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Research Assistant in Informatics – MELESSA (LMU)

Built a full-stack Kotlin/Compose desktop app and ran socio-economic lab experiments.

Context

Research Assistant in Informatics at MELESSA (Munich Experimental Laboratory for Economic and Social Sciences) at LMU Munich, October 2020 – May 2022. MELESSA runs controlled behavioural experiments for economists and social scientists. It was Heidi's first research job, started in her early bachelor's semesters.

What I did

Software: developed a full-stack desktop application with Kotlin and Jetpack/Compose for Desktop.
Lab operations: set up and maintained socio-economic experiments in the laboratory environment — preparing sessions, configuring systems and supporting researchers.

Tech

Kotlin · Compose (Desktop) · lab experiment software

Why this shows I can…

Build reliable software for researchers and support real empirical studies — her first step into research work.