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Claas Beger

Critic · DISC type C
Post-Baccalaureate Research Assistant at Santa Fe Institute
📍 Ithaca, New York, United States

Claas Beger is an AI Research Assistant at the Santa Fe Institute, focusing on building AI systems with human-like reasoning. A Cornell University Masters graduate, his work involves advancing multimodal reasoning in Vision-Language models and developing neurosymbolic systems. His background includes experience in responsible AI engineering at PwC.

Outside of his research, Claas is active in sports, enjoying (Beach) Volleyball and Basketball, and also likes working out and watching movies. He has an international perspective, having completed a semester abroad at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology during his undergraduate studies.

Unique fact: While at Cornell, his project "Citegeist, " which automates the generation of related work analysis, won a Faculty Award.

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Experience
1 Years
Current Role
Post-Baccalaureate Research Assistant
Job Level
Junior
Location
Ithaca, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Claas shows up

Objective Thinker
ROI Driven
Negotiator

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Priorities

Topics Claas cares about

Neuroscience-Inspired AI
His research focuses on biologically motivated machine learning, including developing models inspired by the human brain's dual-process system for compositional generalization.
Multimodal Reasoning
A core part of his current work at the Santa Fe Institute involves evaluating and advancing the reasoning capabilities of large Vision-Language Models.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Post-Baccalaureate Research Assistant
Santa Fe Institute
1-2025 - 6-2025
Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant
Cornell University
10-2022 - 2-2023
Responsible AI Engineer
PwC
6-2022 - 9-2022
IT-Consultant Intern
PwC
10-2022 - 2-2023
iOS App Developer
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Education
2024 - 2025
Master's degree
Cornell University
10-2019 - 11-2023
Bachelor of Science - BS
Technical University of Munich
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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