M.Sc. Forest and Nature Conservation
	Specialisation: Artificial Intelligence
	Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
	Master Thesis: “Computer Vision for Wildlife: Classification of Wildlife Behaviour from
	Camera-Trap Imagery Using Pose Estimation and Deep Learning Algorithms”
2016 – 2019	B.Sc. Secondary School Teacher (Biology)
	Fontys Hogeschool Tilburg, Netherlands