Marius Wiggert

🦾Machine Learning & Robotics Researcher 🌊 🌎
🧑‍🔬 Science Nerd 🤔 Thinker 🏔 Adventurer 🧘‍♂ Meditator️
🚀 Passionate about Impactful Innovations

In my research I develop machine learning, robotics, and control techniques to tackle real-world problems in various areas such as climate change mitigation, ocean and agricultural robotics, human-robot interaction, and systems biology. I graduated from my PhD at the University of California, Berkeley advised by Prof. Claire Tomlin and part of Berkeley AI Research (BAIR) in 2023. My PhD focused on enabling gigaton-scale carbon removal with floating seaweed farms for which I got awarded the AI for Climate Security Grant from C3 and Microsoft. Together with my team at Berkeley and MIT, I develop navigation algorithms that enable a new paradigm of low-power ocean autonomy - hitchhike on ocean currents - requiring 1000x less power. The algorithms are now used on the autonomous seaweed farms of the Start-Up Phykos.

Besides my academic pursuits, I deeply care about scaling impactful innovations which lead me to take roles as Tech-Lead in two early-stage Start-Ups, Climate Tech VC, Management Consultant, and getting an (unofficial) MBA at Berkeley Haas. I am fortunate to engage and work with other purpose driven people as Global Shaper at World Economic Forum, as Core Member of Climate Change AI and the Berkeley AI Climate Initiative, and you - please don’t hesitate to reach out.

I recharge my soul with adventures in nature such as kitesurfing, mountaineering, climbing, backcountry skiing, sailing, camping, parkour, etc. I express my creativity through Salsa dancing, jamming poorly with my Ukulele and Saxophone, and singing mediocrely. I also cherish the calm aspects of life as amateur yogi, meditator, and as philosophy grad I enjoy deep thinking about the human condition, happiness, and holistic well-being.