Alexander Stepanov

Jan 2026 - Present · Berkeley

Researcher

• Research at the intersection of optimization and machine learning
• Guided by Prof. Dr. Hochbaum

Jun 2025 - Present · Berkeley, CA

Lead Engineer

• Building the first US platform tokenizing sustainable mobility into verifiable carbon credits
• Development of partner and admin portal: UI & API design, data modeling with PostgreSQL
• Leading the App & Website Development
• Leading Interns from UC Berkeley in building ML models for trip segmentation and location prediction

Aug 2025 - Jan 2026 · Böblingen

Research Engineering Intern - LSIP Labs

• Developed and optimized a GPU-based hardware simulator for in-memory computing accelerators
• Solved combinatorial optimization problems using memristive SAT solvers

Mar 2025 - Jun 2025 · Böblingen

Software Engineering Intern - HPC AI & Delivery

• Developed an automation system for generating OS images for supercomputing node deployment

Oct 2024 - Dec 2024 · Böblingen

Software Engineering Intern - Services

• Designed and implemented software to automate the update process for X-ray imaging devices

Mar 2022 - Sep 2023 · Wuppertal

Junior IT Consultant

• Supported software testing and project coordination for client-focused apps and websites
• Worked with HubSpot and managed multiple digital projects

Nov 2020 - Mar 2022

Freelance Software Programmer & Python Educator

Self-employed

• Built web scrapers, parsers, automation bots, and GUIs using Python
• Scripting for XML processing and database interactions with SQL
• Taught children programming fundamentals using Python