Maximilian Abrams

Data Scientist & AI/ML Engineer

Currently advancing AI research at SAP | M.Sc. Data Science at University of Mannheim

Fulbright Scholar • SAP Master@VT

📍 Based in Germany

[Key Projects & Technical Focus]

Enterprise Voice Assistant AI System

SAP Research and Innovation, 2025 – present

Architecting production-grade voice assistant systems with advanced NLP and speech recognition capabilities for enterprise deployment
Evaluating and optimizing diverse voice model configurations to achieve optimal performance across different use cases and languages
Building scalable ML pipelines on Databricks for evaluation of voice AI models

Tech: Python • TypeScript • Databricks • Speech Recognition • NLP • ML Pipelines

Large Action Models & Vision Transformers

SAP Research and Innovation, 2024 - 2025

Architecting next-generation Large Action Models that understand and execute complex multi-step tasks across enterprise systems
Researching vision transformer architectures for multimodal AI applications, integrating visual and linguistic reasoning
Finetuning models that bridge perception and action for autonomous enterprise workflows

Tech: Python • PyTorch • Vision Transformers • Multimodal AI • Deep Learning

AI-Powered Regulatory Compliance System

Bachelor's Thesis @ SAP Innovation Center, 2024

Designed intelligent NLP system for automated extraction of control requirements from complex regulatory documents
Compared advanced prompt engineering techniques and LLM fine-tuning strategies for domain-specific compliance tasks
Achieved thesis grade of 1.1, recognized for novel approach to regulatory AI

Tech: Python • LLMs • Prompt Engineering • NLP • Document AI

[Professional Experience]

SAP Research and Innovation

AI/ML Engineer — Master@VT Program, 10/2024 – present

Building enterprise voice assistant systems with speech recognition and NLP, evaluating voice model configurations on Databricks pipelines
Developing Large Action Models from the ground up and researching vision transformer architectures for multimodal AI
Selected for SAP Master@VT Program (top 20% of STAR graduates) for exceptional performance during dual studies

SAP STAR Bachelor's Program

Dual Study Program (6 Rotations), 01/2022 – 09/2024

Designed NLP system for automated regulatory compliance using LLMs and advanced prompt engineering
Developed carbon footprint analytics platform for enterprise customers at SAP Global Cloud Services, Palo Alto
Built production features across multiple SAP products using agile methodologies and full-stack technologies
Rotated through six divisions: BTP Innovation, Innovation Center Network, Global Cloud Services, Portfolio Management, Transportation Management, and Business Process Insights

[Education]

University of Mannheim

M.Sc. in Data Science, 09/2024 – present

E-fellows Scholarship recipient (since 06/2021)

University of Florida

M.Sc. in Data Science — Semester Abroad, Gainesville, USA, 08/2025 – 12/2025

Fulbright Travel Grant Scholarship

Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW)

B.Sc. in Business Informatics — Software Engineering, 10/2021 – 09/2024

Final grade: 1.7
Bachelor's thesis on AI-powered regulatory compliance (Grade: 1.1)
Dual study program with SAP