Niklas Schweiger
M.Sc. Student & Research Assistant · TU Munich
Niklas Schweiger
Master's student at TU Munich and research assistant in Prof. Daniel Cremers' Computer Vision & AI group. Work focuses on inference-time alignment of diffusion and flow models — specifically reward-agnostic methods that require no fine-tuning or differentiable rewards. Author of a workshop paper at ICLR 2026.
Education
M.Sc. Robotics, Cognition, Intelligence
Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
  • Current GPA: 1.4 (German scale)
  • Focus: Machine learning, generative models, inference-time optimization
  • Exchange: Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden (Sep 2024 – Jan 2025)
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering & Information Technology
Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
  • Final GPA: 2.5 (German scale)
  • Specialization: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Experience
Research Assistant (HiWi)
Chair for Computer Vision & Artificial Intelligence (CVAI), TU Munich
Research on inference-time alignment of diffusion and flow models in Prof. Daniel Cremers' group. Contributed to the ICLR 2026 workshop paper on trust-region noise optimization. Concurrent with Master's thesis in the same group.
Internship – AI in Industrial Production
Siemens AG
Developed a 3D feature matching system using CNN embeddings to automate part retrieval in manufacturing databases, bridging deep learning with industrial applications.
Publications
Schweiger, N., Ram, K., & Cremers, D. (2026). Trust-Region Noise Search for Black-Box Alignment of Diffusion and Flow Models. ReALM-GEN Workshop @ ICLR 2026, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Awards & Achievements
2nd Place – TUM.ai Makeathon
Built Caire, an app designed to overcome language barriers between nurses and patients using AI to extract medical information from natural speech. Awarded a €2,000 prize.
Skills & Information
Programming
Python (Advanced), PyTorch (Advanced), C/C++ (Intermediate), Matlab (Intermediate), LaTeX
Languages
German (Native), English (C1 – Professional working proficiency)
Interests
Football, Strength training & running, Guitar (10+ years), AI & Natural sciences