Portrait of René Theuerkauf

Hello, I'm René.

Data scientist and researcher in Halle (Saale), Germany — working at the intersection of natural language processing, large language models, and empirical economics.

I hold a doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) from Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, where my research centred on the automated detection and generation of fake reviews with machine learning. Today my work spans the detection and evaluation of fake and AI-generated content, generative AI, and applied data science — from research to industry practice.

Alongside academic work, I build data science solutions and advise organisations on NLP, machine learning, and how to run data science projects well. Ten years of hands-on experience in customer analytics, NLP pipelines, and model development sit behind that.