Nicolas Volken, MS, BS     (he/him)

"The specifications and design work were laudable, given the very complex technical setting. [Nicolas] has achieved an excellent implementation with solid results, and shown a lot of creativity and voluntary force to conduct the work. Overall, an outstanding thesis and project."

Professor, 

King's College London (2020)

via NMS Project Feedback

"I really liked how [Nicolas] worked on the project and communicated the results. Although it was a short project, [he] studied related literature and suggested a novel avenue. This does not happen often. I really enjoyed working with [him]."

Professor, 

ETH Zürich (2021)

via Slack

"The paper is well written, experiments are nicely done. The research question is extremely interesting. The ideas and insights presented are great and the investigation is thorough. Truly a good read, and I did learn something."

Anonymous reviewer,

ETH Zürich (2022)

via Email

Throughout my studies at King's College London, the University of Toronto and ETH Zürich, I acquired solid foundations that I use in (almost) all projects I work on.

It is very often that I reference "basic" topics and foundational algebra in my work, because it all comes down to mathematics.

Before any project work starts, I always review the state of the art. This process takes as long as it takes, because there is no point in spending unnecessary time developing technology that already exists.

I would rather optimize, adapt and build upon existing technology. This is where I get creative.

Once I outline my project requirements and development timeline, I get started on executing those requirements. I always try to see ideas to the end and give them a fair shot. Again, this takes as long as it takes. Then, I document every step for the next person because I expect the same courtesy back.