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Jurek Sander

Jurek Sander

Ph.D. Student

Chair for Algorithm Engineering
Hasso Plattner Institute

Office: K-2.08
E-Mail: Jurek.Sander(at)hpi.de

Research Interests

I am interested in a broad range of topics in theoretical computer science and algorithms, with a particular emphasis on the design of highly efficient algorithms.

My current research focuses on evolutionary algorithms—simple randomized search heuristics that operate as black-box optimizers. Their theoretical analysis on fundamental benchmark problems, in my case in discrete and mixed continuous–discrete settings, provides valuable insights into how such optimizers can be designed and applied effectively in a variety of practical scenarios.

Teaching

Student Supervision

  • Hendrik, bachelor thesis: “Analysis of a Random Local Search Algorithm for Dominating Set”, summer term 2025
  • Felix, bachelor thesis: “Efficient outlier detection using hierarchies”, summer term 2025
  • Lara, master thesis: “Models and Algorithms for Parking and Dispatching Electric Buses”, winter term 2025/2026

Tutor

  • Bachelor seminar “Algorithmic Gems for Graphs, Geometry and Randomness”, summer term 2025

Education

Since 2025
 		Ph.D. student at the chair for Algorithm Engineering, HPI Potsdam 
2022 - 2025Master of Science in Computer Science
Universität Stuttgart
Thesis: “On the Multi-Agent Meeting Problem in Public Transit Networks”
 Auslandssemester 2023: Uppsala Universitet, Sweden
2018 - 2022Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Universität Stuttgart
Thesis: “Optimal Routing For Public Transportation Networks”